7.45 am
8.30 am
Welcome and Introduction
Dave Whitehouse, Chief Executive, Offshore Energies UK
8.45 am
UK Government Decarbonisation Ambitions
Ashley Ibbett, Director General for Energy Infrastructure, DESNZ
9.00 am
Driving Operational Excellence to Achieve Net Zero
John Gilley, CEO, Kent
The opening session sets the stage for the event, showing the scale of the challenge facing the global economy as we seek to decarbonise our energy supplies in the UK. We will hear from speakers looking at how countries are responding globally to the decarbonisation challenge, and here in the UK and how the offshore energy sector is managing to reduce its own emissions with the publication of OEUK’s 2023 emissions reduction report. In the report we will not only assess current performance but also consider long term trends and our ability to make 2030 commitments to halve scope 1 & 2 emissions.
9.15 am
The Macro Picture: How Companies Are Approaching The Transition To Net Zero
Dr Romain Debarre, Managing Director, A.T. Kearney Energy Transition Institute
9.35 am
Role of Industry – UK Case Study
Elaine Yeoman, Head of Environment and CFR , TotalEnergies E&P UK Limited
9.55 am
OEUK Emissions Report Launch
Caroline Brown, Environment Manager, Offshore Energies UK
10.15 am
Panel Discussion – Q&A
10.30 am
Refreshments Break and Exhibition Visit
11.00 am
Delegates to self-select which conference stream they wish to attend
Emissions from offshore assets on their own amount to around three percent of the UK’s Green House Gas emissions. Industry is making good progress in cutting these, as the results of OEUK’s emissions report will show, through a combination of operational improvements and targeted capital investment. In this session we will hear from companies that have focussed on operational efficiency improvements and others who are taking steps to transform the whole of their infrastructure. Sharing their experience can benefit all the companies facing this challenge as emission reduction plans become more demanding.
Some of the most radical changes will involve the electrification of offshore oil and gas production facilities, providing efficient low carbon power supply for operations, cutting emissions, and moving the dial on climate progress. The optimum solution will see offshore oil and gas production connected to offshore wind farms as part of a much more integrated system, stand alone solutions are generally less attractive solutions. Upgrading existing systems demands significant investment and planning, not least to address grid capacity constraints.
Conference Suite 1C
Chaired by Thibaut Cheret, Wind & Renewables Manager, Offshore Energies UK
11.05 am
Social Licence to Operate, Producing Cleaner Energy
David Burgess, Communications Lead, Flotation Energy
11.20 am
Decarbonisation of Southern North Sea Gas Operations: An Operator’s Perspective
David Tutill, Energy Transition Manager, Perenco UK Ltd
11.35 am
Policy and Commercial Perspectives On Platform Electrification, and the Use of Digital Tools For Providing Insights to Facilitate Decarbonisation
Andrew Mercer, Digital Leader, Baringa
David O’Neill, Senior Manager, Baringa
11.50 am
Transitioning A Terminal, Creating A New Energy Island
Donna Sutherland, Manager – Infrastructure & New Energy, EnQuest
12.05 pm
Panel Session
12.30 pm
Session Close
Decarbonisation isn’t all about electrification. Making operational changes to platforms allows operators to not only improve efficiency, but also reduce emissions – even in late life assets.
Streamlining processes and procedures and optimising maintenance, logistics and production routines will get you ahead of the game while helping you to demonstrate compliance and increase overall sustainability and cost-effectiveness.
In this session, presenters will delve into the challenges and opportunities of reducing power demand, improving efficiency, understanding installation emissions profiles, and getting to zero routine flaring by 2030.
Conference Suite 2A
Chaired by Mark Wilson, HSE & Operations Director, Offshore Energies UK
11.05 am
Achieving Zero Routine Flaring by 2030
Graham Filsell, Associate Director – Asset Decarbonisation, Kent
11.20 am
Generate Negawatts Energy Efficiency by Applying Existing Technology
Laura Hayton, Business Development Engineer, ABB
11.35 am
Accelerating Your Decarbonization Journey Through The Power Of Digital Solutions
Chris Ayres, Chief Customer Officer, ERM
Helen Drewery, HSEQ Manager, Bumi Armada
Scott Calderwood, Operations Manager, Bumi Armada
11.50 am
A People-led Approach to Reducing Asset Emissions: An Operator’s Perspective
Matthew P Neal, Energy Transition Engineering Advisor, Serica Energy
12.05 pm
Panel Session
12.30 pm
Session Close
Lunch and Exhibition Visit
1.30 pm
A Midstream Energy Transition and Emissions Reduction
Marcus Paige, Business Development Manager, Kellas Midstream
2.00 pm
Parallel Session 2
Delegates to self-select which conference stream they wish to attend
Methane is one of the world’s most potent greenhouse gases, having up to 80 times the impact of carbon emissions. Reducing these emissions can have a near-immediate positive effect on the climate that reductions in CO2 alone cannot achieve.
