Tuesday 8 June 2010

Oil & Gas UK Welcomes Additional DECC Resources for Inspections

Commenting on today’s announcement (8 June) from the Environment and Climate Change Secretary that offshore inspections are set to increase, Malcolm Webb, Oil & Gas UK’s chief executive, said:

“Oil & Gas UK welcomes the additional resources being made available to the industry’s regulator, DECC, to carry out offshore inspections. Indeed, the industry actively seeks sound and appropriate regulation, delivered by strong and professional regulators. 

“In light of the Gulf of Mexico incident, the industry in the UK has already embarked on a thorough review of its existing practices and procedures and is working alongside the regulators and trade union representatives through the newly created Oil Spill Prevention and Response Advisory Group (OSPRAG) to ensure that its arrangements for pollution prevention and response, and the financial provisions for that response, are and continue to be fit for purpose.

“The Secretary of State and his team will of course be kept fully informed of the group’s progress.”

More information on OSPRAG is available here.

ENDS

For more information, please contact Sally Fraser on 020 7802 2404.

Note to Editors

Oil & Gas UK is the leading representative organisation for the UK offshore oil and gas industry.  Its members, which number over 100, are companies licensed by the Government to explore for and produce oil and gas in UK waters and those who form any part of the industry’s supply chain.