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COVER PARTNER
04 - ETZ - Repositioning the North East of Scotland as the Net-zero Energy Capital of Europe
COMMUNITY NEWS 08 - Latest updates from our OGV Community members
GLOBAL ENERGY NEWS 11 - UK North Sea 14 - Europe 16 - US 18 - Middle East
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WORLD PROJECTS MAP
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20 - EIC - World's latest project updates
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MONTHLY THEME 22 - New Energy Is Gaining Momentum 24 - TWEFDA: Combined wave energy converter & green storage 25 - QHSE: Managing environmental and carbon footprint 26 - ANYbotics: ANYmal X —Transforming inspection in oil & gas and chemicals
INNOVATION & TECH ZONE 22
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28 - Re-Gen Robotics: Disruptive innovation in the oil tank cleaning sector 29 - Stena Drilling: Developing ideas through an innovative culture
OUR DIGITAL INDUSTRY 30 - Sword Group: Simplifying how you use data today A modern data platform
TECHNOLOGY ANNUAL 31 - VROC: Automated AI data solutions
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RENEWABLES
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32 - SSE Renewables Floating wind – why delivery requires a balanced mix of ambition and pragmatism
EVERY MONTH 34 - Contract Awards 36 - On the Move 38 - Decommissioning 40 - Stats & Analytics 42 - People in Energy 44 - Legal & Finance 46 - Community Partner 47 - Events
KENNY DOOLEY MAIN EDITOR Welcome to the April edition of OGV Energy Magazine, where this month our theme is on ‘New Energy’. We are thrilled to be showcasing some of the supply chain’s products and services that are helping to reduce cost, optimise efficiency and facilitate more sustainable outcomes for the energy sector, in a global environment that clearly needs support in this area to stabilise its future. This month we are delighted to welcome the newly launched Energy Transition Zone Ltd (ETZ) as our front cover partner and you can read all about how they will helping the energy supply chain to catalyse their efforts towards the energy transition inside. We also have insights from Anybotics, QHSE Aberdeen, Sword Group, VROC and Stena Drilling.
WISH TO CONTRIBUTE TO NEXT MONTH'S PUBLICATION? Contact us to submit your interest: daniel.hyland@ogvenergy.co.uk
The rest of this month’s magazine as always provides you with a review of the Energy sector in the North Sea, Europe, the Middle East, the US and Australasia along with industry analysis and project updates from Westwood Global Energy Group, the EIC and Renewables UK. Lastly, in partnership with Energy Transition Zone Ltd, we are hosting ‘The Data-Driven Energy Transition’ event on Thursday April 28th at TECA in Aberdeen from 9am – 5pm, so please come down and join us for what promises to be a fantastic event!
VIEW THE OGV MAGAZINE ONLINE AT www.ogv.energy/magazine
