Perth – Subsea Controls Down Under Conference

This international conference in the field of Subsea Controls & Data Acquisition was aimed at those engaged in the control, monitoring & distribution of subsea systems. The conference provided a unique forum for operators and suppliers of subsea controls & umbilical systems, topside distributed control systems and downhole technologies to network and exchange views and experiences.

The aim of this conference was to bring together the many diverse disciplines engaged internationally in Controls and Umbilical technology, to share experiences and discuss regional challenges, as well as new advances in global subsea technology. For this conference the theme was “Technology Reliability & Availability Through Collaboration”, showcasing ways of bringing new ideas and technology to provide operational cost savings, and from an operator’s & suppliers viewpoint how we can learn from experiences locally and internationally.

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Presentations (Session A): 

• Keynote: Cluster isn’t a dirty word: How innovative business models are changing the collaboration landscape across Australia’s energy resources sector, Miranda Taylor, NERA
• SEAR JIP Phase V: The Value of Sharing of Lessons Learned on Subsea Integrity and Reliability, Manish Tomar, Chevron Australia
• Case Study: Retrofitting a Subsea Pipeline Monitoring System to Provide Online, Near-realtime, Feedback, Replacing Periodic Vessel Based Data Collection, Stephen Auld, Sonardyne International Ltd
• The C-Kore Subsea TDR: Automated Cost-Effective and Reliable Subsea Testing, Greg Smith, C-Kore
• New Subsea Fluid Technologies Enable Success in Long Offset Gas, Sam Johns, Castrol Marine & Energy
• Technical Flushing and the Supercritical Flushing Revolution, Joel Woolerson, AFP & Espen Amundsen, OceanTeam Fluid Care UK

Presentations (Session B): 

• Update on Subsea Hydraulic Fluid Developments, Simon McManus, MacDermid Offshore Solutions
• The True Consequences of Umbilical Electrical Insulation Failures: Copper Loss and Hydrogen Generation, Neil Douglas, Viper Innovations Ltd
• New Frontier Wireless Acoustic Telemetry, Jack Vincent, OneSubsea
• Distributed Flow Metering, Mohsen Shokri, BHGE
• Corrosion Monitoring on Welds Using Ultrasound, Jan-Tore Ervik, Sensorlink

Presentations (Session C): 

• Life of Field – Obsolescence Management, Ned Chapman, BHGE
• Extending Life of Brown Fields and Enabling New Standards, Tore Erntsen, Proserv
• Planned Obsolescence, ‘MidLife’Updates & Next Generation, John Løvås, TechnipFMC
• Protecting Subsea Multiphase Pumps Through Reliable Subsea Accumulator Modules, Majid Talebi, Pressure Dynamics
• Integrated All Electric Valve, Eirik Ravnås, Innova AS/ATV
• Application of Functional Safety in All-Electric Control Systems, Carsten Mahler, OneSubsea & Markus Glaser, Aalen University

Presentations (Session D): 

• Long Tie-back Controls Technology in the Barents Sea, Rodrigo Lima, Aker Solutions
• Long Distance Subsea Power Transmission and Distribution, Peter Baker, Wood.
• ROV Workover Control System (RWOCS), Brett Phillips, Oceaneering
• Subsea Chemical Storage and Injection Collaboration Project, Eldar Lundanes, TechnipFMC
• IoT and the Future of Subsea Controls, David Walker, Yokogawa Australia Pty Ltd
• Kailani Telemetry Buoy, Darren Burrowes, BlueZone Group

For further information contact Jennifer Maninin.

Many thanks to our 2018 Conference Organising Committee:
Helena Forsyth, INPEX; Ross Hendricks, TechnipFMC; David Keilty, Chevron Australia; Julien Levadoux, OneSubsea; Harry Mackay, Woodside Energy Ltd;  Jennifer Maninin, SUT; Norman O’Rourke, INTECSEA; Harvey Smith, Woodside Energy Ltd; Derek Thomson, Shell Australia and Paul Upjohn, ATV Spa