ENERGYservices company Wood Group has delivered a "strong" trading performance in the year so far.
TheAberdeen-based company said oil and gas customers were basing major development decisions on longer term oil prices and were committed to long-term investment programmes.
In an interim management statement, it said: "Despite the significant current volatility in financial, commodity and currency markets, demand for our services and products remains high, trading performance for the year to date has been strong and we expect our growth to continue."
Headcount has increased by more than 3,000 already this year to take total employee numbers to around 28,000.