Conference fee:
- NPF personal members NOK 11,500 plus 25% VAT
- Non-members NOK 13,500 plus 25 % VAT
The conference fee includes: – Lunch – Refreshments – Conference Dinner – Presentations.
Additional cost for exhibition stand:
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2026-10-13 08:00:00
2026-10-14 16:00:00
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Subsea Pipelines & Cables 2026
Radisson Blu Royal Garden Hotel, Kjøpmannsgata 73, 7010 Trondheim
Norsk Petroleumsforening
Subsea Pipelines & Cables 2026_2026-10-13 08:00:00
13 to 14 Oct 2026
Subsea Pipelines & Cables 2026
TRONDHEIM
Welcome to
Subsea Pipelines & Cables 2026
13 – 14 October 2026
Radisson Blu Royal Garden Hotel Trondheim
Conference language: English
NPF invites the subsea pipeline, riser, umbilical, and cable community to Trondheim for the 15th anniversary of this conference.
Join this popular networking forum where recent achievements, case studies, industry trends, and new developments are discussed and presented. We are pleased to again invite the subsea pipeline, riser, umbilical, and cable community to Trondheim for the traditional two-day conference. Join this popular networking forum where recent achievements, case studies, industry trends, and new developments are discussed and presented.
The conference format will address topics related to design, installation, operation, and new technology solutions and infrastructure security. As always, this conference will include technical, field-specific, and project-specific presentations and a good time for networking. There will also be a strong focus on future developments with a national and international perspective.
On behalf of the Program Committee and NPF, we look forward to seeing you in Trondheim in October!
Per Nystrøm
IKM Ocean Design and Chairman of the Organising Committee
Program Committee
Per R. Nystrøm, Engineering Manager – IKM Ocean Design
Lars Wist Amdal, Principal Engineer – DNV
Thore Grønvik, Study Manager Field Development – Subsea 7
Lars Myklebost, Operations Director – Wood Group
Michael Boubli, Business Development Manager – TechnipFMC
Sarbjyot Haarberg, Principal SURF Engineer – OKEA
Vegard Longva, Senior Research Scientist – SINTEF Ocean
Marie Finstad Opgård, Principal Engineer Pipeline & Transport Technology – Equinor
Marius Ommundsen, Pipeline Engineer, Subsea Operations Central – Aker BP
Sindre Bruaseth, Senior Specialist Engineer – Aker Solutions
Program
Tuesday 13. October
08:30
Registration
09:00
Welcome/opening remarks
Per R. Nystrøm, Engineering Manager - IKM Ocean Design & Chair of the Program Committee
09:05
Keynote
Dr. Venkatapathi Tharigopula - Equinor
09:20
Keynote
Frode Sivertsen, VP Project Development - Vår Energi
09:35
Keynote. Standardization and re-use as enabler for marginal subsea tie-backs
Meric Pakkan - Aker BP
09:50
PANEL
Dr. Venkatapathi Tharigopula - Equinor
Frode Sivertsen, VP Project Development - Vår Energi
Meric Pakkan - Aker BP
Moderator: Per R. Nystrøm, Engineering Manager - IKM Ocean Design & Chair of the Program Committee
Frode Sivertsen, VP Project Development - Vår Energi
Meric Pakkan - Aker BP
Moderator: Per R. Nystrøm, Engineering Manager - IKM Ocean Design & Chair of the Program Committee
10:05
Break
TIE-BACK
Moderator: Program Committee
10:35
The Bestla Pipeline project: Marginal fields. Material selection. Flow assurance. How to reduce J-tube pull in force and the positive impact on platform facility cost/operations. Benefits of using divers in Bestla waterdepths (120m)
