A number of North Sea oil companies are removing staff from their installations because bad weather has hampered efforts to get supplies to them.
One operator – Ithaca – said it was reducing the number of personnel offshore, with only essential workers staying.
It has not said which assets or how many staff are affected, or when things will return to normal.
TotalEnergies said it had reduced the number of workers on its Elgin platform to manage water stocks.
Strong winds and driving rain have been affecting the area for some time making it difficult for supply vessels to get to the sites.
In a statement, Ithaca said it was taking the action following an “extended period of significantly challenging weather conditions across the region”.
“The severe weather has affected our ability to transport certain supplies to some of our assets,” it said.
“With the safety and wellbeing of our offshore workforce our highest priority, we have decided to begin to reduce our personnel offshore to essential staff only until conditions improve and supply routes can operate reliably.
“We are working closely with our logistics partners to restore normal supply levels as soon as weather conditions allow.”
TotalEnergies said it had also been affected by severe weather offshore.
It has decided to rearrange its activity schedule and reduce the number of personnel on its Elgin platform to manage water stocks for cleaning and cooking.
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