Program Structure
DeepStar® is the industry’s longest-running and most successful offshore technology development consortium and it has generated significant value by providing technology transfer to its members and the industry.

CORE Program
DeepStar® CORE Program focuses on all members’ common collaborative technology needs; discusses industry technology issues and develops ideas for larger, elective satellite projects.
Annual Budget >$1,200,000
Schedule: May-May
Operator Member $100,000
Associate Member $15,000
All membership fees are annual (May-May)
Operator membership level is based on ownership of offshore leases.
Associate Member is any firm or corporation who is engaged in offshore activity as a drilling contractor,
service company, supplier, or other capacity.
Membership Agreement 2022-2023
Membership Agreement 2022-2025
Extension to Membership Agreement 2022
Satellite Projects
Focuses on elective Satellite Projects in which the technology advancement is aided by collaborative among interested parties.
Budget and Schedule Varies
20 ksi Systems Validation
$200,000
Through tubing Repairs of SCSSV
$150,000
Electric (eSCSSV)
$165,000
Tie-backs with TCP-PIP
$150,000
Unmanned Robotic Topside
$55,000
Hairy Nanoparticles Near-Well Region
$120,000
Subsea Desanding
$200,000
ESP Monitoring &Control System
$100,000
Riser Continued Service
$150,000
Annual member cost per project
Administration fee is not included in project price.
Core Members save 25% on satellite project administration fee.
Nippon Foundation Partnership projects
Global collaborative technology development to which DeepStar provides an operator-driven, collaborative technology development program that leverages other stakeholders' capital investment.
Annual Budget <$2,000,000
Schedule: May-May
DeepStar Nippon contractor contract 2020
DeepStar Nippon 2022 Project Summary [Pending]
Flow Assurance
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Hydrogen-Natural Gas Blends Phase Behavior for Safe Offshore Pipeline Transport of Low-Carbon Energy
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Optimization of compression performance of CCUS using process model-based control technology
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New Huff'n Puff process combined CO2 gas and nanotechnology for offshore fields
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Analytics framework to Predict, Monitor and Manage Wax Deposition and enable carbon emission reduction
Subsea Systems Engineering
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Wave Energy Harvesting System Utilizing PVDF Piezoelectric Film
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Nanosorbent Technology Platform for the Removal and Recovery of Metals from Produced Water
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Application Study and Field Trial of Omni-Directional Optical Wireless Communication System
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Semipermanent Ocean Bottom Seismic Node for CCS monitoring
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Feasibility Study on combined systems of floating offshore wind, wave energy and subsea battery
Drilling, Completions & Intervention
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Thermally Stable CRA and Sealing Technology for Enhanced Geothermal Systems
Autonomous Operations
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UT Drone for offshore inspections
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"PoC of YRSP (Yokogawa Robotics Services Platform) and EX ROVR (explosion proof autonomous inspection robot developed by Mitsubishi)"
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Robotic Intervention During Outages NUF
Green House Gas
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Carbon Nanotube (CNT) Based Hydrogen Adsorbent for Efficient Storage / Transportation
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Ammonia Production – Offshore Gas Monetization