In a town hall meeting yesterday was the employees in Norwegian Shell informed that there will be a reduction in staffing.
Shells operated fields in Norway face a downward production in coming years, and over the past year is a series of measures implemented to reduce costs. In February 2015, employees were informed that this would also lead to a reduction in the number of vacancies, and yesterday came the message: ca. 120 permanent jobs and 140 contracted, going away.
Ca. 100 of tenured positions are located at the headquarters in Risavika at Stavanger, while around 20 are related to the operations department in Kristiansund.
In addition, the company reduce the number of hired employees and consultants totaling approximately 140 in Stavanger, Kristiansund and Nyhamna. Upstream Operations in Norwegian Shell currently has approximately 900 employees and 350 contractors. Excess Of will be sought solved with voluntary schemes that severance packages and early retirement.
– These measures are necessary to adapt the level of activity we see in the coming years and to strengthen our position in the competition for exciting new tasks in the future . We adhere to our long-term ambition in Norway, we believe in future growth, and therefore seeks to pursue new opportunities on the Norwegian continental shelf, says CEO Tor Arnesen on the company website.
The boards of Shell and BG announced recently agreement on terms of a recommended merger. This is a separate process, and has not affected the decision, claiming Shell.
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