The north-east will be the venue for two oil and gas conferences on Monday and Tuesday, April 15-16.
The North Sea Oil and Gas summit 2013 will take place alongside the Offshore Falklands Summit at Ardoe House Hotel. There will also be an exhibition, evening networking event and gala dinner.
Speakers at the conferences include Energy Minister Fergus Ewing, Dana Petroleum UK managing director Paul Griffin, and Andy Morrison, operations manager at Rockhopper Exploration.