Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has refused to confirm it held a meeting with staff at its Aberdeen premises concerning potential reduction in headcount.
It North Sea employees are thought to have been warned in recent weeks that jobs would be at risk for up to 15% of the workforce. It is understood a “town hall” was to take place at its Aberdeen-offices yesterday.
When contacted by Energy Voice, a Houston-based spokeswoman replied by email, stating: “Our practice is not to comment on internal meetings.”
The company, which is based in Switzerland and listed in New York, has felt the brunt of a slowdown in offshore drilling, as oil companies look to pull back from high-cost areas such as deepwater.
The reaction by the drilling company to the threat of job losses comes at a time when a number of firms have announced redundancies.
Earlier this month Aker Solutions said it would be making 70 employees redundant while CHC confirmed 18 positions would go.
Earlier this year Transocean’s chief executive Steve Newman stepped down and was replaced by Jeremy Thigpen for the top job.
Transocean warned in August it expected to report a loss of $2.1billion a plans to stop paying its dividend for the rest of the year.
The company will hold an annual general meeting of its shareholders in Switzerland on October 29th to approve a dividend cut and par value reduction.
Shareholders will also elect Jeremy Thigpen following his appointment in April.
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