ENGINEERING SOCIETY
History of the OES
Ray Hobbs has been busy trawling the archives to prepare a potted history of the OES listing the Chairmen and all past events and meetings.
The Offshore Engineering Society was formed in 1987 by the Institution of Civil Engineers to promote interest and scholarship in both the scientific and applied aspects of offshore engineering.
Chairmen to date have been as follows:
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1987 1989 | John Derrington |
| 1989 1991 | Dr Edmund Hambly | |
| 1991 1993 | Ron Goodfellow | |
| 1993 1995 | Dr Peter Blair-Fish | |
| 1995 1997 | Hugh Williams | |
| 1997 1999 | John Waddell | |
| 1999 2001 | Tom Aldridge | |
| 2001 2004 | Dr Ray Hobbs | |
| 2004 - 2006 | Neil Glover | |
| 2006 - 2009 | Peter Keel | |
| 2009 - Present | Neil Glover |
John Derrington and Dr Edmund Hambly also served as President of the ICE (in 1984 and 1995 respectively).
Many distinguished offshore engineers have, over the years, served on the main committee in London or the branch committee in Aberdeen.
Technical meetings, covering a wide range of topics, have been held regularly in London and Aberdeen. The London meetings, held since the formation of the society, are listed below:
DATE |
TITLE |
PRESENTER |
1987 |
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| FEB 18 (lunch) | The future applications of new technology offshore | J Dailey |
| MAR 18 | R & D in the offshore industry | JN Mansfield |
| OCT 08 | Exploring for oil in deep water west of Shetlands | G Bowie |
| OCT 15 (lunch) | Storage of waste below seabed | SJ Taylor |
| NOV 05 | Abandonment of oil rigs | STS al Hassani |
| NOV 20 (lunch) | Statoil | M Beckkeheiem |
1988 |
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| FEB 10 | CONFERENCE: Cost reduction in offshore engineering | Various |
| FEB 17 (lunch) | Assessment of offshore platforms | WJ Winkworth |
| MAR 08 - 09 | SITE VISIT: English and French electricity stations related tothe under Channel electricity cables | |
| MAR 16 | Repairs the state of the art | IE Tebbett |
| APR 20 | Concrete platform at Ravenspurn | RC Luedke |
| MAY 19 (lunch) | Training engineers for offshore industry | B McNaughton |
| MAY 25 | Corrosion and protection | Various |
| OCT 12 (lunch) | Project management offshore | MD Haynes |
| OCT 27 | Hutton tension leg platform | ERG Bell |
| NOV 23 | How collaborative research helps offshore engineers | RK Venables |
| DEC 08 | Analysis of pile groups | SWM Komaromy & BW Ims |
| DEC 16 (lunch) | Community policy on financial support for research and development in the offshore sector | R de Bauw |
1989 |
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| JAN 26 | Benefits of limit state / plastic design to topsides structures | Dr Nicholson |
| FEB 23 | The evolution of modern structural steels: weldability, corrosion resistance and toughness | H Colt |
| MAR 21 (lunch) | Talk by Member of Parliament | P Morrison |
| MAY 25 | Pipelines | A Palmer |
| SEP 26 | Design fabrication and installation of the Veselfrikk jacket | M Baerheim |
| NOV 14 | Miller platform post Piper studies | G White and MJ Payne |
| DEC 07 (lunch) | Pollution control | Various |
1990 |
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| JAN 18 (lunch) | Ocean resources and research | D Lennard |
| FEB 28 | The use of aluminium in offshore structures | Various |
| MAR 28 | Future European field developments, Annual Dinner | Various |
| APR 25 | One well tripod | D Duncan |
| SEP 20 (lunch) | Heavy lifts | J Mitchell |
| OCT 03 | Computer aided design | K Logendra |
| NOV 07 | Jackup stability |
EC Hambly & BA Nicholson |
| DEC 06 (lunch) | Risk analysis | R Sylvester-Evans |
1991 |
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| JAN 23 | European standards for offshore structures | S Thorburn, P Dowling & RO Snell |
| FEB 26 (lunch) | Where next with concrete platforms? | CJB Roberts |
| MAR 26 | 1st Annual Dinner, EPIC contracts | P Blair-Fish |
