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Annual Report 2015
The field of subsea production and processing is a
multi-discipline area, containing elements of Chemical
engineering, Petroleum engineering, RAMS and System
control. SUBPRO provides a unique opportunity to combine
such disciplines across the organisation both at NTNU and
the industry partners, to find new and original solutions.
Emphasis is put on communication between projects,
through co-location of PhD candidates, PhD colloquia,
team building and electronic collaborative environments.
SUBPRO aims at establishing cooperation with advanced
universities in the field. Discussions with potential instutu-
tions have been initiated during 2015.
SUBPRO has cooperated actively with other R&D/
innovation initiatives in the subsea field during 2015. The
centre was presented at the UTC Underwater Technology
Conference in Bergen, on the Subsea Valley Conference
in Oslo, on the DNV GL Summer surf subsea technology
seminar in Oslo and at a NCEI seminar in Trondheim
during 2015.
SUBPRO is engaged in extensive laboratory activities and
field work as a part of the R&D projects. SUBPRO follows
NTNU's system for HSE in all activities. All experiments
at NTNU and field trips outside NTNU are subject to
thorough risk analysis prior to execution, and SUBPRO
personnel receive systematic HSE training and are drilled
in reporting and analysis of unexpected events.
KEY FIGURES FOR SUBPRO
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
HSE
CROSS DISCIPLINE COLLABORATION
COOPERATION WITH OTHER INITIATIVES
FOR SUBSEA R&D AND INNOVATION
Project
duration
August 2015 – August 2023*
Total annual
costs
33 mill. NOK
Personnel
The whole
project period
Hired as of
March 2016
Female
percentage
PhD candidates
30
15
30 %
Postdoctoral
scholars
9
5
40 %
Professors
involved at
NTNU
20
20
20 %
Other
researchers
5
5
40 %
MSc students
(per year)
30
30
20 %
Total
75
25 %
*Provided extended funding from RCN for the last 3 years of operation