Thursday 6 March 2003 UK Oil and Gas Industry Targets Competitiveness in Drive for Investment Sustaining UKCS activity for the next 40 years The UK offshore oil and gas industry needs to sharpen its competitive position vis-à-vis the rest of the worlds …
Wednesday 9 April 2003 UK Offshore Oil and Gas Industry Budget Response Responding to the Chancellor of the Exchequers Budget statement, Steve Harris, communications director at the UK Offshore Operators Association (UKOOA), said:The UK offshore oil and …
Monday 28 April 2003 UKOOA Aberdeen Director Announces Intention to Step Down John Wils, Aberdeen Director of the UK Offshore Operators Association (UKOOA), has announced his intention to leave the organisation, once the current re-structuring process is …
Thursday 24 April 2003 UKOOA Publishes Revised Guidelines for Managing Offshore Helidecks The UK Offshore Operators Association (UKOOA) has significantly revised its joint industry guidelines for the management of offshore helidecks to incorporate new …
Monday 28 April 2003 UKOOA Appoints Acting Director General James May, Director General at the UK Offshore Operators Association (UKOOA) for the past six years, has now left the organisation as the restructuring of the oil and gas industry trade body …
Friday 2 May 2003 Offshore Industry Rolls Out Drugs Awareness Campaign This week marks the beginning of the roll out of a three month safety campaign to warn UK oil and gas workers of the dangers of drug and alcohol misuse offshore. As part of a nationwide …
Thursday 26 June 2003 UK Offshore Oil and Gas Industry Statement: Working Time Directive The UK oil and gas industry will comply with the amended European Working Time Directive when it is implemented offshore on 1 August and believes that it already …
Friday 4 July 2003 UK Offshore Oil and Gas Industry Statement: Working Time (Amendment) Regulations 2003 The UK offshore oil and gas industry issued the following statement in response to the amended Working Time Regulations which were tabled in Parliament …
Friday 11 July 2003 UKOOA Appoints Operations Director The UK Offshore Operators Association (UKOOA) is delighted to announce that it has appointed Paul Dymond MBE, as Operations Director. Paul Dymond will lead on operational issues, including exploration, …
Thursday 24 July 2003 UKOOA Welcomes New Entrant Paladin Resources plc, one of the new wave of independent North Sea oil and gas operators, has joined the UK Offshore Operators Association (UKOOA), the representative body for exploration and production …
Thursday 31 July 2003 UKOOA Statement on 21st Licensing Round Awards UKOOA has welcomed the awards made in the 21st licensing round today. Steve Harris, Acting Director General said, The licensing round has been one of the most successful of recent times. …
Friday 1 August 2003 UK’s Offshore Oil and Gas Industry Implements the Working Time Directive Today The UK Offshore Oil and Gas Industry has confirmed that it complies with the Working Time Directive that comes in force offshore from today. The Working …
Friday 1 August 2003 UKOOA Appoints New Economics and Commercial Director The UK Offshore Operators Association (UKOOA) is delighted to announce that it has appointed Mike Tholen, as Economics and Commercial Director. Mike will lead on economic and …
Wednesday 3 September 2003 UKOOA SEARCHES FOR A UKCS PEARL TO CELEBRATE 30TH ANNIVERSARY The search is on to find the UK oil and gas industrys most promising young employee for a special award to be presented at the UK Offshore Operators Associations ( …
Friday 12 September 2003 BRENT BRAVO – UKOOA SAYS LESSONS WILL BE LEARNED The UK Offshore Operators Association today expressed its deepest sympathy for the families, friends and colleagues of the two men who lost their lives yesterday on the Shell UK …
Thursday 18 September 2003 APACHE JOINS UKOOA RANKS Apache North Sea Limited, which first entered the North Sea in April this year with its acquisition of the giant Forties field from BP, has joined the UK Offshore Operators Association (UKOOA), the …
Friday 7 November 2003 UKOOA finds Pearl in the North Sea! THE WINNER of the UK Offshore Operators Associations Pearl Award was announced at the organisations 30th Anniversary Energy Dinner last night at the Ardoe House Hotel, Aberdeen. 30 year-old …
Tuesday 11 November 2003 Investment critical to future UK Security of Gas Supply, Claims UK Offshore Operators’ Association Paper Having enjoyed unprecedented security of oil and gas supply for the last 20 years, Britains switch to dependency on foreign …
Monday 17 November 2003 UKOOA Responds to Ofgem Statement on gas prices The UK Offshore Operators Association notes Ofgems statement on gas prices. Mike Tholen, UKOOAs Economic and Commercial Director, said: Short term variations in price are a natural …
Sunday 23 November 2003 UKOOA Appoints Malcolm Webb as Chief Executive The UK Offshore Operators Association (UKOOA), the representative body for offshore oil and gas exploration and production companies in the UK, announces the appointment of Malcolm Webb …
