Inside Energy April 2022 by Energy Industries Council

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Chile’s energy prospects under the Boric administration At COP26, Chile was one of dozens of countries that committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. In the next four years, Chile’s head of state will be 36-year old Gabriel Boric, who has ahead of him the challenge of consolidating his nation as a leadership symbol against climate change. He will also be the first Chilean president since the restoration of democracy to govern under a new constitution, set to be completed in late 2022. In such a historic moment, what is the state of play of Chile’s energy sector and what challenges will Boric face leading one of South America’s green energy leaders? State of Play Chile is already one of South America’s renewable powerhouses. According to Generadoras de Chile (GDC), a local trade association, as of January 2022 installed capacity was at 31.4GW: 57% corresponded to renewable sources (23.5% from hydropower, 19.8% from solar PV/ CSP, 11.7% from onshore wind, 1.9% from biomass, and 0.2% from geothermal) while 43% was represented by fossil-fueled power stations (carbon and natural gas with 16% each and 11% from oil). The main highlight is the consistent expansion experienced by the solar and wind sectors that, combined, have expressly grown their share in the country’s power matrix from 0.5% in 2011 to over 21% by the end of 2021. In 2019, Chile agreed to pursue an ambitious goal for its renewable energy representing 70% of the country’s power matrix until 2030. In 2018, a key step was taken to advance Chile’s energy transition plans. The Chilean government and the GDC signed an agreement to deny the granting of licenses for new coal-fired power plants that didn’t present any carbon capture and storage mechanisms linked to the project. One year later, the government pledged to close down all coal-fired power plants by 2040. In July 2021, the local AES unit announced it would close 1GW of its coal facilities by 2025, replacing it with renewable energy. Chile elects Boric President elect Gabriel Boric, whose induction into office took place on 11 March, is an ecologist politician and former student leader. In his campaign, the youngest president in Chile’s history pledged to create “the first green government in Chile”, composed of a broad, cross-ministry environmentalist cabinet, promising to accelerate the country’s transition to a more sustainable electricity grid along with a decarbonisation agenda. In practical terms, this policy would further stimulate the growing renewables sector in order that the country could rely less and less on fossil-fueled power plants without compromising Chile’s energy security.

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Hydrogen is also a key priority for the Boric administration. In addition to launching a national strategy for green hydrogen, one of the key pledges of his campaign manifesto was the creation of a state-owned company – similar to the O&G focused ENAP – to boost the country’s nascent green hydrogen sector. These initiatives are yet another green light for Chile’s ambitions both to produce the world’s cheapest green hydrogen by 2030 and to be among the three biggest exporters of it by 2040. Business opportunities EICDS data tracks the addition of 10.5GW in onshore wind by 2027 (US$14.5bn across 51 projects), while the solar PV sector is expected to commission 19.5GW by 2026 (US$17.5bn across 83 projects). A further 1.8GW is tracked in concentrated solar power (US$6bn across four projects). Boric’s plans for hydrogen already benefit from a head start. Currently, there are 12 green hydrogen projects tracked on EICDS in Chile, where essentially three of those contribute collectively with 11GW of installed capacity at a CAPEX of just over US$15bn, which represents roughly 95% of the estimated investment for all projects. Developers behind these three are Total Eren (8GW), AustriaEnergy (1.7GW) and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (1.3GW), and at the moment their initiatives are scheduled to come online between 2027 and 2028. Key challenges Boric’s energy transition plans are not without challenges. The country has been experiencing an alarming drought crisis over the past 12 years, the most serious in half a century, that has affected water availability and hence the contribution of Chile’s hydropower plants. These are an indispensable renewable source, and the new president will need to face this climate-induced phenomenon and come up with a plan to mitigate its impact. Another obstacle in Boric’s way is the country’s insufficient transmission network. In January 2022 approximately 160GWh of power didn’t reach the grid. Amending this infrastructure will be critical in Boric’s first term. There are no simple answers, but Chile’s track record in renewables development shows the country is ideally positioned to meet its bold energy transition targets. It is certain, however, that the recently inaugurated Boric administration will have no easy time over the next four years. Lucas Ramos EIC Research Intern (EICDataStream + EICAssetMap) lucas.ramos@the-eic.com

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Inside this issue... Some of the highlights from this month’s issue of Inside Energy include a glimpse of Chile’s energy future under the newly Mark R isley elected Boric administration, which concerns market and policy shifts in the South American continent. We also have Orion Group as a guest editorial to introduce its carbon management plan and Leap29 in an interview regarding the current layout of recruitment and working dynamics in the energy industry. Last but not least, Proserv’s recently secured contract for the Dogger Bank project is also featured in this edition. Following the election for president of 36 year old Gabriel Boric, EIC analyst Lucas Ramos provides a brief study of government plans and challenges for Chile’s energy industry. Intending to create the country’s “first green government”, Boric’s cabinet will have to face a long-lasting drought and a limited transmission network. As a guest editorial, we welcome Andy Christie, director of EIC member and recruitment company Orion Group. Christie discloses the organisation’s ambitious plans: carbon neutrality by 2023 and net zero by 2045, five years prior to the 2050 requirement from the UK government. Initial activities are currently ongoing, with the UK business’ carbon footprint currently under analysis before expanding it to the group’s global presence. Our team has also interviewed Leap29, another EIC member and recruitment business. Simon Duff, the company’s global operations director, talked with us about trends in recruitment processes, changes in the work environment such as the growth of remote positions, the impact of COVID-19 in the energy industry, and other insightful topics. In the spotlight on technology feature, we present Proserv’s contract with DEME Offshore for Dogger Bank, planned to be the world’s largest offshore wind farm. Proserv will supply the plant with its ECG™ holistic cable monitoring system for the project’s first two development phases. As always, thanks to regional comments from our directors in Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and the MENA region, as well as member news, readers can keep up with the latest industry movements worldwide. Mark Risley, Head of Marketing and Communications mark.risley@the-eic.com

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EIC databases

Guest editorial

Spotlight on technology 7 New EIC members Member news

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Social media round up 17 Forthcoming events

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UK and Europe news

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Global opportunities NAMIBIA

Offshore Wind Farm Choshi

Block 2913B Venus-1-X Oil Discovery

Immingham Waste-to-Fuel Project

Operator: Mitsubishi Corporation Value: US$2.5bn Kajima Corporation and Van Oord have been selected as the preferred Balance of Plant contractors for the Choshi, Noshiro-Mitane-Oga and Yurihonjo offshore wind farms. The scope of work will cover all supporting components and auxiliary systems.

