Sturgeon to meet BP bosses after jobs axe
The First Minister has also called for a multi-million pound city deal provide support for crisis-hit Aberdeen to be agreed as a “matter urgency” in a letter to Prime Minister David Cameron
The SNP leader today unveiled plans to visit the Granite City next month and meet with BP chiefs amid criticism that the SNP Government is doing enough to face up to the problems facing the city over the global oil price crash.
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A spokeswoman for Ms Sturgeon said the meeting will cover a range of issue.
She said: “It will discuss jobs, it will discuss BP’s commitment to the North Sea and it will discuss additional support the industry might need their long terms, their view on the future.
“So it will cover the broad range of issues facing the industry and the North East.”
Discussions will also be held with Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce.
Ms Sturgeon’s letter to the Prime Minister calls for a three-way agreement between the Scottish and UK governments and the local councils to be struck quickly.
It states: “Given the current situation in Aberdeen, with significant private sector job losses announced in recent weeks by the oil and gas industry, it is vital that Government sends a strong and unequivocal signal that it is fully supportive of the region’s position as a global oil and gas hub.
“The city deal provides a good opportunity to signal our respective governments’ support for the region. Against that backdrop, I am supportive of moving as soon as possible to agree the Aberdeen city deal.”
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