Subsea Awareness Course Spring 2025

Starts: Mon, Mar 24, 2025 8:00 AM CST
Ends: Thu, Mar 27, 2025 5:00 PM CST
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The SUT-US Subsea Awareness training provides foundational knowledge for individuals entering the industry and those needing a refresher on operational perspectives and latest technology. The training offers industry professionals a broad introduction to subsea, covering the various sectors, operations and emerging technologies.

The upcoming training is planned to take place in-person in Houston, Texas as shown in the program below. The confirmed venues are as listed below.

Who should attend
Engineers, managers, financial analysts, and others new to the offshore industry, or those transferring from other disciplines within the industry. This course is also great for engineers who have worked in subsea previously but would benefit from a refresher course and exposure to the latest technology.

Registration
Cost full course
SUT members - $3,500
Non-members - $3,800

Cost per session
SUT members - $875
Non-members - $950

Registration cost includes meals, and the SUT-US can confirm for facility tours based upon the locations below.

SUT corporate members interested in group registration, register 10 employees for the cost of 7. Click here to contact us.

Course Program

Day 1 - March 24: Subsea Trees Subsea Completions Manifolds & Tie In Systems Systems Integration Systems Approach Facility View / Tour Location: TechnipFMC Generation Park 13460 Lockwood Rd Houston, TX 77055	Day 2 - March 25: Subsea Systems Subsea Planner SPS SURF and Pipelines Installations Digital and Electric Apps Subsea Processing Shop tour and ROV SIM Location: SLB 6401 W Sam Houston Pkwy N, Houston, TX 77041
Day 3 - March 26: ROV Operations & Applications Subsea & Production Controls Umbilicals & Terminations Pipeline Repair Light Well Intervention and workover controls Facility View / Tour Location: Oceaneering 11911 FM 529 Houston, TX 77041	Day 4 - March 27: Floating Production Systems Operators Perspective Subsea Operations Case Study Offshore Renewables Flow Assurance VR Experience Location: Wood PLC 17325 Park Row Houston, TX 77084 Co-Lab, Stallion Building

