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Services giant joins wave of offshore staffing cutbacks

OFFSHORE union RMT warned of “worse to come” as further oil job cuts flowed in yesterday even as workers met bosses for an industry crisis summit in Aberdeen.

Offshore services multinational Schlumberger confirmed it would be cutting staff in north-east Scotland as part of a massive worldwide shedding of its workforce in response to the oil price crash.

RMT general secretary Mick Cash said the latest shock came at the end of a “grim week” for the offshore industry, following news yesterday that BP is to axe 300 jobs.

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