Inside Energy July 2022

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Navigating through SEA’s energy transition wave with carbon capture Energy demand in Southeast Asia has been growing rapidly at an average of 6% per year, driven by robust economic growth, demographic expansion and increased urbanisation. With COVID-19 more or less under control, energy demand is expected to surpass pre-pandemic levels, potentially leading to an upsurge of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions given the region’s heavy dependency on fossil fuels. With the majority of the Southeast Asian nations having their net-zero pledges set, the urgency to decarbonise the energy-hungry region has grown in importance. Carbon capture (CCS/CCUS) technologies are set to play a vital role in supporting the clean energy transition in Southeast Asia.

Southeast Asia’s interest in carbon capture has been growing in recent years. Both national and international energy companies like Malaysia’s PETRONAS, Indonesia’s Pertamina, Thailand’s PTTEP, BP and Repsol have all started venturing into carbon capture in the region. These energy majors have actively formed collaboration among industry players to move the sector forward. In Malaysia, within a year, PETRONAS has inked memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with ExxonMobil, Shell, POSCO, JAPEX, MOL and Schlumberger, with more MoU signings expected. Pertamina is conducting a joint study with ExxonMobil to assess CCS opportunities in Indonesia, while PTTEP has recently initiated a collaboration with INPEX and JGC to explore CCS opportunities in Thailand. ExxonMobil and Shell have both expressed interest in transforming Southeast Asia’s heavy-emitting industrial sites such as Singapore into regional CCS hubs. While Malaysia and Indonesia lead the CCS developments in the region, countries that have yet to have in-country CCS developments like Thailand, Singapore and Brunei also recognise the importance of carbon capture in long-term emissions-reduction strategy.

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EICDataStream currently tracks 12 carbon capture projects that are currently under development in the region. As of May 2022, an estimated US$5bn of capital expenditure would be needed to develop the carbon capture facilities in the region, with more than 80% of projected carbon capture spending being injected into Indonesia. The majority of the projects are in early development stages, with the first injection scheduled for 2025 and beyond.

PETRONAS’ flagship Kasawari CCS project in Malaysia, which is expected to receive FID by the end of 2022, will be capable of storing up to 4 MTPA of CO2 in the M1 field by 2025. While Indonesia has a larger share of carbon capture developments in the pipeline; Gundih CCUS, Sukowati CCS, Sakakemang CCS, Cepu CCS and Tangguh CCUS – most of these developments are in the early feasibility stages, with the first CO2 injection not expected until 2026.

One of the challenges the sector faces is the lack of legal and regulatory frameworks, which affects the attractiveness of the carbon capture industry. Although there is no one-sizefits-all regulatory framework, several countries are already ramping up efforts to change the current predicament by establishing a rigid framework pertaining to carbon capture. In Malaysia, the government of Sarawak has recently passed a bill allowing the state planning authority to approve sites for carbon capture storage. The Indonesian government is also drafting regulations for CCS to support the development of the technology and ensure the safety of the equipment used for the sector. Another major hurdle is the availability of financing as commercial banks refuse to finance CCS projects due to its lack of revenue stream and high commercial failure rate. The bankability of CCS projects rests critically on international finance support; therefore, a collaboration between governments with international finance entities will create robust business cases for CCS investment, further supporting future projects.

Carbon capture technologies are essential for decarbonising the energy system and industrial facilities to achieve netzero targets. The renewed momentum for the sector and aspiration to establish hubs in the region have been driven by strengthened climate commitments from governments and industry players. Though there are still barriers that need to be addressed, we see heightened efforts being made to scale up the sector in the region. With a polished regulatory framework, supportive policy incentives, strong industrial and regional co-operation, and improved technology maturation, carbon capture in Southeast Asia can move forward with dependable, safe, and ready-todeploy technologies at scale that can assist governments in achieving game-changing emissions reductions.

Muhammad Arif Syafiq, Senior Energy Analyst muhdarifsyafiq@the-eic.com

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The July 2022 edition of Inside Energy is here! This month, readers will get to know more about carbon capture Leliam de Cas tro technologies in Southeast Asia, inspection services at Dogger Bank by Fulkrum, Proserv’s holistic cable monitoring system ECG™, gender-diverse leadership in an article by The Global Edge Consultants and much more.

The latest sector analysis has been written by Muhammad Arif Syafiq, Senior Energy Analyst from the EIC, who explores in this feature the place of carbon capture technologies (CCS/CCUS) in the energy transition process in Southeast Asia. According to him, the growing energy demand combined with numerous net zero targets in the region result in CCS taking a fundamental role for the industry in SEA. In members’ services, we welcome Fulkrum, who has recently been awarded a contract for inspection services at Dogger Bank, due to be the world’s largest offshore wind farm with 1.2GW of capacity. The company will carry out activities in the plant’s first development stage A, with a possible extension to stages B and C. Spotlight on technology calls attention to Proserv’s holistic cable monitoring system (CMS) ECG™. The CMS will be demonstrated at Equinor’s Hywind Scotland, the world’s first operational floating offshore wind farm off the coast of Scotland, from the third quarter of this year until April 2024.

As for EIC guest editorial, Inside Energy invites Kathy Eberwein, CEO of The Global Edge Consultants, a global women-owned recruitment and workforce firm. In this article, Eberwein discusses how business success can be linked to gender-diverse leadership and the implementation of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) principles.

Last but not least, you can check office notices and local market updates from EIC teams spread across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific and the MENA region. Also, don’t forget to keep up with the latest industry news from our members worldwide.

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Social media round up 17 Events calendar

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DataStream MOROCCO/UK

Morocco – UK HVDC Subsea Transmission Line Operator: Xlink Value: US$5bn The National Grid and Xlinks have agreed to build two 1.8GW connections from Tantan, Morocco to Devon, England. The first 1.8GW system of the HVDC interconnector project will be connected to the UK’s electrical grid by 2027.

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H2Oman Operator: OQ Value: US$2bn ACWA Power, OQ and Air Products have signed a JDA for the H2Oman Project located in Dhofar that will produce green hydrogen. This signing follows an MoU that was signed back in December 2021 to produce 1 mtpa of green ammonia.

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Doicesti Small Modular Reactor Operator: Nucleareletrica Value: US$2bn Deployment of NuScale’s 6-module VOYGR-6 462MWe small modular reactor at the site of a former thermal power plant in Doicesti. The USTDA awarded the US$1.2m grant to identify and evaluate potential sites for a SMR.

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Operator: BlueFloat Value: US$4bn BlueFloat Energy has entered the Taiwanese offshore wind market and has announced that it will be developing a 1,000MW floating offshore wind project off the coast of Hsinchu County and Hsinchu City. The company plans to enter the project in Taiwan’s Round 3 of offshore wind tenders.

Operator: Chevron Value: US$1.6bn The project has received a final investment decision (FID). First oil is expected in 2025. The discovery will be a subsea tie-back to the Blind Faith platform. Three production wells will be tied back via one flowline to the platform, adding a capacity of 75,000 barrels per day.

