Offshore Europe (OE) 2013 in Aberdeen boosted the local economy by an estimated £53.9million, new figures show.
Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC), which hosts the biennial oil and gas show, said yesterday the economic impact was much bigger than in previous years.
OE is the eastern hemisphere’s largest oil production and exploration event and has been held in the Granite City every two years since 1973.
Last year’s 40th anniversary show, themed on the next 50 years of oil and gas, was the biggest so far. A record 63,000 people attended the four-day event in September.
AECC managing director Brian Horsburgh said: “We have historically calculated economic impact using national multipliers and spending patterns.
“In 2009, the survey conducted put the economic impact of OE that year at £35million.
“However, we felt that the results didn’t represent the current picture and the visitor experience of Aberdeen today.
“We have, therefore, adopted a methodology developed by the International Association of Convention Centres which aims to standardise these calculations globally.”
Interviewers At OE 2013 questioned nearly 900 delegates and exhibitors to establish their direct event-related expenditure.
The survey covered personal spending, travel and accommodation, leisure activities and the value of business won or expected to be secured as a result of the show.
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