Operator: TotalEnergies Value: US$500m TotalEnergies and partners have discovered high quality, light oil through the drilling of the Venus-1X well. The Venus discovery sits in the Orange Basin, approximately 290km off the coast of Namibia.

Operator: Velocys Value: US$500m Velocys has said the plant has secured planning consent from North East Lincolnshire Council. According to Velocys, construction of the plant is set to begin in 2022 and could start producing fuel from 2025.

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Baytown Blue Hydrogen Plant CCS Project

The Angeles Link – Green Hydrogen Hub

Operator: BP Value: US$100m Aker Solutions and Dril-Quip have entered into a collaboration agreement to offer subsea injection systems in the Northern Endurance project. Under the agreement, Dril-Quip will provide Aker Solutions with CO2 injection trees and wellheads that will be integrated into a larger subsea injection system.

Operator: ExxonMobil Value: US$150m ExxonMobil is planning to build a blue hydrogen plant capable of producing around 862,000 tonnes per annum of blue hydrogen, produced from natural gas and supported by carbon capture and storage (CCS). The CCS facility will capture, transport and store up to 10m tonnes of carbon dioxide per year.

Operator: SoCal Value: US$2bn The Angeles Link will use 25-35GW of curtailed and new wind and solar power, plus 2GW of energy storage, to power 10-20GW of electrolysers to produce H2 that would flow through 250-750 miles of new distribution lines. SoCalGas has submitted the first project phase to the California Public Utilities Commission.

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with Andy Christie Director, Orion Group

Charting a path to carbon neutrality and net zero

If it wasn’t already, having the recent 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) hosted in Scotland where Orion Group is headquartered, has put the climate crisis and the need to drastically reduce green house gas (GHG) emissions front and centre for UK businesses. As an organisation with a global footprint and a host of clients engaged in the green energy transition, we have long been aware of our responsibility to limit our GHG emissions. It is for this reason that we are committed to a core environmental strategy that will see Orion Group significantly and directly reduce our carbon footprint to contribute to a sustainable future for the planet and its people. Aiming for science-based net zero by 2045 Integral to our strategy is the introduction of sweeping carbon reduction initiatives as we target carbon neutrality by 2023 and science-based net zero by 2045, five years ahead of the UK government’s 2050 requirement. To develop our carbon management plan, our environmental management team is currently undertaking a thorough analysis of the carbon footprint of our UK business – which will then be extended to our global network. Orion Group’s approach Using 2019 as a baseline, Orion Group is assessing precisely where our business is at in terms of direct and indirect emissions and will use the data to further develop our evolving carbon management plan.

Subject to regular review, the plan details our strategy for reaching net zero, and contains our sustainable development objectives, carbon emissions baseline data, ongoing carbon reduction targets, implementation plan, and methods for monitoring and reporting progress. To ensure that we adequately implement our strategy and maintain progress towards our targets, we have integrated our carbon management plan into our existing ISO 14001 independently certified environmental management system as we work towards PAS 2060 accreditation. “It’s great to be part of this journey and have the responsibility to implement Orion Group’s environmental strategy and make a real difference,” says Andy Christie, who is heading up Orion’s environmental management team.

Many of our international client base are prioritising their own environmental improvements – and we are right there alongside them. “For several years we have been monitoring energy efficiency and waste to landfill and recycling volumes. We empower our people to ensure that environmental factors are part of our decision-making process and deliver environmental awareness training. And we encourage the development of an environmentally responsible attitude by contractors, subcontractors, temporary staff, remote workers, suppliers and customers.

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“A recent staff-wide survey asked how our people travel to and from the workplace. Capturing this information lets us immediately understand how we as a business can reduce emissions significantly by adopting more environmentally friendly modes of transport. In this transitionary period Orion Group plans to sign up to voluntary carbon offsetting schemes which can see our funding help finance renewable energy or forestry projects.” As a company that has always had a strong social and environmental conscience, we believe we must all act now if we are to avert a climate catastrophe that will wreak havoc on some of the most vulnerable communities on the planet. Orion Group manages the placement of thousands of contractors and permanent personnel every year via its worldwide network of offices throughout Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Africa. Orion provides specialist recruitment services across a range of sectors including: life sciences, renewables, oil and gas, construction and infrastructure, mining, nuclear, power and utilities, marine, IT and finance. Within its value outsourcing offering Orion can also provide clients with a range of managed service programmes (MSP’s) tailored to meet the exact requirements of your organisation and projects. Any EIC members who wish to be profiled in this section please contact Mark Risley, Head of Marketing and Communications mark.risley@the-eic.com

Spotlight on technology www.proserv.com

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PROSERV LANDS KEY DOGGER BANK CABLE MONITORING DEAL The contract will see Proserv deploying its ECG™ holistic cable monitoring system for phases A and B of Dogger Bank wind farm. Global controls technology company Proserv Controls has secured a contract from DEME Offshore for the first two phases, A and B, of the Dogger Bank wind farm, which when complete will be the largest offshore wind farm in the world. Proserv will harness its new, disruptive ECG™ holistic cable monitoring system to deliver the project. ECG has been initiated and driven by Proserv with critical support from its partner and fellow EIC member Synaptec, a power system monitoring expert. ECG represents a step-change in traditional monitoring methods, offering comprehensive visibility across cable assets. Adopting an integrated and scalable approach, it provides real-time analysis with insights through an intuitive user interface. By using intelligence from all data across an asset, the system is capable of enabling proactive and predictive decision-making, improved utilisation of resources and reduced operational expenditure (OPEX). Paul Cook, Business Development Director – Renewables, Proserv Controls, stated: “Dogger Bank represents one of the most important offshore wind projects under construction, so this success for our new ECG holistic cable monitoring system is a major endorsement of our market proposition, and a significant step forward in Proserv’s renewables strategy.”