Operator: Venture Global LNG Value: US$13.2bn Venture Global has reached FID on the Plaquemines LNG export project and associated Gator Express pipeline after securing US$13.2bn in financing for the terminal’s initial phase (13.3 mtpa).

During May PETRONAS and ExxonMobil both signed agreements to purchase 1 mtpa of LNG from this facility.

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Members’ services Fulkrum awarded contract for world’s largest offshore wind farm at Dogger Bank Fulkrum, a leading provider of inspection, expediting, auditing and technical staffing to the energy industry, has secured a contract to support the QA/QC activities for the Dogger Bank wind farm project.

Fulkrum provides comprehensive expertise in the provision of inspection, expediting, auditing and technical staffing services across the upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas and renewables markets.

Fulkrum will provide inspection services during the Dogger Bank A development stage, with a possibility of contract extension to zones B and C, ensuring conformity and quality of the wind turbines and main components, including blades, tower sections and nacelle.

Established in 2011, Fulkrum operates in four key regions – the Americas, Europe and Africa, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and has a proven track record working with some of the world’s leading operators, EPC contractors and service providers.

Located off the east coast of Yorkshire, Dogger Bank will consist of 277 GE Haliade-X turbines of 13MW and 14MV, with each of the three zones having an installed generation capacity of 1.2GW.

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James Dunsford, Fulkrum’s Business Development Manager – Renewables, commented: “We are delighted to be working on this project which is set to be the world’s largest offshore wind farm and supply 5% of the country’s demand upon completion.

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“This contract is testament to Fulkrum’s extensive track record and the consistently reliable work performed by our worldwide team of inspectors. Having grown strategically in the past two years, we are happy to showcase our cross-industry capabilities and support local projects that will contribute to the UK’s goals for a net zero future.”

Established in 2010 in Corby, Fulkrum has grown into a global company with a wide international footprint.

Operating in the four key regions – the Americas, Europe and Africa, APAC and the Middle East – Fulkrum has a sustainable track record in the oil and gas, petrochemicals and renewables sectors, offering a wide range of multidisciplinary services.

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PROSERV TO MONITOR CABLES ON EQUINOR’S HYWIND SCOTLAND FLOATING WIND FARM

Predictive analytics modelling, via Proserv’s ECG™ holistic cable monitoring system, to be demonstrated on the UK’s best performing offshore wind farm.

Global controls technology leader Proserv is to supply its pioneering holistic cable monitoring system (CMS), ECG™, to Norwegian international energy company Equinor’s Hywind Scotland, which in 2017 became the world’s first commercial floating offshore wind farm, located off the coast of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire in north-east Scotland.

The technology has been initiated and driven by Proserv with vital support from its consortium partners Synaptec, a power system monitoring expert, and BPP Cable Solutions, specialists in subsea power cable engineering and management. The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (OREC) has also given its support to the group.

Proserv is to deliver its CMS to analyse the condition and integrity of export and inter-array cables across the wind farm utilising the fibre optic cores within the cables. The demonstration, focused on ECG’s data analytics abilities, is scheduled to extend until April 2024 with installation and commissioning set to take place in Q3 of this year.

Earlier this year, it was announced that Proserv had secured a contract for ECG to be implemented on the bottom-fixed Dogger Bank Wind Farm phases A and B to monitor the condition and integrity of the asset’s inter-array cables, representing the technology’s first commercial sale. Dogger Bank will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm once completed.

ECG represents a step change in traditional monitoring methods, offering comprehensive visibility across cable assets as an integrated, scalable and multi-faceted single package.

Hywind Scotland has a reputation for being the UK’s top performing offshore wind farm, holding the best rolling 12-month capacity factor across the nation for the past few years, and currently performing comfortably above 55%.

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1900 Sunset Street Suite A-150 Longmont Colorado, 80501 US Contact Neil Manning, COO Telephone +1 303 892 8900 Email neil.manning@3DatDepth.com Web www.3Datdepth.com 3D at Depth is a commercial deep-water LiDAR technology company. Its end-to-end contactless measurement solutions enable the insightdriven evaluation and management of offshore assets, submerged environments, and water-filled infrastructure; even at the most challenging depths and environments.

The company provides a complete portfolio of measurement, monitoring, inspection, survey and diagnosis solutions – taking customers from acquisition to answers. All digital products and services are built on the company’s patented true LiDAR acquisition technology.

Pioneered by 3D at Depth’s specialist engineers and proven in the field for repeatability, it’s deployed at a long-range for maximum efficiency with minimal disruption through contactless measurement, inspection and monitoring. The result is highquality, 3D millimetric point clouds that add new levels of detail and value to underwater data campaigns in the energy, utilities, and scientific industries. Measure in 3D, manage in 4D. Get in touch Share your news and views...

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The company has the expertise to embark on a project on a turnkey basis. It maintains close co-operation with the selected local and international partners as well as with local infrastructure providers to meet the diversified needs of its customers.

L&T Valves is a leader in flowcontrol solutions for the energy industry. The company counts amongst its customers the most discerning end-users and EPCs in the world – and the enduring relationship with customers turns 60 this year.

The company’s focus industry is oil and gas. It believes that years of experience serving major oil and gas operators in Malaysia is greatly beneficial to prospective clients and partners.

The company operates manufacturing facilities in the US, Saudi Arabia and India, and sales, distribution and aftermarket networks that span the globe.

Over the years, the company has been awarded and involved in various electrical maintenance contracts for oil and gas operators in Malaysia.

L&T Valves is a wholly owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro, the US$21bn technology conglomerate.

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Nidec Industrial Solutions is a provider of fully engineered, highly reliable LV and MV electrical power conversion systems for a wide range of industrial applications, from kW to multi-MW, including:

Qasturi Engineering Solutions Sdn Bhd is operated by experienced engineers from the land, marine and oil and gas industries. With a vast amount of knowledge in the industry, the company was established in 2020. It aims to be a leading service provider that offers a wide range of E&I services for the marine/land industries and challenges the status quo by being cost effective, environmentally friendly and innovative.

Green hydrogen electrolysis – high current, high power factor, low harmonic supplies in the multi-MW range; marine – propulsion and deck machinery; test stands – both ICE and EV; micro-grids – including energy management system; power quality solutions – STATCOM LV and MV, SVC; battery energy storage solutions (BESS); oil and gas – LV and MV drives and motors; winches and hoists.

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Email rg@valor-group.co.uk Web www.valor-group.co.uk Valor Energy Group Ltd is the holding company of a suite of oil and gas businesses based in Aberdeen. The current subsidiaries within Valor include Cavitas Energy Ltd, V-TES Ltd, AISUS Offshore Ltd and V-TES Renewables Ltd. Each of the subsidiaries has been specially selected to interlink its operations within the oil and gas industry. The group of companies works collectively with a common purpose of increasing performance, and providing asset integrity services.

