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Guidelines on drones encourage 360-degree view
of offshore systems
Oil & Gas UK has released guidelines on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in
response to increasing use of drone technology in the offshore environment.
The aim is to maintain consistency with the high safety and operating standards
already adopted on the UK Continental Shelf. The guidelines have evolved from
lessons learnt and share best practice, procedures and the certification needed to
be compliant with UAS regulations.
Trish Sentance, health and safety manager at Oil & Gas UK, adds: “We expect UAS
usage to grow. The technology is particularly attractive for improving safety, for
example, sending unmanned aircraft instead of people into confined spaces to
conduct inspections reduces risk. It is also effective and efficient. The intention
is to encourage offshore operators planning on using this emerging technology
to think about the whole operating and safety system offshore and not just the
air vehicle.”
The guidelines have been developed by a work group set up by Oil & Gas UK,
comprising industry, aviation safety experts and UAS operators.
They are free to members of Oil & Gas UK and available to non-members for a fee at
http://bit.ly/UAS2017.18.
Oil & Gas UK’s Board appointments
Oil & Gas UK has announced six new appointments to its Board. Representing the operator community are Bill Dunnett,
managing director of Repsol Sinopec Resources UK; Cory Loegering, region vice president and managing director for
Apache North Sea; Greta Lydecker, managing director of Chevron Upstream Europe; Robin Allan, Premier Oil’s director,
North Sea and Exploration; and Terri King, president UK of ConocoPhillips. Peter Wilson, vice president, operations, Rowan
Companies, has been appointed to contribute to the representation of contractors and supply chain companies on the Board.
L-R: Bill Dunnett of Repsol Sinopec Resources UK, Cory Loegering of Apache North Sea, Greta Lydecker of Chevron Upstream Europe,
Peter Wilson of Rowan Companies, Robin Allan of Premier Oil and Terri King from ConocoPhillips
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Companies join Oil & Gas UK
We are pleased to welcome the following companies to Oil & Gas UK membership:
Bird Control Group; BOARD International; Carjon-NRG; Orca Subsea Ltd; ROMAR International; The North East England
Chamber of Commerce; and White & Case LLP.
Our membership relations advisers Mark Mullins and Shahana Shami are committed to ensuring that Oil & Gas UKmembership
is carefully tailored to your needs so please contact themwith any queries on
membership@oilandgasuk.co.uk.
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