- Earlier in this month, the UK government announced in its Energy Security Strategy that it will support the production of domestic oil and gas in the near term while accelerating the deployment of wind, new nuclear, solar, and hydrogen to boost the country's long-term energy independence.
- West of Shetland has long been identified as one of the United Kingdom's least developed sectors with a high level of untapped resources - it has provided a stable market for high-specification semis for a number of years.
- The UK resident deepwater sixth-generation fleet is now non-existent and units are being offered on West of Shetland work from Norway but also as far afield as China and the Canary Islands.
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Hopes Rise For West Of Shetland Drilling Rig Activity