Workshop 6
UK’s Offshore Decarbonisation Strategies: A multidimensional exploration across space and time through mapping and cognitive frameworks Sunday, June 7TH|
Convenors
- Jazmín Mota (The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES))
- Daniel Arnold (Heriot Watt University)
- Francis Cram (MapStand)
- Chris Pentland (North Sea Transition Authority)
Description
This full-day workshop provides a multidimensional perspective on the UK’s offshore decarbonisation landscape, exploring how offshore wind, CCS, hydrogen, and infrastructure repurposing converge within shared marine and subsurface spaces. Using spatial and cognitive mapping tools, participants will analyse how projects overlap, interact, or compete—while uncovering opportunities for cross-sector alignment and integrated planning.
Through participatory exercises and collaborative modelling, the workshop enables attendees to “see through someone else’s lens” by examining technical, social, environmental, and regulatory interdependencies. Participants will work with real-world geographies, case-based data, and stakeholder insights to identify synergies, risks, and strategies for more coherent and resilient offshore decarbonisation pathways for the UK.
The workshop engages regulators, industry representatives, researchers, NGOs, and civil society, fostering dialogue essential to a just and effective North Sea energy transition.
Sub-Topics that will be covered in the workshop:
- Offshore decarbonisation strategies in the UK’s North Sea (incl. offshore wind, CCS, hydrogen, and infrastructure reuse)
- Spatial overlaps, co-location challenges, and system interdependencies
- Regulatory, economic, social, and environmental drivers of project outcomes
- Participatory spatial mapping (MapStand) and cognitive mapping (MetalModeler)
- Cross-sector collaboration and systems-thinking approaches
Workshop format:
The workshop combines expert presentations, participatory mapping, cognitive modelling, gamification, and group dialogue.
Participants will:
- Engage with interactive spatial datasets and visualisation tools
- Build and analyse cognitive maps to explore system dynamics
- Work in groups to identify interdependencies, bottlenecks, and policy opportunities
- Share insights through plenary discussions supported by gamified synthesis tools
Format elements include:
- Presentations (in-person and recorded)
- Participatory Mapping (MapStand)
- Cognitive Mapping (MetalModeler)
- Gamification
- Group and plenary discussions
Duration: 7 hours (including lunch and breaks)
Participant Profile
This workshop is designed for professionals and stakeholders involved in offshore energy, decarbonisation, and marine planning, including:
- Regulators and policymakers seeking integrated perspectives on offshore resource management
- Industry representatives from offshore wind, CCS, hydrogen, and related sectors
- Researchers and academics working on energy systems, marine governance, and transition strategy
- NGOs and civil society interested in environmental, social, and just transition dimensions
- Students and early-career professionals entering the offshore energy or sustainability fields
No prior experience with mapping tools is required.
Workshop Programme
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- Introduction (90 min)
- Welcome, overview of objectives, and introduction of facilitators
- Icebreaker activity
- Three scene-setting presentations on UK offshore decarbonisation
- Group exchange to establish shared understanding of key issues, actors, and system components
2. Context Analysis (120 min)
- Participatory spatial mapping using MapStand data
- Identification of relevant technical, regulatory, social, environmental, and economic factors
- Short contributions from diverse stakeholders
- Co-creation of a consolidated list of components shaping UK offshore decarbonisation
3. Multidimensional Exploration (120 min)
- Group-based cognitive mapping using MetalModeler
- Modelling relationships, conflicts, synergies, and scenarios
- Discussion of central drivers influencing decarbonisation pathways
- Exploration of alignment strategies and cooperation mechanisms across sectors
Chavela4. Closing Discussion (60 min)
- Plenary sharing of group outputs
- Gamification-based synthesis to connect insights
- Reflection on the role and value of spatial and cognitive mapping tools
- Discussion of implications for policy, research, and industry practice
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 09:00 | Welcome - Gordon Poole (Viridien) |
| Session 1) Multiple imaging I. - Session: Chairs Gordon Poole (Viridien) & Nizar Chemingui (PGS) | |
| 09:10 | Exploring Multiples in Full Wavefield Imaging and Velocity Estimations Across Varied Geological Landscapes - Oystein Korsmo, PGS |
| 09:30 | Using multiples to image reflectors from above and below - Eric Verschuur, Delft |
| 09:50 | On the value of surface multiples in shallow-water streamer data - Fred Melo, SLB |
| 10:10 | Discussion |
| 10:30 | Coffee Break |
| . | Session 2) Multiple imaging II - Session Chairs: Eric Verschuur (Delft) & Clement Kostov |
| 10:50 | Cascaded least-squares multiple imaging for reduced multiple crosstalk - Milad Farshad, Viridien |
| 11:10 | Inversion of a shallow water-bottom ocean-bottom cable dataset using one-way modeling with multiple reflectivities Robert Soubaras, AkerBP |
| 11:30 | Incorporating Multiples for Accelerated Construction of Ground Models for Emerging Energy Applications - Nizar Chemingui, PGS |
| 11:50 | Discussion |
| 12:10 | Lunch Break |
| . | Session 3) Multiples in FWI I - Session Chairs: Fred Melo (SLB) & Gordon Poole (Viridien) |
| 13:40 | Is there a multiples free lunch? - Rodney Johnston, BP |
| 14:00 | On the use of multiples for imaging: a double-edged sword James Mcleman, DUG |
| 14:20 | Full Waveform Inversion for velocity model building and imaging with the full wavefield: are there any downsides? - Simon Baldock, TGS |
| 14:40 | Discussion |
| 15:00 | Coffee Break |
| . | Session 4) Multiples in FWI II - Session Chairs: Simon Baldock (TGS) & James Mcleman (DUG |
| 15:20 | Challenges and opportunities with multiples when marching towards images derived from high-frequency FWI - Olivia Lewis, SLB |
| 15:40 | Multiples in FWI ‐ turning problems into opportunities -Nikhil Shah, S-cube |
| 16:00 | Advancing the use of marine DAS-VSP data for reservoir characterization and monitoring by utilizing the full seismic wavefield -Fa qi Lu, TGS |
| 16:20 | Title TBC - Per Eivend Dhelie, Aker BP |
| 16:40 | Discussion |
| 17:00 | Workshop Ends |
