Shetland Gas Plant offshore workers vote for strike action
Over 95 per cent of offshore workers on the Shetland Gas Plant platform have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action, according the Unite union.
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Legal bid over bonuses
• Disgruntled former employees seeking payment of bonuses promised by Petrofac have this week received the backing of Shetland’s Liberal Democrat candidate Tavish Scott. •
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Three-year contract awarded for Sella Ness accommodation
Shetland FM has won a major new three-year accommodation contract with BP for some of their rotational and shift staff and some seasonal contractors.
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Gas plant flare is lit, but deadline missed
Petrofac may be able to breathe a sigh of relief with the first activity of the flare signalling that Total’s Shetland Gas Plant should soon…
READ FULL STORYPetrofac warns of further gas plant losses
Petrofac is expected to take a further financial hit as it comes close to completing the gas plant development for Total.
READ FULL STORYGas plant to start producing this year
Petrofac has said it expects to produce its first gas from the Shetland Gas Plant in the third quarter of this year in an upbeat…
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Chip shop sets limit on number of oil and gas workers
A Lerwick chippie is restricting the numbers of oil and gas industry workers it allows through its door at any one time because of barge residents…
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Accommodation vessel arrives from Germany
A new accommodation vessel the Sea Discoverer has arrived in Lerwick today. The 14-year-old, 87-metre vessel, which has about 100 passenger cabins, is berthed at…
READ FULL STORYPetrofac blames losses on gas plant delays
The company behind building the new gas plant says ongoing delays in the Laggan-Tormore project are behind further losses of $195 million.
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New accommodation ship arrives
Former cruise ship the SNAV Toscana has arrived in Lerwick to house hundreds of gas plant workers.
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New ship to house 500 Petrofac workers
A new accommodation ship making its way to Lerwick this weekend to house gas plant workers is the 169-metre SNAV Toscana. The vessel will provide…
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Fitness classes raise £15,000 for charities
Fitness trainer David O’Sullivan has raised £15,000 from his fitness classs this year which is all going to local charities.
READ FULL STORYGas plant difficulties hit Petrofac shares price
Difficulties in finishing the Sullom Voe gas plant project have contributed to a dramatic fall in Petrofac shares of almost a quarter.
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Gemini to head to Scalloway
The accommodation ship Gemini, currently berthed at Dales Voe north of Lerwick, is shortly to be moved to Scalloway for the winter.
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