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Australian Inpex Workers Set Industry Precedent With New Pay Deal

Jul 15, 2026

Workers at Inpex's Ichthys liquefied natural gas plant in Darwin have overwhelmingly backed a new pay deal that unions hope to replicate across Australia's offshore energy sector.The agreement is the first in what unions describe as a second wave of bargaining across the sector…

Strike Ends for Norway Oil Service Workers

Jul 14, 2026

Norway's Safe union and employers have agreed to end a labour dispute in the oil service industry which had disrupted offshore drilling operations and reduced the country's petroleum production, industry group Offshore Norway said on Tuesday…

Norway Averts Offshore Drilling Workers Strike with New Wage Deal

Jul 06, 2026

Norway's unions representing workers on drilling rigs and floating production platforms reached a wage deal on Thursday evening, ahead of a midnight deadline to avert a strike, labour unions and the employers' association said.The unions had…

Norway Seeks to Avert Offshore Strike Through Mediation

Jul 02, 2026

Norwegian unions representing offshore drilling rig and floating platform workers entered state-mediated wage talks on Wednesday, aiming to avert a strike from Friday that could affect parts of the country's oil and gas sector.The three unions…

Norwegian Oil Service Lockout Hits Offshore Drilling Activity

Jun 29, 2026

Around 1,000 Norwegian oil service workers were locked out on Saturday morning in an escalation of a labour dispute that is expected to disrupt drilling and some production on the Norwegian continental shelf.The lockout was declared in response…

Norway Oil Service Strike Begins as Wage Talks Split Unions

Jun 15, 2026

A group of oil service workers in Norway said on Monday they will go on strike as wage talks broke down, while a second labour union said it had reached agreement with the industry and would continue working.There was no immediate expectation that oil and gas output would be affected…

Inpex’s Ichthys LNG Strike Persists as Fair Work Hearing Gets Postponed

Jun 12, 2026

Industrial action at Inpex's Ichthys liquefied natural gas facilities continued on Friday after a hearing on the Japanese firm's application to halt the strikes was postponed to Saturday.Australia's Fair Work Commission confirmed to Reuters that the hearing was deferred to June 13…

Ichthys LNG Strike Intensifies as Union Talks with Inpex Collapse

Jun 08, 2026

Workers will escalate the strike at Inpex's Ichthys LNG facilities in Australia that started last week over a wage dispute, after talks failed to progress with the Japanese operator, the Offshore Alliance union said on Monday.Ichthys accounts for about 10% of LNG supply from Australia…

Norway Oil and Gas Strike Called Off After Wage Settlement

Jun 05, 2026

Norwegian oil companies have agreed to a wage deal with three labour unions, preventing any strike action that would have disrupted output, negotiators for both sides said on Friday.Labour unions had said nearly 8% of Norwegian offshore oil and gas workers planned to strike if wage mediation failed…

Norway Faces Initial Production Loss if Offshore Workers Go on Strike

Jun 03, 2026

Norway's oil and gas output could initially fallby about 45,500 barrels of oil equivalent per day from Friday onwards if workers choose to go on strike, industry group Offshore Norway told Reuters on Wednesday.Nearly 8% of Norwegian offshore…

Norway Offshore Strike Threat Looms Over Oil and Gas Sector

Jun 01, 2026

Nearly 8% of Norwegian offshore oil and gas workers plan to strike from June 5 if state-brokered wage mediation fails, labour union data showed on Monday.It was too early to say how a potential strike could impact production from oil and gas fields…

Inpex' Ichthys LNG Facility Workers in Australia Set for End of May Strike

May 18, 2026

The Offshore Alliance said on Monday the union grouping had served notice to strike at Inpex's Ichthys liquefied natural gas facility in northern Australia from May 27, in a move that could worsen already tight global energy supplies.Last month 326 of 346 union workers at the 9…

Norway Oil Firms Turn to Mediation to Avoid Strike and Output Disruption

Apr 30, 2026

Wage talks between Norwegian oil firms and labour unions broke down on Wednesday and will switch to state-led mediation in a bid to prevent strike action by workers, industry group Offshore Norge said.If Norway's government-appointed mediator…

Petrobras Strike Extends to Offshore Oil Platforms in Campos Basin

Dec 17, 2025

A strike at Brazil's Petrobras has reached workers in all offshore oil platforms in Campos basin, said local union FUP in a statement on Wednesday.The state-run oil firm said that so far the strike has had no impact on oil production, and that…

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