After last week’s Quick Updates (here) we turn our attention to one of the biggest and most important players in the North Sea and Brazil: Solstad Offshore. Solstad jus ..
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COLUMN | Do it yourself: oil companies buy rigs and boats in bargain basement (except Energean) [Offshore Accounts]
Boat and rig prices fall. Oil and gas producers buy boats and rigs because they are so cheap. Oil and gas producers own and operate the cheap boats and rigs themselves ..
Seafarer union RMT demands Government action to halt latest threat to North Sea jobs
Mick Cash
SEAFARER union RMT today demanded Government intervention to prevent the loss of hundreds of Scottish and UK seafarer Ratings’ jobs following Tidewater’s buy out of Gulfmark to form the world’s largest offshore supply vessel (OSV) company.
Up to 300 Ratings jobs are on the line, with Tidewater refusing to discuss the future of Gulfmark’s UK registered fleet with the recognised union, RMT.
General Secretary, Mick Cash said:
“Tidewater must meet us in Aberdeen for immediate discussion of...
Tidewater Completes Combination with GulfMark Offshore
U.S.-based offshore supply vessel company Tidewater has completed its merger with rival Gulfmark Offshore, thereby creating a new global leader in the offshore support vessel sector in terms of total fleet size. Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) announced the closing of the deal on Thursday with support...