Scottish delegation prospects partnership opportunities in Morocco

Representatives of several Scottish firms operating in the sector of oil and gas are visiting Morocco this March 28-31 to explore partnership opportunities in the kingdom.

The delegation conferred with executives of the Office national de Recherches et d'exploitations p?trolières (ONAREP), the US Lonestar Energy company-which is conducting oil prospecting in Morocco-and the oil refining company SAMIR, a statement by the British embassy in Rabat said.

Peebles Electrical Machines, Lectrical Machines Global Piping Products LTD, Keltec Petroleum Services, HRH LTD, Nessco Telecommunications, Central Training Services and Computer Technologies are among the Scottish firms represented in the visiting delegation.

About 50 British enterprises, employing more than 30,000 persons, are currently settled in Morocco.

Trade exchanges between Morocco and Great Britain totaled 13.5 billion DH ($1.22 billion) in 2000, increasing by about 15 percent over 1999. Moroccan exports to the European country increased by 18 percent while imports grew by 15 percent in 2000.