What’s on at Offshore Europe 2019?

There’s an interesting session coming up at this year’s Offshore Europe, when Subsea UK will explore how underwater operations can extend the life of fields and support economic recovery.

 

During a scheduled two hour discussion, which takes place from 10am to noon in OE’s Late Life and Decommission Zone Theatre on Friday, September 6, experts will look at what’s being developed and the innovative technology coming down the line to more effectively manage the late life of subsea systems.

 

It’ll be chaired by Subsea UK’s chief executive Neil Gordon, who said:  “Decommissioning is the final stage in the life of any offshore production project, and before this takes place it is vital, for companies and the longevity of the UKCS, that the full potential is realised from the field.”

 

“A key part of this is the management of subsea systems in late life, and recent years has seen the emergence of new technology which has the potential to extend the life of fields and maximise reserves from pools which were previously uneconomical.”

 

“Due to the maturity of North Sea, the UKCS is leading the way globally in life extension and our session at Offshore Europe presents an opportunity to hear from the companies at the forefront of developing innovative technology and operations which have the capacity to extend the life of fields and maximise economic recovery.”

 

There are a range of speakers at the session who include Paul Slorach who’ll discuss the EC-OG HALO energy storage system, which is designed to support assets suffering from power delivery issues; Julian Richards of 3D at Depth talking about the accomplishments and possibilities of a camera-less based optical measurement – subsea LIDAR; Moya Cahill of PanGeo Subsea will focus on true 3D data acquisition while Romain Chambault of Baker Hughes GE will talk about tie-back developments and what they will look like in the future and Jeremy Edwards of Viper Innovations will talk about the impact of new technologies for O&G operators. Other speakers include Donald Horsfall and Ron James.