Aberdeen-based oil and gas service company QTEC will implement a regulatory compliance service for the US market in response to the environmental focus on operations in the Gulf of Mexico. The firm opened offices in the US in 2011 and sees an opportunity in the region for its growth as a result of greater focus on the Clean Water Act and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Scheme. Both pieces of legislation were introduced in 1972, but have gained more significance in relation to spillages and discharges following incidents in the Gulf of Mexico.