Author Archives: Sophie Graham

  1. Sidara Annual Report 2025

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    2024 was a landmark year for Sidara. Just one year after launching our unified global brand, we’ve seen extraordinary progress across our network – a testament to the talent, resilience and shared purpose of our people.

    Despite well-documented market turbulence around the world, Sidara reached a major milestone, surpassing $3 billion in gross revenue for the first time. This achievement reflects not only our strategic positioning in key markets, but the relentless commitment of our teams, who continue to elevate the human experience through industry-leading expertise in design, innovation and sustainability.

  2. Penspen and Cosasco Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance Corrosion Monitoring and Management Solutions

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    Penspen, a leading international energy consultancy, has announced a strategic collaboration with Cosasco, a globally recognised specialist in corrosion monitoring technologies, to further drive digital and technical innovation in asset integrity management.

  3. Exclusive: Peter O’Sullivan Discusses the Vision for the Future of Energy at Penspen with Inspenet at AMPP 2025

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    Penspen CEO shares how the company is leveraging its rich heritage to deliver the future of energy in an exclusive interview with Inspenet at AMPP 2025.

    (Interview preview featuring Richard Blaser, Journalist at Inspenet and Peter O’Sullivan, Penspen CEO)

    Welcoming over 6,000 delegates to Nashville, Tennessee, the AMPP Annual Conference + Expo 2025 provided a vital platform for global energy leaders and innovators to explore the key challenges and emerging opportunities within the corrosion and coatings industry.

    During this highly anticipated international event, Penspen CEO, Peter O’Sullivan sat down with Inspenet Journalist, Richard Blaser for an exclusive interview. O’Sullivan reflected on Penspen’s 70+ years of engineering heritage and its broad portfolio of services across the energy sector, discussing how the company supports clients worldwide in navigating the evolving demands of the industry throughout the entire project lifecycle.

    From executing technically demanding projects to enhancing the productivity of existing assets, he explained how the company is helping position regions for a successful energy transition through through its latest innovative projects in hydrogen, green ammonia, and carbon capture.

    O’Sullivan also elaborated on how Penspen blends deep technical expertise with a strong culture of innovation, talent development, and collaboration. He highlighted how the company is leading the transformation of the energy sector, with a strong focus on sustainability and digital innovation, through its digital integrity management solution, THEIA.

  4. Exclusive: Peter O’Sullivan Discusses the Future of Energy with Energy Connects at ADIPEC 2024

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    Penspen CEO shares how the company is raising the bar in delivering technically challenging projects in an exclusive interview with Energy Connects at ADIPEC 2024.

    (Interview preview featuring Chiranjib Sengupta, Editor-in-Chief at DMG Events and Peter O’Sullivan, Penspen CEO)

    With a focus on ‘Connecting Minds. Transforming Energy’, ADIPEC 2024 provided a valuable platform for energy leaders from across the world to address some of the key challenges and opportunities for our industry as we navigate the energy transition.

    During this world-class energy conference, Peter O’Sullivan, Penspen CEO, sat down with Chiranjib Sengupta, Editor-in-Chief at Energy Connects, for an exclusive studio interview to discuss the company’s 70+ year engineering heritage, the wide spectrum of services it provides to the energy industry, and how Penspen is helping customers to position the Middle East for a successful energy transition.

    O’Sullivan elaborated on how Penspen’s global teams are delivering technically challenging projects that improve the productivity and efficiency of existing assets, thereby supporting clients across the entire project lifecycle. He also shared the latest developments when it comes to asset integrity management and how Penspen’s portfolio has broadened to include an array of digital services.

  5. Penspen Awarded Hydrogen Blending Contract from Latvian Gas Operator Conexus Baltic Grid

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    New hydrogen blending contract award strengthens company’s global energy transition portfolio

    Penspen, a leading international energy consultancy dedicated to improving access to secure and sustainable energy for communities worldwide, is expanding its energy transition project portfolio with the award of a hydrogen blending contract from Latvian Natural Gas Operator, Conexus Baltic Grid.

    Under this new contract, Penspen’s integrity team in the UK will assess the feasibility of introducing hydrogen blends into Conexus’ existing natural gas pipeline network, in alignment with industry international and national codes and regulations, to help optimise existing gas infrastructure in Latvia for a cleaner energy future.

    Leveraging its global expertise in hydrogen integration and pipeline safety, Penspen will conduct studies to assess and provide recommendations to mitigate the effects of hydrogen on pipeline steel properties, as well as examine the potential interactions with existing defects, to ensure structural integrity and ongoing safe operations under blended conditions. Penspen will provide essential insights to support Conexus’ safe and sustainable transition to hydrogen and contribution to global decarbonisation efforts.

    Ali Alani, Former Director of Asset Integrity at Penspen, commented: We are very pleased to be awarded this project and excited to be working with Conexus Baltic Grid. The project scope aligns well with our materials engineering and pipeline analysis core strengths as well as our extensive knowledge of pipes from that age and region. This is an excellent addition to our growing H2 pipeline repurposing track record”.

    Rolands Trenko, Project Manager at Conexus Baltic Grid, added: “I’m thrilled to collaborate on this project with a partner who brings such specialised expertise in materials engineering and pipeline analysis. The knowledge and experience Penspen have with pipelines of this age and region will be invaluable as we work to adapt our infrastructure for hydrogen mix. Together, we’re setting a strong foundation for a sustainable energy future and furthering the transition to cleaner energy sources. I look forward to achieving great results together!”

    Penspen’s Energy Transition Experience

    For more than seven decades, Penspen has supported energy operators around the world to improve access to lower carbon fuels, and by extending the life of existing infrastructure, we continue to deliver cleaner energy to communities across the globe.

    Our engineering consultancy services utilise our extensive experience in the delivery of thousands of hydrocarbon projects to inform the development of future fuels infrastructure, including repurposing existing infrastructure for hydrogen and CO2 transportation and processing.

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  6. Penspen Announces New Head of Projects to Strengthen Energy Transition Expertise in Europe

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    Penspen, a leading global energy consultancy company, has today announced a new senior appointment aimed at enhancing its engineering and project management (EPM) service offering and strengthening its energy transition capabilities across the UK and Europe.