Oil & Gas North Sea firms’ confidence soarsConfidence among oil and gas firms in the North Sea jumped to the highest level since 2009 after a boost from the Budget, it will be revealed today. May 10th 2012, 4:32 am Updated: May 10th 2012, 4:32 am 2 min read Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Professor Alex Kemp: “medium-term factors”