Monday 11 May 2015

Oil & Gas UK welcomes OGA appointments which complete leadership team line-up

Welcoming the appointments announced today (11 May) by the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), Deirdre Michie, Oil & Gas UK’s chief executive, said:

“The Wood Review recommended a new well-resourced regulator to work alongside HM Treasury and the industry in a tripartite approach to maximise economic recovery of the UK’s oil and gas resources so we are extremely encouraged that the recruitment of the OGA’s senior leadership team is now complete. 

“We are at a critical stage in the history of UK offshore oil and gas development and bold steps need to be taken now to ensure strong activity continues into the future. This is a mature province which urgently needs to overcome severe cost and efficiency challenges to restore competitiveness, attract investment and drive growth across the supply chain. Oil & Gas UK is ready, to engage with and support the OGA in effectively bringing on the change that is so urgently required.

“We also warmly congratulate our production manager colleague, Brenda Wyllie, in her appointment as the OGA’s new area manager for the northern North Sea and west of Shetland. In leading Oil & Gas UK’s work with its members to address production efficiency over recent years, she has made a major contribution in helping to rejuvenate the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) and we are sure she will continue to do so at the OGA.”

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Note to Editors

Oil & Gas UK represents over 500 companies working on the UK offshore oil and gas industry in all parts of the UK. The sector is a vital component of the UK economy, not only because it is the UK’s largest industrial investor, but also for its contribution to UK energy security and the 450,000 jobs it supports throughout the country, of which 100,000 are engaged in the export of oilfield goods and services worth £15 billion per annum.

For further information, please contact Sally Hatch on shatch@oilandgasuk.co.uk.