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Member news ABB to automate bioplastics plant to help meet demand for sustainable materials

ABB’s scope of work is a two-part order including a FEED (front end engineering design) study followed by detailed automation project execution, with ABB acting as the main automation contractor. ABB will deliver the hardware, software, control room design solutions, engineering, and site support to fully develop NatureWorks’ greenfield system.

ABB’s market leading distributed control system AbilityTM System 800xA will maximise plant efficiency and reliability through automation.

Leveraging this technology, ABB will integrate inputs from all key systems into one single user-friendly overview.

The new plant in Thailand will ferment and distil plant-based sugars converting the sugars first to lactic acid, then lactide and then polymerise them into IngeoTM. In the new site, these three separate production processes will be fully integrated, resulting in significant improvements in energy and production efficiency. In addition, the integration of the fermentation phase will secure the supply of lactic acid. The Thailand facility will use sugarcane as feedstock and is set to produce 75,000 tons of sustainable plastic per year when fully operational.

The project will apply state based controls (SBC), enabling operators to take fewer interactions to start up a unit and reduce risk by having access to the right information at the right time. In addition, ABB’s automated engineering batch application tool will be implemented for this project.

ABB has been awarded a major contract by NatureWorks, a world leading manufacturer of polylactic acid (PLA), a low-carbon bioplastic made from renewable agricultural resources, to automate its new, greenfield plant in Thailand, converting sugar cane to the polylactic acid (PLA) biopolymer, IngeoTM.

The anticipated projected startup for this greenfield facility is in the second half of 2024.

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ABS awards Aramco the Middle East’s first IDM notation

Aramco’s hydrographic survey vessel, KARAN 8, has become the first in the Middle East region and second worldwide to be awarded an ABS Infectious Disease Mitigation (IDM) notation.

The ABS-classed KARAN 8 has met the requirements outlined in the ABS Guide for Mitigation of Infectious Disease Transmission on Board Marine and Offshore Assets, which was developed from a range of independent governmental and commercial guidance, including the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The IDM-A notation is offered to vessels that meet the requirements addressing the configuration of spaces which can be used for the isolation and segregation of crew, passengers and onshore visitors, as well as the ventilation onboard and the interior surfaces of certain accommodation or working spaces.

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Saudi Aramco’s KARAN 8 is the first vessel in the Middle East to receive the ABS Infectious Disease Mitigation (IDM) notation

Amarinth refurbishes critical duty titanium pumps for ADNOC

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 refurbished sodium hypochlorite dosing pumps for ADNOC that were originally manufactured in titanium alloy using its UAE facility to meet strict shutdown deadlines.

In 2016, Amarinth delivered pumps to ADNOC for sodium hypochlorite dosing duties on the Umm Lulu offshore platform located in the Arabian Gulf 30km north-west of Abu Dhabi, UAE. Sodium hypochlorite is highly corrosive and so traditional super-duplex materials could not be used. Drawing on its wealth of experience of casting and manufacturing in exotic materials, Amarinth supplied the original pumps with titanium alloy for all wetted parts.

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During a routine capital assessment, ADNOC decided the pumps were due for refurbishment. The sodium hypochlorite dosing pumps are critical to production and so refurbishment had to align precisely with a specific shutdown schedule. Any delay in bringing the pumps back online would incur huge operating losses.

Amarinth has worked closely with ADNOC on numerous challenging projects and so when it was approached to refurbish the pumps but assessed that the shutdown schedule would not allow the pumps to be returned to the United Kingdom for a full strip, assessment and refurbishment, Amarinth proposed that it would use its UAE facility to undertake the work.

With a lower turnaround time plus the additional benefits of a reduced carbon footprint for not transporting the pumps to the United Kingdom, and an increase in work content staying within the UAE, ADNOC was happy to commission Amarinth to complete the work.

Amarinth’s UAE facility was able to complete the strip and assessment report within five working days and propose two refurbishment projects.

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The first would see a full rebuild, test and warranty of the first pump replacing all the titanium components including impeller, shaft, bearing brackets and mechanical seals. This would need to be completed in just eight weeks. Amarinth prioritised the ordering of the titanium components using its comprehensive supply chain and was able to have the parts manufactured and shipped to the UAE to align with the rebuild schedule.

The second project would then undertake the same work on the other two backup pumps to be completed on a 24-week schedule.

Leveraging its renowned business agility and creative approach to the challenges of the oil and gas industry, Amarinth was able to complete the refurbishment of the pumps on schedule, delivering fully tested and warrantied pumps that would enable ADNOC to continue production until its next scheduled capital assessment.

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Ashtead Technology develops new optical chain measurement system

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Ashtead Technology has developed a new optical chain measurement system (CMS) to provide highly accurate and repeatable mooring chain measurements to track chain corrosion, wear and elongation between surveys, combined with inclination measurement to verify chain tension.

Using high resolution video combined with machine vision algorithms, Ashtead Technology’s new optical CMS reduces chain measurement time by more than 50% and provides real-time results.

We are committed to investing in the development of new technologies to ensure we remain at the forefront of underwater inspection applications.

Tyler de Gier, General Manager of Ashtead Technology’s mooring inspection and asset integrity business

Ashtead Technology is a market leader in mooring system inspection having completed over 200 projects worldwide. With a strong culture for innovation and continuous improvement, Ashtead Technology’s new optical CMS offers substantial operational time and cost advantages over other technologies such as mechanical calipers, photogrammetry and laser measurement systems.

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Atlas Copco launches E-Air campaign

Atlas Copco Portable Air has launched a broad communications campaign promoting the benefits of its E-Air electric compressor range.

The campaign ‘Your Silent Partner’ stresses the substantial benefits that electrification brings with it – none more so than the massive reduction in noise output. The low noise nature of the E-Air is a substantial customer benefit, helping all jobs, but particularly those in inner city or indoor applications, to be completed in a more user-friendly way. The wider communication campaign aims to boost sustainability and helps differentiate Atlas Copco Portable Air from its competition.

The development of Ashtead Technology’s new optical CMS was supported in part by advisory services and research and development funding from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program.

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This campaign aims to highlight that we are developing pioneering solutions that help our customers around the world become more sustainable, more efficient, and ready for the world of tomorrow. The electric E-Air compressor range is an important component in making that a reality.

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BASF is now expanding its polyphthalamide (PPA) portfolio by a variety of flame retardant grades that combine high thermal stability with excellent electrical insulation and low water uptake. They are characterised by high electrical RTI values (RTI = relative thermal index) above 140°C while being halogenfree according to EN 50642, thus preventing corrosion and failure of electrical parts when used under moist conditions.

The non-halogenated PPAs based on PA9T, PA66/6T, PA6T/66 and PA6T/6 also allow for better colourability and long colour stability. With these new flame retardant grades, BASF offers a tailored E&E portfolio which opens new possibilities for applications like connectors for power or data transmission in vehicles, appliances and consumer electronics as well as for e-mobility parts, miniature circuit breakers, switch gear and sensors.

