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S UBSEA

Subsea technology to be a major feature
at AOG 2016

Image courtesy of Diversified Communications Australia

With forecasts for strong subsea growth Technology; industry. I am really pleased to say there
in the Asia Pacific region and a major • Subsea Processing - Greater Diversity was very strong support for maintain-
transition from the LNG construction and Opportunity; ing our major subsea focus.
to operational phase in Australia, it is • Subsea Asset Life Management - From “Thanks in a large part to that type of
natural that subsea activity will again Drilling to Decommissioning; industry support, subsea has been a
feature highly when the annual Aus- • Subsea Geohazards; very successful component in AOG for
tralasian Oil & Gas Exhibition and • Subsea Pipeline Spans and Scour; a number of years and with the move
Conference (AOG) is staged in Perth in • Subsea Repair, Remediation and to operational activities and a real
February 2016. Intervention; and focus on subsea inspection, repair and
AOG, which will be celebrating its 35th • Subsea Structures. maintenance, the subsea sector will be
staging in 2016, is one of the major fo- And with the support of SUT, Subsea again be a significant area of interest for
rums for discussion and networking on UK and SEA - along with input from a both exhibitors and attendees in 2016,”
new developments in the subsea sector number of specialist subsea companies Mr Hare said.
and that will be the case again next - the world class Subsea Zone in the The AOG 2016 Exhibition will be
year with strong content support being Exhibition pavilion is again certain to staged at the Perth Convention Exhibi-
provided by industry groups such as be a major attraction. tion Centre (PCEC) over the three days
the Society of Underwater Technology AOG Event Director at Diversified from February 24 to 26.
(SUT), Subsea UK and Subsea Energy Communications, Bill Hare, said the Significant international participation
Australia (SEA). event organisers were delighted to again has already been confirmed, with the
Subsea related topics will be a major have such strong support from the sub- 2016 event featuring a range of major
focus of the two day AOG 2016 con- sea sector, and in particular the major international pavilions including Nor-
ference with subjects to be discussed to international industry bodies. way, China, Singapore, the USA and the
include: “In the follow up to our very successful UK – with AOG once again playing a
• Assessment of Subsea Asset Life; AOG 2015 event we went out to indus- critical role in the transfer of knowledge
• Subsea - CRA Pipeline and ECA try to discuss what they would like to between the northern and southern
Developments; see in the 2016 event, with a particular hemispheres.§
• Subsea Collaboration & Competency; consideration on the current state of the
• Subsea Innovation – Market, Field &

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