UK North Sea workforce could halve by 2030 — Report

Researchers say average of around 400 jobs — equivalent to recent redundancies at Scotland’s Grangemouth refinery — could be lost every two weeks in worst case scenario

Professor Paul de Leeuw, Director of the Energy Transition Institute at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen.
Professor Paul de Leeuw, Director of the Energy Transition Institute at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen.Photo: ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY
Published 3 June 2025, 04:12Updated 3 June 2025, 09:35
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