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SPE Offshore Europe 2025

2-5 September 2025 | P&J Live Arena

SPE Offshore Europe 2025

Conference Sessions

Staff from the University of Aberdeen will be presenting their research projects as part of Offshore Europe's Conference Programme. All sessions are open to all conference attendees.

Wednesday 3 September | 10:00 - Noon | Mr Iain Percival
Oils rigs in the sea
Technical Session 6: Oil & Gas: Field Management

This session explores sustainable practices shaping the future of oil and gas operations.

Wednesday 3 September | 14:30 - 15:30 | Professor John Underhill
pipes highlighted in orange
Strategic Panel Session 5: Carbon Capture and Storage - A Global Perspective

Explore what role CCUS has to play on that journey and how collaboration, learning and progress can support the UK's journey to decarbonisation.

Wednesday 3 September | 14:30 - 16:30 | Dr Prashant Jadhawar
A conceptual design of a carbon capture plant on an offshore platform, surrounded by the ocean and green energy sources.
Technical Session 7: Net Zero: Carbon Storage 2

This session focuses on enhancing carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) through innovation, data integration, and practical field applications.

Thursday 4 September | 14:30 - 15:30 | Professor John Underhill
oil rig workers in discussion
Strategic Panel Session 9: Building Tomorrow’s Global Offshore Energy Workforce

The global offshore energy sector is facing a growing skills shortage and an increasing demand for skilled professionals, posing a threat to its ability to meet energy needs.

Friday 5 September | 10:00 - 11:00 | Professor Tavis Potts
green engineering
Strategic Panel Session 11: Decarbonisation or De-industrialisation in Disguise?

This panel will explore the complex realities of this transition, the opportunities, with a critical eye on the social, economic, and political dimensions.

Friday 5 September | 10:00 - Noon | Dr Yingfang Zhou
oil and gas platform in the sunset
Technical Session 16: Oil and Gas Reservoir Characterisation

This session explores advanced reservoir characterisation and modelling techniques to maximise recovery in complex and mature fields.

Lunchtime Talks (Stand 2L15)

The University will be hosting a series of short talks from academic staff and students showcasing their groundbreaking research in all areas of the energy transition.

The talks will take place on the University stand located in Hall 2, number 2L15.

 

Tuesday 2 September
11:00
Miss Rebecca Potts

Machine Learning Emissions Prediction for Gas Turbines

Tuesday 2 September
11:30
Ms Jane Melhuish

Hear From University of Aberdeen Online Students

Tuesday 2 September
14:00
Professor Nick Schofield

"The Last Vinyl Factory in Town" - How to Maintain High Quality Geoscience Teaching and Research for Oil and Gas E&P

Tuesday 2 September
14:45
Ms Rachel Elliott and Ms Lauren Braidwood

Upskilling with the University of Aberdeen

Tuesday 2 September
15:00
Professor John Underhill

The Centre for Energy Transition at the University of Aberdeen

Wednesday 3 September
11:00
Dr Eddy Wifa

Designing a Fit-For-Purpose Health and Safety Regulation for Offshore Wind Energy Developments in the UK

Wednesday 3 September
11:15
Professor Richard Neilson

National Decommissioning Centre – Delivering for the Energy Sector

Wednesday 3 September
11:30
Professor John Howell

Using Outcrop Analogues to Reduce Uncertainty in the Subsurface

Wednesday 3 September
14:00
Dr Andrew Starkey

Introducing RiskLive: Providing Real-Time Risk Analysis

Wednesday 3 September
15:00
Professor Marco Thiel

Data Science and Large Language Models for the Energy Industry

Thursday 4 September
11:00
Mr Mandi Bako MSc

Testing Convolutional Neural Networks for Seismic Inversion in Shallow Marine Environments

Thursday 4 September
11:15
Dr Prashant Jadhawar

Hydrogen and CO₂ Energy Transition: From Pipeline Transport to Underground Geo-Storage

Thursday 4 September
11:30
Dr David Cornwell

Aberdeen Geothermal Feasibility Project

Thursday 4 September
14:00
Dr Kate Gormley

Developing a Conceptual Interdisciplinary Framework to Understand Marine Energy Transitions in North Sea Coastal Communities

Thursday 4 September
14:30
Dr Bartosz Kurjanski

Geoscience Research in Offshore Wind

Thursday 4 September
15:00
Dr Yingfang Zhou

Reaction-Induced Rock Weakening Under the Context of CCUS and UHS

Thursday 4 September
16:00
Hosted by Professor Pete Edwards, Professor John Underhill and Mr Ian Phillips

Drinks Reception

Friday 5 September
10:30
Mr Yousef Abu and Dr Matthew Brettle

North Sea Core Database: Redefining Data Access and Analysis

Friday 5 September
11:30
Professor Tavis Potts

Championing a People-Centred Approach to Net Zero - The JUST Systems Programme

Friday 5 September
12:30
Dr Alfonso Martinez-Felipe

Hydrogen as a Vector to Decarbonise Offshore Energy Systems: the MHYSTIC and D4NZ Projects