Scotland’s oil and gas sector is emerging from the downturn, with people getting back into work and businesses growing in confidence, says SNP Deputy Leader Angus Robertson. Scotland’s oil and gas sector is emerging from the downturn, with people getting back into work and businesses growing in confidence, according to SNP Deputy Leader Angus Robertson. “The SNP has sought to support those out of work to retrain in other sectors and we’ve invested in innovation,” Robertson said in a statement sent to Rigzone. “Meanwhile the Tories have twiddled their thumbs and made clear they would rather oversee the managed decline of the oil and gas sector than see it thrive over the long term,” he added. Robertson stated that more support for exploration in Scottish waters is fundamental to ensure stable revenues and employment in the years ahead. The deputy leader also called on the next UK government to […]