Critical milestone: New deal for North Sea workers comes into force at signatory firms
A new collective bargaining agreement covering around 5,000 UK North Sea workers is now in force at all signatory companies.
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Chrysaor awards Fluor’s Stork North Sea asset integrity contract extension
Chrysaor has extended a contract with Stork, a Fluor company, for asset integrity services in the UK North Sea by two years.
Air Control Entech wins £175K grant as offshore inspection drones gear up for 5G
Air Control Entech has won a £175,000 government grant to advance its offshore drones for the next generation of wireless technology.
New deal for North Sea workers ready for sign-off as union members show support
Trade union members have voted in favour of a new collective bargaining agreement covering thousands of North Sea workers.
Stork agrees to sign up for new North Sea deal
Energy service firm Stork has become the latest company to pledge its support for a newly-drafted collective bargaining deal for North Sea workers.
Fluor rethinks risks, sets out Stork sale plans
Fluor plans to sell off its Stork asset within the next 12-18 months, the company said, while also moving the unit’s results into discontinued operations in the first quarter of this year.
Positive end to the year for city’s office market
New research by global commercial property adviser CBRE has revealed a positive end to 2020 for the Aberdeen office market.
Neptune Energy awards Cygnus contracts worth £4.8m
Neptune Energy has handed out contracts worth about £4.8 million to secure a range of services on its Cygnus gas platform in the southern North Sea.
Fluor to sell off Stork
Fluor has set out plans to shake up its business segments – and sell off its maintenance provider Stork.
Muir to take on newly created IT post at EnerMech
EnerMech has appointed Steven Muir to the newly created post of IT director.
Unions and employers agree extension to ‘nail down’ new deal for North Sea workers
Employers and unions have given themselves extra time to conclude a new collective bargaining agreement for thousands of North Sea workers.
Air Control Entech eyes recruitment drive after hitting it off with Stork
Remote inspection technology firm Air Control Entech (ACE) intends to recruit up to 10 new employees after landing a partnership with Stork, a Fluor company.
‘Historic’: Union boss hails progress on ground breaking North Sea deal
A trade union boss has hailed the progress made by the oil and gas industry in its quest to create a new collective deal covering thousands of North Sea workers.
Plans to link pay with oil prices in new deal for North Sea workers
A new deal covering thousands of North Sea workers could include a “rate adjustment mechanism” linking pay with oil and gas prices, a key figure behind the talks said.
Work on new collective deal for North Sea workers ‘moving forward’
Efforts to create a new collective agreement for North Sea workers are understood to be “proceeding”.
North Sea big hitters rally behind new deal for offshore contractors
More than 20 North Sea oil industry big hitters are rallying behind a new collective deal for workers ahead of a critical deadline this week.
Proposed North Sea deal would ‘level playing field’ again, chiefs say
A proposed new North Sea collective bargaining agreement will level the playing field for service companies and give workers more protection during turbulent times, industry chiefs said.
Five more firms to get behind new deal for UK North Sea workers
Five more energy service firms have agreed to help develop an alternative to a key UK North Sea collective bargaining agreement that is being scrapped.
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Employers and unions vow to find alternative to key North Sea agreement
Offshore contracting firms and unions have committed to hammering out a “framework” to replace a key UK North Sea collective bargaining agreement.
Contracting firms poised to lay off furloughed workers, union boss says
A union boss has claimed a “host” of North Sea contracting firms are poised to lay off furloughed workers as the cost of maintaining the scheme mounts.
Ripping up key offshore deal goes against ‘every principle’ held by sector, union boss says
A trade union boss has said offshore contractors’ plans to scrap a blanket deal covering thousands of workers went against “every principle” championed by North Sea industry.
Updated: North Sea oil worker with suspected coronavirus symptoms dies
An oil worker with suspected coronavirus symptoms has died at home after being airlifted from a North Sea platform earlier this week.
Deal to save ‘thousands’ of North Sea jobs hammered out
A deal has been struck to protect hundreds, and potentially thousands, of North Sea jobs during the coronavirus outbreak.
Stork sacks North Sea workers due to Covid-19 operational drop-off
An Aberdeen oil and gas contractor has sacked a number of North Sea workers due to a drop-off in demand related to the coronavirus outbreak.