Subsea engineering is a multidisciplinary field that builds
on conventional engineering knowledge. In addition to broadening their
engineering skills, students will learn about the economic and operational
drivers that are critical to designing, selecting and configuring subsea
systems. Students will also learn subsea project management and execution,
including experience-based lessons learned.
All students in this program are exposed to courses that
cover the fundamentals of subsea engineering, and may select from courses that
cover subsea hardware, subsea controls and umbilical systems, subsea riser
systems, and flowlines, pipelines, and their installation.
What is Subsea Engineering?
Subsea engineering is a multidisciplinary field that is
broadly responsible for the control and direct flow of oil and gas from deep
marine wells. The scope of this engineering field includes all hardware,
control, umbilicals, pipelines and interfaces with host production facilities.
Subsea engineering is challenging because a successful
operation involves hundreds of moving parts that are designed and expected to
operate flawlessly for decades in harsh offshore environments while being
remotely controlled from many miles away.
Subsea Production System
Subsea Umbilicals
Subsea Riser and Flowlines