UT3 February March 2012 The magazine of the Society for Underwater Technology Oceanology Remote Vehicles Survey 1 UT2 February March 2012 UT2 February March 2012 2 Contents Exhibitions Market Reports Projects Orders Sensorbots Diving Installation IRM Mulberry Harbours Pipe [ Cables ROVs Submersibles Compression Feb/Mar 2012 Equipment Vol 7 No 1 AUVs Renewables Organisation UT3 Oceanology 2012 Society for Underwater Technology Training 1 Fetter Lane Seismic London EC4A 1BR People +44 (0) 1480 370007 SUT Editor: John Howes [email protected] Sub Editor: Michaelagh Broadbent [email protected] Advertising: Stephen Habermel Published by UT2 Publishing Ltd for and on behalf of the Society for Underwater Technology. Reproduction of UT2 in whole or in part, without permission, is Production: Sue Denham prohibited. 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Catch the Next Wave, with its theme ‘Tomorrow’s # solutions to today’s ocean challenges’ includes [ presentations by leading world authorities on key ability to collect unprecedented real-time data about the marine disruptive and emerging technologies – power environment and the emergence of ocean observatories of sources, sensors, nanotechnology, materials, the type that will be described by John Delaney, Professor of robotics and cyber infrastructure. Their thoughts Oceanography, University of Washington in his presentation. will be complemented by presentations from their counterparts working at the highest level in marine # research and the ocean industries highlighting where migrating into marine applications. these technologies are migrating to the marine sector. “So, Catch the Next Wave is about putting leaders from across the marine technology and engineering sphere alongside blue As conference chairman Ralph Rayner, Professorial skies thinkers at the forefront of researching new disruptive, Research Fellow, London School of Economics; and [ Sector Director, Energy and Environment for the to provide an update on what is becoming possible in the next BMT Group explains: “It was research into electricity, decade and too spark new ideas for applications in the ocean.” at the Royal Institution, which ultimately led to the technologies we use to monitor and measure His fellow conference committee member Professor. Gwyn the marine environment by electronic rather than [!" mechanical means. Robotic Systems, National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton cites another two examples, which prove that “In more recent times, many new technologies have some good ideas take a long time to migrate to other sectors: found a home in the marine world. For example, new battery technologies, driven by the boom in consumer O$%"&'P%/O6 electronics have extended the capabilities of all sorts depend on the physics of Doppler shift, proposed in 1842, but of self-contained devices that operate in the marine as in so many cases, it is the technology that is lacking to use environment. the principles of physics, or chemistry, or biology, in ocean applications. It was the migration of work on the Doppler radar “Mobile phone technology too has been adapted to for lunar landing modules that led to self-contained acoustic be of use in the oceans – we have seen the migration Doppler instruments for the ocean, thus growing a whole new of ultra-low power signal processing developed by industry sector. that industry into powerful self-contained devices able to provide very accurate underwater navigation and “Another example is Wireless Fibre Systems. The severe positioning over very long periods of time.” limitations of electromagnetic signalling through a conductive medium (seawater) were clear once James Maxwell formulated He adds: “It’s not going too far to say that we face his equations in the early 1860s. By applying new signal a coming revolution with today’s emerging and processing algorithms and hardware initially devised for land disruptive technologies, and Catch the Next Wave =>& is designed to help ensure that the marine sector this company has forged ahead to develop a new market.” takes full advantage of what is on offer. Our March conference is something of a call to arms, as we think “Two marvellous examples,” says Ralph Rayner. “We hope for of the exciting possibilities that are within our grasp: quicker adoption of the ideas that will be promulgated at Catch the Next Wave, but of course Gwyn’s examples show that some # good ideas just have to wait for the timing to be absolutely and the automotive industry that is making possible right!” lightweight pressure housings and the construction of an ‘underwater plane’ capable of diving to the Taking place on the eve of Oceanology International 2012, deepest point in the ocean – something we will be Catch the Next Wave is supported by the Society for hearing about in the opening keynote presentation by Underwater Technology. UT2 February March 2012 4 FMC Technologies’ subsea solutions and experience are leading the way in all-subsea arctic development. And that makes life easier when you’re working offshore in a sea that’s ice-covered up to seven months of the year. Our total solutions include proven subsea processing and pumping, long distance tie-backs and clean, all-electric control systems with robust condition monitoring and flow manager systems. Don’t let the ice freeze you out of the arctic. Talk to us instead. www.fmctechnologies.com Schilling Robotics’ HDTM ROV sets new remote intervention standards with 1-hour maintenance, industry-leading stability and position control accuracy. © 2011 FMC Technologies. All rights reserved. 5 UT2 February March 2012 Reports Market Reports Subsea Market Report To 2016 @K6Q Prospects for manufacturers are also other mature areas. Total is leading its latest edition of the Global looking positive. The market outlook the subsea bill with a projected Perspectives Subsea Market Report shows a well-supplied market with a US$8 billion of expenditure within To 2016. The eighth edition of this total capacity of 690 trees. Towards the forecast period. ground breaking report is devoted the end of the forecast period, to the global subsea market and @K6% Asia is also becoming an provides a comprehensive analysis utilisation rates and the start of a increasingly important part of the of its many facets. saturated market, driven mostly by world for the global oil and gas the increasing demand for subsea market as it is the fastest growing Information is presented in such trees in main phases in Brazil and region in terms of energy demand, a way as to highlight the differing West Africa. Global subsea tree and the hub of the global LNG market dynamics, the changing manufacturers’ utilisation rates are sector. The unfortunate events of investment opportunities, the expected to increase to an average 2011 in Fukushima, Japan, have emergence and implementation of 75% in the next 3 years, up from also served to increase the region’s of new technology and the 49% in the 2009-2011 period. dependency on natural gas. dominance of different companies and manufacturers in each regional Advances in technology are Australia is emerging as a major market. increasingly being tested and player in the global natural gas deployed in response to the market due to the development of As operators face the dual offshore industry’s demand for offshore natural gas and (onshore) challenge of sustaining their solutions to challenges, such coal bed methane (CBM) projects. production levels in mature regions as: deeper and harsher waters, '_`{| and effectively exploiting the sustaining production rates in major projects is predicted to provide uncapped reserves in growth areas, \ a boost to the market. More than such as, West Africa, US Gulf of rates in low pressure reservoirs, 50% of the forecast subsea market Mexico and Brazil, the potential accommodating a larger number is expected to relate to subsea for subsea capital expenditure [ %\ throughout the forecast period has and ensuring the energy and cost terminal facility. increased dramatically. 6Q/ The European energy market is In order to leverage against 'Q one of the largest in the world yet it declining production, Operators are from the use of advanced seabed is also a region facing oil and gas being forced to venture into remote technologies include: the mature production decline. The declining and harsher locations. These ]K^K production in this mature region projects require top tier equipment GoM, where a large number of dictates the need for additional 6 small developments are expected expenditure on infrastructure, V/@ to be tied back to existing platforms EOR technologies and exploration Systems estimate that ultra-deep in order to be commercially viable. campaigns in order to sustain or installations will account for almost @K6% enhance existing levels. 25% of the annual tree market by West Africa will be one of the key 2016. regions for implementing subsea Latin America, particularly Brazil, has processing because of its already the potential to emerge as a major As anticipated, the oil companies extensive deepwater production, offshore energy frontier in the global that lead the market are heavily [ oil market. Petrobras has begun to involved in the booming Latin importantly the geographical reveal reserve estimates for its pre- American and West African V 6 prospects.