Some workers at Norway's Ekofisk oilfield plan strike action, union says (updated)

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07/02/2024 13:24

(Adds detail of strike plans, background in paragraphs 2-4, 6)
       OSLO, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Norway's IE&FLT labour union
said on Wednesday it plans strike action by 75 workers at the
Ekofisk oilfield in the North Sea from Feb. 29.
    It was not immediately clear if the strike would impact the
field's production of oil and gas.
        Ekofisk field operator ConocoPhillips  COP.N  did not
immediately reply to a request for comment.
  
        The planned action was a protest against the use of
non-union labour by another oil services group, SLB UK  SLB.N ,
which is conducting work at Ekofisk, the IE&FLT union said.
  
        Some 52 of the workers are employed by oil service group
Archer  ARCHA.OL  while 23 are employed by ConocoPhillips, the
union said in a statement.
    The union was also prepared to escalate the strike, it
added.
        Conoco's partners at Ekofisk include TotalEnergies
 TTEF.PA , Vaar Energi  VAR.OL , Sval Energi and Norwegian
state-owned firm Petoro. 
  

 (Reporting by Terje Solsvik, editing by Gwladys Fouche)
 ((terje.solsvik@thomsonreuters.com; +47 918 666 70;))