An Aberdeen City Council document highlights that 5,500 further jobs are expected to be lost in the city’s energy sector by 2027. An Aberdeen City Council document has highlighted that 5,500 further jobs are expected to be lost in the city’s energy sector by 2027. Referencing forecasts initially outlined by Skills Development Scotland in December last year, the document states that these jobs losses will be offset by strong growth in the ICT/digital, creative and business and financial services sectors. The news follows an announcement last month from an Aberdeenshire Council representative that a new scheme launched by the Oil & Gas Technology Center was ‘very likely’ to create new oil industry jobs in Aberdeen, North East Scotland and other UK regions over the next decade. The scheme, labelled TechX, is described as a technology accelerator for the oil and gas industry. It was officially launched on Dec. 7 […]