UH Dives Deep to Advance Subsea Engineering
Unconventional plays have become so common and have been met with such widespread acceptance that they are no longer unconventional. However, the industry is already looking ahead to what comes next. What – or more precisely, where – is the future of the oil and gas industry? Many in the industry seem to agree that the subsea environment is the next frontier, and the University of Houston (UH), through networking, research and science, is bringing that frontier a little closer.
In recognition of the importance of what lies below the bottom of the sea, three students at the University of Houston’s (UH) Cullen College of Engineering – Nebolisa Egbunike, a UH graduate student in the subsea master’s degree program, and co-founders Ewaen Ogiefo, the first graduate of the subsea master’s program, and Ademola Oladinni – formed the first U.S. professional subsea engineering program in 2013. The Subsea Engineering Society was created to fill the growing need for information sharing and networking within the subsea community.
“Basically, we realized that subsea is the next big thing…the next frontier,” Egbunike told Rigzone. “We wanted to make an impact by creating an avenue for further study, and to generate interest in the subsea environment.”
Over the next 5 to 10 years, global demand for oil could be 100 million barrels per day, Egbunike said. However, the shale formations that are currently providing much of the production will likely have peaked, and subsea environment will play a growing role in meeting that future demand.
Because subsea exploration is multi-disciplinary and very technical, it is advantageous to generate interest as quickly as possible, Egbunike noted.
123
View Full Article
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Generated by readers, the comments included herein do not reflect the views and opinions of Rigzone. All comments are subject to editorial review. Off-topic, inappropriate or insulting comments will be removed.
- Falcon Oil Declares Commercial Flow Test Results for Shenandoah Well
- Macquarie Strategists Expect Brent Oil Price to Grind Higher
- Japan Failing to Meet Corporate Demand for Clean Power: Amazon
- Pennsylvania County Joins List of Local Govts Suing Big Oil over Climate
- UK Oil Regulator Publishes New Emissions Reduction Plan
- PetroChina Posts Higher Annual Profit on Higher Production
- US, SKorea Launch Task Force to Stop Illicit Refined Oil Flows into NKorea
- McDermott Settles Reficar Dispute
- Russian Navy Enters Warship-Crowded Red Sea Amid Houthi Attacks
- USA Commercial Crude Oil Inventories Increase
- New China Climate Chief Says Fossil Fuels Must Keep a Role
- Oil Demand Outpaces Expectations, Testing Calculus on Peak Crude
- House Passes Protecting American Energy Production Act
- TotalEnergies Restarts Production in Denmark's Biggest Gas Field
- Republican Lawmakers Say IEA Has Abandoned Energy Security Mission
- USA Oil and Gas Job Figures Jump
- Blockchain Demands Attention in Oil and Gas
- Houthis Warn Saudi Arabia of Retaliation If It Backs USA Attacks
- Macquarie Sees USA Oil Production Exiting 2024 at 14MM Barrels Per Day
- Summer Pump Prices Set to Hit $4 a Gallon Just as Americans Hit the Road
- New China Climate Chief Says Fossil Fuels Must Keep a Role
- Chinese Mega Company Makes Major Oilfield Discovery
- VIDEO: Missile Attack Kills Crew Transiting Gulf of Aden
- Norway Regulator Blasts Proposal to Halt New Oil and Gas Permits
- Chinese Mega Company Makes Another Major Oilfield Discovery
- What Is the Biggest Risk to Offshore Oil and Gas Personnel in 2024?
- Vessel Sinks in Red Sea After Missile Strike
- Exxon Rights in Stabroek Do Not Apply to Hess Merger with Chevron: Hess
- Equinor Makes Discovery in North Sea
- Analysts Reveal Latest Oil Price Outlook Following OPEC+ Cut Extension