Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) (Formerly OGUK)

Sector

Energy

Headquarters

London, United Kingdom

Official Website

oilandgasuk.co.uk

Climate Policy Engagement Analysis

Climate Policy Engagement Overview:Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), formerly Oil & Gas UK has active engagement with climate policy, with both positive and negative positions in 2023-25. OEUK appears to have positive top-line communications on climate change policy in the UK. The association also holds positive positions on emissions trading and renewable energy policies however with limited communication. OEUK supported the UK’s target of net-zero emissions by 2050, however, it does not appear to fully support a transition of the energy mix that is aligned with this goal as it continues to support an increase in oil and gas exploration and investment.

Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: OEUK’s top-line messaging on climate policy is broadly positive. In its 2024 Emissions Reduction Report, published in September 2024, OEUK’s CEO, David Whitehouse supported the UK target of net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. Furthermore, OEUK supported the need for government regulation to respond to climate change in its 2023 Emissions Report published in October 2023.

Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: OEUK hold limited but positive positions on emissions trading and renewable energy policy. In oral evidence to the House of Lords in May 2024 OEUK supported including methane in the UK ETS and aligning the UK and EU ETS as well as supporting a carbon border adjustment mechanism. The association also supported emissions trading in its Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) Insight Report, published in October 2024. Furthermore, OEUK supported renewable energy contracts for difference and reforms to drive renewable energy investment in an April 2023 press release.

Positioning on Energy Transition: OEUK has consistently advocated for continued exploration and development of unexploited oil and gas reserves in the North Sea. For example, in oral evidence to the Great British Energy Bill committee in October 2024, OEUK appeared to advocate for increased production of oil and gas. Additionally, in oral evidence to the House of Lords in May 2024, the association appeared to again advocate for the continued role of oil and fossil gas. OEUK’s, CEO, David Whitehouse, also appeared to advocate for new production and investments that risk locking in unabated fossil fuels in a Press Release in March 2024. This advocacy position appears to be consistently promoted across the entity's communications. In a Press Release in May 2023, the CEO also appeared to oppose governmental intervention in the energy mix to phase out unabated fossil fuels by opposing Labour’s proposal to limit fossil fuel exploration in the North Sea.

InfluenceMap collects and assesses evidence of corporate climate policy engagement on a weekly basis, depending on the availability of information from each specific data source (for more information see our methodology). While this analysis flows through to the association’s scores each week, the summary above is updated periodically. This summary was last updated in Q2 2025.

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InfluenceMap Score for Climate Policy Engagement

C+

Performance Band

65%

Organization Score

21%

Engagement Intensity

Primary Evidence

All primary evidence used to inform the analysis of Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) (Formerly OGUK) can be found in the two tabs below below. In the first tab, hyperlinks in each cell of the matrix provide access to evidence collected on Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) (Formerly OGUK)'s direct policy engagement activities. The second tab provides a record of any links between Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) (Formerly OGUK) and the Industry Associations stored in the LobbyMap database.

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Main Web Site

Main Web Site

Corporate Media

Corporate Media

CDP Responses

CDP Responses

Direct Consultation with Governments

Direct Consultation with Governments

Media Reports

Media Reports

CEO Messaging

CEO Messaging

Financial Disclosures

Financial Disclosures

Communication of Climate Science

11NSNSNS1NS

Alignment with IPCC on Climate Action

12NS2NS1NS

Supporting the Need for Regulations

1NSNSNSNS1NS

Support of UN Climate Process

01NSNSNSNSNS

Transparency on Legislation

1NANSNANANANS

Carbon Tax

0NSNS1NSNSNS

Emissions Trading

11NS1NSNSNS

Energy and Resource Efficiency

NSNSNSNSNSNSNS

Renewable Energy

NS1NSNSNSNSNS

Energy Transition & Zero Carbon Technologies

-1-1NS-1-1-1NS

GHG Emission Regulation

11NSNSNSNSNS

Disclosure on Relationships

1NSNSNANANANS

Land Use

NSNSNSNSNSNSNS