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Worley - The workforce of the net zero future

Worley - The workforce of the net zero future Opinion piece from Geeta Thakorlal, President, Energy Transition and Digital, Worley   Climate change is the defining challenge of our generation. So, what does this mean for the future workforce? Its stark reality is shifting societal expectations. And brings a demand for low-carbon energy. International net zero commitments are th...

Worley - How can we work together to decarbonise the North Sea?

Worley - How can we work together to decarbonise the North Sea? Opinion piece from Eoghan Quinn, Vice President, Power & New Energy, Worley   Could renewable and digital technology come together to revolutionise an ageing oil basin? For thousands of years, humans have worked together to achieve incredible things. When we look back at the world 12 months ago, could we have imagined finding multiple vaccines for a global pandemic that are being given to millions of people ever...

UK North Sea Energy Review – May 2021

UK North Sea Energy Review – May 2021   The North Sea Transition Deal and its implications on the oil and gas sector was this past month’s highlight of the UK North Sea industry, which also saw production and development updates and a flurry of new services contracts.  The UK Government said at the end of March that a landmark North Sea Transition Deal was reached with industry—a deal to support the oil and gas industry’s transition to clean, green ene...

Creating an energy transformation ecosystem

Creating an energy transformation ecosystem   “Energy Transformation” is now heralded as the great opportunity for the United Kingdom Continental Shelf, (UKCS). But what does “Energy Transformation” mean and how can it positively affect our businesses? The simple truth is that in order to understand the opportunity we have to first understand the drivers. Maybe for the first time ever, the upstream oil and gas industry is facing an existential threat. The in...

Renewable energy - An unstoppable force

Renewable energy - An unstoppable force By Rebecca Williams, Head of Policy & Regulation, RenewableUK   The introduction of renewable energy in the power market has already paved the way for unstoppable growth in the coming years. Renewables have become a highly disruptive force, providing low-cost energy that is creating a very competitive option for both energy providers and consumers. In addition, the Climate Change Act 2008 and the net zero target by 2030 have accelerated...

People in Energy - James Hellard, Senior Design Engineer at MAATS Tech Ltd

People in Energy - James Hellard, Senior Design Engineer at MAATS Tech Ltd   How did you get into the Energy sector and how long have you been working in it? After graduating from university, I held a few short-term contract roles in different sectors while applying for graduate roles. One of my temporary contracts was a maternity cover admin role for MAATS Tech. When I left that role for a CAD designer contract for a ventilation company, John Holt, founder and MD (at the time) of...

Into IWOCS Proserv seeks to build relationships and its reach

Into IWOCS Proserv seeks to build relationships and its reach   Julia Lutfy, Business Development Manager – IWOCS, Proserv Controls, tells Dan Hyland, Operations Director at OGV Energy, how the firm is aiming to strengthen its onshore and offshore IWOCS business. Earlier this year, in our cover interview with Proserv Controls Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Davis Larssen, he highlighted how the controls technology firm had mapped out bold plans to grow its activity and footprin...

Progress in a Pandemic

Progress in a Pandemic By Ross Gardiner, Brodies LLP   Working from the dining table, home schooling, the daily walk and Zoom quizzes have all become the norm for millions of people over the last 12 months. COVID19 has caused huge economic, and societal disruption across the globe, with no industry left untouched. As a sector which is essential to ensuring security of energy supply, how has the oil and gas sector responded to the pandemic and its associated challenges? And will th...

Stena Drilling – Keeping the marine crews on our moored semi-submersibles ‘Ship Shape’

Stena Drilling – Keeping the marine crews on our moored semi-submersibles ‘Ship Shape’   At Stena Drilling, our core values of ‘Care, Innovation & Performance’ are key to day-to-day business processes. A recent success story demonstrating the application of these core values, which has the potential for wider benefits if replicated across the drilling contractor community, has been the company’s proactive approach to achieving STCW certificat...

LOCKDOWN LOGISTICS: delivering exceptional customer service

LOCKDOWN LOGISTICS: delivering exceptional customer service   One year ago, almost overnight, air, road and sea travel ground to a halt. What would have previously been unthinkable soon became a frantic struggle for businesses to keep trade flowing worldwide. No one could ever have been completely prepared for the seismic change in our daily lives as the UK went into its first national lockdown; however, the team at Petrasco – a leading provider of international logistics sol...

From Energy to Marine: How Arnlea’s US ambitions developed a brand-new market.

