Anyway it says why in the Echo, downturn in oil and gas industry.
So they give 50 out of 180 (or so) the shove. It's no big deal really, we're in a global recession, people who had jobs yesterday won't necessarily have them tomorrow.Oil is changing hands at under 40$ a barril, that's hitting oil companies and sheiks and stuff hard. they're not charities, if they're virtually giving the stuff away they're not going to buy equipment other than in case of dire necessity.