UK firms set to dominate global event

Subsea Oil Industry

The forthcoming Subsea Tieback Forum in Galveston, Texas looks set to be dominated by the presence of UK oil firms.

Subsea UK members will make up more than a third of the exhibitors at the major international oil and gas event happening Tuesday through Thursday this week.

Over 50 companies, many of whom are based in Aberdeen, will showcase their products and services at the event, now in its tenth year, which has quickly become a major date in the calender for Subsea, which itself is amongst the fastest growing sub-sector of the oil and gas industry.

The forum was set up as a means for companies to share knowledge and collective experiences in order to improve the overall quality, safety and economics of the subsea sector.

This year's forum will be addressing new operational issues, challenges, and solutions associated with expanding global deep-water subsea operations. The key topics this year include high pressure / high temperature wells, reliability, field architecture, flow assurance, pipeline repair and intervention.

"The cream of British subsea oil and gas"

The UK has emerged as a world leader in subsea, and Subsea UK CEO Alistair Birnie is in no doubt that the presence at this years forum sends out a message to the entire oil and gas industry.

"Given our world-leading position, it is fitting that 53 of the 150 exhibitors are British. The Subsea UK members attending - a massive 25 percent of our membership - represent the cream of British subsea oil and gas capability.

"This significant UK presence underlines the importance of the Gulf of Mexico as a prime marketplace for UK expertise and experience. The technology and capability developed and in development by our member companies will be key to unlocking the significant prize underneath the deep waters of the Gulf.

"If the UK subsea sector is to maintain its position it must increase exports from $4 billion at present to around $10 billion. The Gulf of Mexico is a market of choice for our companies as it is well suited to our existing expertise and shared experience.

"However, we have to build on our successes and plough the depths of our skills and knowledge base to deliver on the next generation projects in this region."

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Daniel Jones

Daniel is a Politics and Philosophy graduate from Cardiff University where he also worked as a section editor on the award winning student newspaper. After university he joined an IT support company where he was a B2B online writer. He loves anything to do with sport and joined GDS in July 2009.

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