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The Industry Voice
Oil & Gas UK is the industry’s only trade association that speaks for companies that are both the principal employers and investors in our sector. This gives us the strongest voice in putting forward the industry’s case for regulatory or legislative change which can improve the UK business environment. Membership of Oil & Gas UK gives you the opportunity to influence what is being said.
We have extensive contacts across all levels of government in Westminster, Holyrood and the EU. Oil & Gas UK Board members provide the industry representation in PILOT, the government industry forum chaired by the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change.
We also engage with government agencies, all the industry’s main trade associations, trade unions, NGOs and other organisations with a stake in the industry’s future, as well as with the public through the media, in all its forms.
Research and Intelligence
With membership across a spectrum of companies, Oil & Gas UK is the definitive source of information about the activities of the offshore oil and gas industry in the UK.
In-house and independent research, studies and other projects provide industry analysis, trends and forecasts while Oil & Gas UK’s annual Activity Survey and Economic Report have become benchmarks for the industry and are widely used by members and policy makers in government.
The association is the principal stakeholder in the DEAL website, an important source of industry information which includes a register of UKCS wells, seismic surveys, licences and offshore infrastructure as well as a comprehensive directory of UKCS exploration and production data available from third parties. The site also makes information about investment opportunities (licences, infrastructure and assets) as widely available as possible, and provides a platform for other Oil & Gas UK services, including fishing safety and infrastructure integrity systems. DEAL is managed for Oil & Gas UK by its subsidiary, Common Data Access Limited (CDA).
Oil & Gas UK’s quarterly newsletter, Wireline, and its monthly e-newsletter, keeps members up to speed with the association’s activities and events. Our website attracts over 80,000 visitors a month and as a member you will also have access to the information, reports, guidelines and online forums on our extranet, as well as updates on policy issues, government consultations, regulatory developments and other activities.
Policy Development
Oil & Gas UK works with its members on a wide range of policy issues through six directorates, supported by Finance & Corporate Services:
- Communications
- Economics & Commercial
- Environment
- Health, Safety & Employment
- Operations
- Supply Chain
The directorates are supported by specialist forums whose membership is open to representatives from member companies and where the industry’s response to government policies, proposed legislation and regulation, trends and developments is established. These groups offer outstanding opportunities to share expertise and learn from best practice.
Promoting Best Practice
Oil & Gas UK works with industry and other organisations to raise standards in a range of safety and operational practices, including environmental, technical and commercial activities.
- Safety
Step Change in Safety, an Oil & Gas UK subsidiary company, is one of the key collaborative vehicles for strengthening the industry’s safety performance. Our safety guidelines, largely free to members as electronic downloads from the extranet, are sold around the world. - Operational
Oil & Gas UK promotes a range of codes of practice, standard agreements and data services to streamline business procedures and improve efficiency. Our forums, workshops and seminars give members additional opportunities to share knowledge and experience with their peers in the overall drive towards continuous improvement within the sector. - Collaborative Data Services
The CDA Well DataStore is one of the world’s largest single collections of on-line digital well log data, with information on more than 10,000 UKCS wells, including raw and joined digital well logs,images of well reports and logs, and digital well deviation data. CDA provides secure storage of licensees’ well data and immediate access for participating companies and the UK Government to more than ten million items of well data via the internet. The CDA Seismic DataStore offers secure seismic data storage and rapid access to quality-assured seismic data and a wide range of valuable seismic data management services.
Events and Networking
Oil & Gas UK meetings and events offer members a valued opportunity to meet and exchange views as well as network with potential new suppliers and customers in informal surroundings. A programme of events both north and south of the border, including breakfast meetings, conferences, seminars and annual awards, keep members in touch with industry developments and trends. Discounts are available for members.
Developing the Skills Agenda
The industry skills forum provides the focal point for members to tackle both existing and long-term skills issues and to develop co-operative solutions in partnership with the industry’s training organisation, OPITO - The Oil & Gas Academy. Oil & Gas UK is a founder member of the academy and our chief executive and member representatives sit on its Board.
To find out more about becoming a member, email membership@oilandgasuk.co.uk
