The UK Oil and Gas Authority has appointed Scott Robertson as director of operations, responsible for the OGA’s exploration, production, decommissioning and technology agenda.
The UK Oil and Gas Authority has appointed Scott Robertson as director of operations, responsible for the OGA’s exploration, production, decommissioning and technology agenda. He joined the OGA in June 2015 after 20 years of upstream operator experience predominantly in the UK North Sea. In his previous role at the OGA, Robertson developed and implemented the OGA’s Asset Stewardship Strategy and was responsible for stewarding the large portfolio of oil and gas activity in the Central North Sea. Robertson replaces Gunther Newcombe, who will be retiring in March 2020.
Meanwhile, Pauline Innes has been appointed head of decommissioning. Innes has worked for the Scottish Government in social and economic policy before joining the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) in 2015 to work in offshore oil and gas decommissioning.
Finally, Alistair Macfarlane has been promoted to area manager for the Southern North Sea and Eastern Irish Sea. Macfarlane has been with the OGA since May 2016 as business development manager for the Central North Sea Team and was involved in delivering the OGA’s area plans and providing commercial guidance to industry. Macfarlane is a qualified accountant with 30 years’ experience in finance, commercial, planning and change management. He has held senior leadership and director roles for a variety of upstream E&P companies and oil service businesses both in the UK and internationally.
