Positive end to the year for city’s office market
New research by global commercial property adviser CBRE has revealed a positive end to 2020 for the Aberdeen office market.
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Neptune Energy awards Cygnus contracts worth £4.8m
Neptune Energy has handed out contracts worth about £4.8 million to secure a range of services on its Cygnus gas platform in the southern North Sea.
Fluor to sell off Stork
Fluor has set out plans to shake up its business segments – and sell off its maintenance provider Stork.
Muir to take on newly created IT post at EnerMech
EnerMech has appointed Steven Muir to the newly created post of IT director.
Unions and employers agree extension to ‘nail down’ new deal for North Sea workers
Employers and unions have given themselves extra time to conclude a new collective bargaining agreement for thousands of North Sea workers.
Air Control Entech eyes recruitment drive after hitting it off with Stork
Remote inspection technology firm Air Control Entech (ACE) intends to recruit up to 10 new employees after landing a partnership with Stork, a Fluor company.
‘Historic’: Union boss hails progress on ground breaking North Sea deal
A trade union boss has hailed the progress made by the oil and gas industry in its quest to create a new collective deal covering thousands of North Sea workers.
Plans to link pay with oil prices in new deal for North Sea workers
A new deal covering thousands of North Sea workers could include a “rate adjustment mechanism” linking pay with oil and gas prices, a key figure behind the talks said.
Work on new collective deal for North Sea workers ‘moving forward’
Efforts to create a new collective agreement for North Sea workers are understood to be “proceeding”.
North Sea big hitters rally behind new deal for offshore contractors
More than 20 North Sea oil industry big hitters are rallying behind a new collective deal for workers ahead of a critical deadline this week.
Proposed North Sea deal would ‘level playing field’ again, chiefs say
A proposed new North Sea collective bargaining agreement will level the playing field for service companies and give workers more protection during turbulent times, industry chiefs said.
Five more firms to get behind new deal for UK North Sea workers
Five more energy service firms have agreed to help develop an alternative to a key UK North Sea collective bargaining agreement that is being scrapped.
BGS Online: Revolutionary approach in the event industry
Extraordinary times call for extraordinary solutions. In response to the travel constraints in Europe, BGS Group, the organizer of PRC Europe 2020, has announced the launch of a new virtual platform - BGS online.
Employers and unions vow to find alternative to key North Sea agreement
Offshore contracting firms and unions have committed to hammering out a “framework” to replace a key UK North Sea collective bargaining agreement.
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.
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.