| APR 17 | Marine operations, Snorre field development | JI Knodsen |
| SEP 25 | The LRFD version of API RP2A: limit state practice for designing fixed offshore platforms | GAN Thomas |
| OCT 16 (lunch) | Gannet | J Carter |
| NOV 20 | Deep water jack-ups | PA Thomas |
| DEC 11 (lunch) | Safety | JR Potter |
1992 |
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| JAN 15 |
The geotechnics of marine anchors (joint with BGS) |
T Aldridge, C Chipcase, G Degenkamp, W Craig |
| FEB 19 (lunch) | Subsea developments | D Appleford |
| MAR 25 | 2nd Annual Dinner | Various |
| APR 15 | Offshore pipeline installations using dynamically positioned vessels | S Dotinga |
| SEP 16 | Should offshore structures be designed for earthquakes and if so how? | P Blair-Fish & G Simms |
| OCT 14 | Partnering fashion or necessity | R West |
| NOV 11 | Developments in concrete offshore structures | A Knudson |
| DEC 09 | Seabed scour in the offshore environment | R Whitehouse |
1993 |
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| JAN 20 | CONFERENCE: Offshore iInnovations and economics | Various |
| FEB 24 | North Sea platform decommissioning | WG Laver |
| MAR 31 | 3rd Annual Dinner | Various |
| APR 28 | Computational fluid dynamics | N Rhodes |
| SEP 23 |
ICE engineering research in Atlantic Canada (joint with RAE) |
D Kaye |
| OCT 21 | What future for horizontal well technology? (joint with SUT) | G Ferguson & H Rabia |
| NOV 11 | Troll Olje concrete floater | S Storaas |
| DEC 01 | Response of offshore platforms to wave and earthquake forces (joint with SECED) | BA Izzuddin, RM Kenley, & AS Elsashai |
| DEC 08 | Oil and the environment should it be a burning issue? | S Morgan |
1994 |
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| JAN 11 | Partial safety factor calibration for the North Sea adaptation of API-LRFD & Modelling of environmental loading in the adaptation of LRFD to UK offshore structural design practice |
RC Turner
A Theophanatos & AHS Wickham |
| FEB 01 | Putting Hurricane Andrew in context was it thye "big one" | AA Denton & N Lynagh |
| MAR 16 | 4th Annual Dinner Prospects for oil and gas |
C Smith, M Spaven & J Waddell |
| APR 13 | Implementation of the Cullen report a review of progress | A Sefton |
| SEP 14 | Armada topsides savings through compact heat exchangers | R Haugh |
| SEP 29 | CONFERENCE: Requalification and decommissioning of offshore installations (joint with IMechE) | Various |
| OCT 12 | Ringing response of offshore platforms | P Duncan & R Rainey |
| NOV 30 |
Pileless jacket foundations a new era (joint with BGA) |
M Baerheim, C Erbrich & MC Ferguson |
1995 |
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| JAN 11 | Challenges for the West of Shetland | R Kenison |
| FEB 08 | New fatigue guidance for offshore structures | J Sharp |
| MAR 08 | 5th Annual Dinner Cost reduction in the new era | V Tuft, J Griffiths & R Edwards |
| APR 05 | Jack up site assessment | M Hoyle & J Trickey |
| SEP 20 | Judy/Joanne from concept to reality | PD Williams |
| OCT 18 | Offshore piling - past, present and future | J de Jonge |
| NOV 29 | Composite materials offshore | PAC Medlicott |
1996 |
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| JAN 16 |
Mobils Lancelot and Excalibur platforms conventional
versus EPIC contract strategy and essential management techniques
required for a successful EPIC contract (joint with ICE) |
J Gilchrist & K Logendra |
| FEB 21 | BP Harding development | G Harris, M OFlynn & K Robson |
| FEB 22 |
CONFERENCE: Minimising the impact of decommissioning (joint with Institute of Petroleum) |
Various |
| MAR 13 | 6th Annual DinnerAlliance contracting, | |
| APR 17 | Steel or concrete monopods? | D Collier & M Smith |
| JUN | Debrief on OTC axial pile behaviour session (joint with SUT) | Various |
| SEP 11 | Management of the Norne project | P Urdahl |
| OCT 02 | New advances in pile design (joint with BGA) | R Jardine |
