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Norway oil strike – output at risk if conflict extends

Norway oil strike – output at risk if conflict extends

Over 300 workers join Norway oil strike OSLO, Sept 21 (Reuters) – More than 300 Norwegian oil service workers went on strike on Wednesday after wage talks broke down, hitting operations of five large subcontractors to the country’s oil and gas industry, the Industri Energi trade union said. The conflict will force oil firms to […]

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Norway oil strike: Production at five fields to shut if wage talks fail

Norway oil strike: Production at five fields to shut if wage talks fail

Norway oil strike could begin July 2 OSLO, June 29 (Reuters) – Oil and gas production at five Norwegian oil and gas fields will shut if oil workers and employers fail to agree a wage deal by July 2, The Norwegian Oil and Gas Association (NOG), representing the oil firms, said on Wednesday. The fields that […]

Statoil to keep fields operating even if Norway oil workers strike

Statoil to keep fields operating even if Norway oil workers strike

Workers could be picketing Statoil on July 2 OSLO, June 29 (Reuters) – Statoil will initially keep oil fields operating even if negotiations set for June 30 to July 1 fail to avert a strike that would halt output at others, the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association (NOG) said on Wednesday. Workers at five fields […]