Oil staff told to lose weight

Overweight oil workers at two North Sea firms are being asked to go on a diet – as they are taking up too much room on helicopters.

The Press and Journal can reveal that Shell and Transocean are targeting staff with a waist size larger than 37in. Spaces on offshore flights are at a premium since the grounding of the EC225 Super Puma fleet late last year.

The firms have brought in a healthcare firm to help workers beat the bulge.

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