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NEWS | OGUK Launches New North Sea Survey

Industry body Oil & Gas UK (OGUK) has announced that it has launched a new survey to help companies understand how they work together in the industry.

NEWS | Aberdeen firm Fennex lands finalist position in this year’s OGUK Awards with digital tech to improve offshore safety

Aberdeen technology firm Fennex Ltd has secured a place in the finals of the OGUK Awards for its breakthrough digital solution which is set to enhance the offshore industry’s safety reporting process.

NEWS | Oil and gas expert highlights potential of Shetland field

North Sea industry leaders have mounted a spirited defence of the oil and gas sector warning that curbs on UK production would only increase reliance on imports and disrupt the energy transition.

NEWS | North Sea oil producers push UK to back 18 new projects

North Sea oil and gas producers are pushing the government to back up to 18 new fossil fuel projects in a major test of the UK’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050.

NEWS | UK Offshore Oil Employment Drops

UK offshore oil and gas employment figures dropped last year, according to a new report from industry body Oil & Gas UK (OGUK).

NEWS | UKOG eyes sale of UK North Sea licences

United Oil & Gas (UKOG) said on July 28 it had signed a heads of agreement to sell licences P2480 and P2519 in the UK North Sea to fellow London-based player Quattro Energy for up to £3.2mn ($4.4mn).

NEWS | ‘True digital transformation is as much about people as advancing technology’ – report calls for greater investment in data professionals

A new report commissioned by OGUK and launched today (July 22) by Robert Gordon University (RGU) calls for more recognition for the critical and diverse roles data professionals play in support of the (...)

NEWS | Building a Baseline: Diversity & Inclusion in the UKCS Survey Report

The UK oil and gas industry has a rich and diverse heritage, employing people from across the world and from every part of society....

NEWS | Industry says there is a clear plan for future of oil and gas

The leading representative body for the UK’s offshore oil and gas industry, OGUK, has said that there is a clear plan for the future of oil and gas ahead of a debate in Holyrood later today.

NEWS | UK well equipped to face energy revolution, OGUK Sustainability Director says

Much like the Industrial Revolution of the 1800s, the UK can once again lead a new revolution in energy, OGUK Sustainability Director Mike Tholen has said.

NEWS | OGUK: parties must support Scotland’s oil and gas supply chain – the ‘energy transition’s backbone’

The leading representative body for the UK offshore oil and gas industry has today paid tribute to former Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse and urged all parties to support the sector and its world clas (...)

NEWS | UK North Sea Energy Review – May 2021

The North Sea Transition Deal and its implications on the oil and gas sector was this past month’s highlight of the UK North Sea industry, which also saw production and development updates and a flurr (...)

NEWS | OGUK manifesto calls on candidates to champion changing oil and gas industry

The leading representative body for the offshore oil and gas industry has today (22 April) launched a manifesto that lays out industry’s key asks to Scottish Parliamentary Candidates and the next Gove (...)

NEWS | OGUK D&I Task Group webinar on industry’s diversity & inclusion agenda

Following on from the launch of the first-of-its-kind D&I survey in November 2020, OGUK’s Diversity & Inclusion Task Group is hosting a webinar to discuss the survey’s findings and ask: ‘What next for (...)

JOB | Procurement Coordinator (Buyer) - VR/22541

An excellent opportunity for an experienced Procurement Coordinator / Buyer to join an oil and gas E&P company based in the Westhill area.  In your role as Procurement Coordinator, you w (...)

NEWS | Read the complete North Sea Transition Deal

The offshore oil and gas sector is a major UK industrial success story. Since production started in 1967, the sector has produced around 45 billion barrels of oil equivalent from the UK’s Continental (...)

NEWS | Just Transition Commission Report welcome news for workforce says OGUK

Oil and gas workers have a key role to play in an inclusive and sustainable transition to a low-carbon future and a cross-energy alliance of trade associations, skills bodies, governments and academia (...)

NEWS | Government’s Industrial Decarbonisation Blueprint a key opportunity for UK supply chain says OGUK

Commenting on the launch of the Government’s Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy announced today (17 March) OGUK’s Sustainability Director, Mike Tholen said:

NEWS | OGUK Maintains 30,000 Job Cut Prediction

In 2020, Oil & Gas UK (OGUK) estimated that the level of direct and indirect employment supported by the sector could contract by up to 30,000, based on anticipated investment and activity levels in 2 (...)

NEWS | Calling notice: Report to set out challenges of struggling industry

The leading representative body for the UK oil and gas industry, OGUK, will publish its outlook for the UK's offshore oil and gas industry following a difficult year which saw oil prices fall and the (...)

NEWS | 'Up-skilling crucial to net zero journey' says OGUK in response to Liberal Democrats' £15m funding promise

'Up-skilling crucial to net zero journey' says OGUK in response to Liberal Democrats' £15m funding promise

NEWS | Oil and gas industry welcomes job creation and recognition of its positive role in net zero economy

The UK’s offshore oil and gas industry has today welcomed the Chancellor’s announcement that Scottish businesses are set to receive a boost to their green energy transition and further investment to c (...)

NEWS | Shell transformation plans underline value of homegrown transition

Commenting on Shell’s pledge made today (11 February) to accelerate the drive for net-zero emissions, OGUK Sustainability Director Mike Tholen said:

NEWS | OGUK responds to Greenpeace Unearthed report on emissions from flaring and venting

Following the publication today (1 February) of Greenpeace’s Unearthed unit’s report looking into emissions from venting and flaring on the UK Continental Shelf, OGUK’s emissions improvement manager, (...)

NEWS | Oil & gas industry needs to ‘reimagine’ its business and models to maximise energy transition opportunities

Enhancing collaborative culture within the offshore oil and gas industry is not only key to maximising the potential of its existing world class supply chain but could also unlock future activity in t (...)
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