In a press release posted on its web site on Monday, trade physique Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) mentioned it’s urging politicians of all events to assist the ideas specified by its manifesto.
The assertion famous that, with supportive authorities coverage, the OEUK manifesto exhibits the offshore power trade can create a homegrown power transition that leaves no-one behind; maintain current jobs whereas rising the expert workforce of the long run; ship GBP 200 billion ($254.46 billion) of personal funding over the subsequent decade, spurring financial progress and technological innovation; present half of the UK’s power wants by 2030 in an unsure world; meet the UK’s net-zero dedication earlier than 2050.
“We anticipate financial progress, jobs, and power to be on the coronary heart of all the foremost events’ plans when their manifestos seem subsequent week,” OEUK CEO David Whitehouse mentioned within the assertion.
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“However policymakers should take folks and communities with them. We have to guarantee we construct an power future that leaves nobody behind,” he added.
“We’re asking politicians to again the UK offshore power sector and its folks. With the suitable assist, this trade can ship a homegrown power transition that unleashes our potential and powers the UK’s future,” he continued.
Rigzone has contacted the Conservative occasion, the Labour occasion, Reform UK, the Liberal Democrats, the Inexperienced Get together, the Scottish Nationwide Get together, and Plaid Cymru for touch upon OEUK’s assertion. On the time of writing, not one of the events have responded to Rigzone but.
In accordance with a voting intention tracker on YouGov’s web site, as of June 6, Labour stands at 41 %, the Conservatives stand at 19 %, Reform UK stands at 16 %, the Liberal Democrats stand at 11 %, the Inexperienced occasion stands at seven %, the Scottish Nationwide Get together stands at three %, and Plaid Cymru stands at one %.
In a press release despatched to Rigzone following UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s announcement {that a} basic election will happen within the nation on July 4, Whitehouse known as on all events to “select a homegrown power transition”.
“Because the nation prepares to resolve on its future authorities on July 4, we name on all events to decide on a homegrown power transition. A transition that safeguards jobs, power safety, and accelerates financial progress,” Whitehouse mentioned within the assertion.
Throughout an occasion in Scotland earlier this month, Labour chief Keir Starmer instructed attendees that his occasion isn’t turning off the oil and fuel faucets.
“I’ve been very, very clear in the case of the transition, that we’re not turning off the faucets,” Starmer mentioned on the convention, which was streamed by the Scottish Labour Get together.
“Oil and fuel shall be a part of the combination for a few years, we’re not revoking any licenses, however a transition is coming,” he added.
In a press release despatched to Rigzone following the occasion, Whitehouse mentioned, “it was good to listen to once more from Labour that in the event that they win this basic election, they received’t flip off the faucets and revoke oil and fuel licenses and so they acknowledge the necessity for oil and fuel within the UK for a lot of a long time to return”.
In a separate assertion posted on OEUK’s web site on Could 30, Whitehouse mentioned, “the UK’s offshore power trade employs folks in nearly each parliamentary constituency, from Shetland to Southampton”.
“As candidates hit the marketing campaign path, we problem them to again this sector and its staff so we are able to have a homegrown power transition,” he added.
“Our manifesto requires a homegrown power transition that protects UK jobs, communities, and our power safety while spurring financial progress. On this journey we should select to construct on our current industrial strengths and put our expert folks and firms entrance and middle,” he continued.
“We want each oil and fuel and renewables in an built-in system to guard the UK’s power wants. As we ramp up renewable power, we are going to nonetheless be reliant on oil and fuel for many years to return, so it is sensible to prioritize homegrown manufacturing,” Whitehouse went on to state.
OEUK represents greater than 400 corporations of all sizes producing oil, fuel, wind and hydrogen power, in addition to carbon seize applied sciences and the power provide chain, the group notes on its web site.
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