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OGV Energy Review and Forecast Breakfast

January 15, 2026
OGV Energy Review and Forecast Breakfast

Date/Time
Date(s) - January 15, 2026
7:30 am - 10:00 am

Location
The Chester Hotel

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Key 2026 energy insights from OGV, Wood Mackenzie & EIC: market trends, supply chain, and transition strategy in focus.

OGV Energy Review and Forecast Breakfast

Date: January 15, 2026

Location: The Chester Hotel, Aberdeen

Host: OGV Energy

Partners/Key Participants: Wood Mackenzie, The EIC

Sponsored by Addleshaw Goddard

This annual flagship event is set to provide an unparalleled level of data-driven insight into the global and UK energy sectors. The combined expertise of OGV Energy’s community, Wood Mackenzie’s world-leading market intelligence, and The EIC’s supply chain knowledge ensures a holistic and definitive outlook for 2026.

Expected Contributions & Key Takeaways:

1. Wood Mackenzie: Global Macro-Economic and Commodity Forecast

Wood Mackenzie is expected to deliver the high-level macro-economic context, leveraging their proprietary data and global research.

  • Oil & Gas Price Trajectories: Detailed forecasts on global supply/demand balances for oil and gas in 2026, considering geopolitical risks, OPEC+ decisions, and US shale performance.
  • Decarbonisation Investment Benchmarks: Analysis of the global investment required to meet climate targets. A key figure will likely be the annual investment gap between current spending and what’s required for a ‘Net Zero’ pathway.
  • The Pace of the Transition: Wood Mackenzie will likely present their updated scenarios (e.g., their Base Case vs. Net Zero by 2050), illustrating the probable speed of the transition and the key pressure points (e.g., when global oil/gas demand might peak).
  • The Energy Trilemma in Focus: Expect a frank discussion on how companies and governments are balancing Energy Security, Affordability, and Sustainability in their strategic decision-making for 2026.

2. The EIC (Energy Industries Council): Supply Chain Health and Opportunity

The EIC will provide the crucial ground-level perspective, focusing on how project pipelines translate into tangible opportunities and challenges for the supply chain.

  • UK Project Pipeline Analysis: The EIC will likely present their forward-looking data on the UK’s confirmed and potential projects across sectors (e.g., North Sea licensing, Offshore Wind auctions, Hydrogen/CCS cluster development). This will be essential for identifying where CAPEX and OPEX will be spent.
  • Global Opportunity Mapping: A review of the most promising export markets for UK supply chain companies, focusing on global hotspots for offshore wind, LNG, and CCUS projects.
  • Local Content and Capacity: An assessment of UK supply chain resilience—specifically, which manufacturing and service capabilities are scaling up to meet the demands of major wind and CCS projects, and which areas still face critical capacity shortfalls.

3. OGV Energy: North Sea Context and Industry View

OGV Energy, as the regional host, will ground these global insights in the specific context of the Aberdeen and North Sea region.

  • SME Sentiment: Insight into the business outlook, challenges, and hiring intentions of local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
  • Talent and Skills Gap: Focused discussion on addressing the dual need for experienced hydrocarbon engineers and new energy transition specialists.

The 2026 OGV Energy Review and Forecast Breakfast, with Wood Mackenzie and The EIC, promises to be an essential briefing for anyone setting strategy for the year. Attendees will leave with a clear, data-backed understanding of both the market constraints (fiscal pressures, supply chain strain) and the significant growth opportunities available in the integrated energy landscape of 2026.

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AREG is the original energy transition organisation, working on behalf of members to empower the energy supply chain and champion its expertise. Please get in touch if you have any questions or would like to find out more about membership.

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AREG has played an important role in the growth of Scotland’s renewable energy sector, engaging the supply chain and developing the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre. However, we are only at the very beginning of the transition that AREG was established to both lead and support so there are still opportunities for companies to get into the constantly evolving renewables supply chain. We look forward to continuing our work together as renewables builds on its place as Scotland’s main source of power, and as we seek to deliver real change in the crucial areas of heat and transport.

Scottish Renewables
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Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce has worked closely with AREG since its formation. The recent progress in the developments of offshore wind projects by Equinor and Vattenfall are as a result of the work of the group over many years. The north-east is known as the oil and gas capital of Europe. At the Chamber, we believe the region must evolve its position to being recognised as the energy capital. Whilst hydrocarbons will continue to be essential in driving our economy for years to come, the generation of renewable resources will play an increasingly important role in providing cost-effective power, innovative development and economic growth.

Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce
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The enthusiasm and dedication of the early group that would become AREG was fundamental in us choosing to launch All-Energy in Aberdeen. The first tiny show was held in 2001, and AREG’s Chairman at the time, Jeremy Cresswell, played such an active role that I often describe him in terms such as All-Energy’s ‘midwife’. All-Energy is now the UK’s largest renewable and low carbon energy exhibition and conference in terms of number of attendees, space booked, and number of exhibiting companies. As AREG became firmly established, their presence and support for the event grew spectacularly over the years. We thank them most sincerely for their invaluable input.

All-Energy
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Vattenfall has forged a strong working relationship with AREG through the development of the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre. AREG has worked tirelessly on behalf of the North East and it can take enormous credit for the growth of sustainable energy in the region and the path it has cleared for the region to capture further investment.

Vattenfall
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Aberdeen City and Shire is emerging as a key location for renewables by successfully transferring its world-class oil and gas expertise into the sector and AREG has done much to advance this through a broad range of initiatives. It has acted as a catalyst in driving further investment in the local economy by engaging with companies, Government, public bodies and existing projects and we have been pleased to support their efforts. Scottish Enterprise will continue to engage with AREG as we increase Scotland’s use of renewable energy.

Scottish Enterprise