27 April

Maersk Drilling has decided to make layoffs in its North Sea workforce as the Covid-19 pandemic and oil price crash results in less contract work. The company plans to make around 250-300 of its workers redundant across Denmark, Norway and the UK. The drilling rig operator has initiated the process to engage with the respective trade unions and employee representatives.

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Italian oil and gas company Eni has registered an adjusted operating profit of €1.31bn in the first quarter of this year, a 44% fall compared to 2019 Q1. The fall was attributed to the combined impact of Covid-19 pandemic and falling crude prices. Overall, the company reported a net loss of €2.93bn, primarily due to alignment of the book value of inventories to market prices current at the end of the quarter.

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