Scottish Legal News: Gillian Gibbons: How energy companies can leverage the immigration system as they transition from oil and gas to renewables
October 13, 2023

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The UK government continues to make commitments towards the country’s quest for energy independence. In addition to issuing hundreds of new North Sea oil and gas licences this past summer and more to come this autumn, the country also continues its renewables strategy. Due to the current state of the UK labour market, companies may need to source or bring existing talent from outside the UK. Manager Gillian Gibbons writes about how energy companies can leverage the UK immigration system to fill key positions in operations, engineering, projects, and procurement and supply chain management in a recent article in Scottish Legal News.
Read here. The article was also featured in Energy Voice and the Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce blog.
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