As an industry, we’ve made good progress in mental health support, but we need to do more. According to a study by the International SOS Foundation, which looked at the mental health vulnerabilities for remote and rotational workers, 40% of respondents experience suicidal thoughts while on duty.
Wood Plc (LON: WG) has announced the appointment of Arvind Balan as its new chief financial officer and executive director.
Positive results for growth strategy, but H1 results dented by legacy issues and Apollo takeover bid
The chief executive of Wood Group (LON: WG) says the company is making steady progress on its growth strategy after a strong start to 2023.
Extinction Rebellion activists have been targeting the offices of Wood Plc (LON: WG), formerly known as Wood Group, in Aberdeen and Staines.
Wood Group has extended its deadline in the hopes of pinning down a firm and final takeover offer from US private-equity group Apollo.
After "careful consideration", and in a bid to reach "a definitive conclusion", Apollo submitted a fifth, and final, offer on Tuesday.
Former Wood Group director and giant of Aberdeen’s subsea oil and gas sector, William “Bill” Edgar, has died aged 84.
Wood (LON:WG) has secured an award for front-end engineering design (FEED) for a new green hydrogen production facility in Mosjøen in northern Norway.
Wood has been appointed as capital delivery partner for Esseco UK’s chemical production facility in Wakefield.
The outgoing CEO of Wood, Robin Watson, believes the energy services giant is on course for a “phenomenally positive” future as he prepares to step down.
Oil giants should spend their billions of windfall profits on transition, not shareholder returns, according to the former CEO of Wood Group.
Oil and gas services firms are under increasing pressure to cut links with Russia, in a bid to ratchet up economic pressure in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Shares in energy services giant Wood have dipped after the company projected a revenue drop in the first half of the year.
Construction on what will be the world’s first floating offshore wind farm to power offshore oil and gas platforms has got underway.
Sir Ian Wood has said diversifying into areas out of oil and gas is “absolutely what companies should be doing”.
Oil and gas veteran Brian Nixon was among those recognised for their contributions to the decommissioning sector during the 2020 Decom North Sea (DNS) Awards yesterday.
Aberdeen-headquartered energy services firm Wood has announced targets to reduce its direct and indirect emissions by 40% by 2030.
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.
A deal has been struck to protect hundreds, and potentially thousands, of North Sea jobs during the coronavirus outbreak.
One of the north-east’s most renowned business figures has gained international recognition for his philanthropy.
Scottish Enterprise chairman and former Wood Group chief executive Bob Keiller was yesterday unveiled as Scotland’s “icon of the year” in the Barclays Entrepreneur Awards.
Wood chief executive Robin Watson said the group’s service offering remained “very focused” despite expanding into more sectors.
International Trade Secretary Liam Fox has reassured oil executives he can avoid a £500million Brexit bill while on a visit to Aberdeen.
A north-east MP has warned of an impending oil and gas skills shortage, blaming a drop in those pursuing vocational qualifications.