Most skilled labourers working for PAM Offshore, have been working in the Norwegian oil industry, and have recently returned home for their summer holidays. App. 40 men, mainly electricians and welders, have been stationed in Egersund, where a floating barge has just been completed and delivered to Kashagan by the Caspian Sea.
After the work on the barge became prolonged, they succeeded in completing the work on the 23rd of August and could return home for their summer holidays, but several similar barges are to be constructed, and there are several indicators hat the same men will be requested to continue working after the summer holidays. New plans are being drawn up, but it looks like work will begin again in September”, says Mr Mohr, CEO. He expects all the skilled labourers to retain their jobs as they are so well liked in Norway: -“We are trying to get as many as possible to go to Norway”, he assures us.
In northern Norway, at Melkøya, PAM Offshore has had many people employed in connection with the development of the Snøhvit-field – now only four remain. This project is almost completed and the whole installation has been delivered, and subsequently people are being withdrawn from the area.