The UL cards for the four new PPA grades show excellent electrical RTI values and offer diverse performance levels for different part requirements.

The product range includes the easily processable Ultramid® One J 60X1 V30, a PA66/6T acquired from Solvay and now available globally to customers from BASF. Together with the PPA pioneer Ultramid® TKR 4340G6 (PA6T/6), it not only offers the highest electrical RTI value of 160°C but also very easy processability. The PA9T Ultramid® Advanced N3U41G6 shows an electrical RTI of 150°C at extremely low water uptake, which is crucial for SMT (surface mount technology) processing. Its outstanding chemical resistance combined with the most stable mechanical performance of all PPAs at elevated temperatures make it especially suitable for electronic applications.

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Ultramid® Advanced T2340G6 is a PA6T/66 with very good flowability with an electrical RTI of 150°C and ideally suited for wire-to-board and board-to-board connectors.

All the flame retardant materials in the PPA portfolio keep their high mechanical and dielectric strength at elevated temperatures. They show very good dimensional stability due to low and slow water uptake as well as a low coefficient of thermal expansion. They allow for V-0 rating at thicknesses down to <0.4mm and are in agreement with the cable management standard CMS EN 50654 (2018-05). Thus E&E parts benefit from the flame retardant PPA grades by maintaining their mechanical and electrical properties after heat aging and long-term usage.

BASF’s polyphthalamide portfolio is based on the six polymers Ultramid® Advanced N (PA9T), Ultramid® Advanced T1000 (PA6T/6I), Ultramid® Advanced T2000 (PA6T/66), Ultramid® T KR (PA6T/6), Ultramid® One J (PA66/6T) and Ultramid® D3 (PA/PPA). They open the door to the next generation of lightweight, high-performance plastic components in many different sectors including the automotive industry, electronics and electric devices, mechanical engineering and consumer goods.

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Element establishes battery testing leadership in North America with acquisition of Energy Assurance Element Materials Technology (Element) has acquired Energy Assurance (EA), one of the leading independent battery testing operators in North America.

Based in Gainesville, Georgia with operations in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, EA provides performance testing services for battery and battery-powered products using over 3,000 cycling channels and more than 200 environmental chambers. Its comprehensive suite of services and industry leading expertise lies within the performance, safety, regulatory and abuse testing areas for small, medium and large format cells, modules and packs. This includes safety and regulatory services and certification to local and international standards, product analysis and risk quantification.

The business complements Element’s existing network of laboratories already supporting the energy transition market and the growing demand for higher performance batteries. This demand is being driven by some of the world’s leading connected

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technology, automotive, medical device and energy storage businesses and is expected to exponentially grow with the increased adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and utility-scale energy storage systems (ESS), both of which are key segments in the renewable energy usage space.

EA is accredited by ANAB, UL and SGS and is certified by global testing body TÜV SÜD. It is a member of the IECEE CB scheme as a certified bodies test laboratory, and the business will be the first to be approved to test to Soteria standard in 2022.

We continue to build expertise and capacity to support our customers in their energy transition journeys. EA’s wide experience within the battery sector, extensive customer base and focus on customer service fits very well with our strategy and perfectly complements our existing expertise in connected technologies and transportation sectors.

Rick Sluiters, Executive Vice President, Americas, Element

Element provides testing for battery use, including the customised safety, failure analysis and R&S testing of lithium batteries, for a variety of industries including medical devices, power tools, automotive and mobile devices. Both environmental and mechanical testing of batteries, combined with charge/discharge cycling of cells, temperature monitoring, pressure monitoring, flow monitoring and data collection, follow leading standards to help bring safe, quality and compliant products to market.

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EnerMech reveals plans to drive growth in Europe and Africa

He has significant experience in Africa, having previously held senior positions at Halliburton in Angola, Congo and Nigeria for 16 years where he was instrumental in increasing market share and developing local workforces. His new title is regional director Africa, Middle East, and Caspian.

The new senior structure will help drive further growth for the firm’s Europe and Africa operations in line with the firm’s global strategic objectives to gain further traction in the renewables, nuclear, industrial and infrastructure sectors, as well as continuing to support its oil and gas clients. The business will leverage both leaders’ expertise to span responsibilities focusing on the two continents, as well as scaling up teams when required in the Middle East and Caspian region.

As a global business we are accomplishing great work for our clients across the oil and gas, renewables, nuclear and industrial markets despite the many challenges the world is experiencing right now. I’m particularly proud of our workforce who continue to deliver the quality of work our customers have come to rely on us for.

EnerMech has hired Carl Mook as new regional director for Europe and expanded Paul Cockerill’s role to oversee Africa in addition to his current Middle East and Caspian remit.

Mr Mook joins EnerMech with 30 years’ international leadership experience in engineering consultancy and design, asset management, operations and maintenance, inspection services technology and asset integrity. He has held several senior roles in his career, including executive vice president at Penspen and vice president of process and pipeline services at Baker Hughes.

Paul Cockerill has been EnerMech’s regional director Middle East and Caspian for almost two years and has been pivotal in the business securing several transformational projects and pre-commissioning campaigns in the region.

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Christian Brown, CEO, EnerMech

EnerMech has more than 40 operational bases around the world delivering its specialist integrated mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and integrity solutions across multiple sectors to support clients with precommissioning campaigns through operations and maintenance work and late-life support/ decommissioning requirements.

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GE to supply electrical module for FPSO destined for deep water energy project

Samuel Knight International: business development director announced

GE Power Conversion has been chosen by Saipem, the multinational oilfield services company, to develop the electrical module for Petrobras’ floating production storage offloading vessel (FPSO), coded P-79, which will be used for the production of oil and gas extraction.

The module will be fabricated in Asia and delivered during 2023 to the integration shipyard in South Korea. The FPSO is scheduled to commence operations in the Búzios field within the Santos Basin in 2025.

Global manpower provider, Samuel Knight International has announced the appointment of Phillip Fleetham as business development director.

It has taken eight years to perfect the formula to create Samuel Knight International Group. We have helped clients to secure the best possible talent, providing both contract and permanent staffing solutions into the renewable energy sector throughout the UK, USA, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific regions.

The collaboration between GE Power Conversion and Saipem to deliver the electrical module includes medium-voltage and low-voltage switchboards and motor control centres and high-power transformers for the P-79 vessel with a high degree of local content. The electrical module to be provided by GE Power Conversion is considered the heart of the platform as it provides all the distributed energy to power the entire FPSO, in addition to housing equipment that controls the vessel.

The module weighs approximately 2,000 tons, is 25 metres high, 22 metres wide and 33 metres long.

Phillip joins with over 20 years experience in the energy sector and will head up the newly created global projects division, which will support the planning, construction, operation and maintenance of onshore and offshore wind farms.

Headquartered in Newcastle, the Group has grown to include offices throughout the UK in London, Wales and Bristol. Samuel Knight also has teams based across the US in Chicago and Dallas, with a satellite office in Boston.

