Oil and gas industry to lay out post-COVID plans to Scottish Affairs Committee

The oil and gas industry has been under pressure in recent months with the dual shocks of the coronavirus crisis and the collapse of energy prices. Representatives of the sector will next Thursday, 9 July 2020, give evidence to the Scottish Affairs Committee to give their account of the impact this has had, and what future options there are for an industry facing long-term and structural challenges.

The panel is expected to be asked about;

· The level and effectiveness of support currently being given by the UK Government;

· The impact on employment of the current business environment;

· The deliverability of net-zero emissions in the sector.

The evidence given by the panel is for the Committee’s Coronavirus and Scotland inquiry. 

Witnesses, at 14:30:

Colette Cohen OBE, CEO, Oil and Gas Technology Centre;

Deirdre Michie OBE, CEO, Oil and Gas UK;

Prof John Underhill, Chair of Exploration Geoscience and Chief Scientist at the Institute of Petroleum Engineering at Heriot-Watt University, Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Watch live and at Parliament TV.  

Editor’s Notes:

In June 2019 the Royal Society of Edinburgh published a report on Scotland’s Energy Future.

Scottish Affairs Committee 

Committee Membership: Pete Wishart (Chair) (SNP, Perth and North Perthshire), Mhairi Black (SNP, Paisley and Renfrewshire South), Andrew Bowie (Con, West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine),  Deidre Brock (SNP, Edinburgh North and Leith), Wendy Chamberlain (Lid Dem, North East Fife), Alberto Costa (Con, South Leicestershire), Jon Cruddas (Lab, Dagenham and Rainham), Sally-Ann Hart (Con, Hastings and Rye), John Lamont (Con, Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk), Douglas Ross (Con, Moray), Liz Twist (Lab, Blaydon).