Industry body Oil & Gas UK yesterday welcomed a new board member, Phil Kirk, chief executive of independent oil and gas exploration and production company Chrysaor.
A new Aberdeen production company has got off to a successful start, winning work with the likes of Total, Petrofac, Wood Group and Swire Oilfield Services.
North Sea oil and gas exploration and production company Bridge Energy made its debut on the stock market today, with first day trading valuing it at £75million.
Falkland Islands expert Gavin Farquhar, a partner in law firm Pinsent Masons, said the announcement of a Noble Energy farm-in underlined the growing international interest in potential south Atlantic oil reserves.