Statoil cancel the rig contract before the time – Romsdals Budstikke

the expiration of the Contract originally at new year, and the employees on the rig was prepared that they would not get new missions with the first.

– This is a to in the range of the many downs we’ve had in the last two years, ” says chief union representative on the West Epsilon Arild Berntsen to the NTB.

At new year, North Atlantic Drilling have nedbemannet around 800 positions, and according to Berntsen, they have lost 75 per cent of the employees.

– It is and has been very heavy, but we hope and think it will turn over the new year, ” says Berntsen.

According to Statoil West Epsilon for the time the permanent plugging of the wells in the Huldra field. This work ends earlier than planned, and Statoil does not have anything else to use the capacity on the rig. In the first half of October sent the rig to the shore, and the crew of 130 stands without an assignment. (©NTB)