Industry has committed to halve associated methane emissions by 2030 through the Methane Action Plan, and regulations are on the way in many major G9 countries.
This session will explore the global perspective of methane, consider best practice, and look at some of the technical challenges and progress made to date.
Conference Suite 1C
Chaired by Caroline Brown, Environment Manager, Offshore Energies UK
2.05 pm
Lauren Ward, Programme Coordinator, Oil and Gas Climate Initiative
2.20 pm
An Holistic Approach to Methane Abatement
Simon R. Marshall, Lead Process Emissions Engineer, Xodus
2.35 pm
Methane Emissions Integrity – Synergies of UAV Operations
James Lawson, Senior Adviser, Energy & Emissions, Harbour Energy
2.50 pm
Emission Tracking and Reductions from Turbine Driven Equipment
Peter Evans, Snr Engineer: Methane Measurement & Reduction, bp
3.05 pm
Panel Session
3.20 pm
Session Close
Oil and gas have powered the UK economy for over 50 years, and now many of the same companies that drove that success are at the heart of engineering a sustainable future.
But as we build that future, there is no simple choice between oil and gas or renewables – the reality is that to keep the lights on and grow our economy, we will need innovation paired with security of supply.
This session will look at what technologies are emerging to accelerate the UK’s drive to net zero, bolster our energy security, and reduce emissions from the production of oil and gas.
Conference Suite 2A
Chaired by Rebecca Allison, Chief Operating Officer, Net Zero Technology Centre
2.05 pm
Quantifying Flaring from Space on Multispectral Images (Calibrated with In-situ Flowmeters)
Leo Turon, Remote Sensing Project Manager, TotalEnergies E&P UK Limited
Louise Oatey, Emissions Reduction Leader, TotalEnergies E&P UK Limited
2.20 pm
Lewis Harper, Project Manager, Net Zero Technology Centre
2.35 pm
Alternative Fuels
Charlie Booth, Project Manager, Net Zero Technology Centre
Calum Westland, Senior Consultant and Advisory Team Lead, Apollo
2.55 pm
A Fully Integrated Approach for CCS Cluster Projects
James Bridgland, Solutions Sales Manager – Hydrogen and CCS Energy Transition, ABB
3.10 pm
Panel Session
3.20 pm
Session Close
Refreshments Break and Exhibition Visit
The UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is a pivotal carbon market mechanism aimed at curbing greenhouse gases. It functions as a cap-and-trade system, setting a limit on emissions and enabling businesses to buy and sell emission allowances.
By fostering carbon reduction efforts across industries, this market-driven approach will be a key driver for net zero – encouraging innovation, rewarding reductions, and positioning the UK on the frontline of global climate action.
Speakers will cover themes such as the future of carbon pricing, the role of the UK ETS and its alignment to net zero, as well as the role of carbon capture and storage technologies from the perspective of technology developers and industrial emitters.
3.45 pm
Introduction and Scene Setter
Chaired by Enrique Cornejo, Head of Energy Policy, Offshore Energies UK
3.50 pm
UK ETS – Driving Decarbonisation
Sam Reed, Head of Scope Expansion – UK Emissions Trading Scheme, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
4.05 pm
Racing Ahead: Ultra-Low-Carbon Technologies Are Quickly Advancing in CCUS and Hydrogen
Nick Bevan, Engineering Manager, 8 Rivers
4.20 pm
BlueStreak CO2 – The Versatile and Complete NPT Solution
Rod MacLeod, VP Operations – Europe, Bumi Armada
Nina Lynn, Business Development Manager, Navigator Gas
Repurpose and reuse provides a new frontier of sustainability for our transitioning sector – transforming dormant oil and gas assets into renewable energy hubs.
Reducing the carbon emissions of existing production is central to UK energy policy and the shared commitments of the North Sea Transition Deal. Within this session we will have a go at “marking industry’s score card”, reflecting on the sessions on the day and the progress to date in meeting our decarbonisation targets.
The industry also offers a path through the energy transition with its investments in carbon storage, fixed and floating wind and hydrogen. This will be a great opportunity to reflect on our wider delivery programme to re-purpose the North Sea as a clean energy resource.
4.35 pm
Panel discussion:
4.55 pm
5.00 pm
Drinks Reception
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