Clients include Enel Green Power, American multinational conglomerate holding company, Berkshire Hathaway and American natural gas and electric power holding company, Duke Energy.

The two service solutions, GreenTech and Projects, will support the renewable energy sector and share its collective vision to help build a greener and more environmentally friendly world by working with its global community to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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GE Power Conversion in Belo Horizonte in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, is responsible for project management, engineering and manufacturing of the electrical equipment for the electrical module which, in turn, will be assembled

by Wasco Shipyard, Indonesia, and then placed on the FPSO at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co (DSME) shipyard in South Korea. After the equipment has been assembled, installed, and commissioned, the FPSO will sail from South Asia to the Brazilian coast.

Steven Rawlingson, CEO, Samuel Knight International

Established eight years ago, Samuel Knight International has grown into a multi-million-pound business and this year saw the creation of Samuel Knight International Group, consisting of Samuel Knight Rail, Samuel Knight Energy and two new service solutions to support the renewable energy sector – Samuel Knight GreenTech and Samuel Knight Projects.

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Siemens Energy’s SGT5-8000H gas turbine

Siemens Energy to power China’s Greater Bay Area

Siemens Energy has recently entered into agreements separately with Guangdong Energy Group Co Ltd and Shenzhen Energy Group Co Ltd to deliver a total of four H-class combined cycle power units to their power plants located in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) in southern China. On completion, the new and updated power plants will help meet the growing power demand in the region with efficient and future-proof power generation technologies.

In addition, with the one-hundredth unit sold, the projects also mark a milestone in the success story of the SGT-8000H gas turbine.

Under the agreement with Guangdong Energy, Siemens Energy will deliver a 675MW combined cycle power generation unit, including a SGT5-8000H gas turbine, a steam turbine, two generators and related auxiliary equipment, and long-term maintenance service for the plant in Guangzhou owned by Guangdong Yuehua Power Co Ltd.

The existing coal-fired power plant will be transformed into a modern, higher-efficiency gas-fired plant, and this will reduce carbon dioxide emission by more than 60%.

The plant will generate 2.3bn kilowatt-hours of power annually and is expected to go into commercial operation in mid-2023.

The agreement with Shenzhen Energy includes supplying three H-class combined cycle power units for the Phase II project at Dongbu power plant and the upgrade project at the Mawan power plant. The scope includes three SGT5-8000H gas turbines, three SST5000 steam turbines, three SGen53000W generators and auxiliary systems. The two projects, both located in Shenzhen, are scheduled to go into operation by the end of 2023 and in mid-2024 respectively. The annual total power generation of the two plants is expected to exceed 6bn kilowatt-hours.

With 88 turbines in operation on four continents and over 2.5m operating hours, the SGT-8000H is the market leader in its class. Since its launch, the output rating of the gas turbine has grown from 375MW to 450MW, with efficiency of over 62% in combined cycle operation.

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The turbine’s high combined cycle efficiency, low NOx emissions, and industry-leading operational flexibility make the turbine ideal for a wide range of applications, from simple cycle peaking and combined heat and power (CHP) to baseload power plants. The SGT-8000H is also capable of hydrogen co-firing, which reduces its CO2 emissions even more.

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WIKA: new fitting series for high-pressure instrumentation

For the instrumentation of highpressure applications, WIKA provides a new series of fittings and accessories. The fittings, under the model designation HPFA, are designed for pressures from 15,000 to 60,000 psi (1,034 to 4,136 bar).

HPFA parts can be combined with the corresponding ball or needle valves from WIKA. They enable a more flexible installation of measuring assemblies, even in confined locations. Versions with multiple outlets enable the instrumentation of measuring locations to be expanded individually. The new fittings are available from high-quality stainless steel in all commonly used versions.

The fittings and accessories allow safe connections to high-pressure tubings, nipples, valves and instrumentation in general.

Furthermore, WIKA offers the customer-specific assembly of measuring instruments, valves and fittings. Instrument hook-up is delivered ready-to-install and leak tested.

Social media round up We want to use every opportunity to connect with our members, so please follow us on Twitter (@TheEICEnergy) and connect with us on LinkedIn – EIC (Energy Industries Council) Below you’ll find a selection of some of the exciting EIC activities and useful industry information we’ve shared through our social media channels.

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17 August Sector Showcase

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24 August Management Course

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29 August Overseas Exhibition

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5 September Corporate Entertainment

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EIC guest editorial

with Kathy Eberwein Chief Executive Officer, The Global Edge Consultants

www.theglobaledgeconsultants.com

A case study on how gender-diverse leadership influences business success through DEI recruitment Society no longer considers the concepts of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) to be placeholder terms or elusive ideas when discussing business objectives and strategic plans. DEI is now a crucial interdisciplinary fibre woven into every part of an organisation’s structure. The incorporation of DEI into every aspect of an organisation is proven effective in businesses exceeding their goals, including improvements to profits, shareholder value and innovation through the addition of diverse voices.

Additionally, many organisations attribute the implementation of DEI initiatives in hiring to a more diverse and loyal client and customer base.

While giant steps have been made in the past decade through education, incorporation of dedicated teams to DEI, and the establishment of internal ERG to support diverse employees, organisations are still falling short of bringing in diverse talent.

Organisations recognise that creating diverse and equitable recruitment and hiring practices is one solution, but those same organisations struggle to implement those practices.

The promotion of DEI involves more than following rules and implementing practices to promote DEI in recruitment and hiring; it involves an organisational reset to a people-first mindset.

The Global Edge Consultants, a global energy recruitment firm led by CEO Kathy Eberwein, was created with the idea that this recruitment organisation would place people above profits and establish dedicated programmes to ensure that remained a core value regardless of growth. Her vision included implementing a structured DEI recruitment process from the start.

A ‘people-first’ organisation

Being the ‘only’ is a term that Kathy Eberwein became familiar with early in her career as a mechanical engineer. As Eberwein began working in construction for one of the largest power companies at the time, her presence and credentials were challenged far more than her male colleagues.

Despite Eberwein’s belief that hard work and good leadership would earn her a place at the table, it was evident that male colleagues didn’t have to create the same space for themselves as she and other women in the field did.

Eberwein was introduced early on in her career to the technical recruitment industry and was immediately drawn to the power recruitment had in positively influencing people’s lives. She ultimately switched careers, making a name for herself in the oil and gas recruitment arena. Her unique vision of what recruitment should look like launched her into success, leading the development of global recruitment divisions for several large organisations.

Grit and the ability to navigate adversity with grace contributed to Eberwein’s success in recruitment early on, but she noticed that her take on recruitment was not shared by everyone. Over time, Eberwein observed how candidates and contractors she supported became an afterthought as organisations grew and changed. As organisations grew and leadership changed, profit, not the people, became the driving force behind decisions.

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As a result, Eberwein made the decision to combine her technical engineering with her experience in global recruitment to create a highquality company that focused first on its employees’ well-being.

