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y t
h at se
r
v ice s oil and gas
act iv it ie s fr om e
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p lor at ion t
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m issioning. T
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t of skills and e
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p
e
r ie nce not only e nab le s
the UK͛s domestic actiǀities, ďut also Ĩorm gloďal centres oĨ edžcellence that edžƉort goods and serǀices to other
b asins ar ound t
h
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h
e
r indust
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edžƉertise reƋuired to ƉreƉare a ƉlatĨorm Ĩor remoǀal, regional areas oĨ edžcellence haǀe eǀolǀed and deǀeloƉed
r igh
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e coast of E ast A nglia. T
w o case st udie s
that Ĩolloǁ ;see oǀerleaĨͿ demonstrate the regional sƉread oĨ the domestic suƉƉly chain͘ These are diǀerse
multiͲďillionͲƉound Ɖroũects ʹ one a ďroǁnĨield deǀeloƉment and another a decommissioning Ɖrogramme ʹ that
haǀe relied heaǀily on the UK suƉƉly chain Ĩor the highest Ƌuality goods and serǀices, ensuring saĨe deliǀery͘
Oil & Gas UK estimates that, in 201ϲ, eǀery ά1 million oĨ edžƉenditure ďy the oil and gas industry sustained around
nine indirect ũoďs and a Ĩurther eight induced ũoďs across the UK economy͘
Figure 7: UK Map of Companies Involved in Oil and Gas-Related Activity
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