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Maersk Drilling laying-off staff at head office

As the lower oil price bites in the offshore market Maersk Drilling is cutting 90 staff at its head office.

Marcus Hand, Editor

February 6, 2015

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Maersk Drilling said that in response to lower utilisation and rates for offshore drilling rigs it had started a “cost reduction and efficiency enhancement programme”. As part of this programme it was cutting 90 positions at its head office, with 40 – 50 of these being found through redundancies.

“It is regrettable that we have to scale down the head office, however, under the current market conditions it will be irresponsible not to act. The reduction in positions in the head office will not impact the safety and operational performance of our rigs,” said Claus Hemmingson, ceo of Maersk Drilling and member of the Maersk Group executive board.

Earlier this week Maersk Supply Service announced it was cutting 30 onshore positions.

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Marcus Hand

Editor

Marcus Hand is the editor of Seatrade Maritime News and a dedicated maritime journalist with over two decades of experience covering the shipping industry in Asia.

Marcus is also an experienced industry commentator and has chaired many conferences and round tables. Before joining Seatrade at the beginning of 2010, Marcus worked for the shipping industry journal Lloyd's List for a decade and before that the Singapore Business Times covering shipping and aviation.

In November 2022, Marcus was announced as a member of the Board of Advisors to the Singapore Journal of Maritime Talent and Technology (SJMTT) to help bring together thought leadership around the key areas of talent and technology.

Marcus is the founder of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast that delivers commentary, opinions and conversations on shipping's most important topics.

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