The UK Onshore Oil Operators Group (UKOOG) and the Unconventional Gas Group have now amalgamated under UKOOG.
The new group, representing onshore oil and gas operators in the UK, will be chaired by Peter Redman, who has been leading UKOOG, an organisation dating back about 40 years.
He said: “All of us in the industry consider that the unconventional gas industry is growing. It is a very important part of the hydrocarbon industry in the US and it is going to be a pretty important part here with a number of companies already interested.”