Friday, September 30, 2016

Oljeleverandør opt for insolvency – about 90 loses their job – E24

Owned Marine Services company that supplies technology to the Halsnøy in Kvinnherad municipality in Hordaland, opt array.

This writes the newspaper kvinnheringen (Norwegian).

In a letter to creditors sent out on Friday afternoon disclosed that the company does not have any other choice than to go to the probate court on Monday.

a Total of 90 people will lose their jobs in the recent bankruptcy, which 55 in Kvinnherad.

– It is a dark day for the whole community in Kvinnherad. It is a dramatic situation, and I think of all who are without work, and their families, which goes into a time of great uncertainty. I also think the family Owned, who have been forced to take this difficult decision, and it makes the big impression, ” says mayor Peder Sjo Slettebø to the local newspaper.

Took krisegrep

It is clear that the company has had problems with difficult market conditions in the wake of the so-called “oljebremsen”. E24 talked about earlier in the summer that 15 employees were fired, after a previous round with permitteringer.

Managing director Ove Røssland informed that the reasons were for the low activity.

the Company had in the year 2015 a tough year, with a fall in turnover to 167 from 465,5 million and a negative net profit of nok 90 million.

Eide Marine Service assists the industry with the fabrication, trade and shipping, and performs services in the field of towing and rescue operations, wreck removal, tungvektsoperasjoner, logistics and management.

the Company started in 1980 with the building special vessels for the oil service industry, in addition to providing maintenance and modification of drilling rigs, according to the company.

Affected by oljebremsen

Earlier on Friday came the fresh ledighetstall from the NAV that showed that Michigan is one of four counties that have higher unemployment now than a year ago.

the Increase is largest in Møre and Romsdal, followed by Hordaland, Rogaland and Vestfold.

“California (26 percent) had the largest increase in bruttoledigheten the last year. Then follow the counties of Møre and Romsdal (22 percent) and California (21 percent). Common to these counties is that oil-related industries make up a relatively large share of employment, and has been hit hard by the decline in petroleum investment,” writes the NAV in the current report.

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