Our industry has responded to the lower oil price with positive actions to reduce costs and increase efficiency. Now, to extend the life of the UK North Sea and maximise economic recovery, we must transform the way we work.
Technology will help make this happen – and that’s why the Oil & Gas Technology Centre was set up in February 2017.
We will be the catalyst for transforming our industry through the introduction of innovative technologies. Our ambition is to become the go-to technology centre for the oil and gas industry in the UK and globally.
We’re a not-for-profit, research and knowledge company, backed by the UK and Scottish Governments. We inspire, accelerate and fund technology and innovation, working with the industry and academia to co-invest in industry-led projects that produce real results.
With £180 million to co-invest with our partners, we’re focused on unlocking the full potential of the UK North Sea, anchoring the supply chain in North-East Scotland, and making sure the region stays a great place to live, work and invest for generations.
Whether you’re an innovator, technology provider, operator, service company, academic institution, investor or consulting firm supporting the industry, we have the funding, knowledge and networks to help you achieve your technology goals.
Ian Phillips
Position: Chief Executive, Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC)
Ian Phillips has over 30 years’ experience in the upstream oil and gas industry, including 18 years with oil operating companies (Shell, BP, Marathon and Ramco) and 6 years with a major service company (Halliburton).
In 2007 he became a founding Director of CO2DeepStore Limited, one of the first companies specifically seeking to provide the service of CO2 capture, transportation and deep geological storage to alleviate the worst effects of climate change.
In September 2014 he became Chief Executive of OGIC – the Oil and Gas Innovation Centre – a Scottish government backed research funding agency that is entirely demand-led.
Ian is the chairman of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Section that has won the SPE Presidents Award for Section Excellence for 8 straight years, and is a Director of Young Enterprise in Grampian.
Stephen Sheal
Position: External Relationship Director, The Oil & Gas Technology Centre
As external relationships director, Stephen is focused on building strong relationships with the Centre’s strategic partners, members and non-member stakeholder communities. Prior to joining the Technology Centre, Stephen held senior business development and marketing positions within the oil and gas sector and latterly was a Director with an oil and gas focused international executive search firm. He has particular experience of advising a wide range of global companies and organisations including oil and gas operators, international service companies, private equity businesses in various industrial sectors, higher education institutions and economic development.
At the Oil and Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC) we bring top quality research and development expertise to the oil and gas industry’s innovation challenges, enabling a rapid route to problem solving and the acceleration of new technology development.
OGIC connects oil and gas companies with new ideas to world-class research expertise within 14 of Scotland’s universities. Companies with innovation & technology challenges approach OGIC seeking help to either develop completely new technologies, improve existing equipment/services or to import and adapt proven innovations from other industries.
Our role is to help the company find the right academic partner, with appropriate research capability, facilities or specialised equipment.
The Data Lab
The Data Lab is an innovation centre focused on helping Scottish industry to capitalise on a growing market opportunity in data science. The Data Lab facilitates and enables industry, public sector and academia to innovate and develop new data science capabilities in a collaborative environment. It provides resources and funding to kick-start projects, deliver skills through education programmes, and help to develop the local ecosystem by building a cohesive data science community. Its core mission is to generate significant economic, social and scientific value from data for Scotland.
With a Scotland-wide presence and hubs in Aberdeen (Robert Gordon University), Edinburgh (University of Edinburgh) and Glasgow (University of Glasgow), it is in close proximity to leading industry and universities with world-class research in informatics and computer science. Hubs are focused on building relationships locally and delivering a range of activities that span across our three key areas: Collaborative innovation, Skills and Training, and Community Building.
To find out more about The Data Lab, and how we can support you, please visit www.thedatalab.com
Lars Meloe
Position: Regional Director, Kongsberg Digital
Meløe has worked in the Kongsberg Group since 2013 holding various sales and management positions within the oil & gas sector. In his current role as Regional Director for Digital Solutions, he manages the strategic accounts and part ner contracts for the Scandinavia and EMEA regions.
Meløe has previous experience in visual communication and software handling global account management, mergers & acquisitions, branding, and placing new management teams. Because of his proven experience leading organizational change, Kongsberg Digital placed him as Regional Director to combine the customer perspective from oil & gas and elements of leadership and change management required to move the organization to a more data-driven business.
Scottish Development International is the trade and investment arm of Government in Scotland and provides a broad range of support to companies and institutions to develop their businesses internationally. We also help overseas companies tap into Scotland’s key strengths in innovation, knowledge, high level skills and technology.
SDI works to help Scottish companies invest overseas and to promote Scotland as an attractive place to live and work. From its Glasgow headquarters and network of global offices across Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, SDI’s team of experts draw together in-depth industry and geographic knowledge to help overseas companies access Scotland’s supply chain capabilities and innovation expertise as well as world class universities and research institutions.
Our trade delegations cover all elements of Scotland’s world class oil & gas supply chain cluster such as education & training, pipeline related industries, subsea engineering, downhole technology, asset maintenance and offshore decommissioning.
Supported by our field office in London, Scottish Development International are able to assist interested companies with follow up activity, inward location and formation of strategic alliances with partners in Scotland.
Kongsberg Digital is a provider of next-generation software and digital solutions to customers within maritime, oil and gas, and renewables and utilities. The company consists of more than 500 software experts with leading competence within the internet of things, smart data, artificial intelligence, maritime simulation, automation and autonomous operations.
Their solutions enable users across the energy and maritime industries to capitalise on this value by reducing siloed access to data and achieving better ways of working to facilitate smarter, safer and greener operations.
Building on proven technology including digital twins, data management infrastructure, simulation, visualisation and machine learning, the Industrial Work Surface combines Kongsberg Digital’s domain and technology expertise to create a single end-to-end user surface.
Customers can use the Industrial Work Surface throughout the lifespan of projects and assets, seamlessly leveraging data and insights across the company’s suite of technology applications to reduce costs and downtime, while providing faster access to vital information on the status of assets.
https://www.kongsberg.com/digital/solutions/kognitwin-energy/
Sensile Technologies is a forerunner in the Internet of Things (IoT) market. We are a leading provider of solutions for remote monitoring of tanks and meters for the oil & gas industry since 2001. Our solution enable our customer to improve the efficiency of their bulk delivery planning, leading to cost reduction of at least 30% and higher customer satisfaction. Our Swiss-made, autonomous, robust, and easily installed systems are relied on by major oil and gas merchants globally, with more than 60,000 installed on tanks in over 60 countries. Furthermore, our solutions help reducing the CO2 emissions of our customers by more than 12 tons daily.
