A new research centre has been launched to address challenges that are being faced in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) and the worldwide subsea industry.
The National Subsea Research Institute (NSRI), which is a partnership between the UK subsea industry and academia, intends to develop and lead a coordinated research strategy for the country’s oil and gas subsea sector.
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The centre will support the development of subsea technologies to increase the levels of hydrocarbons recovery and the life of the UKCS.
Subsea UK board member and NSRI steering group leader John Mair said: "NSRI will become the single voice on subsea technology in the country.
"As the ‘go-to’ advisory body and knowledge centre for subsea technology, it will essentially broker the development of subsea technologies, rather than seek to fund R&D activity itself."
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Mair noted that the country currently needs an industry-led body to build stronger links between industry and academia, as countries such as Brazil and Norway are continuing to invest in deepwater research.
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By GlobalDataThe organisation will access and represent all the subsea companies and potential academic partners by operating across the entire UK.
Scottish Enterprise, Subsea UK and industry have initially provided funding for the initiative for a period of three years.
