More people in their twenties are working on offshore oil and gas rigs, show new figures released this week. Workers aged 24-29 jumped nearly 15% while the total number of people travelling offshore rose to 61,892, an increase of 8.6% in 2013 compared with the year before. Dr Alix Thom, employment and skills issues manager […]

  You can have all the qualifications in the world – but unless you know the right people you may be hard pressed to get a job in the oil and gas industry. That’s the fear of one graduate who believes many young people like himself “struggle” to break into the business despite a looming […]