With some of the largest offshore gas fields in the world, no local supply chain and an immediate and significant demand for skilled workers, East Africa creates significant opportunities for Scotland’s oil and gas sector.
Twelve Scottish organisations – from business and academia – with an interest in the oil and gas sector, are heading to Mozambique and Tanzania on March 18, to break into this exciting new pioneering market.
Organised by Scottish Development International (SDI), the international arm of Scottish Enterprise, and supported by UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) and Aberdeen City Council, the mission responds to a visit two years ago to Aberdeen by the then President of Mozambique, Guebuza, asking for Scotland’s support.
Leading the mission, SDI’s regional manager in Africa, Gary Soper said: “It’s a real endorsement of Scotland’s global reputation for skills, experience and training when the President of Mozambique asks for our support to help grow their oil and gas industry.
“East Africa is a pioneering market, and with 150 trillion cubic feet of gas discovered off the East Africa Coast in deepwater, Scotland’s unrivalled deepwater subsea delivery and offshore experience makes us the perfect partner to help bring it into production.”
