Booming
development
rates
in
the
UK
as
well
as
the
potential
addition
of
shale
gas
exploration
are
both
boosting
vacancy
levels,
according
to
the
study
by
jobs
website
Oilandgaspeople.com.
The
recruiters
also
pointed
to
the
record
27
licensing
round
seeing
167
new
licences
awarded
in
October,
as
well
as
positive
tax
changes
hiking
investment
levels.
“Investment
is
at
record-breaking
levels
with
more
than
£40
million
($64.5
million)
expected
to
be
invested
in
North
Sea
oil
in
the
next
three
years,”
the
report
said.
Citing
recent
large-scale
investments
such
as
Statoil’s
Mariner,
Talisman
Energy’s…
