Wireline Magazine Issue 50 - Spring 2021

OGUK thanks sponsors IOGP, OGA, Repsol Sinopec and registration sponsor Petrofac. Our thanks to the following organisations for their help as session champions: Decom North Sea, IOGP, OGA and the OGA Decommissioning Task Force, OGTC, Robert Gordon University and SPE Aberdeen. Equinor Senior Vice-President assumes Co-chair of OGUK board Arne Gürtner, Senior Vice President UK & IrelandOffshore at Equinor has nowassumed the role of Co-chair at OGUK, bringing with him a wealth of industry experience. In this capacity, Arne will work with Contractor Co- chair, Phil Simons, VP North Sea & Canada,

Subsea 7. Arne takes over from Phil Kirk, who is stepping down from the role.

on by COVID-19 and protecting our people while maintaining safe operations.

Based in Equinor’s UK operations headquarters in Aberdeen, Arne leads the organisation supporting Equinor’s UK and Ireland upstream activities, which includes the Mariner development and Rosebank, one of the largest undeveloped resources on the UKCS. Arne has held a broad variety of leadership roles across Equinor, including his previous position of Vice President for Technical Excellence in a global business function, and brings experience from project development, integrity management and process safety in operations from the UK and Norwegian Continental Shelves, as well as global research and technology development. He also currently holds the position of OGA Asset Stewardship Task Force Co-Chair.

Congratulations once again to all our winners, and our sincere thanks to our principal sponsor Shell and all our Award sponsors, who again helped make the event a success.

Digital Decommissioning Conference delivers global connectivity In November OGUK hosted its first ever digital Offshore Decommissioning Conference. More than 1,200 delegates registered for the dynamic, interactive and international event with online participants joining from more than 60 countries around the world. Using a new digital platform, participants gained access to a free and fully immersive experience enabling them to interact with industry experts, visit 20 virtual exhibition stands and engage in online networking. Operators, supply chain companies and academics engaged on issues including decommissioning in a low carbon world, innovative technology, evolving regulatory changes, and recent research into the influence of man-made structures in the marine environment. Among the 11 topics on the programme, delegates also discussed collective efforts to shape the future of UK decommissioning, growing exports and opportunities presented by energy integration, carbon capture and storage and innovation in low emissions decommissioning. Output from the conference will inform OGUK’s work in shaping the decommissioning agenda while also highlighting priority areas for future industry initiatives.

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