People & Communities

People & Communities

People and communities Featured

We are and oil and gas company. United’s business model is to hold assets within the oil and gas life cycle to deliver value for the shareholders. 

We contribute to host country development goals, and access to affordable energy and supporting our colleagues and the local communities where we have business activities.

Our people

United remains a relatively small company in terms of its full time staff. We are an equal opportunity employer promoting diversity and treating all employees with respect and fairness.

We are committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination where diversity is valued and to ensuring that we consult and engage with our employees.

Our employees have a diverse range of skill sets, backgrounds and expertise which help deliver our strategy. We have in house commercial, finance, and technical team.

Employees

8

(excluding non-executive directors)

Training and development of employees in Egypt

$50,000

p/a

Training and Education Fund in Jamaica

$100,000

p/a

Local capability building

We are committed to providing meaningful opportunities for technical co-operation, training and capability building in host countries. All our licence agreements include a high degree of local content, which commits us to hire locally where possible and provide training to develop new skills

Community and social investment

Our social investments have been based on the needs of the local communities where we have licences.

In 2023 United supported a number of social programmes in Egypt:

  • Capacity Building Sponsor at the Upstream Technical Convention in Egypt; and
  • The Al Amal Mentoring Programme Sponsorship supporting students to find jobs in international oil companies.
 
Read more in the 2023 Corporate Responsibility report in our 2023 Annual Report