UK Offshore Workers Call for Gov't to Invest in Oil Projects
$x while the oil price is now at $y; therefore the government could bridge the gap with an investment, rather than paying benefits... Keep workers working, keep the economy going and growing."Britain's Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the sector regulator, the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), had no immediate comment on the unions' proposal.(Reporting by Shadia Nasralla Editing by Mark Heinrich
Tens of Thousands of Offshore Jobs at Risk, UK Union Warns
intervention, coordinated with trade unions, industry, and the Scottish Government, is essential in order to protect jobs and skills across the supply chain, as well as the investment needed to preserve the North Sea’s importance to the national energy mix.The Union is calling for the Oil and Gas Authority to take over ownership and operation of installations in the event of North Sea operators going out of business, as part of a new industrial strategy for offshore oil and gas.Also, the workers are asking for government-funded unemployment and sick pay schemes for all offshore workers across
O&G Industry Urged to Support Digital Skills
from across the UK took part in the data gathering exercise. The workforce data collected totaled 34,000 roles, representing 50 percent of the gross operated production in the UKCS. The review identifies common roles and categorizes them into broad job families to study potential impacts.The Oil and Gas Authority in collaboration with Oil and Gas UK created a new vision for the industry – Vision 2035, based on maximising economic recovery from the UKCS and a doubling of the international footprint of the UK based supply chain. Vision 2035 captures the ambition of the industry to produce an additional
Corbin Joins Sparrows Group as European Director
in the oil and gas industry, has held several leadership positions including UK managing director for the subsea division of Aker Solutions and UK regional general manger for GE Oil & Gas. Most recently, he was supply chain consultant to the UK Government’s regulatory body, the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) and contributed to Oil & Gas UK’s Efficiency Task Force. Corbin, who has been a board member of industry body Subsea UK since 2014, has also been supporting Scottish Enterprise’s ‘Grey Matters’ program in an advisory capacity. Based in Aberdeen, Corbin
Salardi to Lead Xodus’ Decom Division
the team with an insight into what challenges the operators are facing and how we can help ease the demanding process of decommissioning, including reducing associated costs.” As several assets in the North Sea reach the end of their lifespan, the latest cost estimate from the Oil and Gas Authority has predicted the cost of decommissioning the UKCS oil and gas infrastructure is £59.7 billion with an ambitious goal of completing this work for less than £39 billion. Xodus’ integrated capabilities cover the entire offshore decommissioning process from facility
North Sea Job Losses Raise Skills and Safety Concerns
of panicking," said Alastair Cole, a director at Spencer Ogden, an energy recruitment agency. "We've seen some very quick decisions made to balance the books in the short term, and there's going to be a big gap in the future." A report published in February by Britain's Oil and Gas Authority found that firms had significantly reduced staffing levels and contractor rates. "The (cost-reduction) programmes should recognise the risks of potentially losing key skills and expertise required for the future. Great care must also be taken to avoid adverse impacts on safety
