Stavanger aims to go global
Aberdeen and Stavanger have more in common than just the sea they look on to, according to the Norwegian city's tourism agency.
Aberdeen and Stavanger have more in common than just the sea they look on to, according to the Norwegian city's tourism agency.
The buoyancy of the oil and gas industry has helped the north-east buck the trend of slow economic growth, according to development agency Aberdeen City and Shire Economic Future (Acsef).
A lot has changed in the UK's oil and gas industry in the past two years - mostly for the better.
THE north-east's efforts to move from oil capital to energy capital are being hampered by the Ministry of Defence's "effective moratorium" on wind turbines, it was claimed last night.
Aberdeen was the only major city in the UK to grow its economy during the recession, according to a report published today.
A delegation from Norway's oil capital will be in Aberdeen today to develop links between the cities.
Former deputy first minister Nicol Stephen was gagged by civil servants when he tried to secure a £1billion energy institute for Aberdeen, it can be revealed today.