Oil price now at level where demand for talent picks up, agency says
Global oil prices have reached the level where demand for talent picks up again, a recruitment agency claims.
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Opinion: Sir Ian Wood – ‘Focus on those who don’t want university education’
Some three years ago, I chaired a Commission on Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce.
Scottish Energy Minister petitioned over alleged oil and gas jobs discrimination
Aberdeenshire East MSP Gillian Martin is to write to the Scottish Government over alleged discrimination against job hunting former oil and gas workers.
UK Government responds to oil worker discrimination claims
The UK Government has responded to claims that ex-oil and gas workers are being turned down for jobs outwith the industry.
Oil and gas jobseekers urged to take up Transition Training
Jobseekers leaving the oil and gas industry are being urged to apply for one of more than 400 training places.
BP CEO: ‘We will be a jobs generator for the North Sea’
BP has renewed its commitment to the North Sea oil and gas industry with a pledge to be a "jobs generator" for the struggling sector.
Weatherford to cut thousands more jobs
Weatherford International said it plans to sell its U.S. hydraulic fracturing business and its Middle East drilling rig division as it continues to cut jobs worldwide.
Jobs must be protected during BP’s North Sea asset transfer to EnQuest, demands union
Union chiefs are calling for jobs to be protected as BP transfers the rights to operate one of it's oldest North Sea assets.
Women hold just 12% of jobs paying £150,000 plus
Women hold just 12% of full-time jobs paying £150,000 or more, new figures suggest.
ASCO move to “highly flexible” working hours
ASCO have moved a number of staff to a "highly flexible" working pattern in a bid to increase efficiency during port operations.
Norway’s oil industry sees jobs dry up
Around 50,000 jobs have been lost in Norway's struggling oil and gas sector since the price of Brent Crude started to fall, according to reports.
DeepOcean secures 150 UK jobs with windfarm contract
A fabrication and installation contract for a planned £2.5billion pounds windfarm will safeguard up to 150 UK based jobs.
Statoil reaches job downsizing target
Norwegian operator Statoil is reported to have ‘finished’ with its initial estimates for downsizing since the global decline in oil price.
Maersk Oil to cut up to 160 roles from Danish Business Unit
Maersk Oil said it will cut up to 160 positions from its Danish operations.
Texas adds 21,000 jobs in November
Texas added nearly 21,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate fell, the Texas Workforce Commission reported Friday.
Firms ‘tinker in bid to shut gender pay GAP with benefits like flexible working’
Firms are “tinkering around the edges” in trying to close the gender pay gap by offering benefits such as flexible working, according to a new report.
Airbus poised to cut 1,000 jobs in drive to streamline business
Airbus Group SE is poised to scrap an estimated 1,000 office jobs as the European aerospace giant moves to eliminate duplication between its main plane-making arm and the rest of the group.
Noble Energy to cut 60 jobs, mostly in Houston
Noble Energy will reduce its headcount by up to 60 jobs.
Energy Transfer on Trump: ‘It’s only going to get better’
Energy Transfer Partners LP said Thursday that its Dakota Access crude pipeline, plagued by protests for months, is still set to be in service by spring. Donald Trump’s election, meanwhile, means business is “only going to get better,” the company’s leader said.
Chevron achieves first gas from North Sea field
US oil major Chevron has commenced production on one of the oldest North Sea gas discoveries today in what has been hailed as a significant technological achievement creating hundreds of jobs in the UK.
Exclusive: Dolphin Drilling in consultation over North Sea jobs
Dolphin Drilling is in consultation over further redundancies from its North Sea operations.
40,000 jobs gone from Norwegian oil and gas industry since 2014
An estimated 40,000 jobs have been lost from the Norwegian oil and gas industry, according to new figures.
Nigerian union calls for protest against foreign oil operators
Oil firms in Nigeria have sacked an estimated 3,000 workers, according to union officials in the country.
Promoted: Survey to track latest energy jobs trends
Energy Voice has recently partnered with Airswift and Energy Jobline to create the world’s largest energy research report: GETI (The Global Energy Talent Index). The report will investigate critical topics within the energy and engineering industries.
Houston firm cuts engineering jobs on oil slump
IHI has cut jobs at its Houston energy engineering and construction subsidiary this week.