Thursday, September 11, 2014

600 oil jobs lost in Hordaland – Fædrelandsvennen

600 oil jobs lost in Hordaland – Fædrelandsvennen

In particular, the group subcontractors have been hard hit, according to a review Bergens Tidende has made the cuts in the county.

The number of between 597 and 637 redundant jobs do not include cuts in 1100-1400 FTEs Statoil have announced.

Among the companies that so far this year have cut most, the oil services company Aibel, which together had to let 170 employees go just in Bergen. Among the jobs that disappear in the Aker Solutions MMO, is between 160 and 200 in Hordaland.

Nav in Oslo said the newspaper that many of those who have lost their jobs so far, has managed to find new jobs. Acting County Director Tommy Johansen Nav emphasizes that it felt good when companies that WesternGeco in Knarvik was laid down in the summer and 190 lost their jobs.

– Oil & Gas is a driving force in this region, and if one removes one work here, it may have consequences for jobs in other industries, says Johansen. (© NTB)

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