Aberdeen-based decommissioning and late-life specialist NMC Energy has announced the first in a series of planned recruitments, with a number of new engineering and commercial professionals joining the business as part of an initial intake.
Further appointments are expected to follow through Q1 and Q2 as the company continues to expand its capability in response to growing project demand across the UK Continental Shelf.
Among the new joiners is Alisdair Woodhead, who brings more than two decades of process and project engineering experience across onshore and offshore oil and gas, with the last 10 years focused on decommissioning. Alisdair has worked across the full project lifecycle on several major North Sea decommissioning programmes, including Murchison, Ninian North, Thistle and Heather, from early concept through to final downman.
Commenting on his appointment, Alisdair said: “I was attracted to NMC Energy by the opportunity to work with a team that has a strong track record in decommissioning, while also having the ambition to build on past success. Developing new talent in this area and delivering projects that set the benchmark for future decommissioning work is something I’m particularly excited about.”
NMC Energy has also strengthened its commercial capability with the appointment of Stephanie, Apedaile who brings 20 years of commercial experience working with major energy service companies across a wide range of projects, in both client-facing and internal roles.
Stephanie, Apedaile, Ally McNair and Alisdair Woodhead
Stephanie added: “I’m looking forward to bringing my experience and knowledge to NMC Energy and being part of a rapidly expanding team in the offshore energy sector. The opportunity to join a specialist business focused on delivering high standards and practical solutions for clients is an exciting prospect, and I’m keen to make a meaningful contribution to the services NMC Energy offers.”
Further enhancing the company’s engineering capability is Ally McNair, who joins following a strong operational and process engineering background with Petrofac and Three60 Energy.
Ally entered the decommissioning sector in early 2024, supporting EnQuest’s Heather and Thistle decommissioning assets as a Process Engineer, where he worked closely with offshore teams across P&A, hazardous area declassification and EDC activities.
Ally said: “I was drawn to NMC Energy by the energy of the team, the ambition of its leadership and the quality of projects the business is attracting. I’m most excited about continuing to build my capability in decommissioning alongside people with decades of collective experience, and helping deliver projects safely and efficiently.”
The appointments form part of NMC Energy’s wider strategy to invest in people and capability as decommissioning activity accelerates across the basin, positioning the business to support operators through increasingly complex late-life and end-of-life challenges.
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