Potential Norway oil and gas strike may hit output, employers say (updated)

Orron Energy AB

10/06/2022 09:54

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    OSLO, June 10 (Reuters) - Norway's petroleum output could be
reduced if workers go on strike on Sunday, the Norwegian Oil and
Gas Association (NOG) said on Friday.
    Some 845 workers out of roughly 7,500 employees on offshore
platforms plan to strike from June 12 if annual pay negotiations
with employers fail, trade unions Safe, Industri Energi and
Lederne have said.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2XU2L6
    If Norway's state-appointed mediator is unable to broker a
deal, union members will be eligible to go on strike and the
dispute could escalate the following week as more workers may
join the strike.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2WW93E
    Unions leaders have said that while oil production would
likely be hit by any strike action, workers would initially seek
to protect gas output due to the tight supply and high prices in
Europe.
    Any decision on shutdowns is ultimately up to the companies
operating each field, however.

 (Reporting by Nerijus Adomaitis, writing by Terje Solsvik,
editing by Gwladys Fouche)
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