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Aberdeen - A World Energy City
Elaine Robertson
Business Growth Manager
[email protected]
Aberdeen Key Facts
 217,000 population, 450,000 people within 20km radius
 One of 18 World Energy Cities – Oil Capital of Europe
 900 energy companies, supporting 40,000 jobs
 The Global Centre of Excellence for Sub-sea Technology
 GDP pc is 43% higher than Scottish average
(3rd highest regional GDP in UK, 13th in Europe)
 UK’s most competitive city after London
 One of the UK’s top 3 regions in terms of knowledge-based industries and one
of 5 most likely to experience high economic growth over the next 5 years
 400 internationally owned businesses, 800 tech companies
 Aberdeen airport connected to 40+ UK & European destinations
Prosperous, Well Educated, Productive, High-tech, Global, Pioneering
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Aberdeen’s transition to energy hub
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Business Support
 Small Business Enterprise Scheme
 Training Initiatives
 Trade Missions to the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston
(which led to the creation in 1973 of Offshore Europe, now the largest
global oil and gas show outside Houston)
 Hosting inward visits
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ABERDEEN – INDUSTRIAL ZONES
Aberdeen City Council
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Infrastructure
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Aberdeen Strengths and Opportunities
Strengths
 Strong economy
 Excellent quality of life
 Two top-class universities (Aberdeen in Times’ world top 200)
 An agreed Local Plan for growth
Opportunities
 Renewable energy linked to sub-sea technology base
 New sub-sea oil & gas provinces
 Oil recovery technologies
 Offshore platform decommissioning
 Exploitation of unconventional oil and gas resources
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A "Joined-Up" Approach
Government
Public Bodies
Local Partnership Bodies (Private + Public)
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Aberdeen’s Economic Development Strategy
Aberdeen City & Shire to be recognised as one of the most robust and
resilient economies in Europe with a reputation for opportunity, enterprise
and inventiveness that will attract and retain world-class talent of all ages
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Deliver a fully integrated transport network
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Maximise our intellectual capital – people and expertise
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Deliver city centre redevelopment
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Anchor the international supply chain
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Attract and develop skilled people
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Improve the efficiency of planning decision making
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Make Aberdeen City & Shire the location of choice for company HQs
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Aberdeen‘s Key Development Projects
Employment Land
1. Energetica South (c.80 ha)
- AECC, Aberdeen Innovation and Energy
Park & Berryhill Business Park
2. Airport Development Zone (c. 90 ha)
3. North Dee Commercial Zone (2 ha.site/ 22,000
m2 of office space)
4. Prime Four Business Park, Kingswells (25.4 ha)
5. Aberdeen Gateway Business Park (18 ha)
Housing
6. Grandhome & Whitestripes Sustainable
Community - 6,000 new homes
7. Greenferns - 1,400 new homes)
Others
8. Aberdeen European Offshore Wind Deployment
Centre
9. Community Football Stadium + Mixed Use
Development
10. Aquatics Centre & Sports Village (c. £43m
investment)
11. City Centre Regeneration including BID
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Business and Enterprise – Key Projects
International Trade & Investment
 Globalisation of Aberdeen’s industrial
base
 Biennial export survey
- Identifies current and intended future
market activity
- Norway, Brazil, Australia, USA
 Inward and outward trade missions
 Opportunity areas
- Oil & Gas exploration, recovery and
production
- Sub-sea engineering technologies
- Marine based renewable energy
technologies (wave, current and offshore
wind)
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Business and Enterprise – Key Projects
Business Growth
 Advice and support for local businesses
 Supplier development programme
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Sector Support Programme
Major infrastructure projects
Oil and gas sector
Renewables sector
UK public sector and EU contracts
 Opportunity areas
- Oil and gas sector innovation
- Oil field recovery technologies
- Unconventional gas
- Renewable energy (offshore + grid)
- Food and drink
- Life Sciences (with Aberdeen’s Universities)
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Business and Enterprise – Key Projects
City Promotion
Major Trade Exhibitions
 Offshore Europe, Aberdeen (32,000 attendees)
 OTC, Houston.
 ONS, Stavanger
 All Energy
 MIPIM, Cannes
Visitor Attraction
 Aberdeen Convention Bureau
 German and Norwegian campaigns
 Winter Campaign.
 Airport route development
City Events
 Tartan day
 Aberdeen Highland Games
 Winter Festival.
 Olymic torch relay event
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What will success look like?
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Improved transport infrastructure and enhanced connectivity
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Growing visitor numbers, increased business and leisure tourism
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A vibrant internationally competitive business environment
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More talented, highly educated people living in Aberdeen
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Bigger food & drink, life science and renewable energy sectors
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Aberdeen as a global hub for all energy, including renewables
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A larger and more prosperous population, with less disparities
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A high quality city centre environment for culture, retail and leisure
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Thank You
Elaine Robertson
[email protected]