Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen is all set to establish new International Institute for Oil and Gas, as part of university's strategy to build on its achievements in this sector and to develop its reputation as a global leader in oil and gas- related training and high value research directly relevant to the sector.
RGU, in developing its new oil and gas strategy, will invest £ 8 million over five years and will recruit leading experts with global standing in oil and gas to Aberdeen. Specific areas of focus will include brownfield development through enhanced oil recovery, asset integrity, subesa engineering and decommissioning, unconventional oil and gas, leadership industrial collaboration, oil and gas finance and economics and applied offshore healthcare.