Aberdeen: An oil city stuck in transition

Aberdeen is a microcosm of the debate playing out around the country: A city stuck between oil and renewables, the centre of a once-booming industry that now finds itself out of favour with government and looking towards a future not yet within its grasp

A piper plays at the 2018 inauguration of the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) offshore Aberdeen.
A piper plays at the 2018 inauguration of the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) offshore Aberdeen.Photo: REUTERS/SCANPIX
Published 20 February 2025, 05:46Updated 16 April 2025, 09:38
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