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ENERGY MINISTER CONGRATULATES SIR IAN WOOD ON CONTRIBUTION TO OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY
| Date: | 23 Feb 2006 | | Details: | Energy Minister, Malcolm Wicks MP, and key oil and gas industry leaders joined together at a dinner at Lancaster House in London to recognise and thank Sir Ian Wood, chairman and managing director of Wood Group, for his contribution to industry on the occasion of Sir Ian stepping down from his role on the PILOT forum.
Mr Wicks hosted the dinner in his role as the current chairman of PILOT. Industry was represented by its current members of PILOT and some distinguished past members including Francis Gugen, ex managing director of Amerada Hess and now chairman of CH4 Energy, Syd Fudge, former chief executive of Kvaerner Oil and Gas and Malcolm Brinded, executive director of exploration and production and Tom Botts, executive vice president - Europe, for Shell International Exploration and Production, as well as Alan Jones, formerly head of BP operations in the UK.
Mr Wicks said: 'This evening is dedicated to the celebration of Sir Ian's contribution. Over the past 30 years he has built the Wood Group into a major global company operating in more than 40 countries worldwide from its headquarters in Aberdeen. He has applied the same level of passion and effort to the benefit of the whole industry through his contribution to PILOT. He has been a constant driving force and I know that the industry will continue to benefit from his efforts for his own company and his generous counsel to others.'
PILOT is chaired by the energy minister and brings the government and industry together to help strengthen the North Sea's position as a key centre for exploration, development and production, against fierce competition from other oil and gas provinces around the world.
The forum is unique, both in UK industry and the global oil and gas business, and Sir Ian played a key role in establishing its predecessor in 1998 the Oil and Gas Industry Task Force (OGITF), which set a number of tough goals that PILOT is aiming to achieve by 2010 including:
· Sustaining investment at £3billion per annum from North Sea activity
· Maintaining production at 3 million barrels of oil equivalent per day
· Prolonged self-sufficiency in oil and gas
· A 50% increase in exports in oil and gas supplies products
· £1 billion additional value from new businesses
· Supporting 100,000 jobs more than there otherwise would have been
· The UK to be the safest place to work in the oil and gas industry world wide.
Sir Ian has co-chaired the ILT (Industry Leadership Team) since it was created six years ago. ILT is the industry side of PILOT and includes high-level representatives from operators, contractors, SMEs and the trade unions.
Tom Smith, managing director of the Aberdeen-based international telecommunications specialist company Nessco Ltd will now take the role as co-chair of ILT along with Dave Blackwood, director of BP's North Sea business.
On behalf of ILT Tom Smith says: 'Sir Ian brought an unrivalled wealth of experience to the industry at a particularly challenging time, when the OGITF was established. Since then Sir Ian has helped us to understand how best to work alongside government and we've all benefited and will continue to benefit from his contribution. He is a hard act to follow and I look forward to taking the goals of PILOT forward with the dedication and enthusiasm that Sir Ian has.' | | Contact: | Elisabeth Glover
ILT Communications Executive
c/o UKOOA, 3rd Floor, The Exchange 2, 62 Market Street, Aberdeen AB11 5PJ
Tel: 01224 577264 / 07875 498358 |
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