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Offshore Energies UK

Abbreviation	(former UKOOA)
Formation	April 2007
Legal status	Non-profit company
Purpose	Offshore Energies
Location	1st Floor, Paternoster House, 65 St Paul’s Churchyard, London, EC4M 8AB
Region served	UK
Membership	Over 500 UK offshore energies
Chief Executive	David Whitehouse
Main organ	Offshore Energy UK
Website	www.oeuk.org.uk

Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), formerly known as Oil and Gas UK (OGUK), is a trade association for the United Kingdom offshore energies industry. The current Chief Executive is David Whitehouse.

History

OEUK is a not-for-profit organisation, established in April 2007 on the foundations of the UK Offshore Operators Association (UKOOA). The association is the leading representative body for the UK offshore energies that stretches back over 30 years. Its membership is open to all companies active in the area; these include businesses such as super majors, independent oil companies, wind and hydrogen, and SMEs working in the supply chain.

Function

OEUK is a trade association for the whole sector. It is a source of information for and about the UK Upstream and a gateway to industry networks and expertise.

They do this by:

• raising the profile of the UK offshore energies sector.
• promoting open dialogue within and across all sectors of the industry on issues including technical, fiscal, safety, environmental and skills issues, and brokering solutions.
• developing and delivering industry-wide initiatives engaging with governments and other external organisations with a stake in the industry’s future.

Location

The association is situated near St Paul's Cathedral on the 1st Floor of Paternoster House in the City of Westminster. It also has an office on 4th Floor, Annan House, 33-35 Palmerston Road, Aberdeen, AB11 5QP, in the town where the UKOOA was based.

Subsidiaries

OEUK has one subsidiary:

• Leading Oil and Gas Industry Competitiveness

See also

• Petroleum industry in Aberdeen
• Oil and gas industry in the United Kingdom
• North Sea oil
• List of oil and gas fields of the North Sea

References

1. "Energy firms warn of UK oil and gas dependency". BBC News. 29 March 2022.
2. "Major changes for oil association". 12 April 2007 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
3. ^ "Who We Are".
4. "Contact Us".

• Trade associations based in the United Kingdom
• Non-profit organisations based in the United Kingdom
• Organisations based in Aberdeen
• Organisations based in the City of Westminster
• Petroleum industry in the United Kingdom
• Petroleum organizations
• Organizations established in 2007
• 2007 establishments in the United Kingdom