Capturing the Energy: creating an archive of the offshore oil and gas industry Siobhán Convery University of Aberdeen

Capturing the Energy Early discussions Key supporters Conference, University of Aberdeen, March 2006

Ekofisk Industrial Heritage Discovered in 1969, Ekofisk was the first oil and gas field on the Norwegian continental shelf. With the encouragement of the Norwegian Cultural Heritage Directorate, Ekofisk was the focus of the first pioneering project, funded by ConocoPhillips Norge. Main themes: the fields in the area, the platforms, living and working environment, important incidents and the influence of Ekofisk on Norwegian society. Kulturminne Ekofisk

Frigg Industrial Heritage

FRIGG UK First project for CTE, sponsored by Total and Gassled Co-operation and liaison with Norwegian Frigg team Remit is platform MCP-01, the 32” pipelines connecting Frigg to St Fergus, and St Fergus Gas Terminal

Frigg Archive

Private donations Clockwise from left: Cartoon satirizing life on MCP-01; Christmas dinner 1985; Festive menu 1987; Maintenance crew on MCP-01’s helipad

Scoping Survey identify the different categories of companies and organisations generating records survey a sample to establish the records produced and retained offer advice on the management, storage and archival provision of records identify organisations that already maintain an historical archive and/or records management function propose future work priorities and areas of further research or survey

BERR support Amendments to BERR guidance List of target installations and fields Financial support

The Oil and Gas Archive Creating capacity An information hub Building on expertise Consultation process