| OCT 09 | Latest developments in offshore drilling technology | P Spicer |
| NOV 13 | Taut and catenary moorings | M Delaney & R Stonor |
1997 |
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| JAN 22 | Floating production. Concrete or steel? Ships or floaters? | RJS Harris, D Kerr, M Basaran & I Whitby |
| FEB 19 | Plastic lined pipes | B Jones |
| FEB 26 | Alternative methods for blast analysis on structures (joint with SECED) | R Yeung |
| MAR 19 | 7th Annual Dinner The future of the gas market | Various |
| APR 16 | Ekofisk II | K Morbraten |
| SEP 30 | The Andrew project | A Dawson |
| OCT 22 | Caspian developments | M Sparkes & E Sjolie |
| NOV 19 | Blast response what next? | M Birkinshaw |
| NOV 26 | CONFERENCE: High strength fibre cables (joint with ICE) | Various |
1998 |
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| JAN 21 | The big wide world of ISO standards | D Galbraith |
| FEB 18 | Advances in downhole technology | B Daniel |
| APR 02 | 8th Annual Dinner, A vision of future infrastructure in the UKCS | A Hunt & S Sasanow |
| APR 28 | Offshore safety where are we going? Should construction follow? (joint with ICE) | P OFerrall |
| APR 29 | Wandoo | D Collier |
| SEP 30 | The HP/HT nature of the Shearwater development | J Stubbs |
| OCT 21 | The civil construction market from an offshore perspective | J van der Graaf |
| OCT 29 | Dismantling oil platforms (joint with ICE) | R Daniels |
| NOV 18 | The impact of the design and construct regulations | B Marshall |
| DEC 02 | Safety implications for offshore foundations of conductor and shallow well drilling | R Hobbs |
1999 |
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| JAN 20 | Offshore technology developments to meet environmental challenges | Various |
| FEB 03 | Offshore soil structure interaction (joint with SECED) | RO Snell & N Ramsey |
| FEB 24 | Getting into deepwater! | RO Snell |
| MAR 24 | 9th Annual Dinner North Sea industry are we right for the future? | N Smith |
| APR 28 | Why offshore engineers should know more about reservoirs | D Aron |
| SEP 29 | Millenium bug and offshore engineering | A Taylor |
| OCT 27 | Laminaria and Corallina development | P Crerar |
| DEC 02 | Renewable energy from the sea | G Senior |
2000 |
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| JAN 26 | Installation of Caspian pipeline off-loading buoy in the Black Sea | A Crowle |
| FEB 23 | Terra Nova Building the first FPSO development for the Grand Banks of Newfoundland the subsea challenges | S Allen & C Kassner |
| APR 12 | Safety cases for deepwater production systems | M Grant |
| JUN 29 | OTC geosciences debrief (joint with SUT) |
K Day, I Hamilton & G Griffiths |
| SEP 20 | Future energy supply trends and possible impacts | A Hunt |
| OCT 18 | Development of a deep field in West Africa | V Alliot |
| DEC 06 |
First Annual Film Evening: Anasuria A rare bird The Shearwater project an overview South Arne gravity base structure Operation North Sea |
R Hobbs |
2001 |
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| JAN 24 | The Skiff project Trident platform | P Strowlger |
| FEB 22 | Malampaya CGS a Filipino success story | D Collier |
| APR 25 | Marine facilities for the Reliance refinery and petrochemicals complex, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India | I Mirchandani |
| SEP 13 |
OTC 2001 debrief on geotechnical aspects (joint with SUT) |
P Power, M Cook & J Osborne |
| OCT 10 | The role of engineers in resolution of disputes arising from offshore construction and supply projects | P Cassidy & A Ma |
| NOV 21 | Offshore windfarms past, present and future | P Fish |
| DEC 13 |
Second Annual Film Evening: Offshore Wandoo innovation in energy Forties report |
R Hobbs |
2002 |
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| JAN 09 | Engineers as experts in dispute resolution | P Cassidy & A Ma |
| FEB 07 | Structural integrity of MCP 01- concrete platform | G Prakhya, & R Ffrench |
| MAR 06 | Bow and Greenwater Loading |
N Barltrop & T Hodgson |
