By 2030, most of the UK offshore workforce will switch to low-carbon energy

China Petrochemical News Network, according to the World Natural Gas Network on May 25, the next 10 years, the offshore energy workforce structure will undergo major changes, and the role of decarbonized energy is expected to increase from 20% of all jobs in the industry to 65%.

According to the latest research by Robert Gordon University (RGU), more than 90% of the oil and gas workforce in the UK has intermediate and advanced skills transferability and can work in adjacent energy industries such as offshore wind energy, carbon capture, utilization and storage, and hydrogen.

In the next ten years, the capital and operating activities of the British offshore energy industry will invest more than 241 billion US dollars.

As stated by RGU in the "British Offshore Energy Workforce Transfer Capability Assessment Report", it is estimated that about 80% of the jobs in 2030 will be distributed in nine key job families: operations, technical staff, engineering, projects, business/commercial development/ Marketing, procurement/supply chain management, finance, human resources and HSE.

It is estimated that by 2030, approximately 100,000 jobs will be filled by personnel who have transferred from existing oil and gas positions to offshore renewable energy positions, new graduates, and new employees recruited from outside the existing British offshore energy industry.

Currently, in 2021, about 160,000 people are directly and indirectly employed in the offshore energy industry in the UK.

Wu Henglei compiled from World Natural Gas

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Majority of UK offshore workforce transitioning to low carbon energy by 2030

The offshore energy workforce mix will change significantly in the next 10 years, with roles in decarbonised energies projected to increase from 20 to 65 per cent of all jobs in the sector.

　　According to new research from Robert Gordon University (RGU), over 90 per cent of the UK's oil and gas workforce have medium to high skills transferability and are well-positioned to work in adjacent energy sectors like offshore wind, carbon capture utilization and storage, and hydrogen.

　　With over $241 billion in investments to be made in capital and operating activities in the UK offshore energy sector over the next ten years, around 200,000 skilled people are expected to be required in the UK offshore energy industry to ensure delivery in 2030.

　　As stated in the UK Offshore Energy Workforce Transferability Review by RGU, around 80 per cent of the jobs in 2030 are envisaged to be in nine key job families – operations, technicians, engineering, projects, commercial/business development/marketing, procurement/supply chain management, finance, HR, and HSE.

　　Around 100,000 of the jobs in 2030 are projected to be filled by people transferring from existing oil and gas jobs to offshore renewable roles, new graduates, and new recruitment from outside the existing UK offshore energy sector.

　　Currently, around 160,000 people directly and indirectly employed in the UK offshore energy sector in 2021.