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Subsea UK's new London event which will focus on the European and West African subsea oil and gas markets has secured a high profile line-up of speakers and sponsors.
The inaugural conference and exhibition, to be held in the UK capital on 30^th of October 2008, has secured keynote speakers Jonathan Porritt - founding director, Forum for the Future, Roland Festor - managing director Total E&P UK , Malcolm Webb - chief executive of Oil and Gas UK, Rune Juliussen - head of research Pareto, Paul Tooms - Head of Subsea Discipline BP, and Steve Robertson, assistant director, Douglas-Westwood.
Subsea Europe, which will focus on the future drivers in subsea economics, aims to attract more attention from other UK industries, particularly marine and renewables as well as the financial markets.
Xodus Group, which now has a rapidly-expanding office in London to drive new business from the wider European markets, has signed up as the headline sponsor. Other sponsors include Halliburton, Dominion Gas and Proserv.
Colin Manson, managing director of Xodus Group, said: "The subsea industry in the UK is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the UK economy and needs to be more widely recognised. We lead the world in this technologically demanding industry with a $9 billion share of a global market worth $25 billion. Xodus Subsea is growing in-line with the sector and we have already seen the benefit of having a London presence in terms of our ability to win international work. One of the reasons we are sponsoring Subsea Europe is to profile our London base but also our renewable capability. Through this London event, Subsea UK is aiming to promote the capabilities of subsea oil and gas companies to the UK's offshore wind and marine renewable sectors in a much more robust way."
Chief executive of Subsea UK, which champions the country's fast-growing subsea oil and gas sector, David Pridden said: "This London event, focused on the European and West African markets, will enable us to communicate our messages to a more diverse audience such as the marine and renewable industries and the financial markets. It's about time that we got to grips with the UK's offshore wind and marine renewables businesses. With the third round of offshore wind now on the table which will include the deeper waters of places like Dogger Bank, and the Government targets combined with a renewed focus on security of supply, offshore renewables is finally beginning to face the challenges that the offshore oil and gas industry overcame 20 years ago. Offshore renewables is still a cottage industry. It will remain so unless we find a way of bringing in the expertise that has been developed over the last 30 - 40 years in the North Sea and gear up the scale and, consequently, generation output of the devices we are putting offshore."
The exhibition will provide companies with the opportunity to highlight their skills and technology to an audience of key decision makers from the operators and contractors of the subsea oil and gas and wider marine sectors across Europe and Africa.
The impact of unprecedented levels of activity in a high cost industry within a falling oil price environment will be discussed at the conference which will also feature technical presentations form Subsea UK companies.
Organised with the support of IMCA and DBERR and hosted in the Business Design Centre in Islington, the event will be preceded by a networking dinner in the London Aquarium.
