It’s taken 27 years to get to the point where offshore workers feel compelled to take industrial action and withdraw their labour, but more than that it has taken the belligerence and intransigence of an industry hell bent on making the workforce pay for the mismanagement of the sector!
Wood Group said it was "extremely disappointed" with the outcome of a ballot by employees working on Shell assets on whether to take strike action.
Wood Group has landed a North Sea deal with Apache.
Oil workers could strike today for the first time in a generation after talks broke down between unions and Wood Group.
Talks aimed at resolving a pay dispute involving North Sea workers have broken down.
Talks between unions and Wood Group over North Sea pay cuts came to a grinding halt today.
Wood Group has struck a collaborative agreement with Librestream Technologies to work in an exclusive industry partnership.
Wood Group today said its “asset light predominantly reimbursable business model” was starting to pay-off.
Wood Group has landed a multi-million dollar deal for Statoil's Peregrino field.
Wood Group has acquired the trade and assets of Enterprise Engineering Service Limited's (EESL) Aberdeen based fabrication and manufacturing business, following an announcement last month that EESL had appointed administrators.
Wood Group Mustang has agreed a joint venture with Grupo Diavaz, a Mexican oil and gas operator and services company.
Offshore unions have launched a ballot for industrial action on Wood Group over pay and conditions.
North Sea workers are to be balloted for strikes in a dispute over pay with oil services giant Wood Group.
Wood Group has landed master services agreement (MSA) with Statoil.
Wood Group is collaborating with the Centre for Applied Data Analytics (CeADAR), located at University College Dublin (UCD), to launch a new data analytics capability to deliver significant savings for the energy and industrial sectors.
Wood Group has said it is considering revisions to the terms and conditions proposed for employees working on Shell platforms in the North Sea.
Wood Group has appointed Raymond Schlaff as senior vice president and chief procurement officer.
Wood Group has laid off 2,500 people across its global operations so far this year as it scrambles to match its head count to lower activity levels. The Aberdeen-headquartered energy service giant’s chief executive, Robin Watson, was yesterday unable to say how many of those job losses had taken place in the UK. Mr Watson did say the company was sensitive to the plight of workers, but was doing the right thing to protect the business long term.
Union bosses painted a bleak picture of “disengaged and demoralised” offshore workers living in a “culture of fear” yesterday, as they warned of a move towards industrial conflict in the North Sea.
Wood Group (WG) said it expects its earnings for the year to be 20% lower than 2015 as it continues to manage costs amid lower activity by operators.
Wood Group has won two new, three contracts, totaling $140million.
Union representatives have met Wood Group to discuss the proposed changes to pay and conditions proposed by the company last month.
Wood Group has been awarded a three year contract extending its support of Shell's eight UKCS offshore assets.
Oil services firm Wood Group is to consult with around 1,000 UK onshore staff as it seeks to reduce its headcount by 300.
Standing still is not an option when there is still a substantial oil prize worth fighting for, panelists argued at Energy Voice's business breakfast.