Subsea Lifting and Marine Operations

Tuesday 3rd December

08.30 Registration / Coffee

Chairmen:  Mr. Ole J. Nordahl, Equinor and Mrs. Guro Løken, Windstaller Alliance

09.15 Opening

INTRODUCTION 

09.30 The different phases of a subsea lift from an offshore construction vessel and experience from offshore construction vessel deck handling and rigging
TBA

MARINE OPERATIONS

10.00 Rosebank Project : Reflections from first season of harsh and deep water environment at West of Shetland of subsea lifting operations
Bruce Scott, TechnipFMC UK

10.30 Doggerbank building the world’s largest offshore windfarm – Installation of Monopiles
Tarjei Tellefsen, Project engineering manager, Seaway7

11.00 Coffee Break

11.30 Hywind Scotland Main Component Exchange
Mats Olsvik, Global Maritime AS

12.00 Even if it looks like a lift, it’s not a lift (an open discussion about the power of habits)
– Marine operations that look like a lifting operation but are not
– Equipment that looks like, but is not, lifting equipment
– Lifting appliances not used for lifting operations
Marius Popa, DNV UK

NEW TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH

12.30 DNV-RP-C205 Environmental Conditions and Loads – Major revision
– Extended guidance on wind, wave, current and sea level conditions
– Extended guidance on wind loads, wave loads on slender members/large volume structures, air gap and slamming
– New sections on sea ice conditions and ice loads
– Hydrodynamic model testing of novel marine structure, recent developments in model testing techniques
Arne Nestegård, Chief Specialist, DNV

13.00 Lunch

14.00 Unmanned and autonomous vessels – remote operations
Sveinung Soma, Remota AS

LIFTING EQUIPMENT /CRANE TECHNOLOGY

14.30 Cost-effective replacement of steel wire hoisting ropes: the TechIce heat-resistant synthetic fibre rope
David Waage, Hampidjan Advant

15.00 A comparative study of high-modulus polyethylene (HMPE) and steel wire ropes utilizing (non-)linear material models
– More accurately assessing mechanical properties of HMPE ropes/slings under real-life conditions utilizing non-linear modeling,
– Mechanical properties, like stiffness and damping, of HMPE ropes/slings are 3T dependent,
– Non-linear modelling of HMPE ropes/slings underscore the potential to more cost-effective designs and improving economic viability of offshore projects.
Marc Eijssen, Avient Protective Materials and Stefan Schlömlich/ Morten Loell Vinther, Entail

15.30 Coffee Break

16.00 Advanced Applications of MRT & Computer-Vision in Rope Monitoring
– A fully integrated multi-channel MRT and 360° computer-vision based monitoring solution
– A single software application where data from both systems are combined
– Increases the speed and improves the safety of inspections while acquiring visual and magnetic data for the full rope inspection
Alan Bell and Martin Wehr, Bridon-Bekaert Ropes Group

16.30 Electric Subsea Crane, autotesting and preparing for crane operation
Jan Petter Svennevig og Thorsteinn Helgason, NOV

17.15 End of Day 1

19.00 Conference Dinner

Wedensday 4^th December

Chairmen:  Mr. Martin Ahlbäck, TechnipFMC and Mrs. Rikke Tittel, Harbour Energy Norway

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

08.30  Halten Øst – Experienced gained from simulations by OSC and offshore installation of brazed rigid spools
Izel Issufo, TechnipFMC Norway

09.00 Johan Castberg FPSO Tow-Out and Hook-Up
– Overview of the Field and Johan Castberg FPSO
– FPSO tow out from Vestland to Barent Sea
– Mooring line Hook-up with AHV Crane and Winch
– Riser Hook-up with CSV Crane
Pradeep Subramani, Project Technical Manager,  Johan Castberg Project, OceanInstaller AS

09.30 Coffee Break

10.00 TWEL – M50 Electrification Module Installed on Troll C
– Introduction and structural
– Module keydata incl. installation aids (bumpers)
– Troll C keydata incl installation aids (guides), set-down location and pre-tilt
– Simplified set-down analysis – results and short-comings
– The way forward -> Heerema and SINTEF
Gunnar Bremer, Aker Solutions

– Project introduction and project preparations
– Offshore Decision Support based on the weather forecast
Sebastiaan van Oosten and Job Bokhorst, Heerema Marine Contractors

– Time domain set-down analysis (SIMA)
– Offshore Decision Support – onboard time domain simulations
– A method to address uncertainties in spectral weather forecasts
Robert Indergård, SINTEF Ocean

11.30 Lunch

12.30 Don and Miller Decommisioning
Matthew Coull and Matthew Royce, DeepOcean

13.00 Ormen Lange – Novel spools installation methods at deep waters
Turid Danbolt, Senior engineer, Subsea 7

13.30   Coffebreak

FUTURE PROJECTS

14.00 TBA

14.30 Johan Sverdrup Phase 3 Project
– Next phase for Norway’s largest oil producer
– Subsea field development by artificial intelligence
– New technology, diving & marine operations
– Building for the future
Dag Øxnevad, Equinor

15.00 Closing / Adjourn

 

 

• Engineers in companies engaged in design/operation of subsea structures and marine contractor companies
• Personnel in subsea engineering companies and other companies performing design of subsea structures and other equipment and tools used in an operation
• Competent persons for offshore cranes and lifting appliances
• Suppliers of specialised tools and equipment for subsea lifting operations
• Authorities and others formulating recommendations or evaluation criteria and undertakes control functions
• Warranty surveyors
• Operational responsible personnel in oil companies

«A great event that I would recommend to colleagues»

«Round tables are a great idea, encourages mingling»

«Very nice conference! Would like to come back next year.»

«As a first time attendee, I thoroughly enjoyed the conference and the mixture of topics covered.  It was also very good to speak with colleagues from other companies as well as from various suppliers. «

 

Hotel
To be booked by the individual participant.

We have reserved a number of rooms at Clarion Hotel Air. Single rooms (bed and breakfast) are NOK 1630 per night.  The hotel rooms can be booked by follow link: https://app.mews.com/distributor/a37da13b-775a-448e-bbab-b0a700e6882f?mewsAvailabilityBlockId=3166ad8d-a1be-430d-bb45-b0b9011c9741&mewsStart=2024-12-02&mewsEnd=2024-12-05 

Conference app
During and after the conference, we will be communicating with all participants through a dedicated conference app. This is a web-app that you only add to the home screen (no download via app store/play store).
The conference app keeps you up-to-date on the programme, lecturers, downloading lectures, practical messages, sharing photos, commenting, chatting with other participants and information.
You will be sent a link to the app no later than the day before the conference starts.

Exhibitors

• High table, 2 chairs and roll-up display – 2×3 meter (not shell scheme panels)
• Dedicated page in the app under «Exhibitors»
• Price: NOK 7,000 ex. VAT (on top of conference fee)Maximum of 15 exhibitors – BOOK HERE!