Set in a prime location next to Aberdeen International Airport and the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR), ABZ is the north-east’s best connected business park.
The energy sector has witnessed its fair share of change in recent times. Organisations are redefining themselves to better reflect their roles and objectives today and for the future. Statoil’s 2018 transformation to Equinor, Total’s 2021 shift to TotalEnergies, and Shell moving its long-term focus from oil and gas to renewables being examples of this. Rebranding and repositioning are positive, proactive responses to the changing world.
By Matt Fryer, Head of Legal Services at Brookson Legal
When HMRC introduced changes to the ‘off-payroll working rules’, commonly known as IR35, in April 2021, it promised the private sector a 12 month ‘soft-landing’.
In January the High Court comprehensively rejected arguments brought by three environmental campaigners under the banner “Paid to Pollute” against the OGA Strategy.
By Richard Knox, Managing Director, Verlume (Formerly known as EC-OG)
With the theme of ‘Oceans of Opportunity’, the much-anticipated Subsea Expo conference later this month will showcase the cutting-edge technologies and innovations of the sector. The UK’s subsea market produces some of the world’s most advanced technology for harsh and hard to reach environments. As the energy transition accelerates, there will be a significant opportunity for the transfer of this technology into growing clean energy sectors.
For the past decade Francois Offshore Catering has delivered quality cuisine and dedicated housekeeping services on offshore/renewables installations and shipping vessels around the world.
By Leonardo Sollano, Executive - OFE Global Sales & Commercial Leader S&O, Baker Hughes
Subsea experts and innovators are eager to contribute to the global energy transition by leveraging the technology, people, competencies and financial muscle developed over many decades at the cutting edge of offshore development and operations.
By Howard Johnson, managing director, Blaze Manufacturing
Many of the engineering resources at Blaze have been in the fire protection industry for decades and we have seen pretty much all the problems with designing, operating, and maintaining fixed fire protection systems in marine environments, from the challenges of material selection to corrosion and scale formation that led to nozzle blockages.
By Mez Riezia, OGUK Energy Transition Adviser, Sustainability
When Crown Estate Scotland announced the outcome of its application process for ScotWind Leasing in January, it marked the first Scottish offshore wind leasing round in over a decade. It also demonstrated one of many ways our industry is actively focused on reducing its carbon footprint.
By Will Leonard, Innovation and Technology Manager, ABB Energy Industries UK
With the UK Government setting ambitious industrial decarbonisation targets, Will Leonard, Innovation and Technology Manager, ABB Energy Industries UK, argues that the substantial opportunities presented by a fully integrated and digitalised hydrogen infrastructure must be embraced. A reliable and stable hydrogen economy in the UK will require robust digital systems to support the complex and interdependent systems needed for hydrogen production, distribution and utilisation.
The IEA estimates that 29% of global electricity comes from renewable sources, with projections set on an upward trajectory. How can utility companies disrupt traditional markets through electrification and swap carbon for electrons?
Anderson Anderson & Brown Corporate Finance (AABcf) is delighted to share with you our Deals+ update for Q4 2021 in conjunction with Energy Voice, highlighting selected Energy M&A and Fundraising transactions across the UK.
Positivity, partnership and people are the three main elements of a successful logistics business as it enters a new diverse energy market – that is according to Sarah Moore, the new CEO of Peterson Energy Logistics.
By Alexandre Oliveira & Rachel Paulk, Partners in Peformance
The oil and gas industry is quickly reaching an inflection point. While there is broad consensus on the inherent value in decarbonisation and a pivot to renewable sources, taking such action has moved from an option to a strategic imperative in order to maintain a social licence to operate. Once facing a one-dimensional path to value creation, O&G companies now manage a broad array of stakeholders calling for action on carbon reduction and long-term conversion.
The foremost digital strategists of the oil and gas sector will descend on Houston, Texas, this June to reveal unique insights into data-driven operations.
Elevator’s newest company creation programme, Green Matters, sees the successful format evolve to seek out a new cohort of participants with fresh, bold ideas to help deliver the energy transition.
Reuters Events: Utility Transition 2022 (21 – 25 March, Online) unites global energy leaders to deliver the utility of the future, by harnessing the power of digitalisation and exploring the roadmap for a decarbonised and decentralised grid.
By Anthony Alderman, Renewables Project Specialist at Womble Bond Dickinson
The UK government announced it will be offering more than £31 million of UK government funding, matched by more than £30 million of industry funding, for development of innovative floating offshore wind technologies this week.
There are many factors driving rapid development of renewable energy in the UK and around the globe right now. The significant rise in gas prices, alongside net zero targets and ambitious project designs mean that more organisations than ever before are looking to get involved and bring their own expertise to the renewable energy sector.