COPENHAGEN, Aug 2 (Reuters)– Maersk Drilling will certainly reduce 122 tasks in the United States because of the very early discontinuation of an agreement for deepwater gear Maersk Valiant, a spokesperson informed Reuters.

Maersk Drilling, a system of empire A.P. Moller-Maersk, stated recently it had actually authorized a take care of ConocoPhilips and Marathon Oil to finish the agreement for the gear with impact from mid-September, a year previously than initially set up.

The gear company introduced previously in July it would certainly reduce up to 140 tasks in Norway because of absence of benefit 2 various other gears.

The offshore piercing market is dealing with obstacles as oil firms hold off or terminate expedition and advancement tasks because of reduced crude rates.

Oil in January struck its least expensive degrees in greater than a years. (Reporting by Ole Mikkelsen; Editing by Mark Potter)

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