Proserv’s Great Yarmouth Centre of Excellence team will be executing the full scope of supply, with both Dogger Bank A and B systems scheduled to be ready for dispatch in Q3 2022. The extent of the scope of supply will include a cable monitoring system solution for each phase, integrating applicable sensor interrogator technology. The hardware will be complemented by the intuitive human-machine interface, utilising Proserv’s TIACS software suite. Dogger Bank wind farm is located more than 130km off the north east coast of England and is being delivered by joint venture partners SSE Renewables, Equinor and Eni. SSE Renewables is leading on construction and delivery while Equinor will operate the wind farm on completion. Due to its size and scale, Dogger Bank is being built in three consecutive 1.2GW phases: Dogger Bank A, Dogger Bank B and Dogger Bank C. In total the wind farm is expected to generate enough renewable electricity to supply 5% of the UK’s demand, equivalent to powering six million homes. Proserv is a controls technology company providing tailored solutions to clients right across the energy sector. Proserv operates worldwide and has offices in the US, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

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ATPI Travel

DSV Air & Sea, Inc

Office 105-107, 1st Floor Building 10 Business Bay Dubai

19409 Kenswick Drive Humble TX 77338 US

Hidrokinetik Technologies Sdn Bhd

Contact Lynn Coutts, Managing Director

Contact Payne A Fischer, Global Director, Projects

Centre for Unmanned Technologies Block E2, Level 1 Kulliyyah of Engineering International Islamic University Malaysia 53100 Gombak Kuala Lumpur

Telephone +9714 424 9223

Telephone +1 281 590 5590

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ATPI Marine & Energy is an international leader in providing travel to the energy and shipping sectors.

For almost half a century, DSV Air & Sea has steadily grown to become a key provider in the international transport and logistics industry.

Offering solutions tailored to energy and marine organisations, alongside 24/7 expertise and innovative technology, ATPI Marine & Energy operates with cost, efficiency and safety at the forefront of every travel strategy.

With more than 75,000 employees covering over 1,300 offices in 90+ countries, DSV provides a wide array of tailored services and solutions to meet the needs of various industrial segments. With DSV’s broad, global and local expertise, it provides air, sea, road and warehousing services for the following segments: aerospace, chemicals, infrastructure, mining and metals, oil and gas, power and renewable energy.

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Email mirza@hidrokinetik.com Web www.hidrokinetik.com Hidrokinetik Technologies is developing an unmanned surface vessel (USV). It will help the marine sector solve the issue of working in hazardous marine environments with the aid of unmanned boats fitted with underwater sonars and onboard camera imaging and precise satellite positioning.

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indEx Enclosures Ltd

MHA Automation Engineering Sdn Bhd

OCA Global

Unit 5 Wyvern Way Henwood Industrial Estate Ashford Kent TN24 8DW Contact Mark Popple, General Manager Telephone +44 (0)1233 801 890 +44 (0)7889 730 626 Email mark.popple@ indexenclosures.com Web www.indexenclosures.com indEx Enclosures is a UK manufacturer of enclosures for both hazardous area and the industrial markets. It offers bespoke solutions incorporating short lead times. Custom as standard is its speciality.

169-01, Jalan Sierra Perdana 4 Taman Sierra Perdana 81750 Masai Johor Malaysia Contact Izwan Mazlan, Managing Director

Avinguda Can Fatjo dels Aurons, 1 Sant Cugat del Valles 08174 Barcelona Spain Contact Basem Husein, Country Manager, UAE Telephone +971 5085 1007

Telephone +607 382 2964 Email izwan@mhaautomation.com Web www.mhaautomation.com MHA Automation Engineering Sdn Bhd (MHA) is a Malaysian based company operated by experienced engineers from the marine and oil and gas industries. With a vast amount of knowledge within the industry, the company was established in 2014 and upgraded into a corporation with a new objective, mission and vision in 2016. Its commitment is to be an expert solutions provider and technologies integrator striving to challenge the status quo with cost effective, environmentally friendly, and innovative solutions within the energy industries.

Email basem.husein@ocaglobal.com Web https://ocaglobal.com/en OCA Global is a private business group of companies with headquarters in Spain with more than 40 years of experience, dedicated to inspection, quality control, certification, testing, consulting and training activities. The group currently employs more than 3,000 people in its more than 80 offices in 15 countries (Spain, Andorra, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Colombia, Bolivia, Morocco, Egypt, South Africa, UAE, KSA, India, Portugal and Ukraine). In addition, with the collaboration of a wide network of partners, OCA Global offers its services in more than 60 countries. OCA Global has eight global business divisions: statutory inspection, quality control and technical assistance, testing, marine and commodities inspection, certification, consulting and technical advisory, training, and technical vehicle inspection.

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Online Cables (Scotland) Ltd (OCL)

Sensia Global Ltd

Venterra Group Plc

Longfield Road Tunbridge Wells TN2 3EY

1-3 Charter Square Sheffield S1 4HS

Contact Brian Jones, Territory Manager – EMEA North UK & Ireland/Nordics/CIS

Contact Gwen Folland, Head of External Affairs

Unit 11, Ashley Group Base Pitmedden Road Aberdeen AB21 0DP Contact James Stevenson, Global Sales Manager

Telephone +44 (0)1892 518 000

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Email james.stevenson@ online-cables.com Web www.online-cables.com Online Cables (Scotland) Ltd (OCL) is a stockist and manufacturing service company of electrical cables and associated electrical equipment for the oil and gas industry. OCL’s headquarters in Aberdeen is supported by the company’s branch network in Dubai, US and Trinidad.

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As the industry’s only dedicated fully integrated automation company, Sensia brings together technical excellence with unparalleled domain experience to help oil and gas operators overcome their most complex challenges.

Venterra is a recently launched offshore wind services company formed to create a global services champion to support the rapid expansion of offshore wind.

By unifying measurements, intelligence and action to optimise decisions and dramatically reduce the time and number of interactions between detection, diagnosis and resolution – the Sensia portfolio of automated solutions reduces risk, drives efficiency and maximises performance. Allowing clients to transform months and days into minutes and seconds. All the way from reservoir to refinery.

OCL’s specialist services include: supply of cables in all types and specifications for offshore topside, subsea and onshore applications; supply of associated products, glands, connectors, JB’s, enclosures, tray and ladder rack, crimps, lugs and terminations; supply of a single item or providing a complete and flexible cable management package tailored to individual client or project needs.

Telephone +44 (0)20 3154 6347

Venterra is building a service offering across the windfarm lifecycle, comprising engineer, build and support services through a combination of acquisition and investment to generate accelerated growth in the fast-growing market.

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ABB has signed an order with HydrogenPro, a hydrogen plant company, to provide electrical equipment for the world’s largest single stack high-pressure alkaline electrolyser – a system that generates hydrogen by using electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. Once deployed, at a specially built test facility in Herøya, Norway in 2022, the system will be capable of producing 1,100 normal cubic metres of green hydrogen per hour (Nm3/h). Demand for hydrogen has grown more than threefold since 1975 and continues to rise, so scaling up technologies and bringing down the cost of production is vital to enable hydrogen to become widely used. With electricity making up around 70-90% of green hydrogen production costs, reaching a high level of efficiency is key to lowering production costs.

