North Sea strike talks to run into next week
Wood Group and trade unions said today that talks to end a dispute involving North Sea workers would extend into next week.
Wood Group and trade unions said today that talks to end a dispute involving North Sea workers would extend into next week.
Wood Group has been awarded a new contract by petrochemical manufacturer Sabic to provide engineering design services the firm's Teesside complex in Wilton.
Energy service giant Wood Group yesterday declared a 10% rise in its interim dividend despite recording a $60million (£46million) drop in profits and laying off thousands of employees.
Wood Group’s boss said today that the company was seeing early indications of modest recovery in “some areas” of the business after cutting costs by $50million in the first half of the year.
Wood Group said today it had won a $700million contract to provide automation contractor services to a partnership in Kazakhstan.
Wood Group and trade unions yesterday remained tight lipped on the progress of crunch talks intended to settle a dispute involving North Sea workers.
Production has resumed on two of Shell's seven assets which had been affected by North Sea strike action.
Trade union and Wood Group have agreed to suspend strikes as they look to resolve an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions on seven of Shell's North Sea assets.
Labour's shadow Scottish Secretary will meet with shop stewards from the North Sea oil and gas industry as strike action rumbles on across seven of Shell's North Sea assets.
Oil major Shell said stocks have been replenished on one of its strike hit North Sea assets.
A union has called for fresh talks to try to avert more strikes by North Sea workers in a long-running dispute over pay.
Wood Group said today it will carry out maintenance work on an Australian water grid as part of a five year contract worth $30million. The Aberdeen energy service giant said about 70 new jobs would be created within the company to cover the workload. Seqwater, an organisation which supplies water to 3.1 million people in South East Queensland, chose Wood Group as its partner for the job.
North Sea strike action will resume again today with two three-hour stoppages across seven of Shell’s (LON:RDSB) platform.
Further strike action is expected on Shell’s North Sea assets.
Stocks including fresh water are said to be running out on a North Sea platform hit by strike action.
Talks are continuing between unions and Wood Group as workers move into the second day of a North Sea strike.
The Offshore Coordinating Group said it "strongly" backs the strike action being taken by workers in dispute with Wood Group over changes to pay and conditions.
Hundreds of workers are striking on seven of Shell's North Sea platforms in a dispute over pay and conditions with their employer Wood Group.
Oil major Shell said it was "deeply disappointing" unions had chosen to continue with their 48-hour strike today.
A 48-hour North Sea strike has begun on seven of Shell’s assets after last ditch attempts to reach an agreement between unions and workers broke down.
A further set of eleventh-hour talks have failed to avert a 48-strike on Shell's North Sea assets.
A North Sea industrial dispute has been hit by further setbacks after unions revealed a 48-hour strike would be held next month.
The chief executive of Wood Group has said the company is "hugely disappointed" after failing to reach a resolution with unions to bring strike action to an end.
North Sea oil workers have resumed strike action on a number of Shell assets.
Union members have been protesting outside Wood Group's building in Aberdeen in support of industrial action.