Norway Oil Workers Agree Wage Deal, Avert Strike
per day, almost equally divided between oil and natural gas.The Nordic country became Europe's largest gas supplier after Russia cut its deliveries amid the war in Ukraine.The wage agreements cover in total about 7300 union members, employed by such companies as Equinor, ConocoPhillips and Aker BP.(Reuters - Reporting by Nerijus Adomaitis, editing by Terje Solsvik
Semco Maritime's Offshore Workforce for Aker BP's Norwegian Oil Fields
Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has awarded Semco Maritime a contract for the provision of Offshore Personnel Service in 2022-2027 for the company’s oil & gas installations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf."Semco Maritime has provided highly qualified labor to Aker BP under a framework agreement for the provision of offshore personnel since 2016, and the new contract entails a continuation of the cooperation in 2022-2027 with the option of extending by 12 + 12 months," Semco Maritime said.The contract covers the provision of personnel for the oil fields Valhall, Ula, Ivar
Eidesvik Offshore Names Cotgrove as New CFO
.” The Company’s Finance Manager Lars Tufteland Engelsen will assume the role of interim CFO from August 1, 2022. This follows the announcement on April 8, 2022 that Tore Byberg will step down as CFO on July 30, 2022 to take up the role of CFO at Waterise AS.Emission Reduction: Eidesvik, Aker BP, Alma to Test Ammonia Fuel Cell Tech on Offshore Vessel
Aker Solutions Renews with Recruitment Firm NES
cycles. They are strategic partners who consistently provide us with the right talent at the right time, supporting our performance objectives.”According to NES, exciting upcoming projects include the recent announcement that Aker Solutions has won the Maintenance and Modifications Work for Aker BP's Ula, Skarv, Valhall and Tambar fields offshore Norway. Work will begin in December 2020.Related: Aker BP Awards Aker Solutions $175,5M Offshore Maintenance Wor
Aker BP Names New Operations & Asset Development SVP
Norwegian oil company Aker BP has named Ine Dolve as SVP Operations & Asset Development. She will replace Kjetel Digre who has accepted the role of the new CEO of Aker Solutions.Dolve will be part of the Executive Management Team of Aker BP. She comes from a position as VP Operations and Asset Development for Skarv field in Aker BP. Dolve holds a degree from NHH in Bergen, and has a Master in International Management from ESADE in Barcelona. Further, Dolve holds a degree from The Royal Naval Academy. "Ine has made a tremendous effort as responsible for Skarv. She has shown a good
New Round of Layoffs at Maersk Drilling
;s Maersk Venturer drillship in Ghana. The Maersk Venturer drillship has worked for Tullow offshore Ghana since February 2018, with an expected end of the contract in February 2022. The rig is now expected to end the contract in June 2020.In April, the offshore drilling firm said that Shell and Aker BP had sent termination notices for the semi-submersible Mærsk Developer and the jack-up rig Maersk Reacher.Worth noting, news of Maersk Drilling terminating onshore staff comes just a day after Maersk Supply Service, an offshore vessel operator and a part of Maersk group, said it would let go
Andersen Joins Pipetech
Pipetech strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of Frank Andersen as general manager Scandinavia. Andersen, who brings more than 10 years oil and gas experience to Pipetech, will be based at the firm’s Stavanger hub. He joins the company from GS-Hydro Norge AS where he most recently held the role of business development manager and key account manager. Previous to this, Andersen worked in various sales and management positions at three different IKM companies.
Oil Producer Norway Starts Wage Talks to Avert Widespread Strikes
the conflict, citing vital national interests. Top companies that could be affected by the talks include consumer goods maker Orkla, fertiliser maker Yara , metals producer Hydro and oil services companies Aker Solutions and Kvaerner. Also at risk are major oil firms including Statoil, Aker BP, Lundin Petroleum and Shell. (Editing by Terje Solsvik, editing by Louise Heavens)
Most Norwegian Oil Workers Agree to Wage Deal
is western Europe's top oil and gas producer with daily output in April of around 2.1 million barrels of oil, condensate and natural gas liquids, as well as natural gas corresponding to about 1.7 million barrels of oil equivalent. Top operators offshore Norway include, among others, Statoil , Aker BP, Total, Exxon Mobil , Shell and Centrica. (Reporting by Oslo newsroom; Editing by Mark Potter)
