Wireline Magazine Autumn 2020 Issue 49

Welcome to Issue 49

W elcome to the 49th issue of Wireline , the magazine for the UK offshore oil and gas industry. very clear that this is a challenge that will be with us for some time, and that it will continue to affect the business fundamentals of the sector as well as day to day activity. However, with the right support mechanisms in place there is a path towards recovery. Central to these efforts is the OGUK-led Recovery Group, a group of senior leaders charged with shaping the recovery from the pandemic. The group’s focus is to identify and advocate measures to both stimulate demand and progress new low-carbon business opportunities, as part of the three-stage recovery framework laid out earlier this year. We look at the group’s work and their perspective in more detail inside this issue [p. 14]. There are however, some areas where progress should be commended. Inside this issue we speak with operators managing major decommissioning projects across the UKCS and chart the significant removals activity that has remainedon trackdespite thechallengesof COVID-19. Fromsingle-lift topsides removals tomulti-well-decommissioning campaigns, we hear how these activities have been managed safely and successfully [p. 20]. And as decommissioning activity grows across the North Sea over the next decade, we learn more about OGUK member RGS Nordic and its proposals for a basin-wide approach to managing produced water [p. 28]. With many in the workforce still working remotely for the medium-term, demand for new training and personal development programmes is also growing. Inside, we look at two new simulator solutions fromErisort RiskManagement and 3t Energy Group which aim to offer unparalleled realism and knowledge retention [p. 32]. Finally, we explore the findings of the industry’s first Data & Digital Maturity Survey, which considers if and how organisations have begun to understand the full potential of digitalisation. Wireline speaks with the report authors to get their thoughts [p. 38]. Our last issue looked at the offshore sector’s immediate response to the coronavirus pandemic, both operationally and within wider communities. As we move through autumn and into winter it’s now

We continue to wish everyone the best in difficult and challenging times, and our thanks for reading Wireline .

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