Lockdown saw offshore oil and gas workforce fall by 4,000
Lockdown saw offshore oil and gas workforce fall by 4,000
The number of offshore oil and gas workers fell by around 4,000 as the UK went into lockdown in March, according to official figures published today by industry body OGUK.
Average weekly personnel on board installations dropped from around 11,000 on March 8 to just over 7,000 one month later, with drilling and engineering construction trades hardest hit.
OGUK’s 2020 Workforce Insight report also confirms the uptak...