WIRELINE Spring 2017

News Round-Up | Oil & Gas UK

17. Guidelines on drones encourage 360-degree view of offshore systems

Oil & Gas UK has released guidelines on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in response to increasing use of drone technology in the offshore environment. The aim is to maintain consistency with the high safety and operating standards already adopted on the UK Continental Shelf. The guidelines have evolved from lessons learnt and share best practice, procedures and the certification needed to be compliant with UAS regulations. Trish Sentance, health and safety manager at Oil & Gas UK, adds: “We expect UAS usage to grow. The technology is particularly attractive for improving safety, for example, sending unmanned aircraft instead of people into confined spaces to conduct inspections reduces risk. It is also effective and efficient. The intention is to encourage offshore operators planning on using this emerging technology to think about the whole operating and safety system offshore and not just the air vehicle.”

The guidelines have been developed by a work group set up by Oil & Gas UK, comprising industry, aviation safety experts and UAS operators.

They are free to members of Oil & Gas UK and available to non-members for a fee at http://bit.ly/UAS2017.

Membership Matters

18. Oil & Gas UK’s Board appointments Oil & Gas UK has announced six new appointments to its Board. Representing the operator community are Bill Dunnett, managing director of Repsol Sinopec Resources UK; Cory Loegering, region vice president and managing director for Apache North Sea; Greta Lydecker, managing director of Chevron Upstream Europe; Robin Allan, Premier Oil’s director, North Sea and Exploration; and Terri King, president UK of ConocoPhillips. Peter Wilson, vice president, operations, Rowan Companies, has been appointed to contribute to the representation of contractors and supply chain companies on the Board.

L-R: Bill Dunnett of Repsol Sinopec Resources UK, Cory Loegering of Apache North Sea, Greta Lydecker of Chevron Upstream Europe, Peter Wilson of Rowan Companies, Robin Allan of Premier Oil and Terri King from ConocoPhillips

19. Companies join Oil & Gas UK

We are pleased to welcome the following companies to Oil & Gas UK membership: Bird Control Group; BOARD International; Carjon-NRG; Orca Subsea Ltd; ROMAR International; The North East England Chamber of Commerce; and White & Case LLP.

Our membership relations advisers Mark Mullins and Shahana Shami are committed to ensuring that Oil & Gas UKmembership is carefully tailored to your needs so please contact themwith any queries onmembership@oilandgasuk.co.uk.

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