Business leaders will explore how the UK can retain skilled jobs, attract investment and capture more value from its offshore energy future at OEUK’s Breakfast Briefing, sponsored by Deloitte, on 10 November.
The businesses behind the UK’s offshore energy industry take centre stage at Offshore Energies UK’s final Breakfast Briefing of 2026, giving attendees insight into a crucial economic question: how much of Britain’s energy future will be built by companies here at home?
Taking place at P&J Live in Aberdeen on 10 November, from 7am to 10am, the event will launch OEUK’s 2026 Supply Chain Report, Backing Britain’s offshore energy supply chain. Leaders from industry, investment and policy will examine what supply chain companies need to turn energy projects into UK contracts, jobs and long-term industrial capability.
The stakes extend far beyond individual projects. Offshore oil, gas and renewables contributed £36.2 billion in gross value added to the economy in 2024 and support 241,000 skilled jobs across the UK. The supply chain is central to delivering that activity, bringing together the people, equipment and expertise on which offshore energy depends.
Attendees will hear why maintaining this capability matters both to today’s energy industry and to future offshore wind and carbon capture and storage projects. OEUK’s Supply Chain report, set for publication next week, includes its health of the supply chain survey which reveals that nine out of ten supply chain companies say they rely on revenue from oil and gas. Tuesday’s discussion will examine what changes are needed to sustain and develop the capacity needed for future opportunities.
The briefing will connect these findings to the decisions businesses face: where to invest, how to plan for future work and what makes a project commercially viable. It will also examine pressures on the supply chain.
Three questions will drive the debate:
- What will persuade investors to back UK energy projects rather than take their money elsewhere?
- What will turn energy project announcements into real orders for UK businesses?
- What must government and industry do now to ensure Britain secures the jobs and expertise – not just the energy?
Leading industry figures will bring perspectives from energy production, infrastructure, finance, ports and the supply chain. They include:
- Neil McCulloch, Chief Executive Officer of Adura
- Angela Fletcher, Chief Executive Officer of North Sea Midstream Partners
- Stuart Payne CBE, Chief Executive of the North Sea Transition Authority
- Ashley Coaker, VP at Worley
- Joe Seifert, Vice Chairman at Citi
- Angela Hepworth, CEO of Scottish Renewables
- Julian Walker, Chief Commercial Officer & Regional Director at Associated British Ports
- Steve Gray, Managing Partner at Ventex Studio
OEUK’s Supply Chain & People Director Katy Heidenreich and CEO David Whitehouse will also take part.
The event will highlight OEUK’s priorities for strengthening the supply chain: creating confidence to invest, removing barriers to efficient delivery and helping UK businesses become more competitive. The central question is not simply whether offshore energy investment happens, but where the resulting jobs, expertise and economic value will be secured.
OEUK Breakfast Briefing: 10 November 2026, P&J Live, 7am–10am.
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