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Liverpool selected for global service centre base, 90 jobs created

Seadrill an offshore deep-water drilling company has chosen Liverpool for its new global service centre.

The move will create approximately 90 jobs in the city.

Seadrill owns and operates 53 offshore drilling rigs, with 16 more in construction, and employs over 10,000 people representing over 75 nationalities working across five continents

It provides services to the oil and gas sector on a global scale.

Operating in markets including Asia Pacific, Africa, Middle East, Europe and North and South America, Seadrill is relocating its service centre from Dubai from where a small number of jobs are transferring with new posts created in Liverpool.

The decision to establish its service centre in Liverpool was driven by a number of factors.

Including the benefit of being within the GMT time zone, the excellent transport infrastructure and Liverpool’s maritime links.

In addition to these key roles, a further series of administrative jobs will be created to support the business in its day-to-day global operation.

Seadrill has an agreement, subject to ratification, to lease the entire fifth floor of No1 Mann Island in the heart of Liverpool city centre, which will house staff from the business’s human resources, IT and finance functions.

It is expected that the new office will open in the first quarter of 2015 and become fully operational in the summer of 2015.

The CEO and president of Seadrill, Per Wullf said, “Liverpool and the North West of England has excellent national and international transport links and a large talent pool to draw from.

“Add to these factors the city’s rich maritime heritage which has made it famous around the world, Liverpool adds up as the perfect location for us.

“We are delighted to be here and proud to add Liverpool to our list of office locations.”

Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson said: “I would personally like to welcome Seadrill to Liverpool.

“From a long list of different criteria, Seadrill has chosen Liverpool and chosen Liverpool on its merits.

“It is exactly this type of inward investment and such high value employment opportunities which we are working very hard to bring to the city.

“This is a major coup and further evidence that we remain the natural choice for businesses in the maritime sectors.

“We are sure that Seadrill will become an important and high profile part of the city’s and region’s business community.”

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