§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the members of the board of the Offshore Supplies Office; and which companies they represent. [8989]
§ Mr. BattleI have been asked to reply.
The Offshore Supplies Office was renamed the Oil, Gas and petrochemicals Supplies Office but has retained the acronym "OSO". The OSO is advised by a board drawn from the private sector and appointed by Ministers in line with Nolan procedures. Board members give their advice as individuals and do not formally represent their employers.
The following is a list of board members and their employers:
- Sir Ian Wood CBE, Chairman and Managing Director, John Wood Group Plc.
- Sir Alan Cockshaw, Chairman, AMEC Plc.
- Paul Barron, Managing Director, Industrial Gas Turbine Group, European Gas
- Turbines Ltd.
- John Blythe, Chairman and Chief Executive, Foster Wheeler Ltd.
- Tom Cardale, Managing Director, Consolidated Supply Management Ltd.
- Rodney Chase, Chief Executive Officer, BP Exploration Company Ltd.
- Dr. Chris Fay, Chairman and Chief Executive, Shell UK Ltd.
- John Hood, Managing Director, Weir Pumps Ltd.
- Alasdair Locke, Chairman, Abbot Group
- David Moorhouse, Chief Executive, Kvaerner John Brown
- David Varney, Chief Executive, BG Plc