OEUK responds to UK Government’s reply to the Scottish Affairs Committee on North Sea jobs and energy.
Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has responded to the UK Government’s official reply to the Scottish Affairs Committee report on North Sea jobs and the energy future.
Katy Heidenreich, Supply Chain & People Director at OEUK, says:
'The Scottish Affairs Committee was right to highlight the gap between declining North Sea activity and the pace of clean energy job creation. The UK Government acknowledges that challenge but their response must now go further and faster if we are to protect the UK’s industrial capability and the communities that rely on it.
'As long as the UK needs oil and gas it makes sense to use its own rather than rely on imports. The UK needs homegrown oil and gas alongside renewables to maintain energy security, affordability and the world class supply chain required to expand energy projects across wind, hydrogen and carbon storage.
'That is why the Government must bring forward the Oil and Gas Price Mechanism (OGPM) in 2026. Investors cannot wait until 2030. Without this we risk more supply chain companies being forced to go overseas, further job losses, and continued industrial contagion.
'With the right conditions, we can deliver an energy future that protects UK jobs today while building the UK industries of tomorrow instead of increasingly relying on imports and other countries for the things we need.'
Source: OEUK
