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SUT AGM – London

Annual General Meeting and Reception

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Society for Underwater Technology will be held on Thursday 7 December 2023 at the Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London W1G 0AE

Members are welcome from 1815hrs for an 1830hrs start.

Click here to view the Annual Report of the SUT 2022-2023

Agenda

1830hrs AGM starts
Welcome
Chair’s Report to the Members
Financial Statements and Accounts
Elections
Announcements, Awards
Any Other Business

1900hrs Post-AGM Presentation – Abigail Davies, Lecturer in Sustainability, Aberdeen Business School – Decarbonising the energy system

1930hrs Networking Reception, Wine & Refreshments

2100hrs Event Closes

Decarbonising the energy system, Abigail Davies

Decarbonising the energy system is one of the most pressing issues of our time and yet there is a serious lack of data and knowledge about how this is achieved. Abigail presents her PhD work investigating the greenhouse gas emissions from decommissioning and how the results can be used to inform decarbonisation decision making.

Abigail Davies has over 15 years of experience in the oil & gas industry working in various roles in geosciences for operators and supply companies. Having very recently completed her PhD in the quantification of greenhouse gas emissions from decommissioning Abigail joined the Robert Gordon University in September as a lecturer in sustainability. Abigail’s research interests include quantification of GHG emissions from the energy system, including GHG emissions transition pathway mapping, sustainability, circular economy and climate change mitigations.

  • Only Members of the SUT (Individual Members and Corporate ‘named’ persons) are allowed to attend the AGM. There is no charge for the evening.
  • Non-members are welcome to attend the Awards Ceremony, the Presentation, and the Reception at a charge of £30.

The Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Society will be provided as a pre-read prior to the meeting on the SUT website.

If you are planning to attend the AGM we would appreciate your pre-registration to assist with seating and catering requirements using the form below.

Registration

SUT KL Monthly Session

13th December 2023 |  Loco KL , 22, Changkat Bukit Bintang, 50200 Kuala Lumpur.

From 5 pm onwards

Welcome SUT members in KL! This meet-up is part of the series of monthly events open to SUT members and Subsea Professionals in town.

Happy hour –  5 pm to 10 pm – specially reserved for SUT monthly gathering – Participants can buy their own drinks and food. Free titbits will be provided.

SUT KL Monthly Session

8th November 2023 |  Loco KL , 22, Changkat Bukit Bintang, 50200 Kuala Lumpur.

From 5 pm onwards

Welcome SUT members in KL! This meet-up is part of the series of monthly events open to SUT members and Subsea Professionals in town.

Happy hour –  5 pm to 10 pm – specially reserved for SUT monthly gathering – Participants can buy their own drinks and food. Free titbits will be provided.

SUT KL Monthly Session

11th October 2023 |  Loco KL , 22, Changkat Bukit Bintang, 50200 Kuala Lumpur.

From 5 pm onwards

Welcome SUT members in KL! This meet-up is part of the series of monthly events open to SUT members and Subsea Professionals in town.

Happy hour –  5 pm to 10 pm – specially reserved for SUT monthly gathering – Participants can buy their own drinks and food. Free titbits will be provided.

SUT+ webinar – Hydrogen Developments for the Energy Transition

This webinar is FREE to join but booking is essential.

Join us on the 5th of October at 13:00 for our next webinar to learn about recent developments in offshore hydrogen technology and associated challenges faced by engineers in the transition to renewable energy. The webinar will cover key drivers behind pursuing hydrogen as an innovative energy storage solution in conjunction with offshore renewable energy to provide a scalable off-grid energy solution as part of the Deep Purple Project within TechnipFMC.

Aurora Baardsen has a master’s degree in Ocean Technology from the University of Bergen (Norway). Aurora started as a graduate in TechnipFMC’s New Energies renewable energy department based in Oslo, Norway last year, where she works with a range of green hydrogen projects.

 

SUT KL Monthly Session

13th of September 2023 |  Loco KL , 22, Changkat Bukit Bintang, 50200 Kuala Lumpur.

From 5 pm onwards

Welcome back to SUT members in KL! This meet-up is the second in a new series of monthly events open to SUT members and Subsea Professionals in town.

Happy hour –  5 pm to 10 pm – specially reserved for SUT monthly gathering – Participants can buy their own drinks and food. Free titbits will be provided.

LSE Branch – Subsea Technologies for Enhanced Operations

St Andrew’s Church, Short St, London SE1 8LJ

1800hrs – 1930hrs | 28th September 2023

Cost £10 SUT members; £20 non-members

Remotely Operated Pig Launcher – Value Enablement and System Benefits

Speaker – Daniel Mckie, Baker Hughes

In today’s offshore industry, there can be significant reward in exploiting innovative technologies and automation to improve operational efficiency, maximise production availability and optimise operational expenditure. For a typical offshore system, one of the critical elements that influences the operational expenditure of a project is the frequency and methodology for operational pigging. Deploying a vessel to support pigging activities can be a costly strategy over life of field.

This talk presents an overview of Baker Hughes’ Remotely Operated Pig Launcher (ROPL) system, which enables operational pigging activities for offshore assets to be conducted remotely. This approach leverages the installed subsea system infrastructure, without the need to deploy a service vessel for each pigging activity. Enabling technologies and critical system interfaces are discussed, along with an outline of the main operational and economic benefits.

