Maersk Drilling

Type
Business expansion
Country
Denmark
Region
Danmark; Hovedstaden; Byen København
Location of affected unit(s)
Copenhagen
Sector
Mining / Quarrying
06 - Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas
06.1 - Extraction of crude petroleum
06.1 - Extraction of crude petroleum
1,300 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
22 February 2013
Employment effect (start)
22 February 2013
Foreseen end date
31 December 2013

Description

Danish drilling rig operator Maersk Drilling has announced that it will need to hire 1,300 employees in 2013. In the next five years the company expects to recruit around 3,000 employees until 2018. According to Maersk, there is a shortage of qualified people in this growing sector. 

Sources

  • 22 February 2013: epn.dk

Citation

Eurofound (2013), Maersk Drilling, Business expansion in Denmark, factsheet number 75012, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/75012.