This recruitment organisation would focus on creating a highly knowledgeable, unbiased, compassionate delivery team with an unrivalled support and operations team. A mission for redefining excellence in recruitment was born, and alongside it, the Global Edge.

DEI in recruitment

The benefits of gender diversity in executive leadership extend far beyond profits and financial success. Research across multiple studies points to women-owned businesses influencing a long-term cascading impact on DEI initiatives throughout an organisation.

According to McKinsey’s 2021 Women in the Workplace study, women in leadership are: “twice as likely to spend substantial time on DEI work that falls outside their jobs responsibilities, such as supporting ERGs, organising events, and recruiting employees from underrepresented groups.”

This is precisely the case with the Global Edge. For the Global Edge to be successful, candidates had to come first during the recruitment and hiring process. Eberwein knew the only way to do this was to develop a standardised diversity recruitment strategy, which would include in-depth training on industry knowledge, specific and outlined processes for performance success, DEI workshops and professional development coaching. www.theglobaledgeconsultants.com

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Over the past 14 years, the recruitment methodology for the organisation has become a world-class approach to diversity recruitment. Intentional and structured diversity recruitment begins with identifying internal employees who meet specific criteria related to the organisation’s core values. Then the recruitment and sourcing training programme, EMBARK, leads employees through eight weeks of training backed by years of metrics. The programme works to identify biases and how bias plays a role in the hiring process. The programme also dives into industry and discipline-specific training and places emphasis on finding highly-qualified talent.

The delivery team applies specific diversity targets to their recruitment process, both internally within the Global Edge and client-based targets to exceed client targets.

These targets encompass every stage, from pipeline to organisational composition. In order to attract a diverse pool of candidates, a variety of targeted and unique platforms are used. Moreover, job descriptions and language on platforms are evaluated for their incorporation of neutral language. Once candidates are shortlisted, standardised interview questions and procedures remove biases from the process.

The methodology allows for change as new information becomes available to our recruitment experts.

Giving room for growth in the process means the Global Edge continues to beg the question: “what more can we do to support our people.”

Global influence

A few years after its establishment, the Global Edge began seeking opportunities outside of the US. The Global Edge became one of the first international agencies to have established a presence in Mozambique back in 2014, providing recruitment, workforce solutions and mobilisation services for in-country projects. The creation of Global Edge Mozambique showcased the people-first approach in a new light, allowing the Global Edge to mold the

DEI recruitment strategy in a new environment. Over the first few years, Global Edge Mozambique exceeded clients’ diversity expectations and created a new standard for recruitment success in the country.

A few years after, Global Edge Guyana was established, providing full-service recruitment, payroll and mobilisation support for the CARICOM region, and setting the stage for Global Edge’s entry into other South American markets.

In Guyana, Global Edge proved the value of its services by outperforming all other recruitment companies.

Global Edge Brazil was established in early 2021 and is a full-service recruitment and staffing agency with global capabilities. The organisation supports the unique recruitment needs of our clientele within the energy, rail, infrastructure, government and IT industries. With the support of the Global Edge’s office in Guyana, the company holds coverage of the CARICOM and South America region.

Qatar is the newest operating location for the Global Edge and has been a full-service location since the end of 2021. The expansion to the Middle East is part of the strategy to enhance our global footprint to provide premier support for our current and future clients on a real-time basis. The local team delivers best-in-class recruitment solutions across the energy and chemical sectors.

Global Edge’s offices are dedicated to finding local talent to support the company’s mission as it grows.

Global Edge Brazil and Global Edge Qatar are staffed exclusively by women, and all offices consist of local talent.

Our locations all follow the same structured approach to recruitment, allowing the Global Edge to continue the commitment to supporting our people first, whether that be contractors, clients or other stakeholders. As the Global Edge approaches new global opportunities, the mindset remains focused on how we can best support our greatest asset.

Partnering with a diversity-owned business

Building diverse organisations doesn’t happen overnight, but the benefits of creating intentional pathways to discover and engage the right talent outweigh the additional steps to get there.

There is no doubt that leadership plays a crucial role in building diverse and inclusive teams, but it can be challenging to translate these findings into global and multidimensional organisations.

Developing key partnerships and a pipeline to resources is crucial to building a diverse organisation prepared to perform through the challenges currently facing our industry. As is evident in the success of our operations, diversity-owned companies like the Global Edge are one of the many solutions in driving diversity recruitment.

The Global Edge has seen from inception the benefits of the direct relationship between being a genderdiverse business and the innovation created by diverse voices. Some organisations may be reluctant to prioritise people over profits, but the Global Edge knows different. The quick global success of the organisation shows precisely why a people-first approach to recruitment is key to any success. And it’s this success that now allows the Global Edge to set new standards for what recruitment can look like and redefine what excellence means for our industry.

Stephanie Taylor, The Global Edge Consultants

Our passion is our people

The Global Edge Consultants, led

by Kathy Eberwein, is a womenowned recruitment and workforce firm connecting projects with the world’s most talented individuals.

With offices in Guyana, Mozambique, the UK, Singapore, South Korea and most recently, Brazil and Qatar, the Global Edge has strategically scaled its business to fit the needs of clients and contractors. Through its ‘peoplefirst’ solutions, the Global Edge has been redefining excellence in recruitment for over 14 years and is eager to continue that excellence.

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Energy Exports Conference 2022 The International Trade team was once again delighted to lead on the delivery of the Energy Exports Conference 2022.

We were back 100% in-person with no streaming in sight. It was wonderful to gather in Aberdeen for the first time for many to see one another again. EEC is a collaborative event organised

by EIC, with brilliant support from the British and Scottish governments, UK trade associations and key regional bodies, all with the shared aim of showcasing the amazing energy capabilities to be found here, and to kick start more internationalisation.

EEC was conceived to make it easier for supply chain companies, whether experienced or new exporters, to meet key energy project decision makers from around the world, in one place and with maximum convenience and time to network – the aim being ultimately to get more companies exporting, and for them to export to more countries.

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• 32 sessions • New this year ‘Interviews

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• 6 contractor updates • 5 industry panels • 238 one-to-one meetings • 26 exhibitors • 80+ speakers

We would like to thank our sponsors who made this event happen, our strategic partners – Wood and Venterra, our exhibition theatre sponsor Petrofac for once again supporting EEC, and Worley for kindly providing our lanyards. We are also pleased to have had Good Travel Management support the event as travel partner and OGV as our principle media partner.

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UK and Europe news UK events update It has been an extremely quick half to this year. The UK and Europe team has already hosted 15 events from our two-day North Sea Decarbonisation Conference, Mott MacDonald: Energy Security webinar and supplier days with Equinor and Humber Zero.

We have also had a few internal changes to the team.

Firstly, I would like to announce that I am now on maternity leave and Nicola McGeown will be taking on my position. We are also delighted to introduce two new colleagues to the expanding UK and Europe team.

Hannah Watson is our new business and partnership executive. Hannah is based in Aberdeen, Scotland. Hannah was previously events lead at the Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC), where she spent three years planning and delivering events both within the NZTC, online and at a range of external events for the energy sector.

