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Abbreviation
  
(former UKOOA)

Legal status
  
Non-profit company

Formation
  
April 2007

Motto
  
The Voice of the Offshore Industry

Purpose
  
Offshore oil & gas in the UK

Location
  
6th Floor East, Portland House, Bressenden Place, Victoria, London, SW1E 5BH

Oil & Gas UK is the leading trade association for the United Kingdom offshore oil and gas industry.

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History

Oil & Gas UK is a not-for-profit organisation, established in April 2007 on the foundations of the UK Offshore Operators Association (UKOOA). The association is the leading representative body for the UK offshore oil and gas industry that stretches back over 30 years. Its membership is open to all companies active in the area; these include businesses such as super majors to large contractor businesses and from independent oil companies to SMEs working in the supply chain.

Function

Oil & Gas UK is a trade association for the whole sector. It is a source of information for the UK Upstream and a gateway to industry networks and expertise.

They do this by:

  • raising the profile of the UK offshore oil and gas industry
  • promoting open dialogue within and across all sectors of the industry on topics including technical, fiscal, safety, environmental and skills issues, and brokering solution
  • developing and delivering industry-wide initiatives and programmes engaging with governments and other external organisations with a stake in the industry’s future

    • Location

    The association is situated in Portland House on the corner of Bressenden Place and Victoria Street in the City of Westminster. It also has an office on Market Street in Aberdeen near the train station, in the town where the UKOOA was based.

    Subsidiaries

    Oil & Gas UK has two subsidiaries:

  • CDA
  • Leading Oil and Gas Industry Competitiveness

    • References

    Oil & Gas UK Wikipedia
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