ABERDEEN will host oil and gas professionals from across the globe next week for a major conference.
It will be the city’s first Subsea Cables Conference, and will be hosted by industry body Subsea UK at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre on March 27.
The subsea cable industry sector has reported significant growth in recent years, supported by the rise of the offshore wind industry.
Neil Gordon, chief executive at Subsea UK, said: “We are increasing our activity in offshore renewables to help the subsea supply chain understand and pursue opportunities in the sector.
“However, it’s vital that the industry understands the challenge of working together to improve efficiency, reduce costs and find smarter ways of working to increase the UK’s competitiveness in a growing global industry.
“Aberdeen’s world-renowned experience in subsea engineering has been developed over decades and is continuing to provide the UK with skills and expertise that are of great value as an increasing number of companies look to broaden their capability in the renewables sector.”
Companies such as 4C Offshore, Wood, Trelleborg Offshore, Helix Canyon Offshore, Osbit, Bender UK, Synaptec as well as the European Subsea Cables Association will be in attendance.
The aim for the firms is to “share knowledge and experience”, as well as to forecast future market opportunities for the sector. Vessel owners will share their views on technical requirements and how to improve efficiency in the industry.
The conference comes on the back of recent offshore renewables projects.
The £170 million Hywind project, the world’s first floating windfarm, has been providing electricity to Scotland since late last year.
Future projects such as the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm and the Moray Offshore Renewables Limited project are set to be worth more than £5.5 billion.
The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre in Aberdeen Bay is also due to start generating power this summer.
Subsea UK said offshore wind projects have brought both opportunities and technical challenges to the subsea cable community, as they increase in scale and are developed in extreme environments.
Subsea UK is a body representing the UK subsea supply chain, with more than 300 members.
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