Plymouth Marine Lab: Study Shows Benefits of Cross-Country Plastic Pollution Management
ocean and economic models to establish the benefits of coordinated plastic pollution management across multiple nations sharing an ocean border.The new research was a collaborative effort between oceanographers and social scientists at Plymouth Marine Laboratory, and economists from University of Aberdeen, University of Glasgow, the Berlin School of Economics in Germany and Clark University in the United States
Melhuish Joins WFS Technologies
projects.Melhuish was previously business development director at independent ROV specialist, ROVOP, and prior to this was responsible for the sales and marketing work-class ROV systems at i-Tech, a division of Subsea 7. He also spent three years at Triton Group, now Forum Energy Technologies.An Aberdeen University graduate with an honors in Law and Spanish, Moray then completed a Masters in Entrepreneurship before embarking on a career in the energy industry. He started as a marketing assistant with industrial valve and gas turbine specialist, Score Group, before quickly being promoted to Group business
Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage Project Underway
; The Acorn CCS Project has now begun a feasibility study after concluding funding from the European Union’s funding round Accelerating CCS Technologies (ACT). The ACT Acorn study is being led by Pale Blue Dot Energy with project partners Scottish Carbon Capture & Storage (University of Aberdeen, University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University), University of Liverpool, Bellona (Norway) and Radboud University (The Netherlands). The study will demonstrate the commercial and regulatory aspects of CCS project development in the U.K. This would include the commercial aspects of
Seatronics Names Strachan Head of Finance
company, and part of its survey, monitoring and data business segment, has appointed Kevin Strachan as head of finance. The new role will require Strachan to lead the finance function in each of Seatronics’ global bases and divisions. Strachan holds a masters degree in accounting from Aberdeen University, and a chartered accountant designation from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. With more than 20 years of experience, he has held a number of managerial roles, including chief financial officer at Chantry Networks in Toronto, Canada, and group financial controller for the
SPE to Launch Europe Petro League at Offshore Europe Expo
Around 40 oil and gas students from across Europe are preparing to come together at the inaugural Europe Petro League this month, a new competition launched by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Section. The ten teams which have made it through to the final, including a team from Aberdeen University, will compete during the daylong event being held during Offshore Europe at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre. The competition, organised by volunteers from SPE Aberdeen’s Young Professionals (YP) committee is free to attend and is open to anyone, including those visiting
February 2025