Hannah is delighted to join the EIC and is looking forward to enriching and expanding EIC’s event partnerships and sponsors with both member and non-member organisations.

Rachel Cottiss has been appointed as our new business lead and events manager for north east England and is located near Newcastle. Rachel has worked within the events industry for almost 15 years with her portfolio ranging from outside catering, destination wedding co-ordinator in Europe, and events co-ordinator in numerous venues across the north east region, previously working at Northumbria University Newcastle as the conference and events manager.

Rachel is now looking forward to working within the energy sector and working for an organisation that plays such a vital role not just connecting people in her region but across the world.

The UK and Europe team now consists of Nicola McGeown, Regional Director, UK & Europe, Jo Campbell, Regional Director, UK & Europe (maternity leave), Kerrie Madden, Senior Events and Project Manager – North West England, Arthur Bates, Business Lead & Events Manager – Southern England, Caitlin Henderson, Operations Event Executive, UK & Europe, Hannah Watson, Business and Partnership Executive and Rachel Cottiss, Business Lead and Events Manager – North East England.

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Kicking off the team’s busy events schedule in June was the Energy Jo Cam Exports Conference pbell (EEC) returning for a face-to-face event on 14-15 June 2022.

This conference and exhibition brought together many of the world’s key decision-makers and the energy supply chain in one event. EEC2022 highlighted actionable project opportunities in key global energy markets and discussed the industry’s demand for clean tech and net zero targets.

On 23 June in Aberdeen EIC hosted a supplier engagement day with Equinor focusing on the Rosebank project. Rosebank is one of the largest untapped discoveries in UK waters, and according to some estimates there are 300m barrels of oil recoverable. This event was a fantastic opportunity for the industry to hear an introduction to the Rosebank project, targeting Scottish and UK supply chain companies, with the aim of informing the industry of this project and promote local content.

On 29 June EIC delivered a supplier engagement day focused on Humber Zero Carbon Capture. This was a free event for the supply chain who came along to hear from Humber Zero partners Vitol, VPI Immingham and Phillips 66 as well as the selected Humber Zero Engineering Services FEED contract winner Worley, as it gave a project overview and informed suppliers of potential opportunities.

Jo Campbell Regional Director, UK & Europe jo.campbell@the-eic.com

Forthcoming events Friday 1 July 2022 Webinar EIC Members Speedy Networking Thursday 7 July 2022 London Members Update Wednesday 17 August 2022 Aberdeen ETZ Green Hydrogen and End Applications Masterclass

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Middle East news Regional update It is hard to believe that we have now entered into the second half of the year where if recent months are anything to go by, we expect this to be busier than ever!

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On a final note, from all of us here at EIC we hope that you have a great summer and that those of you planning to travel continue to stay safe, and we look forward to hopefully seeing you at several of the events we have planned in the coming weeks. cPhers

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On a sombre note, on behalf of everyone at the Energy Industries Council I wish to express our deepest condolences and sympathies to the people of the United Arab Emirates on the passing of a great Leader and Father, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE President and Ruler of Abu Dhabi. He will be remembered as a visionary and strong leader who has contributed tremendously to the development of the UAE. My 11 years living in this wonderful country have been defined by his leadership which I am sure will continue under his successor Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Still basking in the success of EIC Re-Connect UAE we delivered two further events over the last few weeks, our ever popular GCC Market & Project Update which has now become a critical event in many of your calendars and will return in September; and our inaugural EIC Energy Luncheon sponsored by LRQA where it was such a pleasure to see so many of you in attendance for what we hope will be a regular monthly date in your schedule.

I also attended the Energy Exports Conference in my hometown of Aberdeen, back to its physical guise after a 2-year hiatus and it did not disappoint. With delegations from the Middle East and Africa, coupled with our friends at the UAE UK Business Council hosting an Energy Transition Summit the day before, it truly was a remarkable week. Please reach out to me if you would like to find out more.

The ever popular Survive & Thrive report is also due to be published imminently, where it was amazing to listen to several of the stories from member companies here in the region, to work alongside such a talented group of companies is a humbling experience, particularly off the backdrop of a couple of challenging years. This will lead in nicely to our first ever regional awards dinner taking place in September which I will update you further on in my next newsletter.

Our EIC Roundtable series continues to generate some great discussions, where it was a pleasure to welcome so many of you in Qatar last month. These will continue where I suspect the announcement of the strategic partnership agreement between ADNOC, Masdar and BP will give us plenty to talk about in the months ahead.

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ADNOC and Masdar deepen clean hydrogen pact with BP In a major announcement ADNOC, clean energy company Masdar and BP have signed a strategic partnership agreement to develop clean hydrogen and tap into opportunities offered by the energy transition. As part of the partnership, ADNOC and BP have advanced to the design phase of the H2Teesside low-carbon hydrogen plant, the largest blue hydrogen project in the UK. H2Teesside will be developed within Teesside and will provide clean hydrogen to chemical processors, fertiliser manufacturers and heat and power utilities.

Kuwait to build world’s largest petroleum research centre

Kuwait will begin to establish the world’s largest centre for petroleum research at the end of 2022.

The centre will be built in the city of Al Ahmadi.

It will comprise of 28 technological laboratories and hire more than 600 employees. It will provide solutions to problems involved in the production and refining of heavy crude, as well as improve production methods and refining techniques at local and international level.

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Asia Pacific news Regional update

EIC APAC has begun to organise roadshows to several energy hubs in Malaysia with the purpose of engaging with existing Azman member companies in Nasir those hubs and also with the intention of recruiting new EIC members. The hubs in Malaysia are Kemaman in Trengganu state, Kuching in Sarawak, Johor Baru in Johore state and Kota Kinabalu in Sabah state. Our first roadshow was in Kemaman on 22 May 2022 hosted by one of our members, TMM Engineering. A total of 50 local players attended the event to listen to presentations by our senior manager and senior analyst. The event was a success with two wins so far and a few more companies expressing interest in joining the EIC. We are already planning a second roadshow to the same hub in the next six months as there are many other companies in Trengganu who could not attend in May. Our next roadshows are being planned for Johor, Kota Kinabalu and Kuching. On top of the Malaysian energy hubs, we are also organising monthly visits to Singapore to meet members. Our trip in July saw us participating in the Asia Pacific Assembly as delegates. We will be organising networking events in Singapore at least once per quarter.

EIC APAC will be involved in the Sabah Oil & Gas Conference & Exhibitions (SOGCE) in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah as one of the exhibitors from 8-10 July 2022. This is part of our collaboration with a local event organiser in order for us to have better visibility and access to Sabah oil and gas and energy companies. The regional director will speak at the event on the topic of energy transition in Malaysia in a panel session with PETRONAS, Shell, Hibiscus Petroleum and the Malaysian Gas Association and then moderate a panel session with Shell, PETRONAS, Hibiscus Petroleum, Malaysia Gas Association and Deleum Group.

