WIRELINE Issue 34 Winter 2015-2016

Looking to the future Against the backdrop of increasingly tough conditions for industry, it is encouraging that companies are investing in the UK to expand their capabilities and expertise. This will, in turn, help the domestic oil and gas supply chain to continue to be strong and competitive globally, now and in the future. Wireline speaks to GE Oil & Gas, Global Energy Group and NEL to find out more. “I n a downturn, it is essential to continue to focus on delivering value for customers as it while NEL has created the UK’s only flow meter calibration facility at East Kilbride capable of testing at significantly elevated pressures and temperatures.

GE Oil & Gas, Global Energy Group and NEL are three such companies that are developing their capabilities and expertise in important heartlands for the world-class oil and gas supply chain anchored in the UK. GE Oil & Gas opened its multi-million pound Newcastle Innovation Centre in July,

means that a business can emerge stronger in the longer term,” asserts Peter Williams, product manager at GE Oil & Gas.

Global Energy Group, on the other hand, has recently officially unveiled its newly refurbished deep-water quayside space in the Highlands of Scotland.

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