DECOM WEEK 2025
Join us in Aberdeen from 19 – 23 May 2025, for an agenda which will include more than two days of conference, a dedicated session on well abandonment, indoor and outdoor exhibition space and the eighth Decom Mission Awards.
As always, networking will play a key role during Decom Week, as we bring the energy sector’s decom community together. In true Decom Mission style, we’ll be providing a real mix of networking opportunities, including our golf day, cycling, evening social events and the Decom Mission Awards dinner.
11.30 – Decom Week Golf Day
This event is kindly supported by our Decom Week Golf Day Partner
Golfers are invited to join the Decom Mission team for breakfast rolls and coffee, a round of golf, and an early evening BBQ.
Teams of four will compete in a Texas Scramble, with a shotgun start at 1.00pm.
Wells Decommissioning Forum
This workshop is kindly supported by the Wells Decommissioning Forum Partner
Ballroom, Ardoe House Hotel
1230 Registration
1300 Welcome
Sam Long, CEO, Decom Mission
Workshop Introduction
Alastair Thomas, NSTA
Interactive Introduction
Kurt Lindley, BeMoreLnD
Partnering for the Future
Technology Update
Susie Coull, NSTA & Lewis Harper, Net Zero Technology Centre
The Role of Contracts in Determining Outcomes
Chair: Callum Falconer, Decom Mission
Panel:
- Erin Johnston, DeepOcean
- Natasha Morris, TAQA
- Calum Crighton, Gilson Gray
- Sam Long, Decom Mission
- Alasdair Thomas, NSTA
Round-up, Closing Remarks & Networking
1630 Session Closes
0800 Registration | Networking | Exhibition
0830 Welcome
Sam Long, CEO, Decom Mission
Building for Better
Callum Falconer, Operations Director, Decom Mission
Let’s Be Honest
Sam Long, CEO, Decom Mission
Panel Discussion
Safe from the Start
Chair: Genevieve Martin, Shell
Launch of Safety in Decommissioning Network Craig Wiggins, Step Change in Safety
Diving & Decommissioning – what could go wrong? Bill Chiltin, Diving Manager, IMCA
Beyond the End – managing grief, motivation and opportunity in decom Paula Paterson, Fides Oak
Thinking Differently: what value an empty chair at the table?
Kurt Lindley, BeMoreLnD
Lunch – meet the exhibitors
Navigating the future – opportunities and challenges for emerging professionals in Decommissioning
Chair: Gareth Jones, Xodus
Nuclear Update
Chair: Richard Lind, Ashtead Technology
OR
1-2-1 Sessions
“What’s coming next?”: lessons learnt/reflections on projects – past and present
Chair: Erin Johnston, DeepOcean
Forties and Beryl – Apache Decommissioning Portfolio
1655: Closing Remarks
Delegate Social Evening
Marine Hotel, Stonehaven
1800 Bus departs Ardoe House Hotel
1830 Dinner at Marine Hotel, Stonehaven
2100 Bus returns to Ardoe House Hotel
0800 Registration | Networking | Exhibition
0845 Welcome and Learnings from Day One Sam Long, CEO, Decom Mission
Annual Report: state of play
Sam Long, CEO, Decom Mission & Peter Sueref, Empirisys
An Operator Perspective
Chair: Caroline Lawford, CNRI
Panel:
Toby Rider, CNRI
Innes Jordan, CNOOC
Global but Local: the interconnected nature of decom
Marth Vasquez, Boston Consulting Group
Tom Bacon, EIC
Comfort and Coffee Break | Networking | Exhibition
Decom Pitch Battles
Chair: Roger Esson, Centurion Group
Material change, means to support decarbonisation through decommissioning
Chair: Kenny Taylor, Zero Waste Scotland
Panel:
Charlotte Stamper, EMR
Lorna Bennett, ORE Catapult
Patrick Rainey, RWE
Being Ambitious: a new future for Sullom Voe Terminal
Donna Sutherland, Enquest/Vari Energy
Conference Closing Remarks
Sam Long, CEO, Decom Mission
1330 Conference Close
The Decom Mission Awards 2025
Supported by Award Sponsors NSTA, Specialist Equipment Solutions and CNR International UK
Held at The Chester, Aberdeen. Join us to celebrate decommissioning success. Read more about the awards finalists here.
1730 Welcome Drinks
1815 Decom Mission Awards Dinner
2330 Carriages
10.00 Cycling on Deeside
Intermediate and advanced routes