Equinor will shut output at 3 oilfields in case of July 5 strike (updated)

Orron Energy AB

01/07/2022 14:06

(Adds detail on output)
    OSLO, July 1 (Reuters) - Equinor  EQNR.OL  will shut down
production at the Gudrun, Oseberg South and Oseberg East fields
off Norway if strike action starts on July 5, the company told
Reuters on Friday.
    Some 74 Norwegian offshore oil workers across the three
fields plan to go on strike, the Lederne trade union said on
Thursday, following a vote by its members to reject a wage deal
negotiated with oil companies.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2YH35Z
    "If there is a strike, we will shut down the three
installations," said an Equinor spokesperson.
    The total petroleum production at the three fields is 89,000
barrels of oil equivalent per day, he said.
    While Oseberg East and Oseberg South only produce oil,
Gudrun produces both oil and gas. Gas output at the field is
27,500 barrels of oil equivalent per day.
    The planned cuts correspond to around 3% of Norway's daily
oil production and some 1.4% of its natural gas output,
according to a Reuters calculation.

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