Struan Energy Experience Overview
✔️ Delivered by Struan Energy Ltd
✔️ Basinwide Decommissioning Coaction
Client: UK Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC)
Scope: Investigated how basin-wide collaboration can reduce decommissioning costs on the UKCS by up to £10 billion. Developed an evaluation model and recommendations for industry-wide savings.
✔️ Decommissioning Innovation & Technology
Client: OGTC
Scope: Mapped how new technology and innovation pathways can deliver cost and efficiency gains in upstream oil and gas decommissioning. Produced a practical framework and ‘heat map’ for maximum impact.
✔️ Offshore EIA — Equatorial Guinea
Clients: PCEGL & Triton
Scope: Delivered full Environmental Impact Assessments for offshore exploration. Covered baseline surveys, impact identification, and mitigation measures for drilling off Rio Muni
✔️ Supplementary Information Pack (SLIP)
Client: BP Azerbaijan
Scope: Compiled and wrote a comprehensive SLIP for BP’s Shah Deniz Stage 1 for submission to the EBRD. Included updates and clarifications of the ESIA to support financing.
✔️ HSE Compliance Audits - Global BP Operations
Client: BP
Scope: Struan Energy supported the BP Global Safety and Operations Audit Team in delivering a series of HSE compliance audits across diverse BP assets. This included on-site audits in Trinidad, Wytch Farm in England, the BTC pipeline in Azerbaijan, BP LPG facilities in the UK, and offshore oil production platforms in the UKCS.
✔️ M.Sc. Environmental Distance Learning
Client: Robert Gordon University
Scope: Produced 20+ topics for distance learning modules in Environmental Protection and Management. Delivered course material used in Scotland and Algeria.
✔️ European Thematic Energy Network
Client: European Union
Scope: Participated in an EU network of public and private organisations working to deliver sustainable and clean energy through improved QHSE standards
✔️ Pre-divestment due
diligence audit
Client: Sakhalinmorneftegaz Scope: conducted a comprehensive pre-divestment due diligence audit of oil and gas production facilities on Sakhalin Island, Russia. The audit covered Operational Integrity, environmental complaince, asset condition and key liabilities to support informed divestment decisions..
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🧩 Hydrogen Export Feasibility Study
Client: Net Zero Technology Centre / ERM, Scotland
Scope: While working for ERM, Andrew Sneddon led a feasibility study on behalf of a consortium of 12 organisations exploring the use of Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) technology to export hydrogen produced in Scotland to European markets. The work assessed technical feasibility, supply chain considerations, and high-level commercial viability to help position Scotland as a hydrogen export hub..
🧩 Oil Terminal Strategic Analysis
Client: Confidential
Scope: Directed a full performance review for a major oil terminal: financials, safety, throughput, and investment returns. Identified game-changing improvements through detailed analysis
🧩 Decommissioning Strategy Paper
Client: UK Dept. for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
Scope: Led production of a policy paper on UKCS offshore decommissioning. Delivered recommendations for better programme management, well P&A focus, and habitat protection.
🧩 North Sea Decommissioning Portfolio
Client: BP
Scope: Managed multi-study programme for BP North Sea: market potential, baseline cost studies for the Amethyst Field, and strategic reviews for assets like the Miller platform.