Subsea Research Institute NSRI to Become Part of Subsea UK
capitalize on the opportunities in the energy transition and the blue economy, Subsea UK added.According to Subsea UK, the Hub will focus on increasing exports, collaborating to deliver cross-sector technology and innovation, accelerating start-ups and scale-ups, and developing capability and skills.Peter Blake, chairman of NSRI said: “The UK’s subsea industry is a major success story with an enviable reputation as a world-leader. With other regions investing heavily in subsea R&D, the UK challenge is to maintain our pre-eminent position. NSRI was established to fill a structural gap
Laing Appointed NSRI Director
of Subsea UK, NSRI is supported by companies, including Total, Shell, BP, Subsea 7, Wood and Scottish Enterprise. The organization plays a key role in communicating the needs of the industry to the supply chain, encouraging market-led development of technology. Chairman of NSRI, Peter Blake said, “Many know Tony within the oil and gas sector, with his extensive experience and lateral creative thinking I believe he will take the robust foundation of NSRI and build upon it within the next phase. There is considerable challenge driving subsea technology and commercialization to
NSRI: Project Director Sought
and subsea mining as well as subsea oil and gas. It has also delivered an online matchmaker service which receives around 600 hits per month, and a series of high profile events that have achieved exposure among the end users of technology, innovators, sponsors and academia. Chairman of NSRI, Peter Blake, said, “NSRI has made significant strides towards meaningful engagement between industry, government and academia. Dr. Drummond has played a pivotal role in the numerous achievements of NSRI in the last three years and, on behalf of the board, I’d like to pay tribute to his sterling
Two Named to NSRI Board
to Schlumberger in 2007 and the Wind Energy and Aerospace divisions to Moog Corporation in 2009. The inventor of 12 granted patents, Jones is also the founder and Chairman of M-Flow and Chairman of Magma Structures which has recently delivered the world’s largest ever yacht masts. Peter Blake of Chevron chairs the NSRI board whose other members are Neil Gordon - Subsea UK, Paul White – GE Oil & Gas, Paul Charlton - PDL Solutions, Jason Tisdall – Fugro, John Mair and Stuart MacKinven of Scottish Enterprise. Initial three-year funding for the NSRI, which is a not-for-profit
Industry Chief: Subsea Industry Expecting Tough Times
consultation with industry, we know these are the key areas where new technology and innovation are required. The leaders of these advisory groups will act as champions for our themes.” The champions appointed to date are Paul Charlton, chief executive officer, PDL Solutions (Europe) Ltd., Peter Blake, subsea systems manager at Chevron, Jason Tisdall, business line manager at Fugro and Paul White, director – subsea technology with GE Oil & Gas. “NSRI deals with R&D at all stages, from initial concept through to market readiness but, in the current climate, we anticipate
NSRI Announces Senior Appointments
A recently launched initiative aiming to coordinate research and development activities within the U.K.’s subsea oil and gas sector has appointed a chairman and project director. Peter Blake, Subsea Systems Manager at Chevron’s Energy Technology Company, has taken up the role of chairman of the National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI), and Dr. Gordon Drummond, Technology Manager at Subsea 7, joined as project director. NSRI has been established to ensure the U.K.’s subsea technology needs are understood and met within the country’s increasingly complex and competitive
Subsea UK Reveals New Board
;s annual general meeting. The appointments cap a successful year for the organization, which saw membership rise to over a record-breaking 290 companies, representing around 90% of the whole industry. All board members were required to stand for reelection. Three new members were elected. They are Peter Blake from Chevron, David Sheret from Bibby Offshore and Martin Sisley from Ocean Installer. The six reelected were Frank Bee of Shell, Brian Green of Severn Subsea Technologies, Geoff Lyons of BPP-Tech, Ian Mitchell of BP, Tim Sheehan of Ashtead Technology and John Mair of Subsea
February 2024
