for Aberdeen Science Centre

Aberdeen Science Centre has hosted more than 60 business events over the past year, bringing more than 2,800 delegates to the venue in its best year yet for corporate trade.

Several organisations have held multiple events at the venue, with OPITO choosing the centre as its venue of choice for 17 bookings over the 12-month period.

Aberdeen Science Centre recently underwent a multimillion-pound transformation. It now offers a range of spaces and is equipped with high-tech AV so that it can deliver in person and hybrid events.

Erin Flett, Head of Business Development at Aberdeen Science Centre, said: “The number of corporate events which have been held at Aberdeen Science Centre between April 2022 and March 2023 is testament to the high-quality offering that we have.”

Oil group marks 20 years of Forties

Apache has marked two decades of ownership of the giant Forties field in the North Sea.

The US-based operator hit the 20-year anniversary over the weekend of April 2-3 from the date it bought the field from BP.

The company said: “Over the last two decades, we have actively invested in Forties, extending the life of the field. Thank you to our North Sea team for 20 years of hard work and success.”

It has been more than 50 years since oil was first struck on Forties, which is one of – if not the – most important fields in the North Sea.

BP sold the “jewel in its crown” to the firm in 2003, when Apache had no track record in the UK North Sea. But the transfer gave Forties a new lease of life.

MentorMatch service

Royal Bank of Scotland has partnered with online mentoring platform Digital Boost Upskilling to launch a new, free to use mentor-matchmaking service designed for the needs of the next generation of Scottish women in business.

Known as MentorMatch, the new service is being developed in response to research which revealed that more than half of female business owners in Scotland feel that a lack of opportunities to be mentored has prevented them from progressing in their career, holding back the Scottish and UK economy.