 

Renewables for Subsea Power Project (RSP)

Speakers – Andrea Caio, Mocean Energy and Paul Slorach, Verlume

The Renewables for Subsea Power Project (RSP) brings together Verlume’s Halo Subsea battery system and Mocean’s Wave Energy Convertor (WEC) to deliver autonomous renewable subsea power and communications to offshore locations. Sponsored by several Operators and the Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC), the RSP demonstrator system was deployed in the North Sea in February 2023 to prove the viability of using the system to operate subsea assets remotely. Baker Hughes’ Subsea Electronics Modules (SEM) and Transmark’s Autonomous Resident Vehicle (ARV) both reside subsea and connect into Verlume’s Halo battery system which intelligently manages the energy demands. An umbilical links the Halo to the WEC with topside cellular communications and a secure VPN providing a means to remotely access all devices. The RSP configuration has potential applications as a retro-fit solution for umbilical failure remediation, umbilical-less (or optimised) long step outs, marginal fields / tie-backs, CCS applications and for subsea AUV/ROV garages. Results from the ongoing subsea test programme have been highly encouraging, including power availability and over-the-horizon communication stability to the seabed consumers. This talk presents an overview of the technology, system interfaces and the key findings to date.

SUT KL Monthly Session

9th of August 2023 |  Loco KL , 22, Changkat Bukit Bintang, 50200 Kuala Lumpur.

From 5 pm onwards

Welcome back to SUT members in KL! This meet-up is the first in a new series of monthly events open to SUT members and Subsea Professionals in town.

Happy hour –  5 pm to 10 pm – specially reserved for SUT monthly gathering – Participants can buy their own drinks and food. Free titbits will be provided.

 

Newcastle – Offshore Wind Energy Course

In-person Offshore Wind Energy Course including site visits

Holiday Inn Jesmond, Newcastle

Building on our international reputation for ocean and marine engineering and science training, the SUT is  extending its short course  in Offshore Wind Renewable Energy into a 3-day in-person event to include visits to key sites based in the Newcastle area. 

The course is designed for:

  • Professional non-engineers who would benefit from understanding the offshore wind energy industry
  • Engineers and technical staff who are new to this sector or making the transition from another industry
  • Technical staff in the sector who would benefit from broadening their understanding of the sector.

The course will be delivered over 3 days of presentations and site visits by Industry and academic experts, with an emphasis on the practical applications.

Presentations

  • Introduction to the SUT
  • Wind and the Net Zero Challenge inc Deepwater Floating Potential
  • Planning, Environmental Studies and Approvals, Chris Turner Marine Space
  • MetOcean/Weather: UK and NW Europe Focus inc Deepwater for Floating Technology, Kevin Black – Partrac
  • Fixed Bottom Offshore Structure Design and Integrity, Zhiqiang Hu – Newcastle University
  • Offshore Site Investigation and Seabed Site Foundations, Peter Allan – Pace Geotechnics
  • Construction
  • Cables, Ross Wilson – BP
  • Floating Wind Structures, Alex Argyros BP
  • Operations and Maintenance Field Study inc Turbine Operations, Equinor

Site Visits confirmed to Date

  • Equinor Dogger Bank O&M Base South Tyneside
  • ORE Catapult Blyth R&D Centre
  • SMD Newcastle

Cost (ex VAT)

  • SUT members – £985
  • SUT non-members – £1075
  • SUT member price is also available for members of –

A CPD certificate will be issued following the course.

We anticipate this course will be in high demand, so if this course is of interest to you, please log your interest on the form, we will contact you with the final details shortly, which will provide you with an opportunity to register first, should you wish to take the course. Course numbers will be limited.

Registration

Registration has now closed.

 

12th International SUT (China) Technical Conference

October 27-30, 2023 | Haikou, China

点击阅读中文传单 | Click to read English language flyer

Offshore oil and gas and new energy are major resources to ensure sustainable industrial development in the future. In order to build an open platform for technological exchange, promote the progress of global marine resources exploration and exploitation technology, promote international cooperation between Chinese and foreign universities, enterprises, and research institutions, and further promote the cooperation and exchanges between universities and enterprises involved in maritime affairs in China, the 12th International SUT (China) Technical Conference will be held in Haikou, China, from October 27 to 30, 2023. Well-known domestic academicians will attend as consultants of the conference, and we would like to extend our warmest invitation to experts and scholars from home and abroad engaged in scientific research, education, production, application and other disciplines to discuss the development of offshore resources, engineering equipment, and related industrial topics.

海洋油气资源和海上新能源开发将是国家未来可持续发展的重要支撑。为构建一个开放的技术交流平台，促进全球海洋资源勘探开发技术的进步，推进中国和国外高校、企业、科研机构的国际合作，同时进一步推进全国涉海高校之间、高校与企业之间的合作交流，拟于2023年10月27-30日在海南省海口市召开第12届国际水下技术学会技术会议，国内行业知名院士担任大会顾问，我们热情邀请国内外科研、教学、生产、应用等相关领域的专家学者研讨海上资源开发、工程装备及相关产业发展。

Hosts:

SUT 中国分会 SUT China Branch

中国石油大学（北京）China University of Petroleum (Beijing)

海南大学Hainan University

Deadlines:

Abstract submission: September 30, 2023

Full paper submission: October 13, 2023

Contact：

Contacts：Han Xuanhe 韩烜赫   17754415329

                 Chen Xueyun 陈雪云  15348872366

                 Yao Shuang 姚爽        15025408330

Contact： [email protected] www.sutchina.org

Organizing Committee:

Chairman of SUT China Branch: Professor Zhang Yu 张玉

Executive Chairman: Professor Shen Yijun 沈义俊