This year will be 30 years since the 1988 Piper Alpha disaster, which had a profound impact on regulatory approaches to Health and Safety in the UK and, subsequently, globally. Many jurisdictions have viewed the UK’s framework as a model which evolved successfully from rigid prescription, to goal setting regulations, mainly due to the Piper Alpha Inquiry. Since 1988, the UK and the international oil and gas industry has undergone a major operational shift, with the regulatory framework constantly updated to deal effectively with the safety aspects of the offshore oil and gas sector as it has changed in terms of technology and geography. Current focus is aimed at replacing ageing infrastructure with new and innovative technology which inevitably requires adaptation to modern regulatory approaches; it is felt that now an appropriate time to reflect on, and critically analyse, the status and future outlook of energy regulation.
Our Conference themes are Energy Regulation, Transition and Innovation.
Speakers include
- Audrey Banner, head of decommissioning policy, and financial governance, department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
- Judith Aldersey – Williams, partner, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
- Dr John Morgan, senior principal, Det Norsk Veritas Germanischer Lloyd (DNV GL)
- Jake Molloy, regional organiser, National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT)
- Sumeet Pabby, specialist inspector (Fire, Explosion & Risk Assessment), Energy Division, Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
- Prof De Leeuw, Director, Oil and Gas Institute (OGI, RGU)
- Steve Rae & Prof Rhona Flin, professor Industrial Psychology, Aberdeen Business School, (ABS, RGU)
- Duncan Stephen & Prof Phil Hazard, School of Engineering, RGU
- Dr Leon Moller, course leader, LLM/MSc Oil and Gas Law, Law School, RGU
Our event would be relevant and of interest to the energy, and oil and gas companies, industry professional, law firms, in-house counsel, regulators, universities, policy makers, and the public at large. The Conference is structured to accommodate and balance the views of academia, industry, regulators, and our students, on key current issues in the energy sector.
As part of our Conference an Energy PhD Research Colloquium will be held on Tuesday 1 May 2018. PhD Energy research students are invited to attend and discuss relevant issues in their research relating to energy regulation, transition and innovation. This event largely consists of poster presentations on current research in the energy and oil and gas sectors.
Dates: April 30, 2018 – Conference (May 1, 2018 – PhD Colloquium)
Venue: Sir Ian Wood Building, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
Conference chair: Dr Leon Moller, Law School, RGU - l.e.moller@rgu.ac.uk
Register online for Conference: http://www.rgu.ac.uk/news-and-events/conferences/energy-and-oil-and-gas-law-conference-2018