8
T H E M A G A Z I N E F O R T H E U K O F F S H O R E O I L A N D G A S I N D U S T R Y
13. GUIDELINES PROMOTE
GOOD PRACTICE FOR FPSO
OPERATIONS
Oil & Gas UK has published two
updated guidelines –
Mooring Integrity
(Issue Two)
and
Tandem Loading (Issue
Three)
– designed to help operators
adopt advances in industry good practice
for floating, production, storage and
offloading vessels; floating storage units;
and offtake tankers.
Oonagh Werngren, Oil & Gas UK’s
operations director, explains: “In
producing these guidelines, our aim is
to help operators decrease the rate of
incidents and reduce the inherent risk
of a major accident to as low as
reasonably practicable in accordance
with the UK’s goal-setting legislation.”
Both guidelines are available to
download at
For more information,
please contact Yanyan Jiang on
.
11. ENVIRONMENT REPORT 2014 OUTLINES THE
SECTOR’S PERFORMANCE
Oil & Gas UK’s
Environment Report 2014
, published on 19 November, examines the overall
environmental performance of the UK offshore oil and gas industry through the key metrics
of emissions to the atmosphere, discharges to the sea, waste disposal, and accidental oil and
chemical releases.
Mick Borwell, environment director at Oil & Gas UK, says: “The sector is controlled and
regulated through a broad range of national and international legislation and the work we are
doing to provide evidence on proposed regulatory changes is also included in the report.”
The full report is available to download at
.
14.
14. CELEBRATING SUPPLY CHAIN BEST PRACTICE
With nearly 1,500 delegates, exhibitors and presenters, PILOT Share Fair, on 5November 2014
in Aberdeen, once again offered amajor networking opportunity for attendees. Delegates were
the first to hear about the latest business development opportunities frommajor operators and
contractors andmembers of the supply chain participated in over 950 one-to-one sessions with
potential clients.
Twenty-five operator and contractor companies received awards at the event in recognition of
their commitment to the PILOT Supply ChainCode of Practice (SCCoP). The SCCoP is a key
tool to help industry improve performance, eliminate unnecessary costs and
boost competitiveness.
To download the presentations, please visit
.
Save the date for the 2015 event on 4 November. For more details on the SCCoP award
winners, visit
.
NEWS ROUND-UP
OIL & GAS UK
11.
13.
12. DANNY ALEXANDER MP
TOURS ARCHER UK
Danny Alexander MP, chief secretary
to the Treasury, visited Archer UK
Limited, a global supplier of drilling and
well services, on 6 November 2014 to
view their newly constructed facilities at
Blackburn, near Aberdeen. Mr Alexander
was briefed on the company’s current
activities on the UK Continental Shelf and
Andy Samuel, the newly appointed chief
executive of the Oil and Gas Authority,
was also present. They were shown some
of the new technology that Archer is using
in the North Sea, including an update on
their modular drilling rigs.
Oil & Gas UK members interested
in hosting a political site visit can
contact Jenny Stanning on
.
Danny Alexander MP (right) visited
Archer UK on 6 November 2014
One-to-one sessions at PILOT Share Fair offer the unique opportunity to meet many
potential clients in one day and discuss forward business plans
12.
