UK: Sir Ian Wood's interim report published

摘要

Shortly after the December issue of OSJ went to press, Sir Ian Wood, recently retired chair of the Wood Group, published his interim report revealing the economic and energy security opportunities still available from the UK's offshore oil and gas resources. The UKCS Maximising Recovery Review, the first of its kind in more than 20 years, was commissioned by the government in June 2013 to look at how we could ensure longevity of the oil and gas industry and the UK's resources. Sir lan's interim report estimates that full and rapid implementation of his recommendations will deliver at least 3-4 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe), more than would otherwise be recovered from the UK's waters over the next 20 years, bringing over £200 billion additional value to the UK economy.