Senior leaders from across the offshore energy sector and government will be in attendance of this year’s standout event, SPE Offshore Europe 2025, and opening for it with a 90-minute plenary session hosted at P&J Live in Aberdeen from September 2- 5. This year’s theme is ‘Unlocking Europe’s Potential in Offshore Energy’.
Louise Kingham, Senior VP Europe and Head of Country at bp, will deliver an opening address alongside Norway’s Minister for Climate and the Environment, Andreas Bjelland Eriksen, and a senior UK government representative.
David Whitehouse, OE25 Conference Chair and Chief Executive of Offshore Energies UK will formally welcome attendees. He will be joined by the Lord Provost of Aberdeen, Councillor David Cameron and 2025 SPE President, Olivier Houzé, Co-Founder and Managing Director, KAPPA Engineering.
The plenary will conclude with a panel debate moderated by Louise Stewart, Director of External Relations and Commercial Affairs at Offshore Energies UK. The panel will feature industry leaders: Juergen Maier, Chair, GB Energy; John Evans, Chief Executive Officer, Subsea 7; Luciano Vasques, Chief Executive Officer, Ithaca Energy and Zoe Barnes, Partner at Everoze, Chair of the UK Floating Wind Taskforce and Non-Executive Director, Offshore Wind Growth Partnership.
The conference programme will feature 12 strategic panel sessions, 18 technical sessions and, for the first time, fireside chats and e-poster sessions. Topics will include energy security, safety, global perspectives, the future energy mix, decarbonisation, hydrogen, CCS, investment, supply chain and the future of oil & gas. Each day will feature two half-day Talent Investment & Diversity Events (TIDE) focused on career development and leadership skills. The OE25 exhibition will span three halls and feature an Energy Transition Theatre, Offshore Wind Hub and Theatre, North Sea Futures Theatre, Digitalisation Zone, Future Talent Hub and First Time Exhibitor Zone.
SPE Offshore Europe is organised by The Offshore Europe Partnership, a joint venture between RX (Reed Exhibitions) and the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE). It is free to attend and registration is now open.
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