A steering group of offshore companies working together to explore opportunities to maximize remaining gas reserves in the Southern North Sea (SNS) has been appointed.
A mix of operators, duty holders, service businesses and supply chain organizations will form the SNS Special Interest Group (SIG) after a flood of applications to be part of the initiative launched by the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), Oil & Gas UK and the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR).
The SIG's remit is wide - seeking to maximize economic recovery (MER) of gas reserves for at least another 20 years by identifying new opportunities, including examining the potential for carboniferous gas reserves.
It will also seek to nurture collaboration and co-operation between existing operators, and with offshore wind developers, as well as examining how equipment and processes might be standardized to drive costs down.
Companies selected for the steering group represent regional, national and international interests and were chosen to reflect the spread of the industry following a gap analysis.
Members are; Shell, Oranje-Nassau Energie (ONE), Premier Oil, ENGIE E&P UK, Centrica, ODE, Aker Solutions, James Fisher & Sons, DNVGL, Sembmarine SLP, Baker Hughes, Lloyds Register, Fraser Well Management, Acteon, SSE and Statoil.
The SIG was launched by Eric Marston, OGA Southern North Sea and Morecambe Bay manager, at EEEGR’s House of Commons reception in October. Its first meeting will take place in December 2016.