12 May 2017

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon addressed the 18th National Economic Forum in Inverness.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon opens the conference #ScotNEF2017 pic.twitter.com/2exrwe8jjy

— FSB Scotland (@FSB_Scotland) May 12, 2017

Great to see @NicolaSturgeon at the @scotgov National Economic Forum #ScotNEF2017 discussing the importance of growing Scotland’s economy pic.twitter.com/APBc6uFTfY

— Business Excellence (@BusinessExInt) May 12, 2017

During her speech, the First Minister welcomed a £2.5 million investment in a new centre of excellence for testing emerging technologies in the subsea sector.

Balmoral Offshore Engineering, based in Aberdeen, is creating a new open access hyperbaric pressure testing facility for the oil and gas supply chain, and specifically for the subsea sector and is being supported by a £1m research and development grant from Scottish Enterprise.

FM @NicolaSturgeon welcomes £2.5m investment in a new subsea testing centre @BalmoralOEnews #scotnef2017 Read more: https://t.co/3LpTsLIBUW pic.twitter.com/FlmRfdVwme

— First Minister (@ScotGovFM) May 12, 2017