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Tuesday 24 August 2010
Oil & Gas UK can today (24 August 2010) announce that a new Helicopter Safety Steering Group has been formed under the Step Change in Safety initiative, with the aim
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Tuesday 24 August 2010
Commenting on the HSE’s offshore safety statistics for 2009/2010, Oil & Gas UK’s health, safety and employment issues director Robert Paterson said: “The figures show that, overall, there is a
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Friday 13 August 2010
Oil & Gas UK today (13 August 2010) refuted Greenpeace’s claims that the UK oil and gas industry operates recklessly and that there should be a moratorium on deep-sea drilling
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Thursday 5 August 2010
Companies wishing to compete for the prestigious Oil & Gas UK Awards 2010, sponsored by Shell U.K. Limited, have until 5pm on Wednesday August 11 to send in their nominations.
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Thursday 5 August 2010
Oil & Gas UK, on behalf of the UK’s Oil Spill Advisory Group (OSPRAG), today (5 August 2010) announced that it has awarded the contract for engineering services to assess
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Wednesday 28 July 2010
Commenting on the launch of the HSE’s new inspection programme, Malcolm Webb, Oil & Gas UK’s chief executive, said: “We welcome the HSE’s latest inspection programme into ageing offshore installations.
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Monday 26 July 2010
Up to two hundred delegates will be able to improve their awareness of the opportunities and challenges presented by the decommissioning of oil and gas infrastructure and to ensure their
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Thursday 22 July 2010
Noting the formation of a joint venture in the US to develop a deepwater oil spill response and containment system, Malcolm Webb, Oil & Gas UK’s chief executive, said: “Oil
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Tuesday 20 July 2010
Oil & Gas UK today (20 July 2010) welcomed the Energy and Climate Change (ECC) Committee’s inquiry into deepwater drilling in the UK. The association’s chief executive, Malcolm Webb, said:
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Wednesday 14 July 2010
Commenting on the EU Energy Commissioner’s call for a moratorium on new drilling, Malcolm Webb, chief executive of Oil & Gas UK, said: “We are deeply concerned by the Energy Commissioner’s
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Thursday 8 July 2010
The UK’s Oil Spill Prevention and Response Advisory Group (OSPRAG) yesterday gave approval to its Technical Review Group (TRG) to proceed with an engineering study to develop new design concepts
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Tuesday 6 July 2010
Oil & Gas UK today (6 July 2010) launched its annual economic report, which highlights the role that the UK’s offshore oil and gas industry can play in accelerating the
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Tuesday 29 June 2010
This year’s PILOT Share Fair, taking place on 3 November at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, is gearing up to be the biggest and best yet with a record
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Monday 28 June 2010
Malcolm Webb, Oil & Gas UK’s chief executive, said: “Encore Oil’s discovery could be hugely significant when compared with the average UK North Sea find which, over the last ten years,
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Monday 28 June 2010
Commenting on the record interest in the 26th licensing round announced by energy minister, Charles Hendry, Malcolm Webb, Oil & Gas UK’s chief executive, said: “Earlier this year, Oil &
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Thursday 24 June 2010
The memorial fund set up by the UK offshore oil and gas industry soon after the loss of helicopter Flight 85N over the North Sea on 1 April 2009 will
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Tuesday 22 June 2010
“Oil & Gas UK welcomes the Government’s recognition of the importance of stability in the tax regime at this time for the UK’s offshore oil and gas industry. The sector
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Friday 18 June 2010
Oil & Gas UK’s economics director, Mike Tholen, said: “We are all aware of the challenges the Government faces in repairing the public finances. The best help our industry can
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Thursday 17 June 2010
The work of the UK’s new Oil Spill Prevention and Response Advisory Group (OSPRAG) is now firmly underway with two of its review groups having agreed their work plans. Both
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Wednesday 16 June 2010
With debate around how best to achieve UK energy security intensifying, delegates at Oil & Gas UK’s second London breakfast briefing of the year heard speakers from the world’s leading
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