oil and gas uk - 8 Items Tagged Within News
RMT slams Equinor oil and gas profits
Responding to Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor profits of over £60bn, offshore workers' union RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: "Equinor has made exorbitant profits off the back of offshore contractors, many of them from Britain, who have suffered...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, Offshore, Oil and Gas, Profits, Equinor
RMT responds to Weatherford Aberdeen announcement
OFFSHORE WORKERS UNION RMT today responded to news that US oilfield and equipment firm Weatherford is to close its Aberdeen manufacturing facilities. RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said; “The Weatherford announcement is grim news for the offshore industry and is...
Region: RMT Scotland
Tagged with: Weatherford, Aberdeen, Offshore, Oil and Gas, OILC
RMT on latest mechanical failure of a helicopter
General Secretary Mick Cash said: “It’s a huge relief that no one was hurt as a result of this latest emergency landing. The effect of commercial pressure on helicopter safety remains a serious concern to my members, including those drilling...
Region: RMT Scotland
Tagged with: s92, offshore, energy, helicopter, oil and gas
RMT on oil and gas industry report
Trade association body Oil and Gas UK’s annual health and safety report shows increases in injuries and reportable safety incidents, including hydrocarbon releases, as well as a rising backlog of safety critical maintenance work on installations. RMT General Secretary Mick...
Region: RMT Scotland
Tagged with: oil and gas uk, safety, offshore, thistle, hse, oilc
NAO report on oil and gas in the UK offshore decommissioning
General Secretary Mick Cash said;
"This is the only growth area of spending in the offshore oil and gas sector.
"Over the next decade UKCS decommissioning must benefit UK employment to reduce job losses from declining oil and gas resources,...
Region: National
Tagged with: offshore, ukcs, oil and gas,
RMT welcomes new report into offshore working practices
Offshore union RMT today welcomed a report by Robert Gordon University on the impact on the contractor workforce of the imposition of the 3-weeks on 3-weeks off shift pattern by employers in the offshore oil and gas industry since 2015.
RMT...
Region: RMT Scotland
Tagged with: offshore workers, hse, health and safety executive, robert gordon university, oil and gas authority, oilc
RMT calls for tougher action on helicopter safety
Offshore union RMT is today pressing the Scottish and UK Government’s to take stronger action on the safety of offshore helicopters, ahead of a Holyrood debate on workers’ concerns over the safety of Super Puma helicopter models. RMT General Secretary...
Region: RMT Scotland
Tagged with: super puma, helicoptor, civil aviation authority, oil and gas authority, offshore
Offshore Unions Meeting Oil and Gas UK in Aberdeen
RMT will be setting out three core points which it believes form a solid basis for weathering the current storm: • The sector is in chaos as companies rush to slash costs in the face of a dramatic fall...
Region: RMT Scotland
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