First Annual Subsea Technical Conference - Society for Underwater Technology


Home Registration Information Keynote Speakers Provisional Program Conference Venue & Location Travel Accommodation Social Program Optional Tours Sponsorship Opportunities Further Information About SUT Platinum Sponsor: Gold Sponsor: Other Sponsors:	Keynote Speakers Martyn Witton Subsea Manager, INPEX Corporation and SUT Perth Branch Chairman Martyn Witton is one of the founders of Benthonic Consulting which provides innovative solutions for subsea oil and gas projects. One of the first MSc graduates in Underwater Technology from Cranfield University UK, Martyn is a Fellow of SUT and Chair of the Perth Branch. Martyn is Subsea Manager for INPEX’s Ichthys project in NW Australia. Betsy Donaghey Senior Vice President, Browse Development, Woodside Energy Ltd Betsy Donaghey has a career spanning twenty five years in the oil and gas industry. She joined Woodside in 2000 working in gas marketing and the domestic gas business, moving to Director Strategic Planning in July 2004. In July 2005, Betsy took up the role of Director, Australia Business Unit and in April 2008, she became the Senior Vice President of the Browse Business Unit. Prior to joining Woodside, she worked for nineteen years with BHP Billiton in roles in gas marketing, business planning and analysis and reservoir engineering. In 2006, Betsy graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in Civil Engineering and earned a Masters in Operations Research from the University of Houston. In 2006, Betsy also attended Harvard’s Advanced Management Program. Patrick O’Brien Group Director, Services and Technology, MCS and Director, Subsea UK Patrick is a Chartered Engineer by profession and has over twenty years experience in the offshore oil and gas industry, with particular expertise in the design of compliant riser systems to floating production and floating drilling platforms. Patrick’s company, MCS, has twenty five years experience in riser design and has a strong track record in deepwater subsea developments. In 2007, MCS completed the detail design of seventeen steel catenary risers for the Independence Hub project in 8,000 ft of water in the Gulf of Mexico – the deepest risers in the world to-date. Patrick is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers of Ireland (FIEI) and a Fellow of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (FIMarEST). He is a director of Subsea UK and is the chair of Subsea UK’s Operator’s Needs Committee. He also sits on the Engineering Advisory Board of the University of Aberdeen. David Jordan Global Subsea Projects Advisor, J P Kenny David Jordan has over thirty years experience in Offshore Engineering and Project Management of which a total of sixteen years have been spent in Norway, Germany, France, Canada and Brazil. His last major project role before joining J P Kenny was as Subsea Engineering Manager on the world’s largest EPIC deepwater project (Barracuda and Caratinga). Prior to that he was the Technical Manager of the Terra Nova Project. He has held a number of senior corporate and project positions and is currently the J P Kenny Global Subsea Projects Advisor. He is a Fellow of the Society for Underwater Technology

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Keynote Speakers

Martyn Witton
Subsea Manager, INPEX Corporation and SUT Perth Branch Chairman

Martyn Witton is one of the founders of Benthonic Consulting which provides innovative solutions for subsea oil and gas projects.

One of the first MSc graduates in Underwater Technology from Cranfield University UK, Martyn is a Fellow of SUT and Chair of the Perth Branch. Martyn is Subsea Manager for INPEX’s Ichthys project in NW Australia.

Betsy Donaghey
Senior Vice President, Browse Development, Woodside Energy Ltd

Betsy Donaghey has a career spanning twenty five years in the oil and gas industry. She joined Woodside in 2000 working in gas marketing and the domestic gas business, moving to Director Strategic Planning in July 2004. In July 2005, Betsy took up the role of Director, Australia Business Unit and in April 2008, she became the Senior Vice President of the Browse Business Unit.

Prior to joining Woodside, she worked for nineteen years with BHP Billiton in roles in gas marketing, business planning and analysis and reservoir engineering.

In 2006, Betsy graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in Civil Engineering and earned a Masters in Operations Research from the University of Houston. In 2006, Betsy also attended Harvard’s Advanced Management Program.

Patrick O’Brien
Group Director, Services and Technology, MCS and Director, Subsea UK

Patrick is a Chartered Engineer by profession and has over twenty years experience in the offshore oil and gas industry, with particular expertise in the design of compliant riser systems to floating production and floating drilling platforms.

Patrick’s company, MCS, has twenty five years experience in riser design and has a strong track record in deepwater subsea developments. In 2007, MCS completed the detail design of seventeen steel catenary risers for the Independence Hub project in 8,000 ft of water in the Gulf of Mexico – the deepest risers in the world to-date.

Patrick is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers of Ireland (FIEI) and a Fellow of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (FIMarEST). He is a director of Subsea UK and is the chair of Subsea UK’s Operator’s Needs Committee. He also sits on the Engineering Advisory Board of the University of Aberdeen.

David Jordan
Global Subsea Projects Advisor, J P Kenny

David Jordan has over thirty years experience in Offshore Engineering and Project Management of which a total of sixteen years have been spent in Norway, Germany, France, Canada and Brazil.

His last major project role before joining J P Kenny was as Subsea Engineering Manager on the world’s largest EPIC deepwater project (Barracuda and Caratinga). Prior to that he was the Technical Manager of the Terra Nova Project.

He has held a number of senior corporate and project positions and is currently the J P Kenny Global Subsea Projects Advisor. He is a Fellow of the Society for Underwater Technology