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…

Yup. The idea has even been published in the Independent. I mean, there’d naturally be some considerations, a few logistical hurdles to jump over but the fact remains – it could work. You just need to find a space the size of India that wouldn’t get in anyone’s way first and convince all the powers…

Wood Mackenzie isn’t pulling any punches. “The warning signs are there – the industry isn’t finding enough oil.” And its latest report continues in the same ‘spade is a spade’ vein: “A supply gap opens up in the mid-2020s, reaching 3 million b/d by 2030, 9 million b/d by 2035 and a formidable 15 million…

It was a disappointing Budget announcement from the Chancellor, as far as renewable energy goes. It’s been described as a missed opportunity for the government to back renewable energy and clean growth – at a time when collective will and consciousness is starting to really focus on the issue of climate change. Caroline Lucas of…