Local Issues » UK Initiatives

The UK, in recent years, has seen a number of initiatives aimed at increasing the efficiency and competitiveness of the UK oil and gas sector, in which IMCA has sought to play an active role on behalf of its local members.

Areas of particular significance include:

LOGIC (Leading Oil & Gas Industry Competitiveness) - IMCA is represented on the board of this industry-owned organisation. Work items of particular importance to IMCA include:

• Industry Mutual Hold Harmless (IMHH) deed
• Revision of CRINE standard contracts
• Satellite Accelerator initiative

PILOT - successor to the government-industry task force, which includes representation from member contractors who provide direct feedback to IMCA and are able to raise issues of relevance to IMCA members.

• Supply Chain Code of Practice - updating an earlier version produced by the Progressing Partnership Work Group, 2006 saw the update of the supply chain code of practice, available from the PILOT website. IMCA welcomes members' feedback on use and take-up of the code - please contact Hugh Williams, IMCA's Chief Executive, with your feedback.
• Industry Leadership Team (ILT) - this group of 'industry leaders' includes representatives from the marine contracting sector who are also closely involved in IMCA's work
• Supply Chain Champions - a route via which IMCA can raise matters of a sensitive nature on behalf of its members, who can thereby remain anonymous while seeking resolution of specific commercial issues