Wireline Issue 48 - Summer 2020

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• Protect our industry’s - People - Operations - Businesses - Competitive position • Access government support packages Supporting Industry Now

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Stimulating the Recovery

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Accelerating Net Zero

• Ensure the viability of supply chain and jobs • Stimulate activity levels • Boost our competitiveness - Regulatory - Fiscal - Financial - Skills - Technology

• Maximise energy potential of UKCS as part of a Net-Zero Future • Deliver updated Roadmap and Sector Deal - Diversify into new energies and new markets - Improve GHG emissions performance (Scope 1/2/3)

showed the enormous potential scale of carbon storage in the UK. It is clear it can be a major contribution to achieving net zero.”

Young Professionals' webinar looks to future skills April saw OGUK host its first free Young Professionals' Webinar. Attended by over 370 people in the energy industry, the event offered a virtual opportunity to hear first-hand from leaders in the industry as we navigate what are challenging and unprecedented times due to a turbulent oil price and the COVID-19 pandemic. Hosted by OGUK’s continuous improvement manager Emily Taylor, panellists included OGUK chief executive Deirdre Michie, Opportunity North East chief executive Jennifer Craw, and OGUK Apprentice of the Year 2019, Ashley Thomas of BP. OGUK market intelligence manager Ross Dornan presented on the current market conditions and gave an overview of the overall industry landscape. The panel then took questions from the attendees, with queries covering the future of industry, skills required for renewables sector and job retention. The energy transition continues to be a key focus for the industry and there was a big appetite to hear more. Emily Taylor added: “It was fantastic to see so many people join the webinar and we were able to ask attendee’s questions to get interaction and live results as the panel answered questions. It was reassuring that over 63% agreed that they could see themselves as having a career in the energy industry. We will be scheduling more in the coming weeks to address all the questions we ran out of time for.”

Project and is used for undergraduate teaching. Overseen by a state-of-the-art ABB control room, the plant features an extensive selection of ABB products and systems used in a broad range of industrial applications worldwide and is designed so that students get hands-on experience in cutting-edge industrial applications. By using this equipment, students can gain valuable practical experience of plant operation that will help prepare them for the industrial challenges of tomorrow. The plant uses a mono-ethanol amine (MEA) solution for absorption and has capacity to capture up to 50 kg of CO ¶ per hour. Gareth said: “As a non-engineer it was exciting to understand the technology of how CCUS works and to hear how it can be scaled up. Seeing this pilot plant really brings to life that the main challenge with CCUS is a commercial one about how to get the money to scale up, rather than a technical one. We also had a great conversation which

on data foundations laid by industry over the last twenty five years, the NDR has now become the prime industry source for UK well, seismic, and other technical oilfield data, available free to download (self-registration required), or on media for a small handling charge.

Inside Imperial College London CCS pilot plant

With the offshore oil and gas industry looking to support the energy transition, OGUK Stakeholder & Communications director Gareth Wynn visited Imperial College’s carbon capture pilot plant in west London to learn more about this vital technology.

The pilot plant forms part of Imperial College’s £8.9 million ChemEngSpace

View the full webinar on OGUK's Vimeo Channel.

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