Our people
Our approach
Our people are central to our success, and we continue to prioritise talent development, employee engagement, and creating a positive culture where individuals feel a strong sense of belonging and shared purpose. We recognised the importance of refreshing and embedding our values during our integration, to promote an inclusive and collaborative environment that empowers our teams to contribute to our shared success. It is important that our people feel listened to and valued, with our 2025 engagement survey and regular two way communications providing an opportunity for them to express themselves and contribute to shaping our culture.
Values
In 2025, our objective was to align our ways of working around our ‘one team’ focus. Our values have played a pivotal role in this, strengthened through employee collaboration and relaunched across our combined business.
Our five values – Make it Safer, Bring Strength, Be Considered, Express Yourself, and Deliver Results – underpin behaviours, decisions, and interactions across the organisation, helping to create a workplace where employees feel empowered, respected, and valued.
Employee engagement
Attracting and retaining a skilled, adaptable and diverse workforce is one of our key goals. Ensuring we have an engaged workforce is critical to achieving this goal and our success as an organisation.
We engage with our workforce through a number of well-established forums such as our employee consultation forum, diversity, equity & inclusion network, sports & social committee, culture ambassador team and our team of wellbeing champions. In addition, we share key messages through town halls, interactive ‘LIVE with Leaders’ sessions and with smaller groups in informal sessions such as our breakfasts with our Executive Leadership Team.
Talent development
At Ithaca Energy we recognise that providing employee development opportunities is a key contributor to our goal to attract and retain a skilled, adaptable and diverse workforce. We invest in talent development and take a number of steps each year to provide opportunities for employees to learn and progress.
With a strong passion for supporting the next generation of talent in the energy sector, we continue to welcome interns, graduates and apprentices across the business. We partner with universities, colleges and schools and sponsor early career participation at conferences, helping foster capability and inspire future industry leaders.
Investing in the next generation of OIMs
As part of our commitment to developing future leaders, we launched an Offshore Installation Manager (OIM) development programme in 2025, targeting high potential individuals for accelerated progression to OIM level or onshore leadership roles. Combining technical and behavioural development, the programme ensures these future leaders have operational expertise and strategic vision.
Typically, without extensive experience working offshore, there is no formal route for progression to OIM. This new framework creates a structured path for people with diverse backgrounds, such as engineering or operational leadership, to develop the skills and experience they need to become our future offshore leaders.
Case study: supporting the next generation
Ithaca Energy is proud to be a longstanding supporter of OPITO’s Oil and Gas Technical Apprenticeship Programme (APTUS).
OPITO’s apprenticeship programme begins with two years of college and in their third and fourth years, apprentices join sponsoring companies to gain two years of practical offshore experience.
In 2024, our Process Operator, Dylan Fettes, who worked on our Captain and Alba assets, was named OEUK’s Apprentice of the Year.
Diversity, equity and inclusion
Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) is fundamental to the well-being of our employees and the success of our business. We aim to build a workforce that is truly representative of the society in which we operate, where every employee feels respected and able to perform at their best. A diverse and inclusive workforce strengthens our capabilities, increases engagement and enhances business performance, contributing to fairer and more equitable communities
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