Some of our presenters

	Bo Limpasurat Bo Limpasurat is a seasoned Petroleum Engineer with over a decade of experience in the oil and gas industry. Currently a Senior Reservoir Engineer at OneSubsea in Houston, Texas, he excels in optimizing complex reservoir and production systems for various clients. Prior to OneSubsea, Bo worked at SLB in product commercialization for Integrated Asset Modeling, focusing on software development to enhance modern field development workflows. He also contributed to integrated field management and optimization projects, improving production efficiency and economic outcomes. Bo holds a Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University, with research specializing in coupled reservoir and wellbore modeling.
	Carlos Avila Carlos Avila has a Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering from The University of Tulsa. Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Universidad de Los Andes. Mérida, Venezuela. Subject matter expert on Multiphase Flow, Multiphase Flow Conditioning, Gas/Liquid and Liquid/Liquid separation and Compact separation (14+ years in Chevron). Experience in Flow Assurance from design phase to operations support. Multiphase Flow and Droplet size prediction expertise for Separation and Flow Assurance applications. Experience as Research & Development (R&D) program manager. Expertise in Gas-Liquid Cylindrical Cyclone (GLCC) separator from design to operations support for both metering and debottlenecking applications. Carlos is enthusiastic mentoring on different topics including Multiphase Flow and GLCC separator to engineers, interns, and university students. Interests in Computational Fluid Dynamics and Multiphase Flow Metering. Dr. Avila holds multiple patents and has authored and co-authored over 25 publications. In 2021, Dr. Avila created “Avila Multiphase Flow Consulting, LLC” to provide training and technical services in the Multiphase Flow area. In 2022, Carlos worked as a Sr. Project Scientist at SPL (Assured Flow Solutions) applying Project Management skills, technical oversight, QA/QC to Flow Assurance experimental projects for Major Operating Oil Companies and Chemical suppliers and providing modeling support on Transient Multiphase Flow and Droplet size prediction. In 2023, Carlos joined Wood as a Staff Flow Assurance Consultant to help lead projects on Flow Assurance and renewable energy synergies, provide guidance in the areas of technology and core competency and assist in the training and development of other Wood Flow Assurance personnel.
	Greg Manson Greg Manson is a Senior Subsea Systems Engineer with 15 years’ experience across product design, downhole tooling design, drilling solids control system design / installation and subsea production systems. He started his career at OneSubsea in Subsea Life of Field Services working in installation / intervention control systems and is currently based in Houston, TX within the Subsea Production Systems Early Engineering team where he leads subsea system client engagement and Front End Engineering Design studies. Greg is a Chartered Engineer (CEng - IET), Project Management Professional (PMP - PMI) and holds a BDes (Hons) degree in Product Design from Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland, a BEng (Hons) degree in Mechanical Engineering from The Open University, England and a PgCert in Energy Economics & Finance from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.
	Ian Still, Independent Contractor Ian has over 30 years of subsea systems engineering experience in the hydrocarbon development and production processing industry, working in many global shallow and deepwater basins in his career. As principal systems engineer with Shell International he held the office of Subsea Systems Technical Authority contributing and validating the portfolio of concept identification, definition and execute projects in Brazil, GoM, Nigeria, Malaysia and Australia. He was accountable for HPHT 400°F and 20ksi subsea hardware development, subsea processing technology programs, and held authority over corporate technical standards for subsea equipment in addition to serving on API sub-committees. He holds an honors BSc in Engineering from Robert Gordon University, is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer and a member of the International Council of Systems Engineering.
	Matt Reznicek Matt Reznicek is a principal subsea systems engineer with OneSubsea, based in Houston, with 18 years industry experience. Matt has spent time in both Houston and Oslo, Norway working in the subsea industry mostly for OneSubsea / SLB. Matt has expertise in subsea production systems, systems engineering, subsea field development, subsea structures, and template manifolds. Matt has a passion for knowledge sharing and mentoring and is grateful for the opportunity to work with the SUT-US.
	Phil Izzi I have been with OneSubsea for over 12 years, currently serving as OneSubsea’s global Subject Matter Expert for ROV Tooling and Operations. I graduated from Texas A&M in 2008, and spent four years at my first job doing product development for military and commercial imaging systems. In 2012 I joined OneSubsea in the Connection Systems Group. I was a Lead Engineer working in Project Execution and New Product Development, designing some of our OCSV Clamp Connection systems and DMG Dual Metal Gaskets. In 2019 I joined the Systems Engineering team, and now I support all projects and engineering groups worldwide. I perform ROV Accessibility simulations using the Unity Engine to validate operability of SPS equipment (Trees, Manifolds, Connectors, Controls). I also manage our standard suite of ROV tooling, maintain company-wide design standards, and provide direct engineering guidance to ensure all of our equipment can be operated safely and reliably.
	Thomas Lindvig Thomas Lindvig is field development engineer with OneSubsea, based in Houston. He holds a Doctorate in Chemical Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark and a Master's in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Tulsa. With a career spanning multiple international assignments, including roles in Norway, the United Arab Emirates, Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, and Russia, Thomas brings a wealth of global experience to his work. Specializing in subsea processing technologies, Thomas focuses on subsea pumping, compression and separation. Since joining OneSubsea Processing's early engagement team in 2023, he has worked on identifying and evaluating business opportunities for subsea processing technology, working closely with operators to identify optimal processing technology and optimize system configurations for maximum economic returns. Outside of work, Thomas enjoys staying active through hiking, running, and rowing, and he values spending quality time with his family.
	William M. Taggart IV, PE - Engineering Consultant William M. Taggart IV - A professional engineer for over 30 years, worked on major projects in deepwater oil/gas, shale oil, copper mining, and refineries. His initial 16 years was spent with a consulting engineer firm in New Orleans designing project for multiple industries. He then spent 16 years with Murphy Oil, designing and troubleshooting oil/gas facilities in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico, Eagleford Shale, Permian Shale, and internationally. He is recognized as a subject matter expert for the systems that control industrial applications and protect the personnel, equipment, and the environment from those industrial processes. Now focused on large scale energy storage as founder and CEO of Cavern Energy Storage which is developing long duration energy storage for the Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi region. The company is developing underground pumped storage hydroelectric using salt dome caverns to provide an efficient 20-hour electricity storage solution for the Gulf Coast.He is also the author of “Fixing America: An Engineer’s Solution to our Social, Cultural, and Political Problems”. A book that Kirkus Reviews called “A timely, level-headed analysis of America’s most polarizing political issues.” This book takes America’s problems and analyzes them with a nonpartisan, factual, data-driven approach to reach simple solutions that can be implemented. The book invites a discussion of the issues that America is grappling with.

Thank you to our Sponsors:

Past attendees include:
- Shell
- BP
- PEMEX
- Chevron
- BHP Billiton
- Halliburton
- Southwest Electronic Energy Inc.
- Saipem America Inc.
- Instituto Tecnologico del Petroleo y Energia
- RISE ENERGY
- Oxy
- Endeavor Management

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