MPs to discuss UK deepwater drilling
6 September 2010
The Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee will hold the first oral evidence session of its ‘UK Deepwater Drilling – Implications of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill’ inquiry at 10.15am on Tuesday 7 September 2010.
- Energy and Climate Change Committee
- Watch the meeting: UK Deepwater Drilling - Implications of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
What will be discussed?
The session will cover a broad range of issues, including:
- the implications of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill for deepwater drilling in the UK
- the extent to which the existing UK safety and environmental regulatory regime is fit for purpose
- the hazards and risks of deepwater drilling to the west of Shetland
- the role of deepwater oil and gas production during the UK’s transition to a low carbon economy
- the extent to which deepwater oil and gas resources contribute to the UK’s security of supply
Witnesses
At 10.15 am
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Mark McAllister, Chair, Oil Spill Prevention and Response Advisory Group (OSPRAG
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Malcolm Webb, Chief Executive, Oil and Gas UK
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Paul King, Managing Director, Transocean
All timings are approximate.