Collaboration ‘vital’ for offshore industry
19 May 2016
Operators in the UK oil and gas industry are becoming more collaborative, a study by Oil & Gas UK and Deloitte suggests.
Analysis reveals North Sea companies are engaging the supply chain earlier in projects and are more likely to proactively seek out new ideas and solutions from suppliers.
The study, compiled from 392 pieces of feedback, also suggests smaller companies – which typically employ fewer than 2,500 people – are more positive about collaborating with operators than those from larger companies, which employ more than 10,000 people.
It’s essential now we work to nurture greater cooperation so will be asking those operators who scored particularly highly to work with us on sharing examples of good practice
Oil & Gas UK director of business excellence Stephen Marcos Jones
Oil & Gas UK director of business excellence Stephen Marcos Jones said: “We’ve seen examples of how increased collaboration has been successful in the aerospace and automotive industries, so we’re pleased to see green shoots of success from the offshore oil and gas industry.
“It’s essential now we work to nurture greater cooperation so will be asking those operators who scored particularly highly to work with us on sharing examples of good practice.”
Marcos Jones said members of Oil & Gas UK are telling the trade body that it’s vital the offshore industry pulls together.
He added that the study would be repeated later in the year to ascertain whether collaboration is a longer-term trend.
Geoff Gibbons, a partner at Deloitte, said: “The first phase of our joint project with Oil & Gas UK has yielded a very robust initial dataset and early insight into the quality of supply chain collaboration in the UKCS (UK Continental Shelf).
“Future phases of the project will not only show trends emerge and develop over time, they will also highlight the impact of individual company efforts to improve collaboration and help companies identify areas for further improvement.”
