For an industry that’s expert at getting beneath the surface of things, turns out we could do a whole lot better at drilling down into mental health. Three-week (often longer), equal-time rotas, high-pressure environments, isolation yet limited privacy and confined spaces all combine to create an environment which can take its toll on mental health.…

It is usually the simplest of questions that are the hardest to answer, another one of life’s ironies. Because if running an agency for a few years has taught me one thing, it is that one mans gold is another mans trash. However, if I had to describe the qualities I believe make a good…

If the future of offshore wind depended on catchily-named projects, we’d be doomed.  Happily, it does not, and so we can scan the horizon with optimism at the news of the launch of the “Integrated Implementation of Industrial Innovations for Offshore Wind Cost Reduction” project, from Siemens. What it’s going to do is actually pretty…

We caught up with Ian Osborne, an industry veteran of over twenty years. Starting out as a surveyor in dredging and land reclamation, Ian is now a freelancer and involved in client – end project management for survey and data acquisition. “This year has been busier than last – but given what we went through,…

We sat down with Michael Magri Overend (Submarine Cables Package Installation Manager) for a review of 2018 and discussed what’s in store for the cables industry this year. “2018 has been very busy – with many projects going on at same time. Export cables and inter-array cables in the offshore wind sector as well as…

Up to 2.4 million people will get electricity in their homes for the first time, following an agreement made by the UK government to invest £100 million in sub-Saharan Africa. Announced at COP24, it was part of a drive to identify how almost 200 signatories to the Paris Agreement could get a handle on the…

Christmas came early for Tom Kiernan. Or perhaps it’s late. Either way, the CEO of the American Wind Energy Association was thrilled to bits at the opening session of the 2018 AWEA Offshore Wind Conference, saying: “It’s nearly here! It’s just around the corner! This is no longer a message!” (I like to imagine him…

At a time when we’re all being blown to bits by the wind, it’s good to remember the positive aspects – like how Storm Diana helped to set a renewable energy record. And just this month, another seriously important piece of news: a landmark Scottish project has been agreed that could see the reduction of…

People who have between 5- and 10- years’ experience in the oil and gas industry are going to be the most in demand from recruiters over the next six months, and 70% say recruitment will increase. That’s according to a global survey carried out by Rigzone. It’s one of two industry-wide surveys that have been…