SPE Offshore Europe 2023

The University of Aberdeen exhibited at the SPE Offshore Europe conference held at the P&J Live in Aberdeen from 5th-8th September. The theme for this year’s conference was ‘accelerating the transition to a better energy future' and we were there to showcase our world-leading research as part of the main conference programme with expert sessions on digitalisation and AI, critical materials, late-life assets, hydrogen storage and offshore wind.

Lunchtime Talks

In addition to the main conference programme, we hosted a series of short lunchtime talks on the University of Aberdeen stand (2E68) that were open to all attendees and covered a wide range of topics related to energy transition as well as upskilling opportunities. See below for further details.

The National Decommissioning Centre also exhibited in the Innovation and Digital Zone and hosted an evening panel session on ‘Energy Integration: Competition, Consensus and Collaboration’ at its facility in Newburgh.

Conference Sessions

Staff and Postgraduate students from the School of Engineering will be presenting their research projects as part of Offshore Europe's Technical Programme. All sessions are open to all conference attendees.

Transition Technology

Lithium Extraction From North Sea Oilfield Brines Using Ion Exchange Membrane

Wednesday 6th September | 10am - 12noon

Presented by - Botelho Disu, Research Postgraduate, Dr Roozbeh Rafati, Senior Lecturer and Dr Amin Sharifi Haddad Senior Lecturer

Applied Digital Technologies

AI Enabled Digital Rock Technology for Larger Scale Modelling of Complex Fractured Subsurface Rocks

Wednesday 6th | 2pm - 4pm

Presented by Ciprian-Teodor Panaitescu, Dr Kejian Wu, Dr Yukie Tanino and Dr Andrew Starkey

Hydrogen Challenges

Fluid-fluid and Rock-fluid Parametric Investigation of the Underground Storage of Hydrogen in a Deep North Sea Aquifer

Thursday 7th | 10am - 12noon

Dr Prashant Jadhawar and M. Saeed

Hydrogen Challenges

Mapping Hydrogen Storage Capacities of UK Offshore Hydrocarbon Fields and Exploring Potential Synergies With Offshore Wind

Thursday 7th | 10am - 12noon

Anna Peecock

Improving Production Performance of Late Life Assets II

A Generic Methodology for Predicting the Longevity of Offshore Infrastructure

Thursday 7th | 2pm - 4pm

Michael Olatunde, Dr Srinivas Sriramula, Dr M. Amir Siddiq and Professor Alfred Akisanya, School of Engineering, A.D. Brixton, Chevron Britain Limited

Reservoir Characterisation

A New Method for Quantitative Diagenesis Via Digital Rock Tools (Alternate)

Friday 8th | 10am - 12noon

Dr Kejian Wu, Dr Andrew Starkey, Ciprian-Teodor Panaitescu and N.S. Japperi, University of Aberdeen / Universiti Teknologi MARA

Lunchtime Talks (Stand 2E68)

The University hosted a series of events including a programme of short talks with speakers showcasing their work and providing insight into topics including Digitilisation, AI, Hydrogen Storage and Skills.

Talks took place on the University stand located in Hall 2, stand number 2E68.

Digitalisation: Modernising Companies for Today’s World

Dr Andrew Starkey

Wednesday 6 September | 12.45pm

Digitilisation and AI at Work Case Study: GDI Project

Craig Moir

Wednesday 6 September | 1pm

Predicting Gas Turbine Emissions Through Deep Learning and Data Modelling

Professor Georgios Leontidis

Wednesday 6 September | 1.15pm

Future Energy Skills

Rachel Elliot (University of Aberdeen) and Lauren Braidwood (NESA)

Wednesday 6 September | 2pm

H2 Pipeline Transport to Subsurface Storage in Depleted Reservoirs & Aquifers

Dr Prashant Jadhawar

Thursday 7 September | 1pm

Hydrogen storage in depleted fields: prospects for coupling with offshore wind

Anna Peecock

Thursday 7 September | 1.30pm

Carbon Storage and the Energy Transition

Professor John Underhill

Thursday 7 September | 2pm

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