The region accounts for the highest gross value added (GVA) per capita in the United Kingdom.
It boasts the 13th highest gross domestic product (GDP) per head of the 271 regional areas in the entire European Union.
An oil & gas industry that is less than half-a-century old now extends
across an industry directly employing 40,000 people. There are 400 international companies anchored in the region including BP, Subsea 7, Technip, Oceanering, Haliburton and SeaEnergy.
Beyond the statistics, the story is told by accounts of opportunities seized, barriers broken down, ambitions realised, visions achieved, new challenges sought.
As the UK oil & gas industry reaches maturity, new chapters are about to be written. The world is being invited to help write them.