Imagine shallow water pipelay without welding, pipeline connections without the need for divers to reduce the cost and time on projects. AFGlobal’s subsea division had to come up with a design with limited time due to an imminent project that could use this technology. AFGlobal engineers set about some detailed designs, in a short period of time using the proven AFGlobal Retlock clamp and came up with the Stinger Deployed Diverless Connector (SDDC).

Hydrogen is very energy intensive to produce sustainably – everything in the production process, each little component adds a little bit of inefficiency, so this integrated portfolio approach will ensure that every single, possible improvement in efficiency is made. The validation programme will include rigorous testing to see how the performance criteria and efficiency of the electrolyser can be optimised. This will enable HydrogenPro to make further improvements to the electrolyser system before introducing similar technology on a long-term, large scale at similar facilities around the world. This collaboration follows a two-year partnership with HydrogenPro and represents ABB’s first green hydrogen order in Norway. The programme into scaling and testing hydrogen technology to enable global decarbonisation goals will pave the way for the launch of large green hydrogen plants in the future, which are key to reducing global CO2 emissions.

ABB’s scope will include an integrated electrical package comprising transformers, rectifiers, DC chokes and busbars.

The ambition is to have the testing up and running by summer 2022.

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Successful deployment of the AFGlobal SDDC

The use of diverless connections in construction of a shallow subsea tieback offshore Malaysia cut costs by approximately 20% while improving safety and reducing the project’s carbon footprint. A key project component was the AFGlobal SDDC developed in partnership with Cortez Subsea. Deployed as part of Vestigo Petroleum’s Tembikai NonAssociated Gas (TNAG) field development programme, the innovative project integrated new and proven technology to connect the pipeline to two flexible risers, and to connect pipeline sections without the need for divers and welding. Within a year AFGlobal had designed, built, tested and deployed two of the SDDC’s subsea in the Barantai Field, Malaysia. A great success for the AFGlobal subsea division on this project and its new technology, a milestone in the subsea oil and gas industry.

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Amarinth delivers vertical in-line pumps to EDF for Sizewell B

Amarinth, a world-leading, net-zero designer and manufacturer of low lifecycle cost centrifugal pumps and associated equipment, primarily for the offshore and onshore oil and gas industries; nuclear and renewable energy generation; defence; desalination; process and industrial markets, has delivered two vertical in-line pumps to EDF to replace obsolete pumps at the Sizewell B nuclear power station, Suffolk, UK.

Amarinth vertical in-line pumps ready for shipment to EDF Sizewell B nuclear power station

The Sizewell B nuclear power station, operated by EDF is the only pressurised water reactor in the UK. Last year Sizewell B generated low carbon electricity for 2.3m homes. Following previous orders of pumps from EDF, Amarinth was once again selected to provide two vertical in-line pumps by EDF to replace end-of-life obsolete pumps at the power station.

The power station requires filtered sea water during operation and the new Amarinth vertical in-line super duplex pumps delivered to EDF are to replace existing but now obsolete filtration screen spray pumps for the drum screen wash process. The pumps are safe area rated, underwent a full suite of non-destructive evaluation (NDE), and carry 3.1 material certification for traceability. The pumps were also delivered to a tight 30-week deadline to coincide with a planned maintenance schedule thereby minimising disruption at the power station.

Our obsolescence programme for OEM pumps is designed for any organisation facing issues with existing centrifugal pumps where the OEM may have gone out of business.

Replacement of obsolete equipment in power stations to maintain operations has become a major issue for power generation companies and so Roll-Royce has created the Proactive Obsolescence Management System (POMS) to quickly identify equipment suppliers that can provide replacement solutions for the obsolete equipment, particularly where the OEM has gone out of business. Amarinth is both registered in POMS and had previously undertaken a site survey of the existing pumps at Sizewell, giving EDF confidence that Amarinth fully understood the challenges of providing a replacement pump. Sign up for the EICOnline newsletter

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Ashtead Technology has signed a multi-year reseller agreement with Norway-based NORBIT Subsea, a provider of tailored and innovative technology solutions to the global maritime sector.

Under the terms of the agreement, Ashtead Technology will serve as the exclusive reseller of NORBIT Subsea products throughout the Middle East. NORBIT Subsea specialises in the design and development of high resolution wideband multibeam sonars for hydrographic applications and advanced subsea leakage detection.

Oliver Brigginshaw, Managing Director, Amarinth

Ashtead Technology signs reseller agreement

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Leap29 opens office in Turkey

Their solutions are based on the latest in analogue and digital signal processing with products that provide wide coverage monitoring combined with high sensitivity and accuracy.

Leap29, global recruitment and PEO partner, has launched its seventh international office in Istanbul, Turkey.

Ashtead Technology has also invested in NORBIT Subsea’s ultracompact wideband multibeam sonars which offer high resolution bathymetry over a wide swath. These products are now available to rent throughout the company’s nine international technology and service hubs.

Leap29 has been providing recruitment and workforce management services across Turkey for several years and is pleased to be able to expand its services in the region even further. The office launch also coincides with the appointment of Leap29 to support the Sakarya gas field development, considered to be one of the largest oil discoveries in the Black Sea, providing its expert workforce management and recruitment services.

For more information: www.ashtead-technology.com

EnerMech starts 2022 with £500m of new awards

Leap29 has been operating in the oil and energy industry for over 20 years, providing specialist project management support, including recruitment, manpower supply, mobilisation, payroll and workforce management services.

With more than a half-billionpounds of new contracts secured in the last 12 months, EnerMech kicked off 2022 by breaking into new geographies and business territories. It has started work on several significant campaigns, including numerous transformational mega-projects around the world.

Leap29’s extensive experience in the energy industry, and also its wide network of skilled contractors based in Turkey, will allow the company to provide a high level of service throughout the operations.

During 2021, the leading integrated solutions specialist, which operates in 26 countries, was awarded over £500m of business with new and existing clients across its target end markets, including the energy, renewables, infrastructure, nuclear and waste-to-energy sectors. With some projects already underway, and new ones commencing imminently, the firm has increased its headcount by approximately 30% compared to 2020.

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Last year EnerMech adopted a swift and proactive approach to the market that complemented its diversification strategy, with a priority focus on the health and wellbeing of its people while continuing to deliver consistent and safe service to its clients.

