The new association will unite all companies with a stake in the future of the UK offshore oil and gas industry in one forum for the first time. These companies will range from super majors to large contractor businesses and from small independent oil companies to small and medium enterprises working in the supply chain.
The first joint chairmen of the new representative body will be Dave Blackwood, head of BP’s North Sea Business and Tom Smith, managing director of Nessco. The chief executive will be Malcolm Webb, who was formerly chief executive of the UK Offshore Operators Association.
Mr Webb said: Oil & Gas UK continues a process started several years ago to give the UK oil and gas industry a forward-looking and dynamic representative body with the skills and resources required to address the full range of issues before it. The association will operate from premises in Aberdeen, London and Brussels to develop and deliver pan-industry policies to secure the long-term health of the sector.
