Bevvies & Banter – Summer Social 2022

PESGB are excited to hold our first Aberdonian summer soiree!

We look forward to welcoming our members and also non-members to The Dutch Mill to kick off meetings again, in-person, and make up for the lost time in the last two years! A perfect opportunity to meet old friends and new, enjoy a buffet dinner and a drink or two!

This social event will commence with two short talks followed by networking, drinks and food.

Event details

• Date/Time: Tuesday 6 September 2022, 6pm to 9 pm
• Venue: The Dutch Mill, 7 Queen’s Road, Aberdeen, AB15 4NR
• Fee: £15 – PESGB Member / £20 – Non-member

Topic: The Big Shift

It’s all about transitioning these days, so our first summer social speaker, Carla Riddell, will be sharing some of her experience in making changes along your career pathway.

She will talk about periods of transition from within her own journey when she has made the choice to change from a technical role into management, from working in large corporations to smaller independents, and from Oil & Gas to working in the renewable sector, along with the transferable skills and the networks we all rely on to make change easy.

Topic: The Energy Trilemma 2022 – where do we go from here? 

The offshore energy industry continues to operate in a dynamic environment, with a complex range of geopolitical, economic and social issues impacting industry’s social license to operate.  OEUK’s Communications, Advocacy and Insights Project (CAI) is an initiative which is focused on transforming the understanding of our sector, repositioning the industry and sustaining its integration within a comprehensive UK energy strategy.  And with the energy trilemma of security, sustainability and affordability back in focus, there has never been a more important time to focus on these three pillars.

This presentation, given by Jenny Stanning, External Relations Director at OEUK and one of the CAI Project’s leads, will give an insight into the current external environment that the UK’s oil and gas sector is operating in.  account of what has been a turbulent political period resulting in, by the time of the event, a new UK Prime Minister, coupled with a challenging business environment, security of supply concerns, and post-COVID recovery, Jenny’s presentation will examine the events of the past year, how sentiment toward the industry has tracked, and what may happen next.

Carla Riddell – Group Asset Director, Bioenergy Infrastructure Group 

Carla recently moved from the Oil Industry after almost 25 years, transitioning her skills into the renewable Bioenergy and energy from waste sector. Her job is focussed on getting the most from power generation plants – adding security to the UK’s power baseload, whilst also diverting waste from landfill.

In the past Carla has held technical roles as is a geologist and Subsurface Leader before moving into business management as an Asset Director and SVP.

Jenny Stanning – External Relations Director, Offshore Energies UK

Jenny Stanning is responsible for leading OEUK’s external affairs, events and membership teams.

In this role her responsibilities include working with Governments, Parliaments, industry leaders, business and industry organisations and regulatory bodies to ensure that members’ interests are well represented.

Prior to joining OEUK, Jenny worked in politics and stakeholder management for ten years, including the Scottish Parliament and Westminster.

Augean

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CNOOC

CNOOC International is a global energy company with operations in Asia, Africa, the Americas, the Middle East and Europe. Operating the Buzzard, Golden Eagle, and Scott assets in the UK North Sea, our strategy is to maximize the value of our portfolio and create new opportunities for safe and sustainable growth.

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