The number of UK oil and gas companies becoming insolvent has reached an all-time high, a new study shows.

Accountancy firm Moore Stephens said 16 businesses went into insolvency last year, up from two the year before, and none in 2012.

Moore Stephens’ head of restructuring and insolvency Jeremy Willmont said these companies included Firstdrill in Aberdeen.

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