GMB presses for decom

OE Staff
Thursday, January 7, 2016

GMB, the union for workers in energy industries and the offshore supply chain, has told Amber Rudd, MP, secretary of state for energy and climate change, that delaying offshore installation decommissioning work any further would be catastrophic for jobs and investment.  

“GMB has written to government warning that offshore decommissioning decisions should not be delayed,” said Brian Strutton, GMB national secretary for energy.

“By all means extend the working lives of oil and gas platforms where possible but don't just kick the decommissioning can down the road," Strutton said. “Nearly 300 platforms need to be decommissioned and 4000 wells plugged and abandoned. Thousands of UK jobs could depend on this work - there is no logical case for delaying decisions."

Categories: Natural Gas Decommissioning Rigs Europe Oil Production Engineering

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