WIRELINE - Autumn 2017

News Round-Up | Oil & Gas UK

17. New emergency response software for communicators

Oil & Gas UK and industry partners have jointly funded and developed a bespoke online platform that allows media communications to be sharedmore easily and quickly between organisations involved inemergency response. TheEmergency Preparedness Offshore Liaison’s (EPOL) protocol requires companies involved inemergencies to sharemedia statements before they are released. Jennifer Phillips, communications manager at Oil & Gas UK, says: “We are now preparing to roll out the new system following testing at various emergency response exercises. Developed by PR software provider, Vuelio, the platform successfully overcomes the firewall problem that was slowing down communications with police and coastguards.” 18. Roll-out of portal from Offshore Safety Directive Regulator Oil pollution emergency plans and Safety Cases can now be submitted via a new portal launched by the Offshore Safety Directive Regulator (OSDR). It allows both the Health and Safety Executive and the Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment & Decommissioning to see documentation submitted by operators. The OSDR has held a series of training sessions for industry over recent months to demonstrate the portal’s functions. Phase two will look to include well notifications, combined operations notifications and design/re-location notifications. For more information contact Jennifer Phillips on jphillips@oilandgasuk.co.uk.

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Read the guidance on the Regulations at www.hse.gov.uk/osdr/guidance/guidance-regulations.htm.

Membership Matters

19. Board appointment Oil & Gas UK is pleased to announce that Phil Simons of Subsea 7 has been appointed to its Board, representing the contractor community. Phil is VP North Sea and Canada and has over 20 years’ industry experience. He began his career in 1992 as an engineer for pipeline installation contractors and operators, European Marine Contractors, and joined Subsea 7 in 2004.

Subsea 7’s Phil Simons

View the full list of Board members at www.oilandgasuk.co.uk/about-us/executive.

20. Companies join Oil & Gas UK We are pleased to welcome the following companies to Oil & Gas UK’s membership: ABIS Holdings Energy Services Ltd; Atexor Ltd; Balmoral Offshore Engineering; Baringa Partners LLP; Deep Sea Mooring UK; Decipher Energy Limited; Derrick Services (UK) Limited; DIGITEX Ltd; Esvagt UK Limited; GEODynamics UK Limited; Global Energy Consultants; Hartley Anderson Limited; Hunting Plc; Hydrawell UK Ltd; MO & CO UK Ltd; OffshoreWater Management; P&AWell Services Ltd; Return To Scene; and RKH Speciality.

Find out more about membership at www.oilandgasuk.co.uk/membership.

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