“Registrations are now closed but places may become available for allocation on the door”

The SUT OSIG committee is pleased to announce it has organised an evening Geoforum event to be hosted at the SS Great Britain in Bristol.

The evening will comprise of a series of presentations on a range of geo-related themes of particular interest to the south west region with an opening address by Commodore Steve Jermy RN of Marine Offshore Renewables.  Each speaker slot will include allowance for a Q&A session at the end. An outline of the session is provided for guidance.

17:00 Arrivals and drinks reception.

18:00 Relocate to the Viridor Theatre (overlooking the quayside) for the speaker session, comprising:

• Introduction – Organising committee, SUT OSIG


• Opening address – Commodore Steve Jermy RN, Marine Offshore Renewables


• Wave Hub – Stuart Herbert, Wave Hub Limited


• A review of Innovation Research within the South West – PRIMaRE


• Geotechnical Aspects of Rampion Offshore Wind Farm – Alice Maynard, DNV


• The Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon Project – Graham Hillier, Tidal Lagoon Power


• Overview of Geotechnical Challenges for Tidal Lagoon Project – Mike Hughes, Atkins

21:00 Venue remains open for discussions and networking

CPD hours can be claimed for this event.

This event is FREE but places must be booked in advance and are limited to  the first 150 delegates. Finger foods will be provided, and a cash bar will be operating throughout the evening. Delegates are welcome also to explore the historic SS Great Britain.

Presenter Enrico Sanguineti, General Manager, Advanced Technology Valve Spa.

Valves are key components of subsea production and subsea pipeline transportation systems and manufacturers have been tasked to extend the capabilities of their products to cover larger sizes and more severe operating conditions.   This presentation will discuss the recent developments at ATV Spa with large bore valves and valves for HPHT and HIPPS applications, including valves supplied to Shell Appomattox and Exxon Julia.

Enrico Sanguineti holds a Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering with University of Genova and is currently General Manager with ATV Spa.  Enrico has been involved with  valves for critical applications since 1993.

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Presentations from:

Opportunities & Challenges of Wave Power: If I could tell you just one thing.

Beth Dickens, Senior Engineer, Quoceant

Beth is a mechanical engineer with extensive experience of offshore renewables in her career at Pelamis Wave Power and now as a consultant at Quoceant.  In this talk she will look at the opportunities and challenges the marine renewables industry faces specifically targeting operational constraints in connecting and disconnecting devices onsite in hazardous conditions.  She’ll talk about the innovative systems developed at Pelamis to perform these tasks and their wider applicability to the marine renewables industry, offshore wind and the wider offshore market.

Anchoring – Getting the foundations right!

Andrew Hunt, Engineering Manager, Sustainable Marine Energy Ltd

SME will present how they have tackled and solved one of the key challenges facing installation of tidal energy converters, namely cost effective anchoring to the seabed.  They will discuss the development of screw pile anchors for the subsea market used in sand/clay seabeds and the novel, grout free, Raptor rock anchor solution.  The products have applicability far beyond just marine renewables; it’s just that SME by the nature of its business solved the problem in perhaps the most hostile subsea environment first.

 

Venue: Newcastle University, Armstrong Building,  Room ARMB 1.48, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU

Registration 6.00pm – Presentations 6.30pm – Refreshments 7.30pm

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SUT ANNUAL GOLF EVENT

‘The Society of Underwater of Technology annual golf event is 21 years old this year and again will provide an excellent opportunity for the Tigers and the Happy Gilmours of the subsea community to enjoy a quality social event.  The venue this year is the local Aberdeen Golf Club (Peterculter Golf Club), and excellent course for all abilities in a friendly atmosphere in beautiful surroundings surrounded by the Dee river, and only a short drive from the city. The golf will be followed by a BBQ, where drives can be longer, putts can be holed and networks expanded.

• Registration and Brunch at 10:00hrs (plenty of time to do the morning emails)
• Tee off starts at 11:00
• The event shall be based on a stableford event with prizes for teams (3 person) and individuals, plus a few others; giving all an opportunity.
• The day shall conclude with a BBQ and prize giving.
• The cost for the event is £75 per person or £225 per team

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:

This year’s sponsorship provides an opportunity to have a pop-ups/banner at strategic positions (club house or halfway house); the sponsorship is £75.00.  The SUT is a learned society and charity organisation, money raised will go towards the SUT Education Fund.