OKEA & Subsea 7
10:55
Know what you are asking for; the implications of not communicating the lowest level of functional requirements across disciplines in tie-back projects
Øyvind Koldal, Principal Facility & Project Engineer - ORLEN Upstream Norway
11:15
Bundle Pipelines: An Alternative to Conventional Pipelines
Craig Farquhar, Bundle Package Integration Lead Yggdrasil & Øst Frigg - Aker BP
Craig Brown - Subsea7
Craig Brown - Subsea7
11:35
High pressure, high temperature, high performance
Hilde Sandstad, SURF Manager HPHT portfolio (Atlantis & Linnorm) - Equinor
11:55
Lunch
CABLES/RISERS
Moderator: Program Committee
12:55
Repairing a Subsea Cable in Four Weeks: Efficient Analysis Workflows from Engineering to Offshore Decision-Making
Stefan Bøyum Schlömilch, Partner, Discipline Lead Marine Operations - Entail
13:15
Draugen Power from Shore
Jan Furnes - OKEA
Niklas Resman - NKT
Markus Persson - NKT
Niklas Resman - NKT
Markus Persson - NKT
13:35
Time-Domain Prediction of Vortex-Induced Vibrations in Slender Marine Structures: Recent Advances under Complex Environmental Loading
Jie Wu - SINTEF Ocean
13:55
In-Place Engineering of Rigid SLWRs Subjected to Severe Seabed Irregularities in Ultra-Deep Water
Nathalie Virga - TechnipFMC
14:15
Break
INSTALLATION
Moderator: Program Committee
14:35
Raia Gas Export Pipeline: Design and Installation challenges of a 3000 m Ultra-Deep Large-OD Pipeline
Ingrid Alves Valeriano - Equinor
14:55
Close-lay – smart or perhaps too smart? Lessons learned from Yggdrasil project
Malik M. Ibrahim/TBC - Subsea 7
15:15
Expanding Plastic-Lined Pipe Capabilities: A Novel Press-Fit Connector Technology
Fraser Murray, Graduate Engineer & Ed Pratt - TechnipFMC
15:35
Break
15:50
Execution of 3 x Subsea hot tap projects
Bjørn Bakkevig, Project Manager - Equinor
16:10
Snake-lay - theoretical and practical considerations from Skarv Satellites Project
Martin Teigen & Kristian Norland - Subsea 7
16:30
Big pipeline installed with biggest pipelay vessel, feeding to the biggest structure ever moved by human (Troll Ph 3 Stg 2)
Hans Franky Panjaitan, Principal Engineer Subsea Technology and Operation - Equinor
16:50
Summary & End of day
Per R. Nystrøm, Engineering Manager - IKM Ocean Design & Chair of the Program Committee
18:30
Conference Dinner & Entertainment
Wednesday 14. October
09:00
Welcome day 2
Per R. Nystrøm, Engineering Manager - IKM Ocean Design & Chair of the Program Committee
DESIGN
Moderator: Program Committee
09:05
DNV-ST-F101 - Celebrating 50 years of standardization for the pipeline industry
Sigbjørn Røneid & Harald Wathne - DNV
09:25
Can other ways of employing the Residual Curvature Method (RCM) allow further optimization of the expansion and buckling design of HPHT pipelines?
Pål Foss, IKM Ocean Design
09:45
Potential Pitfalls in Upheaval Buckling Analysis: Ensuring Reliable Flexible Flowline Design for HPHT Conditions - Eirin Experince
Roxana Diaconu, Principal Engineer Operation & Maintenance Subsea - Equinor
10:05
Break
10:20
Pres-hot JIP: Advancing Pressure Containment Assessment – From Phase 1 Guidelines to Phase 2 Methodology Developments
Kristian Norland - Subsea 7
Nicholas Vaughan - DNV
Sigbjørn Røneid - DNV
Nicholas Vaughan - DNV
Sigbjørn Røneid - DNV
10:40
Buckling and Expansion Control Design for Irpa PIP
Cyprian Gil & Knut Tørnes, Pipelines Technical Authority - Wood
11:00
Protection of Pipelines and Cables against Ship Anchors, is trenching and rock dumping effective?
