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A healthy supply chain is integral to the
success of the UKCS. Industry and government
recognise that supporting the domestic supply
chain has positive effects on employment,
Gross Domestic Product (GDP), taxes, the
development of technology, exports and,
ultimately, the recovery of oil and gas reserves.
Industrial Strategies
Both the Scottish and British governments
have published oil and gas sector strategies,
the former in the summer of 2012
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and the
latter in the spring of 2013
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jointly by the
Department for Business, Innovation and
Skills (BIS) and DECC. Both documents cover
similar themes, focus on the upstream oil and
gas supply chain and are jointly owned by
government and industry.
BIS andDECC’s strategy has three underpinning
aims:
• To maximise the economic production of
the UK’s offshore oil and gas resources
• To sustain and promote the growth of the
industry’s supply chain, in both domestic
and international markets
• To promote purposeful collaboration
across industry and between industry and
government
An industry council has been formed to advise
BIS and DECC. Of the 42 actions that have
come from the council, mapping the supply
chain represents one of the biggest challenges.
Once complete, the map will identify where
best to promote growth and further expand
the oil and gas supply chain’s capabilities, both
domestically and internationally.
7. The Supply Chain, Employment and Skills
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