Offshore Energies UK

Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) will bring together more than 150 legal and commercial professionals from across the UK offshore energy sector for its annual Legal Conference and Dinner at Ardoe House Hotel, Aberdeen, on Thursday 24 September 2026. With principal sponsorship from Pinsent Masons, the flagship event puts the spotlight on the legal and regulatory challenges shaping offshore energy.

Offshore employers are being urged to identify and support workers who could be affected by new industry weight restrictions, with less than two months remaining before mandatory implementation. October is the last full month for workers and employers to prepare before a mandatory 124kg clothed weight limit comes into force on November 1. From that date, anyone exceeding the limit will not be permitted to travel offshore, potentially affecting their ability to work.

Digital technology can move at extraordinary speed — but without the right data, skills, partnerships and business focus, even the most talked-about innovations can fall short of their potential. That’s the challenge OEUK will tackle at its Data & Digital Conference, taking place on Tuesday 29 September at Union Kirk, Aberdeen, where the theme is Rapid Digital Evolution: Whatever Happened to Blockchain?

Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has written to the Chancellor John Healey asking for urgent talks ahead of October’s Budget to re-affirm the Government’s commitment to a new tax regime for North Sea oil and gas production. Geopolitical volatility is affecting energy security and eroding investor confidence in the North Sea.

Martin Smith is Managing Director of CyberPrism, a cybersecurity company specialising in the protection of operational technology across critical national infrastructure, with a particular focus on the energy sector. A former Royal Marines officer who served for 33 years, including as Commandant General of the Royal Marines, he now leads a team helping energy companies strengthen cyber resilience and safeguard critical assets.

Katoni Engineering has appointed Stuart Gray as its new Head of Engineering Delivery, bringing over two decades of North Sea experience to the role. Gray joins Katoni after a 23-year career spent almost entirely on the operator side of the industry – a background that gives him first-hand insight into what operators require from their engineering partners.

Industrial software company Aize has acquired French industrial AI company Samp, bringing together complementary technologies, teams and visions for how industrial companies work with complex asset information. The combination will address industrial assets across their full lifecycle, from newer, greenfield facilities built around comprehensive CAD and engineering models to decades-old brownfield assets where technical information is often scattered, incomplete or outdated.

The finalists for the 2026 OEUK Awards have been revealed, recognising the people and companies helping to deliver secure, homegrown energy for the UK. Hosted by Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) and sponsored by Adura, the awards come at a time when energy security and resilience are firmly in focus as global instability and rising demand place increasing pressure on energy systems.

Home News Well-Safe Solutions Signs Strategic Partnership with NMC Energy Member news Well-Safe Solutions (Well-Safe) has signed a strategic partnership agreement with NMC Energy (NMC) to support ongoing operations, including the recently awarded Apache Beryl and Forties decommissioning contracts, and to pursue future project collaboration opportunities.

Harbour Energy appoints Graeme Davies as Managing Director of UK Business Unit; Scott Barr appointed Mexico MD Harbour Energy today announced the appointment of Graeme Davies as Managing Director of its UK Business Unit, effective 1 October 2026. Graeme, currently Executive Vice President, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), will be based in Aberdeen and report to Chief Operating Officer, Nigel Hearne.