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MTE granted Fit4Nuclear status

Following stringent assessments and onsite verification, MTE has been granted the prestigious Fit4Nuclear status by the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre. MTE has successfully demonstrated that it has the required quality, safety and operational standards in place to deliver its bespoke fabricated products to clients within the nuclear industry. The rigorous assessments took place over an 11-month period and involved reporting and improvement of six key areas in business operation and performance. The process also included an onsite verification visit by a F4N assessor and a review of MTE’s project experience within the nuclear sector. This achievement demonstrates MTE’s commitment to delivering its products and services to the highest industry standards and vision for continued business growth. Run by the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (Nuclear AMRC), the award helps businesses win work by ensuring they meet the standards required to supply into the nuclear industry – in new build, operations and decommissioning.

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Petroplan announces raft of global appointments

Specialist energy talent acquisition group Petroplan is taking the recruitment sector by storm with an array of new appointments and service expansions across the globe. The acquisition group operates across North America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East and has been delivering high-quality candidates to clients for over 45 years. Following a post-pandemic review of existing services, Petroplan is undergoing a strategic shift as the group accelerates, adapts and sharpens its service offering. A large part of the business transformation strategy will be delivered by six newly appointed senior leadership members, including CEO Christopher Honeyman Brown, CFO Chris Morris, Regional Director in EMEA Darren Brown and Country Manager for Canada, Darci Kruse. The team is driving the delivery of solutions to clients and presenting opportunities to new and potential candidates within the evolving sectors. Sign up for the EICOnline newsletter

Alongside a newly appointed leadership team, Petroplan is reinvigorating and expanding worldwide services from its offices in London (HQ), Guildford, Calgary, Muscat and Dubai, as well as a new hub in Manchester.

We will continue to invest and expand where we see the largest opportunity to deliver exceptional client solutions, building a future in which we are recognised as a leading international talent acquisition and workforce solutions business.

Prysmian Group’s offshore wind ship breaks records

The 171 metre ship, named Leonardo da Vinci, set a new record as the largest offshore wind vessel ever to pass under Middlesbrough’s Transporter Bridge when it completed its recent voyage to AV Dawson’s Port of Middlesbrough.

Christopher Honeyman Brown, CEO Petroplan

Built this year, by Prysmian Group, the manufacturer and installer of subsea cable, the Leonardo da Vinci is one of the most advanced cable-laying vessels in the world. It has the highest cable carrying capacity in the market and a very large bollard pull to allow for ploughing in very challenging seabed conditions. It can also operate for extended periods in challenging weather and work to extreme depths.

Petroplan has also recently announced a new share option scheme, thought to be a first of its kind in the recruitment sector, as further evidence of the company’s vision to re-energising the world of energy recruitment.

The state-of-the-art vessel’s first project was on the Viking Link project where she mobilised at Port of Middlesbrough. The ship will be making regular visits to north east England as Prysmian operates its northern European marine base from Port of Middlesbrough.

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REMBE goes west: new premises in South Carolina, US

REMBE Inc, the American branch of REMBE GmbH Safety + Control, headquartered in Brilon, Germany has moved into its new premises in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

The brand name REMBE is renowned worldwide for superior quality and performance in industrial safety solutions such as turn-key dust and gas explosion protection systems and pressure relief devices like rupture discs or breather valves. REMBE has successfully protected numerous sites across the US and Canada ranging from wood manufacturing factories to critical processes in chemical, food and the pharmaceutical industry. REMBEs approach is not just selling commodity items but developing bespoke solutions and engineering total safety concepts including full service from start-up to regular maintenance. The company had its first breakthrough when it introduced technology for flameless venting. Its product was the Q-Rohr, a quench pipe with incorporated vent panel that retards not only explosion flames but reduces heat emissions. Allowing operators to vent an explosion wherever they want allowed OEMs to position their equipment according to efficiency criteria rather than placing filters, hoppers or bins close to a wall to vent the explosion outside but compromising with unnecessary pipe length. Today REMBE also offers a complete range of rupture discs. Applications such as FPSOs or infrastructure critical power supply stations like transformers are protected by the German engineered products named STAR or SFD, so-called forward acting rupture discs that are produced from noble alloys and with REMBE’s passion and precision.

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Siemens Energy to connect utilityscale US offshore wind farm to grid

Siemens Energy has been awarded its first offshore grid connection project in the United States. In a consortium with Aker Solutions, the company will supply the highvoltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system that will bring green energy from Sunrise Wind, New York’s first utility-scale offshore wind project, to the mainland. It is the first offshore wind project in the US to use HVDC technology. The 924MW wind farm has been developed by a joint venture between Danish clean energy company Ørsted and US-based energy provider Eversource. Located 50km (30 miles) east of Long Island, Sunrise Wind will supply green energy to nearly 600,000 homes in New York State and support the state to meet its 100% clean electricity goal by 2040. Siemens Energy will deliver the HVDC system on a turnkey basis and provide onshore civil work in partnership with local companies.

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The HVDC system will enable the low-loss transport of the generated green energy from the wind farm to the mainland. It consists of two converter stations: the offshore converter station will collect the 66kV alternating current (AC) power generated by the wind turbines through an inter-array cable system and transform it into 320kV DC for transmission through a 160km export cable to the onshore converter station, located at Holbrook on Long Island. The onshore station will convert the power back to AC to feed it into the distribution grid which will bring the energy to homes, industry and other end users in New York. Aker Solutions is responsible for the platform consisting of a steel jacket substructure, and a topside platform deck housing the electrical equipment. Sunrise Wind will support the establishment of an enduring offshore wind supply chain in New York State. The onshore installation of the project’s converter station will be carried out by local companies.

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Wozair appoints new group managing director

Wozair has announced the appointment of John Foley as Group Managing Director to the Board. John is an experienced senior executive who previously held positions as managing director, OTIS Elevator Co in Norway and most recently served as managing director Volution Ventilation, part of Volution Group Plc. John brings valuable experience to Wozair, essential in the execution of the future development of the company, its strategy and sustainable growth.

John brings a wealth of industry knowledge and complimentary skills which will enable us to ensure both Wozair and Thermoplant fulfil their potential and achieve our collective goals. We welcome John to the Wozair team and wish him all the best in his new position. Wozair shareholders

Wozair Group is a designer, manufacturer and distributor of high integrity HVAC systems, specialising in applications operating in extreme environments, with strong focus on the energy, powergen, marine and defence sectors of industry. It is a truly international company, with offices in the UK, Middle East, Singapore and US.

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Recruiting in the oil and energy market in 2022 with Simon Duff Global Operations Director, Leap29 Leap29 is a global recruitment and employment management business that has been supporting oil and energy projects for over 20 years. It has a strong reputation for supporting major international oil projects with white collar recruitment, covering upstream, downstream and midstream projects – as well as dedicated teams that focus on alternative energies including hydrogen, wind and solar energy.

