Wireline Issue 42 - Summer 2018

Oil & Gas UK | News Round-Up

6. ETF at a glance An easy-to-use visual aid that outlines the Efficiency Task Force’s (ETF) achievements to date is being rolled out. The booklet – Efficiency Task Force at a Glance – also highlights ways to get involved with its future projects, the champions network and roadshows. Roadshows offer an opportunity to share information about the ETF’s initiatives and the tools available to use, as well as encourage attendees to explore areas where they might work more efficiently and identify internal projects that are shining examples of smarter ways of working. Oil & Gas UK works closely with each company so that the event is tailored to support delivery of its own continuous improvement programme.

Five roadshows have been held so far this year. If you would like to host your own roadshow contact the Efficiency Team on efficiency@oilandgasuk.co.uk.

Download your copy of the ETF at a Glance booklet at https://cld.bz/u2Vv41r.

7. Strong support for UK’s first National Data Repository

The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has received strong industry backing to create the UK’s first oil and gas National Data Repository (NDR). The NDR will be launched in early 2019 and will initially build on Common Data Access Limited’s (CDA) existing UKOilandGasData platform. To deliver the initial phase, the OGA will enter into a two-year contract with CDA for the provision of NDR services. Malcolm Fleming, chief executive of CDA, says: “The effective collection and availability of well, seismic and other petroleum-related information is crucial to unlocking the significant remaining hydrocarbon potential of the UKCS. The UK NDR will play a central role in this and is a natural and very positive development for UKOilandGasData and for CDA. We are pleased that the necessary funding and regulatory mechanisms are being put in place for its sustainable future.”

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