Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) aims to build on the momentum gathering behind efforts to reduce energy sector costs with the first in a new series of “share fairs”.
The industry body’s new share fairs aim to spur collaboration by giving supply chain companies a chance to have one-to-one interviews with operators’ decision-makers and listen to presentations on key topics.
The first event in OGUK’s Aberdeen office on Wednesday, April 27 will focus on the theme of maintenance and repair.
Centrica Exploration and Production, Nexen Petroleum UK and Wood Group will all be represented.
OGUK business development director Stephen Marcos Jones said: “The key to developing a demand-led supply chain lies in encouraging dialogue between both supplier and purchaser companies.
“In this way, we can ensure that innovation in the supply chain is more acutely aligned with the needs of operators.”
OGUK senior business analyst Moira Lamb said: “The forthcoming Share Fair Spotlight will provide a platform for companies to highlight their efforts to be more efficient and share any challenges, to build on the success of the Rapid Efficiency Exchange, the online portal launched by the efficiency task force in 2015.
“Attendees will participate in open and constructive discussions about maintenance and repair and identify cost-effective ways to optimise safe operational performance and increase the ‘up-time’ of offshore production facilities.”
