Contracting firms poised to lay off furloughed workers, union boss says
A union boss has claimed a “host” of North Sea contracting firms are poised to lay off furloughed workers as the cost of maintaining the scheme mounts.
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Ripping up key offshore deal goes against ‘every principle’ held by sector, union boss says
A trade union boss has said offshore contractors’ plans to scrap a blanket deal covering thousands of workers went against “every principle” championed by North Sea industry.
Updated: North Sea oil worker with suspected coronavirus symptoms dies
An oil worker with suspected coronavirus symptoms has died at home after being airlifted from a North Sea platform earlier this week.
Deal to save ‘thousands’ of North Sea jobs hammered out
A deal has been struck to protect hundreds, and potentially thousands, of North Sea jobs during the coronavirus outbreak.
Stork sacks North Sea workers due to Covid-19 operational drop-off
An Aberdeen oil and gas contractor has sacked a number of North Sea workers due to a drop-off in demand related to the coronavirus outbreak.
North Sea contract award sets ‘alarm bells ringing’
A North Sea deal between one of the basin’s biggest producers and a little-known consortium has set “alarm bells ringing” in the UK offshore oil and gas sector, a trade union boss has said.
Contractors move to block unskilled labour ahead of ‘challenging shutdown period’
Several North Sea contractors have joined forces to prevent unskilled workers entering the market as a “challenging shutdown period” approaches.
Union survey highlights job insecurity for offshore contractors
A survey from the UK’s largest offshore union has found high levels of job insecurity among the contractor workforce in the North Sea.
Fluor to sell off $1bn of assets and refocus on energy projects
Irving engineering, procurement and construction Fluor plans to sell off $1 billion in assets as the company refocuses on energy sector projects.
OGUK Awards finalists revealed
The shortlist for this year’s prestigious Oil & Gas UK Awards has been revealed today.
Cream of the crop in oil and gas rewarded
Exceptional oil and gas companies and their dedicated employees were recognised at one of the industry’s most prestigious award ceremonies on Friday night.
Leaders in renewables and safety to be recognised at Gold Awards
Firms which excel in health and safety and renewables will be recognised at the north-east’s prestigious energy awards next month.
Stork gets contract extension for Centrica Storage’s oil and gas assets
Fluor Corporation announced last night that its subsidiary firm, Stork, had signed an extension deal with Centrica Storage for its Southern North Sea assets.
Stork’s first female scaffolder undertakes her inaugural trip offshore
Industry demographics within the offshore oil and gas sector traditionally paint a picture of gender imbalance; particularly within disciplines such as scaffolding.
Eight-way fight for two categories at cHeRries awards
Eight finalists are in the running for two hotly contested categories of The Press and Journal cHeRries Awards 2019.
Final shortlist for cHeRries awards
The cream of the crop among human resources (HR) professionals in the region are revealed today in the final shortlist for the cHeRries Awards 2019.
Industry champions celebrated at OPITO awards
Champions of industry safety were celebrated at the 2018 OPITO global awards last night.
Stork wins North Sea extension deal with Chrysaor
Fluor Corporation announced today that its subsidiary firm, Stork, has agreed a North Sea contract extension with Chrysaor.
Stork wins three-year contract with Shell
Oil services firm Stork has won a three year contract with Shell for assets in the Southern North Sea.
Update: No proposed Mariner strike as work gets back to ‘normal’
Aker Solutions said on Saturday that work began as normal on the Mariner field and that the strike action proposed earlier in the week did not take place.
North Sea oil and gas firms win NHS Grampian awards
Almost 20 North Sea oil and gas companies were recognised for the work they’ve undertaken to ensure healthier working lives for staff at the NHS Grampian Healthy Working Lives Awards.
Updated: Workers warn of further disruption on key North Sea field
Workers are understood to be considering downing tools on the Mariner field again.
Opinion: Mariner strike – Eat humble pie if needs be
It seems a long time since there was last a significant strike during hook-up operations for a new UK North Sea development and that tells me that there’s something wrong out there in the Mariner field.
Unofficial Mariner strike ‘unhelpful’ for North Sea investment case
Strike action on a major North Sea oilfield development could dent efforts to attract much needed investment to the sector, an industry chief has warned.
Key appointment strengthens Stork’s asset integrity focus
Stork has brought in a naval architecture expert to strengthen the oil service firm's hand as a market-leader in maintenance.