“Thanks to the North Sea Oil & Gas industry, the balance of payments was transformed, the public finances greatly improved, and the opportunities for Scottish industry greatly enhanced. It is important that the achievements are recorded for posterity, and ‘Capturing the Energy’ is a most welcome and deserving initiative.”
Alex Kemp, Schlumberger Professor of Petroleum Economics, University of Aberdeen Business School
- encouraging wider recognition of the importance of the sector to the UK and creating an on-going record of key achievements, past, present and future
- galvanising interest and attracting new blood into the industry
- selecting the most historically significant records to enhance future research and education programmes within the industry and the wider community
