Call for Abstracts
Subsea Success in a Volatile World
Grieghallen, Bergen, Norway 15-17 June 2027
Deadline for submission: 11 December 2026, 11pm CET
The 32nd annual Underwater Technology Conference will be back in Bergen, Norway 15 – 17 June 2027. We expect more than 500 delegates and 30 exhibitors from around the globe. The overall goal of the Underwater Technology Conference is to be most relevant meeting arena where new contacts are created, knowledge is shared, and important relations and network cultivated.
Do not miss the opportunity to reengage with the subsea technology industry most influential Executives, Managers, Engineers, Strategy & Planning personnel as well as the Subsea academicians. We hereby invite you to participate and make UTC an even greater subsea event by submitting your Abstract!
The Abstract submission Platform is now open!
Please contact us at utc@unite.no if you need any assistance
Topics of Interest UTC 2027
The global energy landscape is increasingly shaped by geopolitical uncertainty, evolving energy demands, supply chain constraints, cost pressures and more challenging operating environments. To succeed in this volatile world, the subsea industry must continue to innovate, improve efficiency, strengthen collaboration, resilience and accelerate the deployment of new solutions.
UTC 2027 – Underwater Technology Conference invites operators, suppliers, contractors, researchers, startups and industry experts to share the technologies, engineering solutions and lessons learned that are enabling Subsea Success in a Volatile World.
We welcome abstracts describing field applications, technology developments, qualification programmes, research activities, operational experience and innovative concepts within the following themes:
- Field Development
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- Solutions enabling profitable development of resources through technology and cross industry cooperation. Specifically, solutions that reduce CAPEX, shorten time to first production, improve recovery, and address challenges related to distance, reservoir characteristics, pressure, temperature and other technical constraints.
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- CAPEX reduction through simplified, standardised and modular field developments
- Long-distance tie-backs, extended step-outs and deepwater developments
- HPHT, challenging reservoirs and complex production systems
- Harsh-environment and environmentally sensitive area developments
- Flow assurance, subsea processing and production optimisation
Topics may include:
- AI and digital solutions
- Artificial intelligence, digital technologies and autonomous systems are transforming how subsea assets are designed, developed, operated and maintained. This theme explores how digital solutions can improve decision-making, accelerate field development, enhance operational efficiency and strengthen the resilience of subsea operations.
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning applications across the subsea value chain
- Robotics, autonomy and digital solutions for subsea operations and intervention
- AI-enabled field development, engineering and concept selection
- Digital security, cybersecurity and resilience for connected subsea systems
- Hackathons, live demonstrations and collaborative approaches to solving industry challenges
Topics may include:
- Operations and Remote Operations
- New approaches to operating, monitoring, maintaining and optimising subsea assets through automation, digitalisation and remote capabilities.
- Remote operations and intervention
- Production optimisation and increased recovery
- Condition-based maintenance and predictive analytics
- Operational digital twins and automated monitoring
- New approaches to subsea asset operations and integrity management
Topics may include:
- Subsea Electrification
- The transition towards electrical subsea systems and the opportunities created by electrification of subsea production systems.
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Topics may include:
- Electric subsea production systems
- Electric actuation, power distribution and control
- Electrification of downhole and reservoir
- Subsea batteries and energy storage systems
- ROV’s & AUV’s
- Energy Security
- How can subsea solutions improve recovery, security, resilience, reliability and operational performance in an increasingly uncertain world?
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Topics may include:
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- Asset integrity, reliability and resilience
- Robotics, autonomous systems and drones
- Cyber security
- Safety, security and cross-industry technology transfer
- Subsea Innovation and Ideas
- Emerging technologies, novel concepts and new ways of working from startups, academia and established industry players.
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Topics may include:
- Additive manufacturing and emerging engineering methods
- Advanced subsea power, control and communication systems
- Novel subsea architectures, materials and qualification methods
- Technology transfer to/from CCS, minerals and wind
- Start-up, piloting and qualification of new technology
- Other For abstracts that span multiple topics or do not have one clear category. The Program Committee will review the abstract and may assign the most appropriate category
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Abstract Guidelines & Requirements UTC 2027:
- Get approvals from your management before you submit an abstract.
- No commercial focus. Delegates at previous UTCs responds negatively to sales presentations/company profiling. Do not underestimate your audience, focus on the technology.
- If chosen, your abstract will be published. Please review your text before submittal.
- Maximum 250 words in the abstract text, introduced by a short “key learning outcome” or alternatively short text summary followed by a video presentation of theme max 2 minutes.
- Submit your abstract in accordance with the listed topics of interest, giving the program committee a context for evaluating your contribution.
- Do not include figures, photos and bullet points in the abstract text. The publishing format handles text only.
- Abstracts are chosen based on their strength, content matter and market/trend relevance – i.e choose topic carefully when submitting your abstract. A listing in the most appropriate category will give you a greater chance to be selected.
- Submit with speaker and deputy speaker (in the online submittal form, not in the abstract text). In case of multiple authors,please list co-authors at the end of the abstract text.
- The program committee reserves the right to not include abstracts accepted by similar conferences.
- All authors will be notified no later than February 12th 2027, selected or not. All speakers will subsequently by requested to confirm their attendance within a given deadline.
- Full instructions on preparation of manuscripts and presentations will be sent to selected authors. You can also choose to publicize a paper after the conference (in addition to your presentation).
- The Program Committee will nominate “back up” presentations for each topic, to be the first runner ups if one of the presentations is cancelled. Authors of back up presentations will receive conference benefits correspondingly to chosen presentations/speakers.
- A complementary conference fee, including lunches and social events, will be provided for one speaker per abstract/presentation. UTC will not cover travel/ accommodation expenses.
