The development of smaller teams and cultivation of relationships between project teams, partners, supply chain and regulators at the outset of a project have been included among the measures required to improve the efficiency of oil and gas operations in the UK North Sea, according to a report by the UK Oil and Gas Authority. A new strategy for offshore drilling is being developed as part of an effort to reduce costs and increase productivity on British waters.
The development of smaller teams and cultivation of relationships between project teams, partners, supply chain and regulators at the outset of a project have been included among the measures required to improve the efficiency of oil and gas operations in the UK North Sea, according to a report by the UK Oil and Gas Authority. It also stated that executing front-end engineering design in a strict sequence and setting out the essential resources and equipment for a project at the sanction stage would help improve the industry’s ability to deliver projects to schedule.