Health & Safety
Heavy oil community heads to Aberdeen S
ince its launch in 2006 in Beijing, World Heavy Oil Congress has gained the reputation as the strongest
platform for international and national oil companies, governments, service companies and international experts to navigate challenges and opportunities related to unlocking heavy oil around the globe. Its production, transportation, and refining presents
special challenges compared to conventional oil, and the need to bring this rich resource to market on an economically feasible basis, whilst minimising the
environmental impact, requires serious industry discussion. Every 18 months, in varying global
locations, business leaders and technical experts converge at World Heavy Oil Congress to address these issues. Taking place 10-13th September, the Congress will be hosted by City of Aberdeen, Scotland – Europe’s energy capital. Focusing on the theme of Improving Sustainability through Innovation and Collaboration and comprised of a business conference, over 140 technical presentations, networking, short courses and technical tours, the four-day event is dedicated to improving exploration, recovery, production and transportation of this rich resource. “Global reserves of conventional oil
are on a rapid decline, while abundant unconventional reserves endow heavy oil production with great exploration potential
and broad development prospects. World Heavy Oil Congress is the premier forum focused on unconventional oil and business opportunities, technologies, economics and environmental impact from its development,” says Wes Scott, Executive Vice President of dmg events, the producers of World Heavy Oil Congress. ●
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Developing safe transfer to fixed structures offshore S
TL Research has been awarded UK government funding to accelerate their project to develop an
offshore personnel-access system. Code-named Neptune, the system will space-
stabilise its personnel carrier regardless of the motion of the ship on which it is mounted so that personnel can safely transfer to fixed structures offshore such as wind turbines and oil or gas platforms. David Kirkley, Managing Director of STL Research
said: “The funding will enable us to continue with our development programme at an accelerated rate and also expand our engineering team. We are pleased that potential has been seen in the Neptune system. Also, it
will significantly help us bring this technology to market”. The funding, from the Technology’ Strategy Board’s
‘Smart’ scheme, will enable STL to prove the concept of the Neptune offshore personnel- access system, and gain internationally-recognised accreditation for use offshore. The Technology Strategy Board is a business-led
government body which works to create economic growth by ensuring that the UK is a global leader in innovation. Sponsored by the Department for Business,
Innovation and Skills (BIS), the Technology Strategy Board brings together business, research and the public sector, supporting and accelerating the development of
innovative products and services to meet market needs, tackle major societal challenges and help build the future economy.
Managed by the Technology Strategy Board, the
Smart scheme offers funding to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to engage in R&D projects in the strategically important areas of science, engineering and technology, from which successful new products, processes and services could emerge. ●
For more information, visit
www.submarine-technology.com or
www.innovateuk.org
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