Energy technology consulting

All energy companies are exploring new businesses outside the traditional E&P industry as part of a longer-term energy transition. These can be adjacent to existing businesses such as offshore wind, where expertise can be transferred and competitive advantage maintained, and hydrogen and electric charging points, which can retain business models in the long term. We actively support businesses that are considering technology maturity and their energy transition strategy.

The drive to reduce emissions is underpinned by available technology options. These range from zero-flare solutions to monitoring and detection of emissions, as well as a key area of CO2 reduction in operations where companies are exploring a range of solutions across energy efficiency, electrification, battery and local renewable energy sources. Alongside renewable energy consulting, we work with companies in CCUS technologies (carbon capture, utilisation and storage) and other solutions drawing on new energy value chains.

Wind power is a key piece of the future energy mix. Wind power generation companies include traditional oil and gas companies as well as a range of dedicated wind energy producers. Some aspects of traditional oil and gas are transferable, such as inspection, maintenance, and repair methodologies for offshore wind and electrification efforts. Challenges remain, particularly for floating offshore wind. We work with technology solutions and standardisation efforts in wind energy.

Many industrial companies are investigating the multicoloured potential hydrogen generation possibilities. The generation, transmission and storage of hydrogen are critical areas of research and development, and we are involved in working with clients in all aspects, including evaluation of hydrogen technology for application in industry, supply chain security, fuel cell evaluation, and standardisation of hydrogen adjacent materials and components.

All oil and gas producers prioritise finding efficient ways of producing assets. Currently, there is less demand for high-cost, difficult-to-access resources; rather, the technological focus is on increasing efficiency across existing assets, be it deepwater, carbonates, or unconventionals. We support oil and gas companies seeking new solutions to challenges, building business cases for change and sourcing solutions. We also help service companies and vendors innovate.

A huge drive has been towards digitising the oil and gas and broader value chain. This has seen innovation across the entire digital cycle, from novel sensing technologies to advanced data analytics and automation. As an industry, we expect to move to unmanned operating facilities, full-field digital twins with learnings across assets, and a fully connected operations base. We help clients drive change through the adoption of digital technologies, design agile approaches to innovation by use case prioritisation, and road map key elements of the digital/ IoT pathway.