Per R. Nystrøm, Engineering Manager - IKM Ocean Design
11:20
Break
TECHNOLOGY
Moderator: Program Committee
11:40
Mechanics of Liner Wrinkling in Mechanically Lined Pipes under High-Strain Subsea Installation
Tiago Kaspary & Ahmed Reda - Cladtek do Brasi
12:00
From CO2SafePipe JIP to DNV-RPF-104 (2026) - Strengthening Design and Integrity Methodologies for CO₂ Pipelines
Bente Helen Leinum, Vice President Operations Technology - DNV
12:20
Enabling tieback into existing infrastructure without divers
Kristen Andrew Foshaug, CTO - Connector Subsea Solutions
12:40
FlowHeat - Enabling longer tie-backs with reduced environmental footprint
Øystein Moholdt, Technical Sales Manager - TenarisShawcor
13:00
Lunch
OPERATION
Moderator: Program Committee
14:00
Resistance to Reverse End Cap Effect (RECE) Under Low-Pressure Operation
Svein Are Løtveit - 4Subsea
Jan Furnes - OKEA
Sarbjyot Haarberg - OKEA
Jan Furnes - OKEA
Sarbjyot Haarberg - OKEA
14:20
Operational experiences with a subsea bundle – lessons from the Valhall field
Sindre Fjermedal, Subsea teknisk fagansvarlig - Valhall & Ula Drift - Equinor
14:40
Equinor Subsea Test Centre – Inspection testing for subsea infrastructure
Thomas Johansen, Professional Engineer Automation Tech - Equinor
15:00
END of Conference
Per R. Nystrøm, Engineering Manager - IKM Ocean Design & Chair of the Program Committee
15:15
Departure - bus to the airport
Practical information
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Organizer: Norwegian Petroleum Society (NPF)
Venue: Radisson Blu Royal Garden Hotel Trondheim, Norway
Conference language: English
Reduced price for NPF members.
If you want to receive the Member Price, please, first register here: https://npf.medlemssystem.com/registrationOne year membership for conference participants is NOK 1,100. Reduced membership fees apply to young professionals under 34, students, and seniors.
NOK 15.000 (+25% VAT). Additional exhibition stand costs require one regular conference participant and are ordered upon registration. The exhibition fee includes:
- Exhibition space in the mingling area outside the conference hall.
- Each exhibition stand is 2 meters wide and 1.5 meters deep. Corresponding to a conference table and 2 roll-ups.
- Conference table and electricity.
Payment:
Payment can be done upon registration by credit card (Master Card/Visa) or invoice. If the invoice needs to be changed due to wrong or missing information, a fee of NOK 150 will be added to the total amount. All international payments must be approved before the conference starts.
Accommodation:
Radisson Blu Royal Garden Hotel Trondheim, Kjøpmannsgata 73, 7010 Trondheim, Norway
Price per night (incl. breakfast & VAT): NOK 2,050 for single room. To receive the applicable room rate, please use this link.
The link is valid until 12.09.2026 – The room can be cancelled free of charge up to 7 days before the arrival date.
NPF is not responsible for no-shows
Conference paper:
Presentations from the conference will be available after the end of the conference. Delegates will be informed when available via e-mail.
Program changes:
It is sometimes necessary to change the timing of the program. The conference organizer will not be liable for any such unavoidable changes.
Cancellation
Cancellations must be received in writing latest 14 days prior to the conference and will be subject to a NOK 2,000 cancellation fee unless a substitute delegate is offered. After this date, the full registration fee will apply, however, substitutions will still be accepted. Substitutions for registered delegates may be made at any time, but we would appreciate prior notification.In case of conference cancellation by the Norwegian Petroleum Society, (NPF), the participant will be refunded the conference and/or exhibition fees. Other expenses the participants may have are not refunded and are not the responsibility of NPF.
Cancellations must be received in writing latest 14 days prior to the conference and will be subject to a NOK 2,000 cancellation fee unless a substitute delegate is offered. After this date, the full registration fee will apply, however, substitutions will still be accepted. Substitutions for registered delegates may be made at any time, but we would appreciate prior notification.In case of conference cancellation by the Norwegian Petroleum Society, (NPF), the participant will be refunded the conference and/or exhibition fees. Other expenses the participants may have are not refunded and are not the responsibility of NPF.
Force majeureEvents beyond the control of the NPF- for example, but not limited to, extreme weather conditions, acts of war, terrorism, transportation shut-down (strikes or accidents), government regulation or advisory including travel warnings, serious illness or epidemics that make it impossible to fulfill the obligations of conducting the conference, entitle NPF to cancel the event without liability.
For further information please contact:
Norwegian Petroleum Society
Hanne Hernes, Project Manager
Tel. +47 4045 2327 | E-mail: hanne.hernes@npf.no