U.K. Oil Workers Marooned at Sea May Be Safety Risk, Unions Say – Bloomberg

U.K. Oil Workers Marooned at Sea May Be Safety Risk, Unions Say – Bloomberg

Offshore drilling rigs and platforms in the north sea.

Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg

Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg

North Sea oil workers are staying offshore for as long as three weeks at a time, potentially increasing the risks of an already dangerous operating environment, according to unions.

Most oil workers in the U.K. follow a “2/3” work pattern — two weeks…

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