UKOOA/OGUK Cable

Oil & Gas UK (OGUK) was created in 2007 following the rebranding of the UK Offshore Operators Association (UKOOA), which was an organisation created by the UK government in 1996 to standardise the products and services supplied to the offshore industry. As part of its mandate, the OGUK represents the entire offshore sector operating on the UK continental shelf.

The guidelines developed by UKOOA (and subsequently OGUK) for cables are complementary to British Standards, including BS6883 Type SW4 cables and BS7917 tinned copper armoured ship wiring cable. Power and instrumentation cables fall under OGUK’s remit and as such cables approved by OGUK can be deemed to comply with the relevant British Standards.