‘Unprecedented’ oil downturn demand to bring boost for Presserv
An “unprecedented” number of enquiries amid the latest oil downturn is expected to see an Aberdeen-based business nearly double its headcount and boost turnover.
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Elevator wins ‘major’ contract to support Scotland’s net zero ambitions
Elevator, the Aberdeen-based business support organisation, said yesterday it had won a “major” contract to help Scotland achieve its net zero carbon ambitions.
Wood plans more onshore redundancies due to ‘further project deferrals’
Aberdeen-headquartered energy services firm Wood has confirmed it will make more onshore redundancies as a result of reduced contracting and further project deferrals.
North Star Shipping plans 100 job cuts due to oil downturn
Aberdeen-based oil and gas support vessel operator North Star Shipping has told crews it plans to make around 100 people redundant.
Redundant Halliburton worker sets up Aberdeenshire hand sanitiser business
An Aberdeen oil worker who was recently made redundant from Halliburton due to Covid-19 has now set up his own hand sanitiser business to help tackle the virus.
Unused oil rigs sink Awilco Drilling to losses of £7.5million
A pair of oil rigs lying idle in Invergordon sank Awilco Drilling to losses of £7.5million in the first quarter of 2020.
Scores of north-east workers face redundancy at Schlumberger subsidiary
Scores of workers are facing redundancy at a subsea equipment firm in Aberdeenshire following a drop off in work.
DNO making job cuts ‘in all locations’
DNO, the Oslo-listed exploration firm which took over Aberdeen's Faroe Petroleum, has announced it is reducing staff “in all locations” in response to Covid-19 outbreak and oil price crash.
Watch: Boris Johnson says UK Government ‘actively engaged’ on oil and gas sector deal
Boris Johnson has “assured” MPs that the UK Government is working on a sector deal for the crisis-hit oil and gas industry.
‘Great uncertainty’ for employers using Covid-19 furlough scheme
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the "Scheme") was announced on 20 March 2020 and opened to applications on 20 April 2020. By 23 April 2020 it had received 512,000 claims in respect of 3.8 million furloughed employees. However, a great deal of uncertainty remains around the application of the Scheme to businesses in the oil and gas sector.
650 workers move to new consortium PBS for Total North Sea contract
More than 650 workers have completed a transfer to a brand new consortium in Aberdeenshire for the start of a five-year contract with Total.
More than 500 Bilfinger Salamis jobs at risk
More than 500 jobs are at risk at Aberdeen-based energy services firm Bilfinger Salamis, which has started a redundancy consultation with its workforce.
Ithaca Energy plans redundancies by end of 2020, CEO confirms
North Sea operator Ithaca Energy intends to make redundancies from its onshore workforce by the end of 2020, its chief executive has confirmed.
Worley cuts 3,000 jobs in response to Covid-19 crisis
Energy services giant Worley has revealed it has cut 3,000 jobs in response to the coronavirus pandemic and oil price crash.
Aberdeen’s global oil hub status could reduce as firms protect against Covid-19 restrictions
Aberdeen’s importance as a global oil hub may reduce as firms take steps to protect against multiple waves of Covid-19, according to an energy consultancy.
Government urged to bring cash to help Aberdeen’s energy transition
The prime minister and first minister have both been urged to announce cash to bolster the north-east energy industry.
Kellas defeats £37m legal challenge on major North Sea pipeline system
An Aberdeen-headquartered company has successfully dismissed a £37m legal challenge around a major North Sea pipeline system.
HSE uncovers risks of explosion, electrocution and exposure to welding fumes at Aberdeen drilling firm
Health inspectors have shut down certain works at an Aberdeen drilling equipment firm after uncovering a series of dangers to workers.
Fugro announces ‘painful’ job cuts but ‘too soon to say’ for UK workforce
Dutch marine services firm Fugro has announced it is taking a series of “painful measures” in response to the Covid-19 outbreak, including job cuts.
Wood says ‘employee reductions are being made’ in response to coronavirus
Aberdeen-headquartered energy services firm Wood has said “employee reductions are being made” in order to tackle the effect of the coronavirus outbreak.
New CEO takes over at Repsol Sinopec Resources UK
A new chief executive has today taken on the top job at North Sea operator Repsol Sinopec Resources UK.
BP reassessing 2020 AGM as venue being converted into coronavirus hospital
BP is reassessing the “chosen venue” for its 2020 Annual General Meeting as the planned site is being converted into a coronavirus field hospital.
Alexander Kielland: Norway still fighting for answers 40 years after its worst industrial disaster
A group representing families and survivors of Norway's worst industrial disaster has spoken of its “demand for a completely new inquiry” exactly 40 years later.
North Sea oil and gas ‘must be part of economic response’ after Covid-19 outbreak, union warns
North Sea oil and gas “must be part of the response” to Scotland’s economic woes once a solution to the coronavirus outbreak has been found, a trade union has said.
All-Energy conference postponed amid spread of coronavirus
Scotland's largest renewable energy and decarbonisation conference has been postponed due to the growing concern over the spread of Covid-19, organisers said today.