| APR 03 | Recent research findings of the Fire and Blast Information Group | F Hamdan |
| MAY 09 | Conversion of a tanker to an offshore storage and offtake installation (joint with RINA) | A Stephens |
| SEP 18 | Debrief on the Offshore Technology Conference 2002 | F Hamdan & K Day |
| OCT 16 | Marine current turbines | P Fraenkel |
| OCT 22 |
The refloat of the Maureen steel gravity platform (joint with ICE) |
P Broughton & R Davies |
| NOV 20 | The Azure project the feasibility of floating LNG process and storage | J Sheffield |
| NOV 26 - 28 | CONFERENCE: Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics (joint with SUT) | Various |
| DEC 03 |
Third Annual Film Evening: The Leadon development Offshore construction pioneers Offshore windfarms Malampaya West Natuna CSO Deep Blue: the making of a giant |
R Hobbs |
2003 |
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| JAN 15 | Pollution, environment and the offshore engineer | P Read |
| JAN 23 | Offshore crack detection using acoustic emission methods (joint with RINA) | L Rogers |
| FEB 12 | The role of the energy loss adjustor | J Donald |
| FEB 27 |
CONFERENCE: Offshore windfarms: Why appropriate site
investigation will reduce uncertainty, cost and risk (joint with SUT) |
Various |
| MAR 12 | High explosives technology and applications | S Miller |
| MAR 27 |
The Maclure field from Gremlin to Gryphon (joint with IMechE) |
P Nieve |
| APR 2 | Safety in the offshore industry paying lip service or paying attention? | H Bolt |
| MAY 15 | Mediating offshore oil and gas contract disputes | P Cassidy |
| JUN 4 | Design issues for topsides located on an FPSO | C Earl |
| SEP 24 |
Structural dynamics of offshore wind turbines (joint with SECED) |
E Bossyani and B Byrne |
| OCT 9 | UKs new deep ocean remotely operated vessel (ROV) Isis (joint with RINA) | P Mason |
| NOV 5 | ISO 19900 Series international standards for offshore structures | D Galbraith |
| NOV 25 | Making Penguins fly (joint with IMechE) | N George |
| DEC 4 |
Fourth Annual Film Evening: Under the North Sea The worlds greatest oil rig Barracuda Caratinga project |
R Hobbs |
2004 |
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| JAN 7 | Ocean energy developments tide, wave and wind energy | T Trapp |
| JAN 28 | Seabed liquefaction and submarine landslide (joint with SECED) | R Jardine, A Palmer & S Dunn |
| FEB 4 | Sakhalin II development an overview | M Zitterich & C Fenwick |
| MAR 3 | Barracuda Caratinga project | R Argiolas & M Hesar |
| APRIL 7 | Single Point Mooring | Andrew Newport - SBM |
| MAY 5 | Helicopter Operations | Steve OCollard - Scotia |
| JUN 1 | The Challenges of the Canadian East Coast Offshore | Vincent Morgan - C-Core |
| JUN 15 |
10th Annual Dinner Deconstruction of the Maureen Platform and Loading Columns. (Joint meeting with ICE) |
Presented by Peter Broughton |
| SEPT 8 | Offshore Emergency Response | Mark Talbot-Sykes & Michael Wilder -Petans |
| SEPT 21 |
"Oil from the Ocean Depths - the Challenges of Deep Water Engineering" (Joint meeting with ICE, IMechE IEE Chilterns Area. Venue: Chilterns University) |
Leofric Studd - BP. |
| OCT 7 & 28 |
Offshore Wind Farms Recent Development (Co-sponsored with RINA and I MarEST Venue: LRS) |
Captain Mike Frampton, London Offshore Consultants |
| OCT 20 | Shah Deniz Project | Rob Kelly - BP |
| NOV 3 | A RANS BASED TECHNIQUE FOR CALCULATION OF ADDED MASS AND DAMPING COEFFICIENTS OF COMPLEX OFFSHORE STRUCTURES |
Dr Tanmay Sarkar of Saipem UK Ltd & Dr Justin Penrose of ANSYS - CFX |
| NOV 8 |
Co-sponsored meeting with the ICE Energy and Maritime Boards marked the launch of the ICE Offshore Wind Farms E-mail Forum. Plus: New Guidelines for Offshore Site Investigations for Marine Renewables presented by SUT |
Mark Finch of RPS Hydrosearch |
| DEC 1 |
The 5th Annual Film Evening The History of the World War 2 Maunsell Sea Forts; The Murchison Project; Into the Deep |
Dr Ray Hobbs |
OES history researched by Dr Ray Hobbs