Aberdeen to Lose 5,500 More Energy Jobs, Council Document Highlights
An Aberdeen City Council document has highlighted that 5,500 further jobs are expected to be lost in the city’s energy sector by 2027.
Referencing forecasts initially outlined by Skills Development Scotland in December last year, the document states that these jobs losses will be offset by strong growth in the ICT/digital, creative and business and financial services sectors.
The news follows an announcement last month from an Aberdeenshire Council representative that a new scheme launched by the Oil & Gas Technology Center was ‘very likely’ to create new oil industry jobs in Aberdeen, North East Scotland and other UK regions over the next decade.
The scheme, labelled TechX, is described as a technology accelerator for the oil and gas industry. It was officially launched on Dec. 7 and aims to invest in more than 100 new start-ups and 200 SMEs over the next 10 years.
According to Oil & Gas UK’s latest workforce report, the UK offshore oil and gas industry currently supports more than 302,000 jobs. These jobs are said to be spread across the country, with almost 60 percent in England, 38 percent in Scotland and the remainder across Northern Ireland and Wales.
Oil & Gas UK’s latest employment estimate is 160,000 lower than the peak of more than 460,000 jobs in 2014.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Generated by readers, the comments included herein do not reflect the views and opinions of Rigzone. All comments are subject to editorial review. Off-topic, inappropriate or insulting comments will be removed.
- ExxonMobil Racks Up Discoveries in Guyana Block Eyed by Chevron
- Oil Market Sentiment Has Improved Significantly
- EU, US Eye Collaboration on Nuclear Materials
- EU Electricity Export to Ukraine Up 94 Percent in Two Years
- China Coal Output Falls for First Time since Government Ordered More
- USA Driving Activity to Increase to All-Time Highs
- BP Pulse Buys One of Europe's Largest Truck Stops
- UK CCUS Plans Outdated: Think Tank
- TC Energy to Sell Prince Rupert Gas Pipeline Project to First Nation
- I Squared Eyes Full Ownership of Europe Gas Storage Firm
- Norway Regulator Blasts Proposal to Halt New Oil and Gas Permits
- Chinese Mega Company Makes Major Oilfield Discovery
- EIA Drops 2024 Henry Hub Gas Price Forecast
- EIA and Standard Chartered Offer Up Latest Oil Price Predictions
- Red Sea Region Sees Another Watershed Incident
- Chevron Oil Project in Kazakhstan to Cost $48.5B
- OPEC Voices Encouragement after IEA Affirms Support for Oil Security
- Biden Govt Bares Strategy for Freight Charging, Hydrogen Fueling Infra
- Ukraine Hits Third Russian Refinery In Escalating Drone Strikes
- Rystad Looks at the Buzz Around White Hydrogen
- VIDEO: Missile Attack Kills Crew Transiting Gulf of Aden
- Norway Regulator Blasts Proposal to Halt New Oil and Gas Permits
- Chinese Mega Company Makes Major Oilfield Discovery
- What Is the Biggest Risk to Offshore Oil and Gas Personnel in 2024?
- Is Peak Oil Demand Close?
- Vessel Sinks in Red Sea After Missile Strike
- JP Morgan, Standard Chartered Reveal Latest Oil Price Forecasts
- Exxon Rights in Stabroek Do Not Apply to Hess Merger with Chevron: Hess
- Rystad Forecasts Net Production of Top Permian Producers in 2024
- Analysts Reveal Latest Oil Price Outlook Following OPEC+ Cut Extension