Conoco Lays Down North Slope Rigs, Citing Virus

摘要

The coronavirus pandemic claimed more collateral damage among the energy industry this week after ConocoPhillips began shutting down its Alaskan North Slope rig fleet and BP eliminated all nonessential work. "Due to the heightened Covid-19 risk to our North Slope workforce, we are taking action to significantly reduce the number of personnel on the Slope in a managed fashion,” Conoco spokeswoman Natalie Lowman said. “To do this, we are making the difficult decision to demobilize our rig fleet. Given the high degree of uncertainty on how the situation plays out, we can’t say how long these measures will be in place."