Alba was born in Scotland in 1984 to service the British North Sea with qualified personnel for all areas of Offshore, Onshore Oil and Gas Industry at that time. In fact "Alba" actually means Scotland in the Scots Gaelic, reflecting the roots of the company. - (Alba Gu Brath)
Due to the increasing level of International business, Alba moved its entire operations to the Isle of Man, British Isles, which is a independently Governed Island, and International Business Centre in the Irish Sea. Alba is a registered and approved Employment Agency with the Isle of Man Government
From our initial beginning in the North Sea, we have expanded our interests into the Middle and Far East, and now into the Caspian Sea region , Azerbaijan and Kazakstan .
Alba has a computerised database of over 30000 fully qualified and experienced Oil and Gas personnel to cover the requirements of the industry.
Alba Services
Alba Provides Offshore and Onshore Services in:
- Production
- Engineering
- Operation
- Construction
- Maintenance
- Administration
- Commissioning
- Petrochemical
- Management
- Design
We are involved in the entire range of Oil and Gas personnel on a multi disciplined basis to meet the varied requirements of the industry.
- Shell Exploration
- Amoco Exploration
- British Petroleum
- Kuwait Oil Company
- KNPC (Kuwait)
- Exxon Chemicals
- Sirte Oil (Libya)
- Marathon Oil
- QGPC (Qatar)
- Statoil (Norway)
- Mobil Oil
- British Gas
- Petronas (Malaysia)
- Petrovietnam (Vietnam)
- Azerineft (Azerbaijan)
- Hurricane (Kazakhstan)
- Uzbekneftegas (Uzbekistan)
- Energy Institute(UK)
- Isle of Man Chamber of Commerce
- Federation of Recruitment and Employment Services (UK)
- Recruiters Online Network (U.S.A.)
- Expats International (U.K.)
Isle of Man Government Licences.
Employment Agency Licence.
Data Protection Licence.
Brian Simpson is the founder and Managing Director of Alba, with over 20 years experience of the Oil and Gas Industry, from being an Accountant, Project Manager, and Recruitment Consultant with the Major Oil and Gas Companies, operating in the Middle and Far East.
We have a fully staffed and computerised office, at Alba House, in the centre of Douglas, Isle of Man, British Isles, which provides full administration services, to our client companies and subcontractors, in a politically safe and secure environment.