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Norwegian Offshore Drilling Unions Seek Mediation as Wage Talks Falter

May 24, 2023

Wage talks involving around 8,000 oil drilling workers in Norway broke down early on Wednesday, labor unions said, raising the risk of strike action later this year that would disrupt oil and gas exploration.The talks between the Norwegian Shipowners' Association (NSA) and the Safe…

Battle in UK Offshore Sector: 1650 Contractors Set to Strike Over Jobs and Pay

May 23, 2023

UK-based union Unite said Tuesday that around 1650 offshore contractors would start two new rounds of 48-hour strike action 'in an increasingly bitter dispute over jobs, pay, and conditions in the offshore sector.'Around 1650 contractors across…

UK North Sea: 1200 Offshore Workers to Resume Strike

May 10, 2023

UK's union Unite said that 1200 offshore workers would resume 48-hour strike action starting Wednesday, in a dispute over jobs, pay and conditions in the offshore sector.The union said that the strike action would hit oil and gas operators including Apache…

Norway Oil Workers Agree Wage Deal, Avert Strike

May 03, 2023

Wage talks between Norwegian oil firms and two labor unions ended in a deal on Wednesday, industry and union officials said, averting the risk of strike action later this year.The Lederne union as well as Industri Energi both came to an agreement with companies…

Norway Plans to Nationalize Gas Pipelines When Concessions Expire

Apr 28, 2023

Norway plans to nationalize most of its gas pipeline network when many existing concessions expire in 2028, the oil and energy ministry said on Friday, to tighten control over key infrastructure. Norway has become Europe's largest supplier of gas…

Major Strike Action to Hit UK North Sea Oil and Gas Platforms

Apr 24, 2023

UK-based union Unite said Friday that historic 48-hour strike action would hit platforms in the UK North Sea.Unite said that 1300 offshore workers would begin a 48-hour stoppage from Monday, April, 24, which will cause 'severe' problems for major oil and gas operators…

Russian Pipeline Gas Exports to Europe Drop to a Post-Soviet Low

Dec 29, 2022

Russian gas exports to Europe via pipelines plummeted to a post-Soviet low in 2022 as its largest customer cut imports due to the conflict in Ukraine and a major pipeline was damaged by mysterious blasts, Gazprom data  and Reuters calculations showed…

Romania: OMV Petrom, Romgaz Step Closer to Black Sea Gas Extraction

Dec 14, 2022

Romanian gas producers OMV Petrom and state-owned Romgaz filed paperwork on Tuesday that edged them closer to the extraction of a long-awaited deepwater gas field in the Black Sea, Petrom said.The two companies jointly own the Neptun Deep offshore project…

Labor Turmoil Sweeps Australia as Inflation Stirs 'Spirit of anger'

Nov 29, 2022

After a decade of making up to A$200,000 a year (about US$135,000) on oil and gas rigs as a fitter and subsea equipment specialist in Western Australia, Adam Naylor had had enough.He had watched his pay go backward and conditions worsen during the pandemic…

Norway's Aker BP Wants "Price floor" in European Gas Supply Deals

Nov 14, 2022

European buyers of Norwegian natural gas should commit to paying a minimum price if they want to obtain long-term supply deals that prevent price spikes like those seen this year, the chair of Norwegian producer Aker BP told Reuters.Gas prices…

Putin: Russia Could Redirect Nord Stream Supplies to Black Sea, and Create Gas Hub in Turkey

Oct 13, 2022

President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia could redirect supplies intended for the damaged Nord Stream pipelines to the Black Sea to create a European gas hub in Turkey, or even use the one intact part of Nord Stream 2 to supply the EU…

Norway to Boost Security at Oil and Gas Installations

Sep 28, 2022

Norway on Wednesday was beefing up security throughout its oil and gas sector to protect against possible sabotage after several countries said two Russian pipelines to Europe spewing gas into the Baltic had been attacked.A military expert warned that the security of the Nordic country's oil sector…

Norway Oil and Gas Workers End Strike as Government Steps In

Jul 05, 2022

The Norwegian government on Tuesday intervened to end a strike in the country's energy sector that had cut oil and gas output, a union leader and the labor ministry said.Norwegian offshore oil and gas workers went on strike over pay on Tuesday…

Norwegian Offshore Oil and Gas Workers Start Strike, Cutting Production

Jul 05, 2022

Norwegian offshore workers began a strike on Tuesday that will reduce oil and gas output, the union leading the industrial action told Reuters.The strike, in which workers are demanding wage hikes to compensate for rising inflation, comes amid high oil and gas prices…

Norwegian Offshore Oil Workers to Go on Strike on Tuesday

Jul 04, 2022

Norwegian offshore workers will likely go on strike on Tuesday in an industrial action that will cut oil and gas output as the negotiating parties have not made progress, the union and the lobby representing oil companies said on Monday.'As it stands now…

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