Aberdeen-based oil service company Global SCS today revealed further worldwide expansion.
The firm, part of Scotland's Global Energy Group, has just opened an office in Dubai to handle growing demand for its services in the Middle East and Africa.
Global SCS, whose roots go back to 1997, already has overseas offices in Houston in the US, Perth and Brisbane in Australia and Stavanger in Norway. Further offices in Canada and Singapore are also being considered.
Managing director Tommy Hillock said: "The Middle East, Africa, North America and Asia-Pacific all hold a number of exciting opportunities for us."
The company has around 100 regular customers worldwide, ranging from oil majors to smaller players, who rely on the company for its quality engineering, audit, third-party inspection and contracts and procurement services.
Its annual turnover is being targeted to more than double to US$50 million (£32 million) within the next five years, leading to an increase in the regular 170-strong workforce at home and abroad.
Hillock said the business continues to do well, despite the backdrop of a tough environment for the worldwide oil industry.
He added: "The success and growth of Global SCS can be attributed to always delivering what we promise.
"We are winning more work in the current market because our clients can save a lot of money through our techniques for risk mitigation."
The quality assurance/quality control consultancy and quality engineering section of Global SCS has just landed a new contract with BG International.