Optoelectronic technologies
for the Oil and Gas Industry 2010
Over 100 delegates for industry, academia and research institutes attended the 2nd Optoelectronic Technologies for the Oil and Gas Industry one-day technical meeting at the Marcliffe Hotel and Spa, Aberdeen on the 4th of November. The meeting, which was co-sponsored by the Institute of Physics (Instrument Science and Technology Group), FMC Technologies, the National Subsea Research Institute, the Scottish Optoelectronics Association and the Society for Underwater Technology, kicked-off with ice-breaker event on the evening of the 3rd of November. This was held in the Aberdeen Maritime museum and allowed delegates to network whilst viewing a range of marine and oil and gas industry related exhibits.
The 2010 technical meeting the following day had included sessions on downhole, seabed and subsea and surface oil and gas of optoelectronics, where latest developments and opportunities were reported. Industry firsts for optoelectronic technology reported at the meeting included the successful deployment of the first subsea optical fibre feed through system, a life of field seismic seabed installation and a miniature subsea inspection camera. The sessions also demonstrated the ability of optoelectronics to achieve real operational and commercial benefits. In addition to the oral presentation the meeting included poster and table top demonstrations. As with the previous meeting the 2010 event provided a valuable forum for oil and gas industry professionals the opportunity to keep abreast of latest developments and network with academics and researchers.
See this year’s programme for details of the presentations:
2010 Programme
