Perth – YES! Casual Catch Up

The YES! Committee invite you: the YES community, to an informal catch up at the Cheeky Sparrow.
It will be a buy your own drinks and nibbles evening with a chance to network with your peers in our first YES! get together of 2017.

See Event flyer for further details.

So we have a guide of numbers please register your interest at www.trybooking.com/OVHZ

 

Perth – Achieving Reliable Subsea Systems Course

Are you surprised by how often we experience unexpected subsea failures?   Are you striving for higher subsea production system reliability?  If so, then this is the course for you!

What the Course will Deliver:

  • Overview of Subsea Reliability
  • Framework for achieving reliability targets
  • Interfaces with Subsea Integrity and Project Management
  • Contracting Strategies for Reliability
  • Key Decisions to be made
  • Tools and Methods
  • Industry Best Practice (New codes/stds.)
  • What happens if you get it wrong
  • Economic Benefits of getting it right
  • Turning Lessons Learned into Improvements

Early Bird discount if registration before 18th January 2017.

Click here for flyer or contact Jennifer Maninin for further information.

 

Perth – Evening Technical Meeting: Shark Fest

The presentations for our first Technical Evening of 2017 will be as follows:

Sound and Sharks, Investigating Detection from Different Directions
Miles Parsons, Research Fellow, Centre for Marine Science and Technology, Department of Astronomy, Imaging and Applied Physics, Curtin University

Shark Attack Training: Can sharks be taught not to attack humans?
Lindsay Lyon, CEO & Managing Director, Shark Shield Pty Ltd

Shark Mitigation – Practical scientific technology applications
Richard Talmage, General Manager CleverBuoy™ Division, Shark Mitigation Systems Ltd

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Perth – AOG Exhibition & Conference

AOG
Australasian Oil & Gas
Exhibition & Conference

The annual Australasian Oil & Gas Exhibition & Conference (AOG) will showcase the oil and gas industry over three days with Australia’s leading exhibition, a free conference program and premium industry networking opportunities.

Split into three Forums, the 2017 event will provide a more accessible educational program by making all conference sessions free of charge to attendees.

AOG’s networking events offer the opportunity for local and international visitors, conference attendees and exhibitors to develop and strengthen business relationships at a range of events including the Subsea Welcome Drinks, Official Dinner and AOG Diversity & Inclusion (formerly AOG Women).

Click here for further information and registration details.

Perth Branch Committee Members will be attending the following functions to have a chat and network with members – keep an eye out for their SUT name badges at:

  • Subsea Drinks: 5.30 pm – 7.30 pm on Tuesday, 21st February @ Summer Garden, Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre ($70, though 20% discount for SUT members using code: “AOGEV20” – click here to register)
  • A casual catch up: 4.30pm – 6.00 pm on Thursday 23rd February @ Andy’s Bratwurst Bar (in the Subsea section of the expo)

 

 

 

 

Perth – SUTPHOENIX: New Special Interest Group

Perth has been through many a boom and is transforming once again, but this time there are unprecedented numbers of experienced engineers and scientists that have increased availability to take on new challenges.

This event is an opportunity for sharing ideas, looking for opportunities and tapping the pool of world-class engineering talent here in Perth.

The event is intended to provide a forum for SUT members to discuss the formation of a special interest group focused on finding:

  • Opportunities for pro-bono or voluntary contributions to support education and the community
  • Support for mentoring, training or career episode management
  • Opportunities for collaboration and networking for near-retired and under-employed

Click here for the event flyer.

RSVP for this free event at www.trybooking.com/MARA
(registrations close for this event COB Tuesday 27th September)

Vernon Heritage Conference

The conference presents three fascinating insights into HMS VERNON’s heritage.

The conference will start at 3pm and is expected to finish at 7pm.

Book your tickets for the Conference on the Project Vernon website shop: www.vernon-monument.org

Standard Delegate price £50, a limited number of VIP tickets at £250 are available on an early bird basis: The VIP package will include a signed copy of Mike Underwood’s book “Gunwharf Quays” and Dr John Bevan’s book “What Really Happened”.

For more information please click here.

Any queries please contact: Event Manager, Vernon Monument Project:[email protected]

Perth: OSIG Selections of OTC 2016

The Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics (OSIG) Group is a special interest group of the Society for Underwater Technology (SUT).

This event features an OSIGp selection of papers by Perth-based presenters from the 2016 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston and OTC–Asia in Kuala Lumpur.

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For further information please contact OSIGp on +61 8 6488 3141 or email Michael Cocjin.

 

Perth – OSIG Movie Night: What lies beneath…

The Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics (OSIG) Group is a special interest group of the Society for Underwater Technology (SUT).  We promote technical advancement and knowledge sharing amongst academics and practitioners in the fields of geology, geophysics, geomatics and geotechnical engineering.

Join us for a relaxing evening of short movies showcasing the typically unseen geo-related aspects of projects and the development of innovative engineering solutions.  All movies will be complemented by unique insights from the presenter(s).

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For further information please contact Sarah Elkhtaib.

Lean Subsea – the way forward!

Some of the key note speakers at UTC 2016 include:

Arne Sigve Nylund, EVP Development and Production, Statoil
Luis Araujo, CEO, Aker Solutions
Neil Saunders, President & CEO Subsea Systems & Drilling, GE Oil&Gas
Marilyn Tears,SSH&E Manager, ExxonMobil
Scott Rowe, Group President, Schlumberger

For more information please click here or go to www.utc.no

Cost Efficiencies – More bang for your buck

Event Program


11:30 – 13:00         Registration, lunch and exhibition


Session 1 – Chair SUT David Warren, Warren Subsea, Subsea Projects Consultant


13:00 – 13:30       Unlocking Subsea Productivity – Bibby, Vikki Thom


13:30 – 14:00        Innovate to Keep Ahead – Fugro, Duncan Allen


14:00 – 14:15         Coffee Break and exhibition


Session 2 – Chair Glenn Cunningham, Greystones Subsea Ltd


14:15 – 14:40       Pipeline Inspection Using Low Logistic AUV – UTEC, Chris Erni


14:40 – 15:05       ASVs and The Increased Efficiencies They Offerr – ASV, James Hailstones


15:05 – 15:30       Driving Down Operational Costs using Autonomous Vehicle Technology – Schlumberger, Stephen Auld


15:30 – 15:45        Coffee Break and exhibition


Session 3 – Chair Paul Benstead, BP, Pipeline Engineering Manager, North Sea Operations     


15:45 – 16:15         A Tensioner Virtual Private Network to Facilitate Remote Connectivity – Aquatic, Brian McRitchie


16:15 – 16:45       New Approach to Condition Monitoring Systems in Subsea Installations – Ashtead, Alistair Birnie


16:45 – 17:00       Q & A


With thanks to our sponsors and exhibitors – Blue Ocean Monitoring, Kongsberg Maritime and Prevco Subsea Housings


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