UK Offshore Wind April 17-18 2002

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UK Offshore Wind 2002
UK Offshore Wind April 17-18 2002
April 17-18 2002
James May Director-General UKOOA
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Structure of UK Oil and Gas Industry

• 32 operating (oil and gas producing) companies
• 1000s of contracting and supply companies
• 265,000 jobs
• Offshore engineering industry
• 233 producing fields
• Well developed infrastructure of pipelines and
  platforms

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UK Primary Energy in 2000 - Production
Consumption
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Major Oil Gas Producing Countries
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UKCS Oil and Gas Production
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Regional Spread of UK Jobs
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UKCS Declining Discovery Size
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UKCS Gas Demand - Doubled Since Early 1990s
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UKCS Remaining Oil Gas Reserves boe (from
1/1/2002)
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UKCS Gas Production - Identified Projects
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Pilot Vision Production
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Oil, Gas and Wind

• Relationships with other marine stakeholders, eg
  fishing industry
• Opportunities to share experience of marine
  operations
• Opportunities to share engineering and technology
  resources
• Sustainability of UK offshore engineering
  industry, skills base and employment
• Dialogue involving DTI, Crown Estate etc.
  regarding future developments