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Welcome to the February edition

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our readers EDITOR’S LETTER

P.I.G. @PipelineGuild IT’S FEBRUARY, which means if you are reading this
London Showcase & Lions’ Lair - 15 that you have survived the month of crushing debt
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this link bit.ly/2mKsQqp. @IGEMGi have noticed my little canine friend on the cover
this month. He’s there because we’re talking doggos
EUA @energyutilities
Nominations are now open for the 2018 in this edition – furry heroes on four legs. Long the
#GasAwards! 10 awards will be up companion of police officers and bomb disposal units,
for grabs so we need you to nominate these dogs are helping Northern Gas Networks to
exceptional colleagues or companies sniff out gas leaks. Not only that, but they are so darn cute I could just cry.
within the industry to ensure their We’re also looking at Brexit in this edition – what it means for the gas
outstanding work can be recognised.
More details here: goo.gl/tBu9gM industry and whether it can help make British fracking a reality. Andrew
@IGEMGi Whitehead, Head of Energy at law firm Shakespeare Martineau, considers what
might be at stake at this critical time in our history and Mike Seed, Product
Health & Safety Lab @HSL_Solutions Manager at Elementar UK, asks whether our exit from the EU might be the
Keynote speakers from @H_S_E,
@IGEMGi and the energy sector invite push that UK shale gas needs.
you to join the discussion about the future Cyberattacks may be the number one risk currently faced by critical
of gas in the UK’s emerging low-carbon infrastructure businesses. In the wake of the WannaCry ransomware
energy system. Book your place at ‘Safety cyberattack, Mo Ahddoud, Chief Information Security Officer at SGN, outlines
Excellence in Energy: The Future of Gas’ a new security strategy for his company, encompassing the three pillars of IT
(Leeds, 15 Feb 2018). bit.ly/2ALirAx
safety: people, processes and technology.
Carbon Connect @CarbonConnectUK In addition, this edition is full – and I mean stuffed to its very gills – with
New inquiry! Get in touch if you want to IGEM activities. It’s been a busy few months for our Sections, with four pages
contribute. @IGEMGi @nationalgriduk dedicated to events they have held around the country. And that’s without
@energyutilities @EnergySysCat @SGI_
London @EGS_KTN goo.gl/31EnWc #heat mentioning our CO Conference, President Sheila Lauchlan’s monthly update
#CCS #hydrogen #biogas #futuregasseries and Alissa Cotton’s YPPC paper on the lessons learned from the Peterhead
CCS development. Oh, wait, I just mentioned them…
Tell us what you think We hope you enjoy the February edition!

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GAS INDUSTRY AWARDS 2018: GET THOSE NOMINATIONS IN!

A message from the Gas Industry Hello all, But before we can spend
Awards Chair of Judges, IGEM I trust you all are wearing your hundreds of hours poring over your
President Sheila Lauchlan thinking caps as the time has come nominations, it’s your job to get
to send in your nominations for the them in to us.
Gas Industry Awards. Entering the Gas Industry Awards
This award ceremony is my is now easier than ever thanks to our
favourite event in the gas industry new online nominations portal, so
calendar as it gives us all the what are you waiting for?
opportunity to acknowledge some of
the amazing work being carried out ■ Help us to recognise the
in our industry. best and brightest our industry
Rewarding the outstanding people, has to offer by visiting www.
companies and projects that make our gasindustryawards.com today.
industry great is one of the privileges Deadline for entries is Friday 16
of being Chair of Judges for these February 2018. Follow all the latest
awards, and it’s a duty my fellow announcements on Twitter at
judges and I do not take lightly. #GasAwards ■

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