A union boss has stepped up calls for a support package for offshore workers amid concerns some may flout coronavirus advice in order to provide for their families.
The workforce constructing the new Hinkley nuclear power station is to be reduced by more than half to around 2,000 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Premier Oil will be “increasing its workforce” in other UK projects as the vessel which produces through its Huntington field prepares to sail off in summer.
The north mainland of Shetland has suffered a major blow after around 50 staff at Scatsta Airport were told they are going to lose their jobs by the end of June.
Further jobs are set to go at Fife-based manufacturer Burntisland Fabrication (BiFab) as it emerged that a potential life-saving wind farm contract for the firm could be delayed.
Apache Corporation is closing its San Antonio office and eliminating more than 270 jobs as part of a reorganization designed to cut costs.
More than a dozen job losses are expected to hit the workforce of a Halliburton company in the north-east.
Energy giant Npower has announced plans to restructure its UK business, leading to the loss of up to 4,500 jobs and the closure of a number of call centres.
Energy giant Npower has announced plans to restructure its UK business, which union sources fear will lead to the loss of up to 4,500 jobs and the closure of a number of call centres.
“We attract the best employees and help them learn, grow and realise their dreams through mentoring and other career development assistance,” Aker Solutions says on its website.
Energy giant E.On has said it will axe between 500 and 600 jobs from its UK workforce.
A national union group is calling for north-east workers to give their opinion on how the economy has affected them.
Siemens AG said it will cut 2,700 jobs at its power and gas division, part of a sweeping overhaul announced last month to spin off the embattled business.
Oil firm Repsol Sinopec Resources UK (RSRUK) has confirmed that it will reduce the number of contractors employed on its North Sea platforms.
The chief executive of British Gas owner Centrica pocketed a £2.4 million pay packet last year, despite the firm losing hundreds of thousands of customers as it embarked on a major jobs cull.
Energy service firm DOF Subsea confirmed today that it expects to lay off a number of employees in Aberdeen and Bergen.
US oil firm ConocoPhillips said yesterday that it had started telling Aberdeen employees whether they faced redundancy.
A charity specialising in supporting people with hidden debt expects extra need for its services following a spate of North Sea job cuts.
Energy giant ConocoPhillips said yesterday that it would lay off about 450 workers across the UK, dealing a blow to hopes for a North Sea recovery.
Oil services firm Wood Group has axed around 170 jobs in Houston, Texas.
DOF Group laid off 742 employees last year as part of cost-cutting measures introduced to help the Norwegian vessel owner offset a drop off in demand.
Dozens of jobs have been lost after a Scottish oil and gas safety specialist went into administration due to the Brent crude price plunge.
Norwegian vessel owner Olympic Shipping has said it will lay off about 80 employees as part of its refinancing plans.
GE Oil & Gas has started formal consultations into its proposal to make what are understood to be 32 redundancies at its Montrose sites.
Airbus Group SE announced the first of what may prove to be thousands of job cuts across its business, saying it will eliminate 582 posts at its helicopter arm following a slump in demand from the oil and gas industry and a fatal crash that grounded one of its most popular models.