VIDEO: Hooking up a North Sea giant
Norwegian energy giant Statoil has released a video highlighting the huge hook-up operation for the Mariner field.
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Safe Boreas flotel gets more time on Mariner
Norwegian energy giant Equinor will keep the Safe Boreas accommodation vessel at the Mariner field for another month.
Strikes averted on Mariner following new pay offer
The Unite and GMB unions have called off strike action on Equinor's Mariner platform after accepting a new pay offer.
Industry ‘not at panic stage’ over North Sea strikes
An employment expert has insisted the industry is “not at panic stage” despite a series of North Sea industrial disputes.
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.
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.
Foreign investment soars to 10-year high thanks to projects like Mariner, EY says
Foreign investment in Scotland is at a 10-year high thanks to huge projects like Equinor’s Mariner.
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.
Unite and RMT reject Aker Solutions pay offer for Mariner workers
Unite workers on the Mariner platform have overwhelmingly rejected a pay offer from Aker Solutions aimed at ending an ongoing dispute.
Aker Solutions makes offer to end Mariner dispute
Three offshore unions are balloting members on an offer from Aker Solutions on pay and conditions aimed at ending a dispute on the Mariner platform.
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.
Updated: Workers ‘downed tools’ on Mariner project
Workers have downed tools on a North Sea oil rig in a protest against alleged poor working conditions.
Statoil’s Hedda Felin not the traditional leader
Hedda Felin tells Allister Thomas why she thinks diversity is a strength in the modern workplace, and the role society has to place in encouraging that
Oil workers’ removal from North Sea rig ‘outrageous’, RMT union says
The decision to send a group of oil workers ashore after they refused to get into lifeboats on a rig is “outrageous”, a union boss has said.
Updated: Workers sent ashore from flotel at Mariner field
Offshore accommodation provider Prosafe said yesterday that it had sent 14 workers ashore for not taking part in an emergency drill.
Workers transferred by copter after gangway detaches at Mariner field
Norwegian oil giant said today that all workers on the Mariner field are safe after a gangway between installations disconnected late last night.