Wireline Issue 45 - Summer 2019

Image below: (L-R) Kezia Dugdale MSP with OGUK lead external affairs adviser Rebecca Groundwater at the Scottish Parliament.

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and the OGA to drive collective action on key priorities.

big data to revolutionise industry practice and acknowledging the importance of the energy transition.

OGA sets out priorities for next five years The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has published its latest Corporate Plan, outlining the priority activities it will focus on over the next five years (2019-24). The plan includes a summary of recent industry and OGA performance in maximising economic recovery (MER), and sets out a five-year work programme consisting of seven priority themes, 18 priority activities and seven key performance indicators (KPIs). The new plan recommits to the ambition, framework and seven themes laid out in the inaugural ‘OGA Way Forward’ Corporate Plan 2015, but also updates its specific priorities under each theme of work, as well as the methods of delivery and KPIs for the next five years. As well as a firm focus to progress Vision 2035, new elements include an even stronger emphasis on digital and the use of

In 2019, the group will look to build on increased engagement with more ‘efficiency champions’ helping to deliver and promote projects, prepare guidelines, share best practice and attend company-hosted roadshows. It will also work across the supply chain to expand opportunities – ultimately helping to achieve industry’s shared ambition, Vision 2035. There are a variety of ways to get involved in the Efficiency Task Force, from becoming an efficiency champion to hosting a roadshow, which aims to allow businesses to share best practice and streamline ways of working.

Download the latest Corporate Plan via the OGA website.

Information Management Forum launched The first meeting of the newly created Information Management Forum was in early June at OGUK offices in London and Aberdeen. Building on the foundations laid by the CDA Council and industry’s IM Energy Forum, and intended for data, information, document and records managers working across the E&P lifecycle, the forum will provide an opportunity to identify and tackle shared industry challenges in this increasingly strategic area. For more information, contact CDA manager for data projects Daniel Brown via dbrown@cdal.com.

For more information, visit oilandgasuk.co.uk/efficiency-task-force.

OGUK meets MSPs at Holyrood

Hosted by Labour MSP Lewis Macdonald, OGUK manned a week-long exhibition stand at Holyrood in early April. The OGUK team engaged directly with 45 parliamentarians across all parties, including nine Ministers, as well as Holyrood staff and guests. Notable visitors to the stand included Kezia Dugdale MSP, John Swinney MSP, Alex Burnett MSP, Murdo Fraser MSP, Anas Sarwar MSP, Bill Bowman MSP, Jackie Baillie MSP, Mark Macdonald MSP and Tavish Scott MSP. OGUK provides the secretariat for the Oil & Gas Cross Party Group, which meets throughout the year at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. Its membership comprisesMSPsand interestedorganisations and individuals. For more information on joining the group, contact Rebecca Groundwater at rgroundwater@oilandgasuk.co.uk.

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