Aker, Kvaerner bag more Johan Sverdrup hook-up work
Aker Solutions and Kvaerner will carry out additional hook-up and commissioning work on Equinor's Johan Sverdrup field offshore Norway.
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Jobs at risk amid ‘restructuring’ at Aker Solutions
Management jobs at Aker Solutions are understood to be at risk as a result of a UK-wide “restructuring”.
Unite to ballot Mariner workforce on new pay offer
Trade union Unite has announced it will ballot its members on a revised pay offer on Equinor’s Mariner platform.
Strikes could put off fresh North Sea investment, says BMI
Increasing incidents of North Sea strike action risk project delays and putting off new investment, according to BMI.
GMB votes to strike on Mariner platform
Members of the GMB union have voted for strike action on Equinor’s Mariner platform.
Fresh strike action to plunge North Sea into turmoil
Planned strikes and a rejected pay offer could plunge North Sea operations into turmoil with further industrial action on three offshore platforms due to bite on today.
Orders almost double at Aker Solutions as activity picks up
Norwegian oil service firm Aker Solutions said orders almost doubled in the second quarter as activity levels continue to ramp up.
Aker BP and Aker Solutions form modification alliance
Nordic oil firm Aker BP and oilfield services company Aker Solutions have announced the formation of a strategic alliance to deliver modification projects on three of Aker BP’s fields.
Aker Solutions’ extension with Perenco to keep 75 people busy
Oil service firm Aker Solutions said today that it had secured a three-year contract extension with Perenco.
Unions to launch Mariner strike action ballot next week
A vote on industrial action which could lead to disruption on a major North Sea project gets under way this week.
Aker bags £90m contract for Troll field module
Equinor, formerly Statoil, has awarded Aker Solutions a £91million for the supply of a module for the Troll A platform.
Statoil ordered to pay out over COSL Innovator rig cancellation
An Oslo court has ordered Statoil to pay Chinese firm COSL compensation for cancelling contract following a fatal accident on a rig in 2015.
GMB Union return 91% vote in rejection of pay offer on Mariner platform
Workers union GMB said today that its consultation ballot on the Mariner platform returned a 91% vote in favour of rejecting Aker Solutions' pay offer.
Orders boost helps widen Aker Solutions’ pre-tax earnings
A record number of front-end contracts saw Aker Solutions post a boost to its pre-tax earnings for the first quarter of 2018.
Aker Solutions has built a ‘world class’ subsea facility in Aberdeen, says UK boss
Aker Solutions UK country manager Sian Lloyd Rees said yesterday that the £8 million spent on the company’s rejuvenated subsea facility will help “build a world class service capability” in Aberdeen.
Aker Solutions opens upgraded Aberdeen site to target subsea market
Aker Solutions has today announced the opening of its upgraded Dyce, Aberdeen site in order to target the growing UK subsea market.
Three new board members appointed at Oil and Gas UK
Oil and Gas UK has appointed three new members to its board to make further progress “on the industry’s road to recovery”.
Update: No proposed Mariner strike as work gets back to ‘normal’
Aker Solutions said on Saturday that work began as normal on the Mariner field and that the strike action proposed earlier in the week did not take place.
Updated: Workers warn of further disruption on key North Sea field
Workers are understood to be considering downing tools on the Mariner field again.
“No evidence” of blacklisting on Mariner says union boss
There is no evidence of blacklisting on a North Sea platform where workers carried out unofficial strike action, according to a union chief.
Update: Work on Mariner ‘progressing’ after unofficial strike
Work on a North Sea mega-project is progressing following a meeting between disgruntled crew members and management, it is understood.
Opinion: Mariner strike – Eat humble pie if needs be
It seems a long time since there was last a significant strike during hook-up operations for a new UK North Sea development and that tells me that there’s something wrong out there in the Mariner field.
UPDATE: Management meet staff on North Sea platform following protest
Aker Solutions has confirmed a management team from the company has visited a North Sea platform where a number of its employees undertook strike action over the weekend.
Unofficial Mariner strike ‘unhelpful’ for North Sea investment case
Strike action on a major North Sea oilfield development could dent efforts to attract much needed investment to the sector, an industry chief has warned.
Mariner strike latest: ‘Overtime ban in place’ on North Sea platform
Crew on the Mariner field are thought to be refusing to work overtime as their protest against alleged poor working conditions continues.