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2. Social sustainability Our Strategic Objective To conduct our business with full recognition of our contribution and responsibility to the society in which we operate. We will strive to achieve continual improvement in the safety and working conditions of all who are in our industry, engage with local stakeholders and other users of the sea, and support local authorities and local communities to plan ahead during this mature phase of UKCS development. Context Figure 10 Use of our products in society Raw Product Refining Processes Refined Product Market Product Natural Gas - (Separation) - Removal of Gas Liquids - Compression - Cooling -Dehydration - Dry gas for Transportation in the UK (Transco) grid - Fuels (domestic, commercial & Industrial) - Power/electricity generation - Industrial feedstock - Fertilisers Crude Oil - Primary distillation - Cracking - Polymerisation - Reforming - Treating - Fuel oils - LPG - Gasolines - Kerosines - Petrochemical feedstocks - Gas/Diesel oils - Sulphur - Lubricating oils - Bitumens - Jet, marine & automotive fuel - Heating fuels - Road surfaces & roofing felt - Fertilisers - Oil based products (e.g. paints, cosmetics, detergents, packaging, medicines, textiles, plastics, lubricants, adhesives) Figure 11 North Sea taxes (2000 prices Figure 12 Employment impact of the oil and gas industry on the UK in 2000 Figure 13 UK oil self sufficiency Figure 14 UKCS gas self sufficiency Figure 15 UKCS declining discovery size Industry safety record - some inter-industry comparisons Annual statistics published by the Health & Safety Commission show the offshore industry position compared to other industries, based on the combined rate of fatal, major and three day injuries, as 16th in 1996-7, 15th in 1997-8, 13th in 1998-9 and 19th in 1999-2000 (where 1st represents the poorest record). The offshore industry has a better safety record than the following: mining and quarrying, post and telecommunications, manufacture of basic metals, construction, and the manufacture of motor vehicles and trailers, for example.