POSTPONED UNTIL SEPT 25 TAQA panel session: Excellence in Decommissioning

TAQA UK - Delivering Excellence in Decommissioning

POSTPONED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2025

TAQA UK has played a significant role in the UK offshore oil and gas industry since acquiring its first North Sea interests in 2006.

Today, TAQA UK’s portfolio puts them at the forefront of late-life operations and decommissioning in the UK North Sea.

This event is an opportunity to engage with and ask questions of a panel of TAQA UK experts, who are all playing a significant role in TAQA UK’s decommissioning journey.

SPE Decommissioning Panel - Biographies

Stuart McIntosh, Projects Manager, TAQA UK
Stuart McIntosh is a mechanical engineer with 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. During his career, Stuart has been involved in creating, motivating, and developing high-performing teams. He has held various positions with service companies Score, Tyco, and Wood Group; and operating companies BP and TAQA. His previous roles include mechanical engineer, offshore maintenance team leader, offshore operations engineer, mechanical technical authority, engineering and technical assurance manager, maintenance manager and operations manager.

Stephanie Cooper, Senior Project Engineer, TAQA UK
Stephanie Cooper graduated in mechanical and offshore engineering from RGU and joined TAQA in 2016 as a graduate mechanical engineer after three years of summer placements during her studies. She later became an asset mechanical engineer for TAQA’s North Cormorant and Eider platforms. In 2021, she transitioned to a project engineer role focusing on key elements of TAQA's Brae field decommissioning and removal program. Stephanie has achieved IMechE chartered engineer status and was part of the TAQA vessel team onboard the Sleipnir semi-submersible crane vessel in 2022, acting as client representative during the removal of the Brae Alpha West Drill Rig and Brae Bravo Upper Jacket.

Gemma Sinclair, Senior Commercial Advisor, TAQA UK
Gemma Sinclair graduated in international business management from RGU and joined TAQA in 2017 as a finance placement student. After two years in joint venture accounts and two years in the wells department as a junior cost engineer, Gemma joined the commercial team in 2021. As senior commercial advisor, Gemma leads negotiations on third-party agreements related to decommissioning activities and manages proximity agreements within third-party safety zones. She oversees the Brae suite of Decommissioning Security Agreements to ensure sufficient funds are available for future decommissioning costs. Gemma is currently completing an MSc in Decommissioning at the University of Aberdeen and is planning her first trip offshore in the summer.

Alastair Maclean, Decommissioning Manager, TAQA UK
Alastair Maclean graduated with a geoscience degree from the University of Edinburgh and obtained an MSc in environmental management and technology. He worked in environmental management roles with Scottish Water, Subsea 7 and Shell before joining TAQA in 2008. Since then, he has held various management roles within HSSEQ, midstream operations, and decommissioning. Alastair was part of the decommissioning directorate start-up team in 2017 and is responsible for overseeing TAQA's decommissioning plans in the UK, ensuring regulatory requirements are met. He manages a variety of stakeholders including TAQA HQ, regulatory bodies, joint venture partners, and industry groups. Alastair is working towards an MSc in Decommissioning from the University of Aberdeen.

Natasha Morris – Supply Chain Manager, TAQA UK
Natasha Morris graduated in law from RGU and began her career in the oil and gas industry with Subsea 7 in 2008 as part of their commercial graduate scheme. She joined TAQA in 2012, where she has provided contracts and procurement expertise across multiple parts of the organization. Natasha has held several roles, focusing increasingly on decommissioning and project delivery. In February 2025, she became the Supply Chain Manager, applying her industry experience and commercial background to support TAQA’s evolving business needs.

Doug Noble, Wells Manager, TAQA UK
Doug Noble graduated with a master’s in mechanical engineering from the University of Strathclyde and joined the wells team at BG-Group, working in the UK, Egypt, Oman, Bolivia, and Australia. These roles exposed him to various well operations both onshore and offshore. Upon returning to the UK, Doug joined Marathon Oil UK in 2016 and transferred to TAQA in 2020, where his role has focussed primarily on well decommissioning. He has provided detailed planning, operational delivery, and technical oversight for seven platform well decommissioning campaigns and a subsea well decommissioning campaign involving over 50 wells.