Subsea Expo 2026 To Explore The Next Wave

The countdown to the return of Subsea Expo in February 2026 is well and truly underway.

Taking place at P&J Live in Aberdeen on Wednesday, 04 and Thursday, 05 February, Subsea Expo is one of the world’s leading events dedicated to the subsea sector and wider underwater industry.

Free-to-attend, the established annual event will welcome delegates from around the world, reflecting the international regard in which the UK’s underwater industry is held.  In 2025, Subsea Expo saw visitors from 34 nationalities in attendance.

Featuring both an exhibition and a conference, the event provides a showcase for the technology, innovation and talent that abounds in the UK’s £9.4billion underwater industry, attracting around 5,000 visitors over its run.

Regarded as an event where business is done, Subsea Expo draws companies from across the underwater industry.  Featuring in the exhibition alongside official event partner Boskalis Subsea Services, are C-Kore Systems, Concept Cables, Digital Edge Subsea, Film-Ocean, KOSO Kent Introl, Northern Diver, RockSalt Subsea, Seafast Maritime, STATS Group, Tracerco, Viewport3 and Yoke.

For 2026, exhibitors can benefit from participating in new customer engagement sessions – dedicated 10-minute one-to-one meetings with key decision makers from across the underwater industry.  Operators, contractors and developers signed up include bp, Baker Hughes, Boskalis Subsea Services, EnQuest, Flotation Energy, Orsted, Petrofac, Subsea7, TotalEnergies, Well-Safe Solutions and Wood.

As the subsea industry stands on the brink of transformation, powered by the global energy transition, diversification, digitalisation and a renewed focus on sustainability, the theme for the two-day industry showcase in 2026 is The Next Wave.  This will explore where the next projects and innovations are coming from in offshore wind, oil and gas, defence and beyond, highlighting how innovation beneath the waves is driving careers and growth across the blue economy.

The conference programme will focus on some of today’s key talking points, covering oil and gas, offshore wind, decommissioning and defence, reflective of the sectors that the underwater supply chain is set to centre its attentions on in the coming years.

Also forming part of conference proceedings will be a series of spotlight sessions, delivered in the open theatre in the exhibition hall.  These sessions, featuring short, 12-minute presentations, will cover advanced manufacturing, the circular economy, data and digitalisation, diving, late-life management, subsea 2035, subsea power and underwater robotics.

The event’s official networking drinks reception will take place on the Tuesday evening on the eve of Subsea Expo.  Held at Union Kirk in the centre of Aberdeen, it allows attendees and exhibitors to network in relaxed surroundings before the show officially opens the following day.

A highlight of Subsea Expo is the Subsea Expo Awards, which will be presented at a black-tie dinner on the Wednesday evening.  Around 450 guests are expected to attend and celebrate the achievements of those leading the way in the industry.

For information on Subsea Expo, including stand availability, how to secure tickets for the awards dinner and register to attend the event, visit www.subseaexpo.com

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