30 years of UKOPA: Safety, stewardship and the energy transition

Offshore energy, engineered

Dr Chas Spradbery, Operations Director at Peritus International, joins the World Pipelines Podcast to discuss the technical, commercial, and logistical challenges facing today's offshore projects. From traditional oil and gas developments to emerging CCS and hydrogen networks, Chas explains why early engineering input can make all the difference, how project timelines are often underestimated, and why offshore pipelines should never be treated as "just a line on the map."

30 years of UKOPA: Safety, stewardship and the energy transition

In this episode of the World Pipelines Podcast, Elizabeth Corner sits down with Clive Zanker, Chair of UKOPA, to explore the organisation’s 30 year journey representing the UK onshore pipeline industry. From safety and stewardship to decarbonisation and the future of infrastructure, the conversation looks at how the sector has evolved and how UKOPA plans to celebrate its 30th anniversary in style.

CCS Forum 2026: CCUS panel discussion [part 2 of 2]

This episode of the World Pipelines Podcast is the second of a two-part series on CCUS in the cement sector, and what that means for CCS pipelines in the UK. audience Q&A from the CCUS panel discussion. This Q&A was shared by delegates at the World Pipelines CCS Forum 2026 and World Cement’s EnviroTech 2026.   The CCUS panel discussion placed a special focus on projects taking place in the UK, such as Hynet and Peak Cluster.    Senior Editor of World Cement, David Bizley, puts audience questions to a panel of experts:  * Rachel Sutton, Interim CEO of Peak Cluster.  * Tolga Timirci, Head of Global CCUS Projects at Heidelberg Materials.  * Tom Redfern, Head of Sustainability at Holcim UK.

CCS Forum 2026: CCUS panel discussion [part 1 of 2]

This episode of the World Pipelines Podcast is the first of a two-part series on CCUS in the cement sector, and what that means for CCS pipelines in the UK. Featuring the CCUS panel discussion shared by delegates at the World Pipelines CCS Forum 2026 and World Cement’s EnviroTech 2026.   The CCUS panel discussion placed a special focus on projects taking place in the UK, such as Hynet and Peak Cluster.    Senior Editor of World Cement, David Bizley, puts questions to a panel of experts:  * Rachel Sutton, Interim CEO of Peak Cluster.  * Tolga Timirci, Head of Global CCUS Projects at Heidelberg Materials.  * Tom Redfern, Head of Sustainability at Holcim UK.  This first episode includes an introduction to the Peak Cluster project and a discussion the surrounding the challenges and opportunities facing the cement sector when it comes to developing and operating CCUS projects in the UK.    Coming soon: part two, in which we take questions from the EnviroTech and World Pipelines CCS Forum audiences.

Future makers: Meet the 2026 Young Achievers

This year’s winners of the John Tiratsoo Award for Young Achievement show two sides of the industry’s future: innovation and stewardship. One is pushing the technical frontier with drone-based magnetometry; the other is strengthening how major transmission systems are designed, delivered, and passed on to the next generation. Together, they reflect an industry that is both evolving and protecting what already works.   Mehdi Laichoubi, Skipper NDT, and Ian Kornfeld, National Grid, chat to Elizabeth Corner about advancing inspection technology, delivering major infrastructure, and what the next generation of pipeline professionals is focused on.