DoIR director general Jim Limerick handed the cheque to SUT Australasian branch chairman Martyn Witton, saying that SUT had an important role to play in developing subsea expertise and technology in the state.

“Western Australia needs to leverage off our resources industry to market our services and technology around the world,” Limerick said.

“The subsea sector of the industry is one that the state must promote and strengthen.”

The presentation occurred at last night’s SUT technical meeting, "Subsea projects – a global overview", at the Melbourne Hotel in the Perth CBD.

Presentations covered: the Mutineer-Exeter project; the world's northernmost LNG project, the Statoil Snohvit development; and the Girrasol subsea system in deepwater Angola.

The next technical meeting will be on October 12 on the theme, “Subsea processing – how close is the horizon?”

Registration fees are A$10 for SUT members and A$30 for non-members. Student members and new members can attend free. The Melbourne Hotel is on the corner of Hay St and Milligan St, Perth.

For more information contact SUT events manager Joyce Bremner on 0403 185 226.