Despite 2024 being a record year for elections and the political instability that may bring, the global energy sector is seeing positive changes in regulation relating to the energy transition.
By Dawn Robertson, global strategic sales director, global services – marine & offshore, Bureau Veritas
The number of assets in the North Sea that need to be decommissioned is on the rise. According to Shell around 470 installations will be decommissioned in the UK sector of the North Sea over the next 30-40 years.
By Lee Hunter, Verification Manager, Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore
Bureau Veritas Marine and Offshore is redefining the role of the Independent Verification Body with its vision of a paradigm shift in the verification model through what it calls Verification 2.0.
The Scottish Government has decided not to let up quarantine rules for oil and gas workers returning from overseas, deciding that doing so would be “too risky”.
The procedures surrounding offshore assurance and verification have altered little since they were established following the Piper Alpha disaster in 1988. However, the characteristics of the modern oil and gas industry mean there is now a critical need for a change in approach.
Bureau Veritas – a global leader in testing, inspection and certification (TIC) – has confirmed its appointment earlier this year of Paul Shrieve as chief executive officer of North Sea offshore operations, marine and offshore.
Global laboratory testing, inspection and certification services firm Bureau Veritas (BV) said today it had "supercharged" its Optimise software to help offshore operators and contractors get more out of their assets and develop projects more cost-effectively.
Matthieu de Tugny, senior vice-president and head of offshore, BV, said: "Low and falling energy prices focus attention onto the reliability, availability and maintenance (RAM) of both existing assets and plant and ongoing developments.