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The British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) has issued a final call for entries for its 2016 Safety Awards. These awards are open to all in the industry who have shown real product innovation, exceptional customer service, and through safety excellence illustrate dedication to improving occupational health and safety. The entry deadline is 6th May 2016....
Oil & Gas UK has published an update of its Well Life Cycle Integrity Guidelines which reflect recent changes in the regulatory environment, such as the requirement for well-operators and drilling contractors to integrate the management of both safety and the environment as part of the Offshore Safety Directive introduced in July 2015....
On March 8, Oil & Gas UK set out its proposals for tax changes in the forthcoming Budget to boost the industry’s competitiveness and investors’ confidence in the UK continental shelf (UKCS). This follows the trade association’s recent research which show that in the current price and business environment, more than one billion barrels of oil and gas are no longer economically viable to extract....
Norway’s decommissioning market has the potential to be the second largest in the North Sea after the UK Continental Shelf, according to Oil & Gas UK’s first Norwegian Continental Shelf Decommissioning Insight report, which provides a forecast for the region over the next decade. The publication was launched on February 16 at the Norwegian Petroleum Society’s North Sea Decommissioning conference in Oslo....
Four new guides have been added to an information ‘toolkit’ to help offshore oil and gas operators implement their response should there be an oil spill in the North Sea....
The UK oil and gas industry’s decommissioning sector is growing at a steady pace, according to Oil & Gas UK’s 2015 Decommissioning Insight, launched on November 18. This forecasts that total decommissioning expenditure on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) will reach £16.9 billion over the next decade (2015-2024)....
The single biggest change to affect UK and EU offshore health, safety and environmental management in many years comes into force this July with the introduction of the EU Offshore Safety Directive. Robert Paterson, Health and Safety Director at the Oil & Gas UK industry association, explains the reasons behind the Directive’s introduction and the key changes and main implications for the oil & gas community....
On July 30, Oil & Gas UK launched new guidelines to minimise the frequency and duration of planned maintenance shutdowns and to improve the reliability and safety of installations on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) as part of the industry-wide drive to improve efficiency....
Demand for the expertise of well services contractors operating in UK waters remained steady according to figures in the Oil & Gas UK Well Services Contractors Report published on June 3 which looks back at how the sector fared in 2014. These companies, which support the UK offshore oil and gas industry throughout the life cycle of well operations, reported gross revenue of £1.97 billion. ...
Ardent co-operation across the UK oil and gas industry which draws on the experience of others is important in helping to contain inflationary pressures and achieve a sustainable future for the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), a London audience heard on May 19 at an Oil & Gas UK briefing, sponsored by Costain Upstream Ltd and Herbert Smith Freehills....