About Us

What We Do
Orbis is a UK based consultancy providing health, safety and environmental (HSE) services to clients working in the energy industry. In particular, we specialise in supporting all stages of the oil and gas lifecycle from licence award through to decommissioning. Our collaborative approach with clients allows us to achieve high quality, fit for purpose solutions to help manage HSE risks.

Vision and Values
Orbis’ vision is to provide personal, professional and pragmatic HSE consultancy services to our clients. We achieve this via a friendly, flexible and collaborative approach to deliver high quality products, at competitive value, whilst meeting client’s deadlines.

Internally, within the Orbis team, we promote an atmosphere which enables knowledge sharing and continuous improvement, offers flexibility and encourages openness and respect.

Celebrating of Excellence

In 2011 when Orbis Energy was founded, the UKCS was a different industry. Oil prices were around $100 a barrel, decommissioning was in its infancy, and the energy transition was a policy ambition rather than operational reality. Fifteen years later, the sector has been through several oil price collapses, regulatory overhauls, and a fundamental rethink of what energy looks like.

Orbis has been here for all of it – providing HSE consultancy support across the oil and gas lifecycle, from exploration & appraisal drilling, field developments, production operations, decommissioning and, more recently, in emerging areas like carbon storage and reinjection. From the North Sea to offshore Mauritania, and as far away as the Falkland Islands, our work has taken us wherever our clients need us.

Relationships are at the heart of everything we do. So, to all our clients who have trusted us to help deliver their projects over the years, a heartfelt thank you. Here’s to the next fifteen years!

Leadership Team

Orbis was founded in 2011 by a team of experienced personnel with the aim of providing a personnel and tailored service. We recognised a clear gap in the market for a Consultancy who could offer a more flexible approach, whilst still focusing on providing a quality service.

John Girling
Director

John has worked in the offshore energy industry for over 22 years. He started his career as a chemical risk assessor working at CEFAS in the OCNS. He subsequently moved to RBA (later RPS Energy). His core skill set includes project management for environmental permitting and regulatory compliance, chemical risk assessments and oil spill contingency planning. Over the past 22 years, John has worked on a large number of oil and gas drilling and development projects and numerous decommissioning projects in both the UK and internationally. He is a qualified UKSC Onshore Emergency Responder (OPEP Training – Level 3). In addition to working in the UKCS, internationally John has worked on projects in Ireland, Latvia, Turkmenistan, USA, Canada, Equatorial Guinea, Mauritania, Ghana, Morocco and Israel.

Fay Dobson
Director

Fay has over 25 years of experience in HSE management consultancy, specialising in the oil and gas sector. She began her career with RSK Environment in 2000 before joining RBA (later RPS Energy) in 2002. Her expertise spans Environmental Impact Assessment, permitting and regulatory compliance, oil spill contingency planning, and the development and implementation of HSE management systems aligned with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001. In addition to working in the UK, she has provided support to projects in the Falkland Islands, Ireland, Australia, Ghana, Gabon and Algeria. Fay is a qualified UKCS Onshore Emergency Responder (OPEP Level 3), an LRQA‑certified EMS Auditor/Lead Auditor, and has completed Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (BOSIET).

HSEQ Commitments

Orbis Energy operates a Quality Management System, certified to ISO 9001:2015.

Orbis Energy Limited is committed to:

Providing safe and healthy working conditions for the prevention of work related injury and ill health
Conducting our business in a sustainable manner, which protects the environment and prevents pollutions
Delivering quality products to our clients in an efficient, timely and cost-effective manner

Our HSEQ values are of prime importance to our Company and we are committed to achieving HSEQ excellence and continual improvement.

Our commitments are further defined within our HSEQ Policy