Today we speak to Simon Duff, who is Leap29’s global operations director. Simon has over 15 years of experience providing international recruitment and workforce management solutions to key energy clients across Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Europe.

What recruitment trends are we seeing in the energy industry during the start of 2022?

Across the energy industries we are experiencing a very candidate-driven market at the moment. Which means there are a number of open jobs, but a lack of potential candidates, giving the upper hand to experienced candidates during the recruitment process.

How have recent legislations or employment laws impacted the energy industry?

One of the major recent changes we’ve seen is the impact from Brexit, not just in the UK but across Europe. It has become increasingly difficult for experienced energy personnel from the UK to mobilise to international energy projects, which has caused a significant skills shortage in mainland Europe in particular. As well as difficulties in the UK when trying to bring in European contractors. We’ve also seen the implementation of employment legislation similar to IR35 across a number of different countries. As a result, it is more difficult for traditional contractors to work on a truly self-employed basis. They are having to work on employed models, which has led to an increase in tax liabilities within their countries of work. This has had a big impact on how personnel are engaged.

This skills shortage has been caused by a number of factors, from changes in contract regulations, Brexit, shifts in working practices and a decrease in new talent from a grassroot level. As a result, we are seeing an increase in employment rates. Particularly across new energies, such as CCUS and the hydrogen market, where competition for talent is fierce. As these markets are still relatively new, there is an even smaller pool of global candidates with relevant experience.

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The importance of a diversity and inclusion strategy has grown significantly over the last few years. Most of our clients have a strong diversity and inclusion policy that plays a key role within their hiring and employment management strategy. However, despite the high demand for a more diverse workforce, there is often still an underrepresentation of certain groups within energy talent pools. To tackle this issue, we have seen a number of companies try different initiatives such as setting diversity KPIs, neutralising CVs and liaising with universities to address the lack of diversity from a grassroot perspective.

How has COVID-19 impacted recruitment in the energy industry?

As a result, contractors are more reluctant to move to international projects as they may need to pay social security in a country that isn’t their country of residence.

Fortunately, within the oil and energy market a lot of existing projects still needed to be maintained, so in comparison to other industries, energy recruitment was relatively stable. Other than the impact of new projects, which slowed down or were put on hold.

How has the importance of diversity and inclusion changed in the energy industry?

Now post COVID-19, we’ve seen a lot of organisations put more of a focus on health and wellbeing.

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With a lot more of our clients investing in their health and wellbeing benefit packages for both perm and contract hires. As well as an increase in remote working, where organisations have moved towards hybrid or fully remote working where possible.

How has the increase in remote working impacted the energy industry?

There has been a huge shift towards remote working, which we have never really seen in the energy industry before, even with white collar professionals. In the past, it was very uncommon for companies to be openminded about remote working, but now it is widely accepted.

Again, this can cause an increase in skill shortages, particularly for international projects within remote locations.

How are organisations coping with the current skills shortage?

There are a number of initiatives that businesses are using, from signing on bonuses, project completion bonuses and supporting the development of talent from grassroot projects.

However, there can be many challenges when employing internationally, from setting up a legal entity to compliance with local employment regulations.

A recruitment and PEO partner helps you manage international employment, including contracts, taxes, payroll and benefits. Which means, you can employ people internationally without needing to set up a legal entity. Working with a PEO partner can help eliminate a lot of the current recruitment challenges within the energy industry, from skills shortages, challenges with employment legislations and supporting diversity and inclusion strategies. To find out more about how Leap29 can support you with your international recruitment and employment management, contact our expert team on: +44 (0)1625 537 555 or email: enquiries@leap29.com

People’s priorities have definitely changed, for offsite personnel, working remotely is much more important. While for onsite operational roles, working locally is a much higher priority.

Due to the increase in remote working, we are also seeing businesses move towards global hiring models. This not only expands their talent pool, but also helps with their diversity and inclusion strategies.

Therefore, the safest and best way to compliantly employ personnel internationally is through a PEO (professional employer organisation) model.

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International trade EIC opens booking for its first

International Pavilion at ADIPEC 2022 As the EIC membership continues to grow with international members from all continents, we are exploring new avenues to increase member representation and visibility at international events and exhibitions around the globe and across all the energy sectors. We are delighted to announce our first EIC international pavilion for member only booking at ADIPEC, 31 October to 3 November 2022. ADIPEC is currently the world’s most influential energy event. Hosted by ADNOC Group, the 2022 edition will focus on the transformative strategies and solutions driving innovation, growth and resilience across the industry. Following the success of the last 30+ years representing our members at ADIPEC through the management of the UK pavilion, it is a natural progression to host our first EIC international pavilion at this prestigious trade show. The EIC pavilion will sit alongside the UK pavilion to allow exhibiting members to take part in the extensive programme of presentations and networking activities delivered by the EIC regional and international trade teams.

Why exhibit as part of the EIC pavilion? Location: prime Camilla Tew location with upperlevel branding ensuring your company enjoys high levels of footfall. Network: exclusive networking activities ensure you meet key local industry influencers, buyers and decision makers. Support: expert EIC event manager, stand designer and freight partner on hand throughout. Intelligence and Connections: industry experts from EIC provide pre-event data to help you identify upcoming projects and EIC facilitating key introductions. Marketing: we help you prepare, ensuring you gain maximum exposure in the lead up to and during the event. Entertain: use the private pavilion lounge to hold meetings, listen to presentations or just enjoy a cup of coffee. Camilla Tew, Director, International Trade camilla.tew@the-eic.com

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North Sea Decarbonisation Conference The EIC, along with international supporting partners Agoria, IRO and WFO, is delighted to be bringing you the second North Sea Decarbonisation Conference. This year we are breaking away from the virtual world and heading to London to host this two-day conference at the Grand Connaught Rooms near Covent Garden on 17-18 May 2022. As the North Sea enters a new era as an energy basin, the oil and gas industry is reshaping its strategic responses, to help reduce emissions, leverage industry capabilities and accelerate towards clean energy. Realising a net zero vision of the North Sea is both a technological challenge and a huge opportunity, as there is an increasing need for the global transition to clean power to be at least four times faster than it is at present.

