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Wednesday 20 April 2011
ISSUED BY STEP CHANGE IN SAFETY AND OIL & GAS UK The winners of the 2011 UK Oil and Gas Industry Safety Awards, sponsored by Maersk Oil UK, were announced
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Tuesday 19 April 2011
Following Oil & Gas UK’s meeting today (19 April) with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the trade body’s chief executive, Malcolm Webb, said: “Oil & Gas UK engaged with the
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Monday 18 April 2011
ISSUED BY OIL SPILL PREVENTION AND RESPONSE ADVISORY GROUP (OSPRAG) The UK’s Oil Spill Prevention and Response Advisory Group (OSPRAG) today showed evidence of the resolve of the UK offshore
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Thursday 14 April 2011
The oil and gas industry has underlined its ongoing commitment to offshore helicopter safety, with the launch of a new publication. Oil & Gas UK’s ‘Guidelines for the Management of
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Wednesday 13 April 2011
The oil and gas industry is challenging offshore employees to apply their knowledge, understanding and creativity to help drive continuous improvements to safety, with the launch of a new prize
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Saturday 9 April 2011
On the Committee’s conclusions, Mike Tholen, Oil & Gas UK’s economics director, said: “Oil & Gas UK is encouraged by the influential Commons Treasury Committee’s agreement that the unexpected tax
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Monday 4 April 2011
Responding to today’s announcement that the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee in Westminster is to hold a one-day evidence gathering session on 4 May to review the impact of
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Thursday 31 March 2011
Malcolm Webb, Oil & Gas UK’s chief executive, said: “The industry representatives today had a full and frank discussion with the Secretary of State for Energy, Secretary of State for
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Wednesday 30 March 2011
Oil & Gas UK confirmed that it will be attending a meeting of PILOT, the Government-industry forum which aims to secure the long-term future of the oil and gas sector
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Wednesday 30 March 2011
Around 100 senior figures from across the oil and gas industry gathered in Aberdeen today (Wednesday 30 March 2011) to discuss offshore safety at the annual Step Change in Safety
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Tuesday 29 March 2011
Responding to news that Statoil has put on hold a $10 billion plan to develop the Mariner and Bressay fields, Mike Tholen, Oil & Gas UK’s economics director, said: “The
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Monday 28 March 2011
Speaking after a meeting of Oil & Gas UK’s operator member companies, chief executive Malcolm Webb said: “Oil & Gas UK’s member companies agreed that the unexpected tax hike announced
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Wednesday 23 March 2011
Malcolm Webb, Oil & Gas UK’s chief executive, said: “In its first Budget nine months ago, the Government recognised the importance of a ‘stable’ UK oil and gas tax regime
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Tuesday 22 March 2011
“Oil & Gas UK notes today’s publication of the Government’s response to the Select Committee’s report on UK deepwater drilling. While illustrating the robustness of the regulatory processes and industry
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Thursday 17 March 2011
Step Change in Safety and Oil & Gas UK have announced the finalists for the 2011 UK Oil and Gas Industry Safety Awards, sponsored by Maersk Oil. Now in their
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Monday 14 March 2011
Oil & Gas UK confirms the start of manufacturing of a well capping device which will become a key element of the UK offshore oil and gas industry’s oil spill
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Wednesday 23 February 2011
Capital investment in UK oil and gas exploration and production has increased by 60 per cent over the last two years, significantly slowing the rate of production decline from the
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Monday 21 February 2011
Oil & Gas UK’s quarterly business confidence index published today (21 February) reveals that the business outlook in the UK upstream oil and gas industry for the fourth quarter of
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Thursday 17 February 2011
ISSUED ON BEHALF OF COMMON DATA ACCESS LIMITED (CDA) Senior managers in oil and gas companies estimate that between a quarter and a third of the total value generated each
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Monday 31 January 2011
With the deadline for entries for the UK Oil and Gas Industry Safety Awards fast-approaching, companies are reminded that there’s still time to submit nominations. The awards, principally sponsored by
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