If you think of Switzerland as off the beaten path for the oil industry, consider this: for the past seven years Zurich has been ranked the best city in the world for expatriates to live.[1]
Home to the European headquarters of Google and numerous high-technology companies, Zurich attracts especially talented people seeking a high quality of life.
Switzerland is a convenient distance from major oil markets in the Middle East and North Africa and has long been a source of advanced physics research. Its leading universities have educated generations of top geophysicists and geologists, including the current head of upstream technology at Shell.
Relocation to Zurich offers a superb international lifestyle in a high quality, low tax environment just 90 minutes by air from London and a short distance from other major European capitals.
[1] Mercer Consulting annual surveys 2001-2008