For UK offshore energy professionals, Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2026 offers two days to connect with the companies, policymakers and projects shaping the wider North Sea.
And this November, the East of England will have a strong presence of its own in Amsterdam.
On November 24 and 25, the international offshore energy community returns to RAI Amsterdam for Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC).
The timing matters.
Offshore wind is entering a new phase, energy security remains high on the agenda, CCS is developing into a cross-border industry, and the security of critical offshore infrastructure has become an increasingly important issue.
For UK businesses, these developments cannot be viewed purely through a domestic lens.
The North Sea is an interconnected market, and the supply chains, infrastructure and partnerships required to deliver its next generation of energy projects increasingly cross national borders. OEEC brings those different parts of the market together.
East of England in Amsterdam
That UK connection will be clearly visible on the exhibition floor this year through the East of England Pavilion.
Initiated by EEEGR, Insight Energy, East Wind and GENERATE, the pavilion brings together nine co-exhibitors and creates a dedicated meeting point for the East of England offshore energy cluster in Amsterdam.
For a region with such strong connections to offshore wind, marine services and the wider energy supply chain, the pavilion is an opportunity to showcase its expertise to an international audience. But it also works the other way around.
UK visitors can use the pavilion as a base from which to connect with the wider European market – meeting companies, potential partners and industry networks from the Netherlands and across the North Sea.
It is a practical example of the collaboration increasingly required within offshore energy: regional expertise connecting internationally to develop opportunities, share knowledge and build stronger supply chains.
All together now
That same philosophy runs through the OEEC 2026 conference programme under the theme ‘All together now’.
Rather than treating offshore wind, oil and gas and emerging energy technologies as isolated industries, the programme looks at their role within a wider energy system. System integration is central to that discussion.
How can the North Sea contribute to a stable, sustainable and affordable energy supply? What infrastructure will be needed? And how do we accelerate offshore development while responding to cost pressures, security concerns and environmental challenges?
For UK visitors, one session is particularly relevant. On Tuesday, November 24, ‘CCS: UK & NL – Learning, Sharing and Aligning’ will bring the UK and Dutch perspectives together.
Powered by the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST), the session puts cross-border learning and alignment around CCS firmly on the agenda.
It is a fitting example of what OEEC aims to facilitate. The North Sea has the potential to play a major role in the development of CCS, but creating a functioning cross-border market requires more than technology alone.
Infrastructure, policy, regulation and industry need to develop alongside one another – and countries need to learn from each other’s experience.
The wider conference programme explores topics including floating wind, nature enhancement, seabed security, CCS and digitalisation, as well as the role of young professionals in shaping the industry’s future.
For UK visitors, these conversations provide an opportunity to compare developments at home with approaches being taken elsewhere around the North Sea – and to meet the organisations involved in turning those plans into projects.
Government meets industry
The international perspective continues beyond the main conference.
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) will host a dedicated side programme during OEEC, providing another opportunity for international visitors to connect market developments with policy and government initiatives.
For UK businesses interested in opportunities in the Netherlands, these sessions add a valuable dimension to the visit: the ability to hear directly about developments in the Dutch market while meeting the companies and organisations involved in delivering them.
Together with the conference, the stage and exhibition floor, the side programme allows visitors to combine strategic insight with practical business conversations during the same two days.
From conference session to conversation
The value of an international event, however, is not only in what happens on stage. OEEC is designed to make it easier to meet the people behind the projects.
The matchmaking programme enables visitors to arrange targeted meetings, while hundreds of exhibitors provide direct access to companies working across offshore wind, maritime, oil and gas, CCS and offshore technology.
And the networking continues after the exhibition floor closes. On Tuesday, November 24 at 6pm, all ticket holders are invited to the Offshore Energy Party, the official networking event of OEEC.
Drinks and bites are included in the ticket, creating an informal setting to continue conversations from the exhibition floor and meet people from across the international offshore energy community.
For visitors travelling from the UK, that makes it possible to combine conference content, market intelligence, scheduled business meetings and informal networking in a single visit.
For more information and to book tickets, visit oeec.biz
This story is also published in Insight Energy magazine, covering the latest news from the UK's energy sector. Read the latest edition here.
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