NSDC 2022 will include sessions focusing on offshore wind, Jo Cam CCUS, hydrogen, pbell floating offshore wind, offshore electrification, the reinvention of oil and gas, policy and financing technology and emerging technologies. Each session will include a selection of key industry experts to discuss upcoming trends, projects and opportunities. We are also delighted to introduce our event partners, exhibitors and co-hosts: Mott MacDonald, Wood, ABB, Apollo, Sick, Dräger, Bureau Veritas, Endress+Hauser, Wolf, Gastech, Kent, DNV, Worley, KBR and Vysus Group. Jo Campbell, Regional Director, UK & Europe jo.campbell@the-eic.com

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Middle East news Regional update

Only last month I had commented that US$100bl could be a distinct possibility in the coming months, fast forward just a few weeks and here we are. Oil prices Ryan M cPhers on are now at their highest level since 2014, with many banks predicting a continued increase to meet with the strong demand recovery. With several energy firms investing billions in new oil operations and wider energy transition projects, coupled with our own EICDataStream showing significant updates in 10 EPC contracts in the region over the last two weeks alone, perhaps we are now witnessing the long-awaited upturn in the industry. Our recent GCC Market & Project Update certainly echoed this sentiment where it was great to see so many of you in attendance. Our Annual EIC Golf Tournament is now at capacity for the first time in years with 100 players representing 30 different companies. With an extremely strong field in play, I look forward to announcing this years winner to you next month. Next month UAE Re-Connect takes place on 17 May with our programme now complete where our preview webinar with advisory committee members, John Brights (Proserv) and David Hewitt (Endress+Hauser) will help to set the scene for what is becoming a must attend event. We are delighted to have speakers from ADNOC Group, UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, Endress+Hauser, Wood, Kent in addition to an update from the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology on the recently announced UAE Hydrogen Roadmap. We also have an exhibition, one-to-one meetings and several pre-recorded sessions including the ever-popular contractor briefings that will be available after the event. Spaces are still available for those wishing to join us and you will find the latest details on our website. Our EIC Roundtable series continues to go from strength to strength with recent sessions taking place in Dubai and Oman, the latter to coincide with the Oman Petroleum & Energy Show (OPES), one of many large shows taking place in the region where it was great to see so many familiar and new faces. Please let me know if you would like to find out more about the Roundtables which will continue on a monthly basis. The Energy Exports Conference also returns to a physical event in Aberdeen from 14-15 June 2022 where we will be excited to hear first-hand from several international delegations about export opportunities on offer. Get in touch Share your news and views...

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Later on in the year it should be noted that ADIPEC will now take place between 31 October – 3 November 2022, to avoid conflicting with COP27 in Egypt. Finally, as we enter into the second quarter of the calendar year with the world in somewhat of a turbulent place, I hope that you and your families continue to stay safe and well. Ryan McPherson Regional Director, Middle East, Africa, Russia & CIS ryan.mcpherson@the-eic.com

Regional news

ADNOC awards framework agreements to drive growth

ADNOC has awarded framework agreements valued at US$1.94bn to support drilling growth with the group expected to drill 700 wells annually in the next few years. The pacts for wireline logging and perforation services are the largest of their kind in the oil and gas industry and were awarded to ADNOC Drilling, Schlumberger Middle East, Halliburton Worldwide Limited Abu Dhabi and Weatherford Bin Hamoodah Company.

Saudi Aramco closes gas pipeline deal with BlackRock consortium

Saudi Aramco closed the US$15.5bn lease and leaseback deal for its gas pipeline that it agreed in December with a group of companies led by BlackRock Real Assets and state-backed Hassana Investment Company. The global consortium has acquired a 49% stake in Aramco Gas Pipelines Company, a unit of the world’s biggest oil exporter, with Aramco retaining the 51% majority stake as well as full ownership and operational control of the gas pipeline network. As part of the 20-year agreement, Aramco Gas Pipelines Company will receive a tariff payable by Aramco for the specified gas products that flow through the network, backed by minimum commitments on throughput.

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Asia Pacific news Regional update

In the past month or so, despite the increasing number of daily cases of COVID, a slew of countries within the region announced Azman plans to reopen or relax Nasir border restrictions. These include countries that have maintained some of the strictest pandemic-related border controls in the world such as Australia, Singapore and New Zealand. The announcements come on the heels of a record-setting period of global infections. According to the World Health Organization, COVID-19 cases hit a new peak worldwide in late January, with more than 4m cases registered in a single day. However, many countries are signalling that they can’t economically afford – or are no longer willing – to stay closed. In addition, more than half (54%) of the world’s population is now vaccinated, according to Our World in Data. Medical treatments can successfully treat severe infections. Many experts are now cautiously optimistic that a new phase of the pandemic may be within reach. Countries within Asia Pacific which are already or are going to open their borders soon, before June 2022, include Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and South Korea. Our major event, EIC Asia Pacific Energy Conversations 2022, which was due to be held in March 2022, had to be rescheduled to May 2022 due to the requests of sponsors and speakers in light of the increasing number of COVID cases in Kuala Lumpur. This event will be officiated by the Minister of Environment of Malaysia with keynote speeches delivered by the High Commissioner of the UK to Malaysia, HE Charles Hay and senior representatives from Shell Malaysia, PETRONAS and Sarawak Energy. The main themes of the event are topics such as accelerating the green shift towards net zero and decarbonising the oil and gas industry. International energy players such as Siemens Energy, GE Power, ABB Asia, Schneider Electric, Honeywell and UK energy players such as Aggreko, Wood and BP are expected to participate as speakers. EIC Asia Pacific organised our first monthly EIC Members Networking Session in February 2022. These monthly sessions give the opportunity to members in Kuala Lumpur to meet each other and exchange notes. Our first event was attended by 50 members and non-members who enjoyed the session and gave positive feedback. Once the international borders are re-opened, we plan to organise similar networking sessions in other cities such as Singapore and Bangkok. Azman Nasir, Head of Asia Pacific azman.nasir@the-eic.com Sign up for the EICOnline newsletter

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Regional news

Bangladesh to expand wind energy to curb climate change

Bangladesh aims to significantly expand renewable energy sources in its total energy mix in its relentless pursuit of a net zero carbon footprint. As one of the key steps in this regard, the Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA) has set a target of generating 5,000MW of onshore and offshore wind power by 2030. The country currently generates only 2.9MW of wind power.

India introduces green hydrogen policy

India’s Ministry of Power (MoP), has announced the much-awaited Green Hydrogen Policy. The policy provides a framework for production and development of green ammonia as well. Green hydrogen and green ammonia have been defined as hydrogen or ammonia produced by way of electrolysis of water using renewable energy including renewable energy which has been banked or produced from biomass. With the Green Hydrogen Policy finally being launched, the government has paved the way for development of green hydrogen as well as green ammonia as an alternative source of energy and future fuel in India.