To book please email [email protected]

 

An explanation of pipelay systems in the ocean environment, the environmental forces they are exposed to and how we analyse the structures

Introduction to pipelay systems – A general overview of pipelay in the offshore environment

Load-cases for pipelay systems – How we develop loadcase from vessel motions, product load and other factors

Analysis of pipelay structures – Combining multiple load-cases and assessing criticality of failure modes to produce an optimised but acceptable structure

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An evening meeting that will highlight technology developments in a wide array of seabed machines and how that translates through to operational efficiencies for our underwater industry.

Chairman: Jim Mann – JMCS Ltd

Lars Lundberg, Saab Seaeye –  Discussing seabed resident robotic technologies across a range of markets

Mike Blackett, Canyon Offshore: Presenting on the evolution of the Canyon jet and mechanical trenchers and how Canyon has diversified across the market opportunities.

Mike Wilson,  Ecosse Subsea: Presenting the SCAR Seabed System for Pre-Cut Trenching, Boulder Clearance and Backfill Operations.

 

Please note – Ample parking is available at the Robert Gordon University and is free after 4pm, the closest car park is directly opposite the entrance to the Sir Ian Wood building. Registration open from 5:30pm. Presentations will run from 18:00 until 19:30 and will be followed by a networking buffet.

Evening is co-sponsored by:

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Chairman: Peter Blake, Subsea Systems Manager, Chevron

Presenter Gregor Scott – Ocean Installer

With some of the most challenging heavy lifts and umbilical work Ocean Installer has

ever done, while operating in a new region, the Ocean Installer-team had to pull out all

the stops to execute the Total Moho-project.

Presenter Phil Stokoe,  Subsea Operations Engineer, Bibby Offshore

Bibby Offshore – Innovative Subsea Umbilical Extraction

Bibby Offshore will present an Operator case study on the considerations and

complexities encountered during an umbilical extraction, using a combination of vessels

in a challenging timeframe.

Presenter Martin Goodlad,  Strategic Technology Manager – Pipeline Bundles, Subsea 7

Pipeline Bundles – 81 Installed and Still Innovating

Pipeline Bundles offer an innovative alternative installation method over traditional

pipelay techniques. Although bundles have been installed for over 35 years now, this

product is continuously being developed with adoption of new technologies to further

enhance benefits to clients for a wide range of field development applications.

Please note – Ample parking is available at the Robert Gordon University and is free after 4pm, the closest car park is directly opposite the entrance to the Sir Ian Wood building. Registration open from 5:30pm. Presentations will run from 18:00 until 19:30 and will be followed by a networking buffet.

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OneSubsea would like to invite all SUT+ subscribers to attend a guided tour of a complete Subsea Intervention System currently set up in its operational configuration at OneSubsea’s Portlethen facility. Equipment on display shall include OneSubsea’s Subsea Modular Injection System, including Open Water Coiled Tubing and ROVs. Other equipment either on display or presented shall include Retrievable Process Modules, Fluid Injection Modules and Subsea Sampling equipment.

This event is sure to provide an enlightening and educational opportunity for professionals of all backgrounds and experience.

BBQ and refreshments will be provided, however it is preferred that attendees supply their own PPE (Hardhat, Boots, Glasses, Coverall/Labcoat) as a limited amount of visitor PPE shall be on-site. Photographic ID will be required for entry. Transport is at personal expense. Parking is available on-site and nearby, but attendees are politely encouraged to lift share if possible!

OneSubsea has very kindly offered SUT+ 30 places at this open day, so if you would like to attend book promptly as this is sure to be a very popular tour!

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The UK’s premier event for renewable energy and sustainable technologies

All-Energy, the UK’s largest renewable energy event, is taking place on 10th & 11th May 2017 in Glasgow. Since its launch in 2001, All-Energy has provided the industry suppliers, experts and thought-leaders from the renewable energy supply chain the opportunity to connect with new customers, increase their sales opportunities and expand business networks in this fast-changing marketplace.

The free-to-attend annual conference and exhibition brings together the UK’s largest group of buyers from the bioenergy, solar, offshore and onshore wind, hydropower and wave & tidal sectors, as well as those involved in energy storage, heat, low carbon transport and sustainable cities solutions.

Location: SEC Glasgow, Exhibition Way, Glasgow G3 8YW

www.all-energy.co.uk