Renewed energy for the places we work
The £700 million raised for the Crown Estate at last month’s ScotWind auction highlighted just how much interest there is in the renewables sector in Scotland.
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Is efficient, holistic maintenance and work management the key to long term success?
Globally, the oil and gas industry continues to wrestle with the challenges of reducing maintenance backlogs while ensuring costs don’t spiral out of control; SRCN Solutions’ expertise can help them do just that.
Onboard Tracker has really turned the tide on global subsea sector future
The subsea sector is more open to making the best use of digital technology than ever before, according to one industry expert.
Reuters Events: Commodities Trading 2022
A global shift toward environmental accountability, major technological disruptions and unexpected economic activity are all creating exciting opportunities and stark challenges for trading houses, investors, producers, traders, buyers, and governments alike.
One week to go: IE Week 2022
There's just over a week to go until International Energy Week 2022 - the global conference for a new energy era.
Leading law firm sees the north-east as a ‘huge opportunity’
For the team at Shepherd and Wedderburn, Aberdeen, the north-east and the north of Scotland is the land of opportunity, so much so that the firm recently reaffirmed its commitment to the region by investing in a new office in the city.
Energy must change, fast: IE Week 2022
As the global conference for a new energy era, International Energy Week's message is clear - energy must change, fast.
Helping to shape the energy workforce of the future
International School Aberdeen (ISA) is at the forefront of shaping education to meet the changing needs of the future global energy industry.
What’s in a name?
Candid (adjective): Saying what you think openly and honestly (Oxford learner’s dictionary)
Time to get tickets as Kyte to open International Energy Week Dinner
Rachel Kyte CMG, Dean of The Fletcher School at Tufts University, former Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, and CEO of Sustainable Energy for All, will be speaking as guest of honour at the International Energy Week Dinner.
International Energy Week leads a new energy era
Historically known as IP Week, the Energy Institute’s International Energy Week, held as a hybrid event on 22-24 February 2022, builds upon the renowned legacies and strengths of its predecessor, but with climate change, net zero goals, and a just energy transition at the heart of all discussions.
Covid-19 paves the way for employer’s innovative hybrid healthcare model
No matter where in the world and what you have been doing for the past two years, things have been a frenzy of challenges for us to deal with.
Effective sickness absence management
Did you know that if an employee is off work for 4-12 weeks, they have between a 10%-40% chance of them being absent for one year? But that’s not all. For those signed off work between six and 12 months, there is a whopping 90% chance of them never returning to any form of work in the foreseeable future.1
Big developments brewing in UK hydrogen
Hydrogen is remarkable. The lightest and most abundant of all elements, it is non-toxic, non-corrosive and, when used as a zero-carbon fuel, emits nothing but water vapour and warm air. It is destined to play an important role in the decarbonisation of the world’s economies. But how do we move from hydrogen theory to hydrogen reality?
ABZ: Aberdeen’s best connected business park offers newly built, high quality industrial units
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.
JFO launches James Fisher Decommissioning
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.
IR35 and the end of HMRC’s soft landing
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’.
Using the courts as a vehicle for climate change action
In January the High Court comprehensively rejected arguments brought by three environmental campaigners under the banner “Paid to Pollute” against the OGA Strategy.
Cross-sector technology and skills at the heart of the transition
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.
Francois Offshore Catering: The proof is in the pudding
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.
Subsea expertise perfectly placed to help accelerate global energy transition
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.
The tide is turning for global export opportunities in the blue economy
Momentum is building within the UK’s energy sector and the blue economy.
Blaze Manufacturing: Subject matter experts in fire protection
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.
Oil and gas expertise helps drive the wind of energy change
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.
Creating a digital foundation for the UK hydrogen economy
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.