Offshore Engineering Society

The Offshore Engineering Society serves to provide insightful and relevant lectures and events to those interested in the offshore engineering industry. The Committee organises monthly lectures (apart from a summer break) on the first Wednesday of the month usually at the Institution of Civil Engineers. Along with valuable technical knowledge, the society aims to provide networking opportunities for professionals, academics, students and anyone looking to broaden their knowledge in the field of offshore engineering. The Committee is elected by the members of the society and each Committee member serves a three-year term. The current Committee is as follows: - Phillip Cooper – (Chair, 2021) – Petrofac; - Mark Knight (E-2019, Deputy Chair and IStructE Link); - Giorgio Giuliani (C, Hon. Sec. and Webmaster) – Ramboll; - Bill Clifford (C, Honorary Treasurer and Webmaster); - Katsounis Konstantinos (E-2019) – Saipem; - Dr Ray Hobbs (E-2020, IMarEST, BGA, EGGS and SUT Link) – Ind. Geotechnical Consultant; - Craig Braynion (E-2020) – Saipem; - Neil Glover (E-2021, Events, ICE Maritime Offshore Panel Link) – GMOC Ltd.; - Eleftheria Tsalamegka (E-2021) – Saipem - Trevon Joseph (C, Immediate Past Chair) – Ramboll; - Alex Rimmer (C) – 2HOffshore; - Hamish Mackenzie (C, Social Media) – Ramboll; - Tony Barber (C); - David Loader (C) – Tierramar Engineering - Aaron Du (N, IMechE Rep) – Empire Engineering - Dr Christelle N. Abadie (Cambridge Univ.) – Academic Link (E = Elected (6 of 6), C = Co-opted (7 of 10), N = Nominated member (1 of 3)) - E of Scotland Chair: Iain Manclark – Equinor - NW England Chair: Simon Thurlebeck - NE of England Chair: Fraser Gibson – Ryder Geotechnical Ltd - Admin. Executive: Katherine Coldwell - ICE The committee represents a broad range of technical expertise from the offshore oil and gas industry including the offshore sector for renewable energy such as wind, current and wave energy development.