Offshore

Maersk Drilling merger means farewell to roughly 500 employees

Maersk Drilling currently has 2,500 employees, but the merger with US company Noble means that one in five will be dismissed. The main office in Lyngby, Denmark, will be particularly affected, CEO Jørn Madsen tells ShippingWatch.
According to Jørn Madsen, Maersk Drilling CEO, the company is in a good position when merging with US company Noble later this year. | Photo: Stine Bidstrup/ERH
According to Jørn Madsen, Maersk Drilling CEO, the company is in a good position when merging with US company Noble later this year. | Photo: Stine Bidstrup/ERH
by DAG HOLMSTAD

Maersk Drilling, which is on the way to become one of the world’s biggest drilling firms together with US Noble Corporation, is set to cut its staff significantly.

Already a subscriber?Log in here

Read the whole article

Get access for 7 days for free. No credit card is needed, and you will not be automatically signed up for a paid subscription after the free trial.

With your free trial you get:

  • Access all locked articles
  • Receive our daily newsletters
  • Access our app
    • Must be at least 8 characters, including three of: Uppercase, lowercase, numbers, symbols
    Must contain at least 2 characters
    Must contain at least 2 characters

    Get full access for you and your coworkers

    Start a free company trial today

    Share article

    Related articles

    Sign up for our newsletter

    Stay ahead of development by receiving our newsletter on the latest sector knowledge.

    Newsletter terms

    Front page now

    Further reading

    Jobs