Workforce Report 2018

WORKFORCE REPORT 2018

In 2017, as always, the majority of workers were employed by contractors (37,984), with those employed by operators representing just 23 per cent (11,346) of the offshore workforce. The number of workers employed by operators has fallen by over a quarter since 2014, with non-core personnel having faced the largest reductions.

However, the proportion of personnel employed by operators and contractors has largely remained consistent since 2014.

Figure 7: Total Personnel Travelling Offshore for Operators and Contractors

60,000

Contractor

Operator

50,000

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30,000

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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Source: Vantage POB

4.2 Geographical Distribution The geographical distribution of the offshore workforce on the UKCS has been relatively consistent over time. The central North Sea remains the area with the highest proportion of workers as it has the largest amount of offshore infrastructure and is responsible for almost 60 per cent of current production. The west of Shetland area has seen the largest growth in employment, with workers in this areamore than doubling since 2014. This is due to the relatively high number of major projects progressed within this area in recent years such as Clair Ridge, the Quad 204 redevelopment and Laggan-Tormore. Workforces in the northern and central North Sea have faced an average yearly decline of 12 and 10 per cent respectively since 2014. This is likely to be due to these more mature areas having a relative lack of new major projects being progressed.

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