These are exciting times for the global energy sector. Until very recently, coal, oil and natural gas looked like they might be slowly heading into the history books, but with the resurgence of the political right, combined with OPEC’s recent restriction on production, investment in the old guard is…
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Scotland – “Offshore Pioneers, Developing New Energy Frontiers”
On a windy day, Scotland’s onshore turbines already supply most of its electricity demand. Scotland has been a pioneer of energy and engineering, from the early days of steam, through Clyde ship building, to North Sea oil and gas. Now our people’s expertise and inventiveness are shaping the 21st…
Glasgow: An Investor’s Dream
Glasgow, formerly known as the “Second City of the Empire” thanks to its Victorian shipbuilding credentials, is reliving its heyday, but this time things are different, for the success it currently enjoys is built on much stronger foundations. Thanks to a dedicated strategy…
Eye’s on Glasgow
Glasgow is Scotland’s largest city with a growing population of over 600,000 at the centre of a metropolitan area of 1.7 million. It generates in excess of £19 billion GVA per annum and is the fastest growing economy of all major cities in the UK. With a diverse sector…
Venezuela and the Curse of Oil
With Venezuela home to the world’s largest crude oil reserves you’d be forgiven for thinking the country’s people must enjoy a super high standard of living. Sadly, however, due to chronic mismanagement and corruption, the black gold has benefitted a select few only, with ordinary citizens currently wrestling with hyper-inflation,…
Dreams versus Reality
Cuba looks like a profitable investment destination, and the Caribbean country is in search of foreign funding to become the new nucleus for global trade. Home to more than 11 million consumers, it is only 198 nautical miles from the Port of Havana to the Port of Miami,…