Thousands of rig jobs at risk on Norwegian shelf

Several thousand employees are at risk of losing their jobs when offshore rigs one by one will see their contracts expire in the coming years, reports Aftenbladet.no.
Photo: COSL
Photo: COSL
BY KATRINE GRØNVALD RAUN

Layoffs in the Norwegian oil sector seem far from over. Current developments in the market for rigs, which are seeing their contracts expire one after the other, or with contracts being flat-out canceled by the oil companies ahead of time, will result in severe consequences for the employees, according to Norwegian media Aftenbladet.no.

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