Last minute bid by Ponticelli and Semco Maritime to avert North Sea strikes fails
An eleventh hour bid to avert huge North Sea strikes has failed after workers rejected an updated offer.
Dunbar
Strikes called off amid ‘termination threats’
Strikes involving more than 200 North Sea workers have been called off.
Updated: North Sea strikes to begin next month
Unite has announced a series of North Sea strikes will begin next month for Petrofac and Aker Solutions workers in defiance to plans to change rotas.
Strikes on Total’s North Sea platforms to kick off today
Strike action by workers begins today on North Sea platforms operated by French oil giant Total.
Total platforms ‘face shutdown’ as workers vote to strike
North Sea workers are expected to go on strike next month in a dispute with Total over pay and working hours.
Oil worker airlifted from Dunbar rig due to heart attack
Shetland Coastguard’s helicopter was called out this morning when an oil rig worker suffered a heart attack.
Total hit with safety notice for North Sea installation
Total has been hit with an improvement notice for the Dunbar installation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
Rescue bid after yacht drifts towards North Sea gas platform
A major operation is under way to rescue an 82-year-old yachtsman whose stricken vessel started drifting towards a gas platform in the North Sea.