Foreign companies withdrawing from Myanmar

In January 2022 Woodside Petroleum joined multinational oil majors Chevron and TotalEnergies in plans to exit Myanmar, nearly a year after a military coup plunged the south east Asian nation into turmoil. TotalEnergies and Chevron, partners in the major Myanmar gas project, said they were withdrawing from the country, citing the worsening humanitarian situation following last year’s coup. Woodside Petroleum said it would begin its formal exit from Myanmar.

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North and Central America news Regional update

We are excited to announce that we are scheduled to officially reopen the Houston office this month. We continue to monitor the pandemic in the Houston area, and welcome visitors Amand a Duho n with the utmost health and safety in mind. Don’t forget to book your hotdesk and/or conference facilities during your next trip to Houston by contacting: houston@the-eic.com And much is happening in Houston with hybrid, virtual and in-person events in full swing. I was delighted to attend and speak at the 3rd American LNG Forum on 15-16 February in Houston with panellists from Poten & Partners, Equity Research, the US Department of Energy (DOE) and Wood. We discussed everything from current CAPEX spend, gas pricing and contracting, to export forecast and the future of the LNG industry. I also attended the 2nd American Hydrogen Forum on 17-18 February in Houston, providing an update via EICDataStream of the current state of play both globally and in the North American region around the hydrogen sector; then, moderating a panel with speakers from Holland & Knight, Charles River Associates, the Sustainability Center and Wood. Much focus was provided on shipping and upcoming extensive DOE grants available to push hydrogen forward in the US. All eyes are on Houston with anticipation of the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) taking place on 2-5 May 2022 at NRG Park. The EIC is proud to be managing and organising the UK pavilion at OTC allowing energy professionals to meet and exchange ideas to advance offshore oil and gas while simultaneously providing access to the industry’s largest equipment exhibition, professional contacts and leading-edge technical information. If you’re interested in exhibiting with the UK pavilion, please contact: internationaltrade@the-eic.com We look forward to seeing you there. In the meantime, save the dates for our upcoming webinars listed below. Amanda Duhon Regional Director, North & Central America amanda.duhon@the-eic.com

Forthcoming events Thursday 19 May 2022 Offshore Wind Roundtable: building a local supply chain Tuesday 31 May 2022 The New Energy Hub: the case for Hydrogen and CCUS Thursday 30 Share June 2022 Get in touch your news and views... LNG Enabling Energy Transition Email newsdesk@the-eic.com • Phone +44 (0)20 7091 8600

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US reaches 200GW of renewable capacity

The country surpassed the 200GW milestone of installed renewable capacity from utility-scale facilities in 2021, according to a recent report by the American Clean Power Association (ACP). A total of 27.7GW of renewables was added in 2021, led by wind (12.7GW) and solar (12.3GW). Last year also saw 2.5GW of battery storage capacity coming online, which is higher than the 1.5GW commissioned in 2020. Texas added the highest renewable capacity with 7.3GW of new facilities, followed by California, Oklahoma, Florida and New Mexico. The United States is poised to add another 200GW of renewables by 2026 , according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), with solar PV responsible for the majority of new installations.

DOE advances US$6bn nuclear programme

Reaffirming the role of nuclear power in the clean energy plans of the Biden administration, the Office of Nuclear Energy has launched a US$6bn credit programme for nuclear power reactors at risk of closing due to economic factors. It is understood that at least US$1.2bn is allocated to the 2022 fiscal year.

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South America news Regional update

The Rio office is happy to announce that we are hosting an Oil & Gas Breakfast on 18 May. This is going to be our first in-person business breakfast where we will address the next chapter of Clariss e Roch a the pre-salt success story. Save the date and further details will be sent out shortly. After another successful event from our series Brazil-UK Collaboration Forum in January, this time in partnership with BW Offshore, the EIC would like to announce that on 13 April the procurement team at BW Offshore will be engaging with the supply chain and offering virtual meetings to those looking to better understand their companies’ expectations of the market. BW Offshore has eight decades of maritime heritage and 40 years of offshore energy production experience. During this period, the company has successfully executed 40 FPSO/FSO projects worldwide. To book your 10 minute slot with Daniella Carvalho, BW’s import/export and logistics manager email: rio@the-eic.com The EIC will be leading the Brazil trade mission to coincide with UK & Brazil Partners in Energy 2022 – Powering Net Zero organised by the UK Department for International Trade (DIT). We would like to invite British companies interested in offshore wind, hydrogen, biogas, waste to values, nuclear energy and oil and gas decommissioning to join this trade mission and present at the event. In its ninth edition, it will be a platform for British and Brazilian companies to discuss the future of the energy sector, its challenges and opportunities. To book your place email: international.trade@the-eic.com

Regional news

Colombia sees potential for 50GW of offshore wind A draft roadmap from the World Bank has identified the potential for 50GW of offshore wind on Colombia’s eastern Caribbean coast, in the Magdalena and La Guajira departments. About 27GW could be developed as fixed-bottom wind farms, with 21GW as floating wind. Massive investment would be needed in transmission infrastructure, however, to link the wind farms to demand centres in Cartagena and Barranquilla.

Another great opportunity to visit the region will be around Rio Oil & Gas 2022 from 26-29 September. The EIC will be hosting the UK pavilion and we are open for bookings should you wish to exhibit as part of the group. Latin America’s leading O&G event, Rio Oil & Gas is particularly important as key projects by Petrobras and IOCs in the country are getting traction. Furthermore it has moved venues and will be hosted for the first time at the Port of Rio close to the offices of most operators and contractors. Major contracts are expected to be awarded in the coming months, as the Brazilian company forges ahead with its US$84.1bn investment plan for 2019-23. In addition, Brazil’s oil and gas opportunities are no longer limited to Petrobras’ pre-salt plans. Oil majors such as Equinor, Shell and Total are actively engaged in field development projects, with contracting activity already underway. If you need any assistance or advice in the region or for more information about upcoming events, please contact: rio@the-eic.com Clarisse Rocha, Director – Americas clarisse.rocha@the-eic.com

Guyana considering NOC

The Irfaan Ali government is studying the creation of a national oil company to tap the country’s massive offshore oil reserves. If created, the company would assume blocks initially planned to be offered in a bidding round that would take place later in 2022. A decision on whether to create the NOC or go ahead with the E&P bidding round is expected in the third quarter. Guyana recently approved a local content bill that requires operators and contractors to submit plans for local employment and procurement.

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