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| An engineering company has made 69 people redundant at its plant in Newtownabbey, County Antrim. | An engineering company has made 69 people redundant at its plant in Newtownabbey, County Antrim. |
| Schlumberger makes equipment for the oil industry at its factory in Mallusk. | Schlumberger makes equipment for the oil industry at its factory in Mallusk. |
| The company, which currently employs 300 people at the factory, said the cuts were because of reduced activity in the oilfield services sector. | |
| A spokesperson for the company said staff were told of the cuts at the end of July and that the redundancies would come into affect in September. | A spokesperson for the company said staff were told of the cuts at the end of July and that the redundancies would come into affect in September. |
| Schlumberger employs more than 82,000 people worldwide. | |
| It has announced two rounds of cuts in response to the global recession, shedding around 10,000 jobs. |