OEUK announces supply chain principles award winners at Aberdeen Share Fair
Trade body Offshore Energies UK revealed the winners of the Supply Chain Principles awards at the P&J Live in Aberdeen today.
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‘We must pay our bills on time’: OEUK boss calls for end to North Sea delayed payments
Trade body Offshore Energies UK has urged its members to pay bills on time to support the country's supply chain.
Industry reacts to UK government’s gas plant plans and electricity market reforms
UK Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho has set out plans to build new gas power stations to avoid what she described as the "genuine prospect of blackouts".
North Sea firms keenly await Spring Budget clarity on windfall tax
Reports suggest Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is planning to extend the windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas firms.
OEUK’s manifesto aims to avoid ‘passing on our carbon problem’
Offshore Energies UK has this month launched its manifesto for the general election with a list of essential proposals for the incoming government as we ramp up the homegrown energy transition and the drive for net zero.
‘Now is not the time’: Industry leaders slam Spring Budget plans to extend windfall tax
Industry leaders have hit out at reported plans from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to extend the life of the windfall tax during next week’s Spring Budget.
To grow the UK economy, this must be a budget for a homegrown energy transition
Looking to the Scottish Conservative conference and the looming spring budget David Whitehouse hopes government can unlock investment.
‘Choices will be felt for decades to come’: OEUK launches general election manifesto
Trade body warns that energy transition "will fail" if industry is undermined by policy.
Humza Yousaf: SNP would oppose Labour and keep windfall tax at current levels
Humza Yousaf said he'd maintain the status quo on the windfall tax in Aberdeen following Labour's controversial plans.
OEUK to hold ‘crisis talks’ over Labour windfall tax proposals
Trade body Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) will hold “emergency summits” with operators and the supply chain this week over proposals unveiled by Labour to extend the windfall tax if elected.
Unions liken EPL job loss impact to 1980s miners’ strikes
“There are more and more comparisons to be drawn” between the large-scale miner's strikes of the 1980s and the effects of Labour’s windfall tax hike, unions say.
OEUK adds to calls for independent net zero strategy in Spring Budget
Energy representatives have asked for a ‘holistic’ approach to energy policy and tax incentives in the upcoming Budget, which would help guide the UK to net-zero.
OEUK: Labour windfall tax plan would ‘wipe out’ North Sea investment
OEUK claims up to 42,000 jobs would be lost under Labour's plans, which would see North Sea firms turn off investment taps.
UK oil and gas regulator issues dozens more North Sea licences
The UK oil and gas regulator has issued 24 new North Sea exploration licences as part of its latest Licensing Round, with oil majors Shell, BP and TotalEnergies among the winners.
BP, Equinor, Orsted and more lined up for OEUK supplier event
A host of major North Sea operators and contractors are set to meet with suppliers and present new project opportunities at March’s Share Fair event in Aberdeen.
Report warns of North Sea private equity cash wipeout on faster transition
Carbon Tracker says oil and gas cashflows are at major risk of plummeting demand, though industry leaders say North sea firms are integral to energy transition delivery
OEUK boss named Offshore Europe 2025 chair
Trade body chief executive, David Whitehouse, will chair Offshore Europe 2025 and the executive committee for SPE ahead of the event, set for Aberdeen.
‘Astonishing’: A quarter of UK North Sea invoices paid late, NSTA confirms
More than 100,000 invoices issued to UK operators in 2022 took more than 30 days to be paid, according to the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA).
OEUK aims to set ‘gold standard’ after disappointing D&I results
“We want the oil and gas sector to be the most inclusive sector to come and work” says OEUK boss following disappointing D&I reporting from its member organisations.
Women’s PPE still a ‘challenge’ for North Sea workforce
Women working in the North Sea energy sector are still experiencing issues with finding correctly fitting PPE, according to an Aberdeen-based gender equality group.
Energy sector wants to ‘work with every political party’ ahead of 2024 election
OEUK's David Whitehouse is in talks with every party as political battle lines are drawn ahead of the 2024 general election.
Offshore wind: a British success story we must build on
In the quest for a sustainable future, the UK’s offshore wind industry stands at a critical juncture - poised for success but, like the rest of the energy industry, facing formidable challenges.
OEUK: Choose homegrown energy
With an ongoing cost of living crisis, war in Ukraine, and increasingly evident impacts of climate change, energy policy has been firmly at the centre of the political debate.
Blood pressure and diabetes top causes of failed North Sea medicals
Offshore medevacs are meanwhile at their highest level in five years.
OEUK report outlines North Sea clean energy skills potential
The North Sea's skilled oil and gas specialists must be retained to power the transition to clean energy, according to a report released by Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) today.