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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Other Transport Equipment 30.11 - Building of ships and floating structures
150 - 200 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
11 June 2015
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Petroleum services company Aker Solutions is to cut up to 200 jobs at its site in Ågotnes, Norway. Employees were informed of the "adjustment" in a plenary meeting on June 11. The cuts will be accomplished by natural wastage, dismissals and by transferring employees to other parts of the company. The company is adjusting the capacity at the subsea service base at Ågotnes to match a lower level of activity in the Norwegian market, after the drop in crude oil prices. Oil companies are lowering their costs and postponing projects, which impacts Aker Solutions' subsea activity. Aker Solutions has already undergone several restructuring processes. The most recent was announced in February, affecting 300 jobs in maintenance, modifications and operations. In addition, the company has dismissed more than 500 employees over the last year.
Sources
11 June 2015: Dagens Næringsliv
11 June 2015: Offshore.no
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Aker Solutions, Internal restructuring in Norway, factsheet number 83686, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/83686.
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