Odfjell Drilling downsizes again
Norway The company’s communications chief Gisle Johanson related that the elimination of positions is tied to the halt in drilling operations at the Brage field and the loss of contracts for the Island Innovator facility that Odfjell Drilling ll operates for Sweden’s Lundin Petroleum.
While Odfjell Drilling currently employs around 1,130 individuals, only those working on the Norwegian Continental Shelf will be affected by the cuts. The company had already cut costs and warned employees of impending downsizing.
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