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Thursday 7 July 2011
Oil & Gas UK's health and safety director, Robert Paterson, said: "We believe there is a very high standard of compliance when it comes to companies reporting offshore incidents to
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Tuesday 5 July 2011
Mike Tholen, Oil & Gas UK’s Economics Director, said: “Oil & Gas UK considers HM Treasury’s announcement of an extension to the ‘Ring Fence Expenditure Supplement’ to be a constructive
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Thursday 30 June 2011
Oil & Gas UK’s breakfast briefing today (June 30) attracted more than 370 delegates to Aberdeen’s Exhibition and Conference Centre, highlighting how important the industry regards securing a sustainable future
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Tuesday 28 June 2011
In oral evidence to the House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Select Committee today (28 June), David Odling, Oil & Gas UK’s energy policy manager, said: “Oil & Gas
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Wednesday 22 June 2011
Technical recommendations aimed at preventing a serious oil spill incident here in the UK will be on the agenda tomorrow (23 June 2011) at a major well conference in London.
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Monday 20 June 2011
Step Change in Safety, the UK’s flagship offshore safety initiative, has announced changes to its leadership team, with two new co-chairs: Martin Ellins of KCA Deutag and Ken Robertson of
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Wednesday 15 June 2011
Leading figures from three diverse supply chain companies will be presenting their views on the opportunities and challenges they face at Oil & Gas UK’s forthcoming breakfast briefing on Thursday
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Tuesday 14 June 2011
Oil & Gas UK has today (14 June) published an updated set of guidelines for tandem loading to help operators of Floating Production Storage and Offloading facilities (FPSOs), Floating Storage
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Friday 10 June 2011
Oil & Gas UK agrees with First Minister Alex Salmond’s view that “North Sea oil and gas makes a huge contribution to the Scottish and UK economies” and that the
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Wednesday 8 June 2011
ISSUED ON BEHALF OF COMMON DATA ACCESS LIMITED (CDA) Common Data Access Limited (CDA), the UK oil and gas industry’s shared data management service, has announced the appointment of four
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Tuesday 7 June 2011
Around 200 delegates from across the oil and gas industry are expected to gather at an event in Aberdeen dedicated to improving offshore safety. The annual Step Change in Safety
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Thursday 2 June 2011
Nominations open on Monday 6 June for the 2011 Oil & Gas UK Awards, which will provide a special opportunity to focus attention on the achievements of the people and
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Thursday 26 May 2011
The results of Oil & Gas UK’s updated Activity Survey reinforce the need for the Treasury and the industry to move ahead swiftly to find ways to rebuild investor confidence
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Thursday 19 May 2011
Robert Paterson, health and safety director at Oil & Gas UK, today (19 May) gave evidence in Stornoway for the House of Commons Transport Committee’s inquiry into the Maritime and
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Tuesday 17 May 2011
Oil & Gas UK is to host a one-day seminar with the aim of bringing together leading figures in the oil and gas and aviation industries to discuss offshore helicopter
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Tuesday 17 May 2011
Oil & Gas UK’s health and safety director, Robert Paterson, said: “Oil & Gas UK is consulting with members regarding the government’s proposals to extend air passenger duty. An initial
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Tuesday 10 May 2011
Responding to the AGCC survey published today, Malcolm Webb, Oil & Gas UK’s chief executive, said: “The contrast between the attitude of respondents who completed AGCC’s survey before and after
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Wednesday 4 May 2011
Representatives from the industry trade association Oil & Gas UK gave oral evidence to the Energy and Climate Change Committee in Westminster today (4 May 2011) for its inquiry into
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Wednesday 4 May 2011
Oil & Gas UK’s quarterly business index published today (4 May) reveals that there has been a dramatic drop in confidence throughout the UK upstream oil and gas industry in
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Thursday 21 April 2011
Mike Tholen, Oil & Gas UK’s economics director, said: “Professor Alex Kemp’s research shows that the tax increase announced in the Budget could reduce UK oil and gas expenditure by
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