US offshore driller Rowan is laying off up to 85 jobs in the Gulf of Mexico with more layoffs possible in the next quarter.
Rowan said this month that its EXL III jack-up rig and Gorilla IV jack-up rig will see their contracts expire with Arena Offshore at September and October respectively, which will possibly trigger more layoffs.
Rowan has been cutting its workforce this year, in order to deal with the downturn in the offshore sector. In June, 150 offshore workers were laid off due to the contract termination of its drillship Rowan Reliance and in July it cut back a further 50 employees.
