Oil & Gas UK, EEEGR ink co-op agreement

March 3, 2016

Oil & Gas UK and East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) on March 2 signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) in order to “better serve and promote the interests of the organisations’ members and the UK oil and gas industry”.

The memorandum was signed in front of delegates from the industry and supply chain at EEEGR’s Southern North Sea conference at Norfolk Showground in Norwich.

The two organisations have a history of cooperation, arranging joint events, providing speakers for public platforms and sharing information.

According to Oil & Gas UK, main purposes of the MoC are to develop and sustain links between the East of England and other oil and gas industry hubs in the UK and to increase visibility of the contribution of East of England oil and gas businesses to the industry.

Other goals include promotion of greater two-way communication to enhance alignment on and action towards common goals, and identifying new and existing opportunities to jointly promote transformational change across the industry, Oil & Gas UK added.

Speaking at the conference, Oil & Gas UK’s chief executive, Deirdre Michie, commented:

“The businesses in this area and the region itself are important to the success of the UK oil and gas industry as a whole. However, we are an industry with serious challenges to address if we are to have a sustainable future.

“Signing a Memorandum of Cooperation is our commitment to work together in the interests of all our members to increase the visibility of the contribution of East of England oil and gas businesses to the industry, the region and the wider UK economy.”

Simon Gray, chief executive of EEEGR, said the MoC was in the interests of EEEGR’s more than 400 member companies: “Whilst we see difficult times ahead in the oil and gas sector, a strategic close cooperation with Oil & Gas UK is something we see as being essential and it also recognises the importance of our region, the diversity of the supply chain, skills and training facilities and the innovations that can be found in the East of England.

“We are delighted that part of the cooperation is to have the opportunity to hot desk with Oil & Gas UK, which will provide facilities in Great Yarmouth for Oil & Gas UK and facilities in London and Aberdeen for EEEGR.”