Oil & Gas UK Expands Board of Directors

Terry Savage, corporate relationship director of Global Energy Group, a leading service and contracting company which provides a range of services associated with the construction and maintenance of critical assets in the energy sector and owns one of the largest dry docks in Europe, is to join the Board of the UK oil and gas industry’s leading trade association, Oil & Gas UK.

Malcolm Webb, Oil & Gas UK’s chief executive, said: “Oil & Gas UK is delighted to welcome Terry Savage to its Board of Directors, particularly at a time when the economic importance of the jobs and innovation fostered by the UK’s world class supply chain is coming to the fore. Our aim is to maximise the recovery of the UK’s oil and gas resources, promote the long term sustainable future of our industry’s supply chain and raise awareness of this great British industry. It is therefore of huge benefit to us that experienced senior executives such as Terry Savage are willing to volunteer for this extra commitment to the sector.

“It is particularly appropriate to have on the Board a leader of a contractor company that is so positively engaged in addressing one of the industry’s key challenges: boosting the availability of people with skills required by the oil and gas sector. Global Energy Group recently helped establish a skills academy offering apprenticeships to train people in fabricating, pipefitting and welding, which is already bringing work to the UK that benefits the economy.”

Savage has an in-depth knowledge of the oil, gas, drilling and civil sectors after nearly 40 years’ involvement. He has an engineering background with involvement in operations, strategic planning, commercial and business development and participates regularly in Oil & Gas UK’s Fabricators Forum which works to enhance and promote the sector.

Savage said: “I am delighted to be given the opportunity to join the Board, as I am very passionate about our industry and especially the role that Oil & Gas UK is playing though its engagement with members, stakeholders and government, all helping to raise the profile and capability of the UK oil and gas sector. I feel that Oil & Gas UK has now become the voice of the industry and I will offer my experience and commitment to further its objectives.”

Webb concluded: “Oil & Gas UK is keen to ensure that its Board of Directors is truly representative of the broad spread of companies of all types and sizes involved in the UK upstream oil and gas industry. I am delighted to say that interest in joining the Board remains high, which bodes well for the future. We are certainly keen to ensure that all the leaders of our member companies who are able and willing to serve on the Board have the opportunity to do so over time.”