Onshore Oil and Gas Group Expands as New Em Begins for Industry

摘要

The United Kingdom Onshore Operators Group, the representative body for UK onshore oil and gas companies, including expioration, production and storage, recently announced it is expanding its scope to reflect the increased importance of onshore oi! and gas expioration to the UK economy. As part of this expansion, UKOOG has appointed its first Chief Executive, Ken Cronin, who joins from the communications firm, Kreab Gavin Anderson. Mr Cronin has extensive experience in the energy industry, working with firms such as IGas, Gazprom and British Energy. With over 50 different companies holding licences to explore for oil and gas in the UK, the industry is set for a major expansion in output. The Government, in recognition of this expansion, is in the process of creating its own office to deal with all the implications of the expansion of onshore oil and gas production.