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| Shell to shed 180 Aberdeen jobs | Shell to shed 180 Aberdeen jobs |
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| Oil giant Shell is to shed 180 jobs in Aberdeen, it has announced. | Oil giant Shell is to shed 180 jobs in Aberdeen, it has announced. |
| The company said the office-based posts were going in the next three years to help "secure its long-term competitive future in the UK". | The company said the office-based posts were going in the next three years to help "secure its long-term competitive future in the UK". |
| Staff at the company's Aberdeen headquarters were given the news in a statement from management on Wednesday morning. | Staff at the company's Aberdeen headquarters were given the news in a statement from management on Wednesday morning. |
| Shell said the move was due to market pressures and the need to remain competitive. Unions expressed concern. | Shell said the move was due to market pressures and the need to remain competitive. Unions expressed concern. |
| The 180 figure rises to a total of about 300 if the jobs that were announced last year, which have not yet closed, are taken into account. | |
| Shell's technical vice president, John Gallagher, said: "The organisational changes announced will better position Shell to focus on our strengths. | |
| "We will bring our advanced technology into play and better deliver competitive projects in the North Sea that we are just bringing on stream." | "We will bring our advanced technology into play and better deliver competitive projects in the North Sea that we are just bringing on stream." |
| 'Commitment concerns' | 'Commitment concerns' |
| The company said it was "committed to minimising the number of compulsory redundancies". | The company said it was "committed to minimising the number of compulsory redundancies". |
| Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Nicol Stephen, the Aberdeen South MSP, said: "This will cause considerable concern among the individuals and families affected. It's disappointing that this is happening at a time when the oil price is so strong. | Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Nicol Stephen, the Aberdeen South MSP, said: "This will cause considerable concern among the individuals and families affected. It's disappointing that this is happening at a time when the oil price is so strong. |
| "I will be writing to Shell to urge that compulsory redundancies are avoided." | "I will be writing to Shell to urge that compulsory redundancies are avoided." |
| Aberdeen North SNP MSP Brian Adam also called on Shell to ensure there were no compulsory redundancies. | Aberdeen North SNP MSP Brian Adam also called on Shell to ensure there were no compulsory redundancies. |
| He added: "This decision raises concerns over Shell's continued commitment to the north east." | He added: "This decision raises concerns over Shell's continued commitment to the north east." |
| That concern was echoed by Graham Tran of the Unite Amicus union. | That concern was echoed by Graham Tran of the Unite Amicus union. |