From Energy to Marine: How Arnlea’s US ambitions developed a brand-new market.   Arnlea’s international Business Development Manager Paul Goonan describes the opportunities they have discovered in the US marine industry, a market they hadn’t planned on developing. Arnlea is a tried and trusted partner for a number of global oil & gas clients, with more than 25 years’ expertise in supply chain and operational management activities, providing software solu...

Optimising Operations with underwater ROVs

Optimising Operations with underwater ROVs   In order to keep a vessel at its top performance, protecting and maintaining the integrity of the hull is extremely important. Hull damage or fouling can not only affect the overall speed and fuel efficiency of a vessel, but can also be harmful to the crew, cargo, and has the potential to negatively impact surrounding marine life. The physical ability of the vessel to cut through the water in an efficient manner is imperative for optimal pe...

OGV Energy's Australia Energy Review - The View from Down Under

OGV Energy's Australia Energy Review - The View from Down Under   Preparations continue for a small ramp up in offshore activity across Australasia. The Maersk Deliverer semi sub is believed to have resumed operations for Inpex on the Ichthys Phase 2 campaign after a delay due to an incident on the rig, OMV NZ continue to drill using an Archer rig on the Maui A platform in the Taranaki Basin, still in New Zealand the outcome of OMVs’ tender for a large jackup for a drilli...

The Prospects of Marine & Shipping Industries after COVID Shock

The Prospects of Marine & Shipping Industries after COVID Shock   Around a year and a half ago, the greatest concern of the shipping industry was the new limit on the sulphur content of marine fuels of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) that entered into force on 1 January 2020. The shipping and the oil refining industries were bracing for what some analysts had described as the single largest disruption event in the history of marine fuels, refining, and oil markets...

OGV Energy's UK North Sea Energy Review – April 2021

OGV Energy's UK North Sea Energy Review – April 2021   Reports of UK ministers considering a possible ban on new exploration licences, industry reviews and forecasts for the UK oil and gas sector, government decarbonisation plans, mergers and acquisitions, and drilling and field development updates were the key themes in the UK oil and gas industry this month.    UK ministers are considering the possibility to ban new offshore oil and gas exploration licen...

OGV Energy's Europe Energy Review - April 2021

OGV Energy's Europe Energy Review - April 2021   New oil and gas discoveries and project developments offshore Norway, the UK’s decarbonisation and offshore wind plans, and more projects for low-carbon energy solutions from major oil and gas companies and renewable energy giants were the highlights of Europe’s energy scene in the past month.   Oil & Gas Equinor and its partners in the Åsgard licence have decided to invest just under US$165 mi...

OGV Energy's US Energy Overview – The Unknowns of 2021

OGV Energy's US Energy Overview – The Unknowns of 2021   The US oil and gas industry and the global energy markets entered 2021 with a lot of unknowns. Two of the biggest unknowns in the US will be how President Joe Biden’s climate and energy policies will impact oil and gas permitting, leasing, and production on federal lands and in federal waters, and how US oil producers will react to the oil price rally so far this year. The price gains have sent the US benchma...

Shore to ship to shore voyage planning solutions for the energy market

Shore to ship to shore voyage planning solutions for the energy market By Barry Booth, Chief Commercial Officer, Seall   Seall can make planning your next voyage easy. By applying technological innovation, Seall aims to simplify, streamline, and improve the way data is displayed, used, and shared in the marine industry. Seall was formed in response to the ECDIS 2012 mandate that large passenger liners, tankers, and cargo ships will be obliged to fit the automated navigation syst...

Robotics and AI in Oil & Gas

Robotics and AI in Oil & Gas   The oil and gas industry is looking to shake off the 2020 shock and adapt to the new realities of a post-COVID world where remote working is no longer considered the exception. The energy industry had been slower than other sectors to adopt new technologies and branches of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in recent years. Yet, even before the pandemic upended the plans of each and every oil and gas company in the world, the sector had started to embra...

Re-Gen Robotics sees an uplift in demand for robotic tank cleaning

Re-Gen Robotics sees an uplift in demand for robotic tank cleaning   While service providers across the Oil & Gas Industry are bracing themselves for another year of challenge and uncertainty, Re-Gen Robotics Managing Director, Fintan Duffy is continuing to see a surge in demand for his robotic tank cleaning services. Ensuring sound working practices is our highest priority at Re-Gen Robotics, to strive to protect people and the environment. Our technological innovations and ne...
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