EIC APAC continued our programme of Meet The Energy Players series this time in Kuching, Sarawak where 150 attendees from Sarawak and also those coming from Kuala Lumpur and Singapore were in attendance.

For the record EIC has more than 20 member companies who are based in Sarawak. Among notable attending companies were Petroleum Sarawak/PETROS, Sedc Energy, Shell Sarawak and Sarawak PetChem. Other sessions of Meet The Energy Players in the near future will be in Vietnam, Phillipines, Taiwan, Australia and Japan subject to availability of local players.

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Vietnam focuses on renewable energy and CO2 reduction

Vietnam’s strategy is centred on green and affordable power supply, with the goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. After several amendments to the draft Power Development Plan VIII (PDP8), the final PDP was targeted to be submitted to the PM in May for approval. The plan proposes to increase electricity capacity to 146,000MW by 2030. However, unlike previous versions, the focus will no longer be on fossil fuels.

The latest draft proposes a 50.7% share of wind and solar power, compared to 40% in previous versions.

The plan also aims to limit the country’s reliance on fossil fuels and avoid adding any new coal-fired power plants. The draft proposes a road map for cutting coal-fired electricity to just 9.5% of total capacity by 2045. This is below the approximately 15% to 19% laid out in previous PDP8 versions. The planned reduction will likely have a major impact on the country’s coal fleet expansion plans.

India to restart 5,000MW units of non-operational plants

India’s power minister has held meetings with lenders, state government officials and power project developers to discuss restarting nearly 5,000MW of non-operational plants within a month. Barring one or two plants which are not feasible to run as they have been shut down for five to six years and will take about one year to revive, a clear roadmap for all other plants has been decided.

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North and Central America news Regional update

EIC Connect Energy Mexico 2022 took place virtually on 26 April and included online networking opportunities, briefing sessions, a keynote panel and oneto-ones, pictured right.

Amand a Duho n The EIC was honoured to welcome Jon Benjamin, Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Mexico, British Embassy Mexico City; Angie Soto, Managing Director, Nexus Energia Mexico; Brenda Mendez, Industrial Applications Director (Oil & Gas) Siemens Energy; Jesse McDougall, Head of Export Finance, North America, UK Export Finance; Ruben Kuri, Business Development Manager, Arendal; Syahir Yusof, Head of Procurement, Petronas and the EIC’s Pietro Ferreira, Senior Regional Analyst.

We sincerely thank our speakers, bronze sponsor Airswift, and global digital supporter Donut Safeland Ltd for a successful event. We look forward to welcoming all to EIC Connect USA on 14 September 2022 in Houston.

For more information on how to speak or sponsor our Connect Mexico and/or Connect USA events, email: luanna.souza@the-eic.com I would also like to take this opportunity to remind the EIC community of my regular articles as an expert contributor for Business Mexico News. In May, I released my second article, The New Role of Leadership in a Changing Energy Arena where I discuss the importance of how leadership reacts to ‘shock’ – I encourage you all to read!

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Plan to speed up offshore wind permitting in US

The Biden administration has announced an action plan aimed at streamlining the federal permitting process for major infrastructure projects in the country, including offshore wind farms. The move, which is part of the US$1.2tn Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) package passed in Congress in 2021, includes key measures such as leveraging capabilities of the interagency Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council, the Department of Transportation’s Interagency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center, the overhaul of the 1872 Mining Law as well as the development of new approaches that address common issues and eliminate duplication. Federal permitting delays are a key obstacle to offshore wind developments in the US, with Massachusetts’s Vineyard Wind taking almost five years to be approved.

Newfoundland & Labrador offering 38 blocks

The Canadian province has put 38 offshore blocks on offer as part of its latest E&P licensing round: 28 blocks are located in the Orphan and Flemish Pass basins in the eastern Newfoundland region and 10 blocks are in the Carson-Bonniston and Salar basins in south eastern Newfoundland. Bids will be submitted by 2 November and licenses will be awarded in early 2023.

Amanda Duhon Regional Director, North & Central America amanda.duhon@the-eic.com

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The Rio team is delighted to announce that Léliam de Castro has joined the EIC as Head of Marketing & Communications based in Brazil. With a marketing and communications Clariss e Roch a background in large corporations as well as smaller businesses and start-ups, we are sure she will bring a wealth of experience and new ideas to further support our members.

On 18 May we held a breakfast with Petrobras and MODEC: Offshore E&P in Brazil: projects, trends and supply chain opportunities, co-hosted by MDS Group, pictured. This was our first in-person event since 2020 and it was a success, with an audience of more than 130 people and a waiting list of about 60 guests. Petrobras’ panellists were Fernando de Aquino Mendes, responsible for the project development of the production of the Buzios field and Marcio Pereira from the supplier management area.

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Argentina seeking to ease restrictions on major projects The federal government and representatives from gas-producing provinces in Argentina are working on a draft bill aimed at promoting investment in the country’s oil and gas sector. The law would exempt projects with a CAPEX higher than US$50m from exchange control restrictions. The move is expected to unlock investment in a proposed LNG export terminal in Bahia Blanca, which is expected to require approximately US$10bn.

The speakers informed us that Petrobras’ 20222026 investment plan seeks US$68bn in CAPEX, including US$57.3bn for E&P activities; US$6.3bn for decommissioning projects – an upcoming opportunity for partnerships between local and international companies and investment planned across 18 platforms, more than 1,500km of flexible lines, hundreds of wells – and US$2.8bn for decarbonisation efforts. MODEC’s presentation was presented by Fabricio Costa, supply chain manager and Rodrigo Rocha, business development manager, highlighting MODEC’s structure globally and the importance of Brazil for its operations. MODEC has 11 operational FPSOs in Brazil, and three more under construction with operations planned for 2022-2024 in Brazil, with one to be delivered to Senegal. The three FPSOs to be delivered are Carioca and Guanabara in Brazil and Miamte in Mexico.

We plan to organise many more similar events, please see our calendar for regular updates.

On 13 July we are hosting a webinar with FS Bioenergia, Brazil’s fourth largest ethanol producer with only four years of operations. It is developing the first CCUS project in Latin America over the next 14 months.

The next challenge is to seek suppliers to contract around US$8.9m mainly on three packages: the blower, compressor and TEG dehydration unit.

This year, the EIC South America local committee was re-launched with the first meeting held in April. The committee will meet quarterly to discuss market updates, trends and challenges as well as guide and support the Rio office in planning initiatives to fulfil any gaps identified.

Clarisse Rocha, Director – Americas clarisse.rocha@the-eic.com

Utility-scale solar capacity surpasses 5GW in Brazil

The installed capacity of large-scale solar PV plants in the country reached the 5GW milestone in late May. The state with the highest solar capacity is Bahia, with 1.35GW, followed by Piauí (1.16GW) and Minas Gerais (730MW). Utility-scale solar adds to a growing distributed generation capacity, which today exceeds 10GW.

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