The line-up of speakers for the biggest annual subsea oil and gas showcase in Europe has been announced.
More than 200 exhibitors, a speaker panel of industry leaders and about 2,000 delegates will gather for Subsea 2010 at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre on February 10-11.
The theme for this year’s conference, sponsored by Shell UK is “riding the next wave” and will focus on international opportunities for the UK now and in the future.
Subsea 2010 is organised by Subsea UK, whose chief executive Alistair Birnie will kick off the proceedings.
Tom Taylor, the newly appointed chairman of the technology advisory group of the National Subsea Research Institute, will preside over the discussion on the next wave of subsea technology required. He is manager of subsea and new developments for Nexen Petroleum UK.
This session will see presentations from Matt Corbin, regional vice-president of drilling and production at GE Oil and Gas; First Subsea business-development manager Paul Hughes; Matt Wilson, global subsea business-development manager at Tracerco, and SeeByte’s chief executive, David Lane.
Technology and marine operations is the theme for the second session which will be chaired by Brian Nixon, new chief executive of Decom North Sea.
As part of the new international opportunities session, Andrew Reid, managing director of energy consultancy Douglas-Westwood, will give its latest report on market outlooks.
Mr Birnie said: “There is a fantastic line-up of speakers, representing many of the major organisations that are excelling and innovating within the subsea sector. We are confident of delivering a stimulating conference which will comprehensively examine the technology and business strategies required to exploit both the mature North Sea and the key international markets.”
Alongside the conference, Subsea 2010 will have an exhibition of 100-plus firms showcasing the best of British innovation and expertise.
Winners of the Subsea UK Business Awards will be announced on February 10.
This year’s dinner, sponsored by Triton Group, has attracted more than 600 industry leaders.