Subsea Testing Facility Consultation

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Thank you for taking part in this survey, before beginning please ensure you have read over the attachments in the associated email. The survey should take around 15-30 minutes.

These attachments outline the two proposed testing facilities (described here in brief):

IRM Test Bay Centre is a nearshore, offshore area with subsea architecture placed around a designated area. This equipment will be non-functioning and will mainly serve Survey, IRM and Installation industry players. This facility could also be used to explore decommissioning methods without the risk of hydrocarbon release.

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Subsea Production Test Centre is focused around fluid flow and production systems. This would take the form of an offshore simulated field. It is considered as an underwater production system exporting to an indoor flow loop complete with a multiphase, re-circulatory pumping station. In principle installation would be conducted in a dry environment and on completion could be flooded to create environmental testing. Such a facility could be used to test subsea production systems and subsea factory with realistic production conditions. It could also be utilised for SIT, FAT and qualification demonstration The dry dock could permit realistic SIT with ROV interaction.

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The results of this survey will ONLY be used to inform the ongoing business case development for the proposed Subsea Offshore Test Centre. The information provided does not commit any organisation to move forward with any project with the new centre should it be created. In addition, the contents are non-binding on any party in-terms of setting a precedent for possible forms of relationship and / or in-kind or financial contributions.

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* 1. Respondent information

Name

Job Title

Organisation

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* 2. How would you class your organisation?

SME (Small and Medium Enterprise)

Academic/ Research Institution

Regulator

Operator

Tier 1 Service Company

Tier 2 Service Company

Other (please specify):

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* 3. Where are your organisation's principal R&D operations based?

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* 4. How many employees does your organisation have? (2016)

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* 5. How many employees are involved in R&D activity? (2016)

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* 6. What was your organisation's turnover in 2015?

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* 7. What percentage of turnover was from international sales in 2015?

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* 8. As a percentage of overall turnover, what was your organisation's spend on R&D?

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* 9. Do you (your organisation) support the idea that there is a need for new, offshore, test and development facilities?

Yes