John Lawrie Metals (JLM) now officially meets the standard expected for ISO 50001 Energy Management following certification which it announced February 16. It said its customers “can now formally have confidence in our environmental management processes and trust that our procedures are as responsible as possible.” The company said it had been preparing for this certification for a while now “so it’s great news to have it officially in place. This new standard will help protect our future by making a positive difference to our business practices as well as the environment, which has been at th ..read more

Global technology company Proserv Controls will supply DEME Group with the cable monitoring system (CMS) for the first two phases of Dogger Bank Wind Farm, it said February 15. When complete, it will be the largest offshore wind farm in the world. Proserv’s Great Yarmouth team will do all the CMS work, with the two systems scheduled to be ready for dispatch this summer. Proserv will use its ECG CMS which it has developed with partner Synaptec, a power system monitoring expert. ECG provides real-time analysis with insights through an intuitive user interface. By using intelligence from all data ..read more

Global integrated logistics and materials management company Asco has won a number of contract awards from major North Sea operators, it said February 15. Contracts since October have a combined value of about £200mn over the next three years. Scopes of work include quayside logistics (see below its Albert Quay operations, image courtesy Asco), materials management and the supply and management of marine, environmental and aviation services. Asco’s UK commercial manager Jamie Marr commented: “2021 presented many challenges for the business community, but we signed the year off in a solid posit ..read more

Today (14 February 2022) the offshore energy industry’s leading trade body begins its next phase as Offshore Energies UK, which sees it evolving its oil and gas remit to also champion the interests of members in hydrogen, carbon capture and storage and offshore wind. Previously known as OGUK, Offshore Energies UK announced its scope extension following the results of a year-long strategic review that was approved by members in December 2021. Offshore Energies UK’s members will continue to produce the oil and gas the UK will still need to support its energy security, as well as jobs and th ..read more

Aberdeenshire-based Bethan Customs Consultancy has been accredited with ISO 9001:2015 certification for its quality management system (QMS). The award recognises the quality of its customs consultancy services and commitment to continuous improvement. Since its creation six years ago, the Bethan team said it has proved a number of fundamental processes and principles that make the business run. These include a customs-specific risk analysis on which to base the QMS; systematic monitoring of the business environment in which the firm’s clients and partners operate; and robust leadership and a c ..read more

The future of offshore energy will take centre stage at an event being held to mark the first week of the UK’s leading integrated energy trade association, Offshore Energies UK. Senior industry figures will join OEUK CEO Deirdre Michie to look at how companies are working together to produce cleaner energies offshore. Many companies are already investing in renewables and developing plans which bring together the production of oil and gas, hydrogen and wind energy as well as capturing carbon at source and storing it deep underground in reservoirs through a process known as Carbon Capture and S ..read more

Integrated energy company Ineos is inviting bids for the design of “a state-of-the-art carbon capture-enabled hydrogen production plant,” at its Grangemouth site, it said January 27. The contract will include an “extensive suite of related infrastructure projects.” The CO2 will be routed to the Scottish Cluster’s Acorn CCS project and save 1 million tonnes/year of emissions. Ineos says it will cut its Grangemouth site CO2 emissions by over 60% by 2030. Access to locally produced hydrogen will have benefits for other assets at the Grangemouth Site, fuelling the existing combined heat and p ..read more

Equinor is planning to kick off its Zero Carbon Humber (ZCH) initiative at PX Group’s Saltend Chemicals Park (SCP) in the northeast of England. The Norwegian energy company has a 600-MW plant there, H2H Saltend, which will produce hydrogen from natural gas in combination with a carbon capture and storage project.  Trade group Energy Industries Council (EIC) said January 26 that Equinor has signed a series of co-operation agreements with prospective regional hydrogen users, which could be a world first and a catalyst for the Humber to achieve net zero. Hydrogen generation there could enabl ..read more

Warnings of Europe-wide gas shortages, linked to Russia’s threatened invasion of Ukraine, have reinforced the need to maintain the UK’s present and future offshore gas supplies, said OGUK, which represents the UK offshore energy industry.​ Its research suggests gas production from the UK’s continental shelf will decline 75% by 2030 unless new fields are opened – leaving the UK increasingly vulnerable to global events that cause shortages and price shocks.  It follows growing fears that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would be accompanied by cuts in the amounts of gas Russia supplies to ..read more

John Pearson, Chief Operating Officer of Petrofac’s New Energy Services business is the latest industry leader to join OGUK’s board as it focuses on accelerating the industry’s  efforts to deliver low carbon energy to the UK. With overall accountability for growing Petrofac’s global portfolio in low carbon projects including wind, hydrogen, Carbon Capture Usage and Storage (CCUS) , John also leads initiatives that convert waste to energy. Previously he led Petrofac’s global operations and brownfield projects business and was the company’s Chief Corporate Development Officer, responsible f ..read more