Energy consultancy Xodus Group is to acquire Australian company Green Light Environmental as part of expansion plans in Asia Pacific, including new markets such as offshore wind.
Based in Perth, Western Australia, Xodus’ new integrated environmental capability will be led by Petrina Raitt, who was the managing director of Green Light Environmental.
Raitt also produced eBase, a cloud-based environmental impact assessment (EIA) platform.
Xodus perations director for the APAC region Simon Allison (pictured) said: “We have worked with Petrina and her team on several projects over the last seven years.
“Therefore, we know that there is a synergy in delivering quality environmental services which are driven by operational performance and business requirements.
“Petrina is well known in the industry for her technical capability and thought leadership work which fits with our ethos. She has established strong relationships with key operators in the regions.
“The environment team will be supported by our engineers, covering disciplines including process and facilities, subsea, technical safety and risk, decommissioning and renewables. Our field development capability in this region will be strengthened by having environmental input.”
Raitt, who will take on the new role of environment manager – APAC at Xodus, said: “Joining Xodus provides a larger platform for us to deliver a greater level of service for our clients.
Xodus already has a strong environmental team including delivering metocean and modelling services, underwater noise and geospatial solutions, so we know we are joining a talented team.
“As well as the traditional markets, we know there are opportunities in new energy such as offshore wind and hydrogen which are developing in Australia – and environment will play a key role in these types of projects.”