Offshore Energies UK will host its 2026 HSE conference on Wednesday, 25 February 2026, at Aberdeen’s P&J Live, bringing together leaders from across sectors to shape the future of the North Sea as a multi-purpose energy basin. Under the theme Trust. Transparency. Transformation, the conference will kick off with a pivotal session based on the UK government’s North Sea Future Plan which will explore how co-location between offshore wind, oil and gas, and carbon capture and storage (CCUS) can deliver a safer, cleaner basin.
Mark Wilson, OEUK’s HSE & Operations director, said:
'Cross-sector collaboration and close consultation of industry experts will be key to delivering the North Sea Future Plan (NSFP) which the UK Government announced in 2025. We look forward to welcoming industry leaders, technical experts, regulators and innovators to this one-day event, sponsored by Harbour Energy and TotalEnergies with support from CNOOC International and Bureau Veritas. The first session of the day is a great opportunity to hear how improved guidance, aligned standards, better data sharing, and early engagement can enable offshore energies to achieve safe and sustainable co-location across the North Sea and support the plan’s integrated vision.'
Exploring the themes of trust, transparency and transformation across all areas of health, safety, and environment, including emissions performance, the conference features full audience events as well as a series of parallel breakout sessions throughout the day including:
- North Sea Future Plan in action: Exploring the operational, safety, environmental, and regulatory issues of the NSFP with Professor John Underhill, University Director for Energy Transition at the University of Aberdeen featuring input from the Crown Estate, Seabed User & Developer Group (SUDG), Harbour Energy, CNOOC, and TotalEnergies.
- Three morning parallel sessions: Trust, transparency and transformation in supporting good mental health; Trust and transparency and operating excellence in safety; Measuring methane.
- Three afternoon parallel sessions: Trust, transparency and transformation in health compliance; Transformational safety practice; Operating in marine protected areas: aligning operator, regulator and advisory roles
The keynote speaker for the closing session of the day is Mark McBride-Wright MBE, founder & CEO, EqualEngineers, a distinguished leader in progressing diversity and inclusion initiatives within the engineering sector.
Places at the conference can be booked here: https://oeukhseconference.co.uk/
Source: OEUK
