Norway Oil Companies, Workers Agree Wage Deal in Principle, Avert Strike for Now
. Safe had not said whether a strike by its members would have an impact on oil output.Norway pumps just over 4 million barrels of oil equivalent per day, half in the form of crude and other liquids and half from natural gas, making it a major global energy supplier.(Reporting by Nerijus Adomaitis and Gwladys Fouche, editing by Terje Solsvik, Catherine Evans and Ed Osmond
Norway: Unions, Employers Agree Wage Deal, Averting Strike
public and private sectors negotiate separately, the chance of widespread strikes diminishes when manufacturing workers, who by tradition are first to bargain and thus set the tone for the other talks, reach a deal. ($1 = 9.0088 Norwegian crowns) (Reporting by Terje Solsvik, editing by Gwladys Fouche and Nerijus Adomaitis
Report: Equinor Shortlists Four Candidates to Succeed CEO Eldar Saetre
he became head of the U.S. division.The fourth candidate, Opedal, has spent more than 20 years at Equinor mostly in technical jobs and was in charge of Brazil, where Equinor aims to grow rapidly in the next 5 years. (Reporting by Nerijus Adomaitis and Dmitry Zhdannikov; Additional reporting by Gwladys Fouche. Editing by Jane Merriman
Hundreds of Norway Oil Workers Go On Strike
MODU drilling contractor working on the Askeladden rig.The employees that could walk out on Sunday work on exploration and production drilling rigs owned by Saipem , Transocean, Songa Offshore, Odfjell Drilling, Archer and COSL, among others.Some catering workers will also be striking, Safe said.By Gwladys Fouche and Lefteris Karagiannopoulo
Statoil's Strategy Chief Knight to Leave Oil Firm in 2019
John Knight, Statoil's head of global strategy and business development, will leave the Norwegian oil firm in 2019, Statoil said in its annual report on Friday. Knight, a British citizen who has been working at Statoil since 2002, has been a key figure in the international expansion of the Norwegian state-controlled firm in recent years. "Based on a mutual understanding, John Knight, employed by Statoil UK, will end his employment with the company as of 1 January 2019," said the report. (Reporting by Gwladys Fouche, editing by Terje Solsvik)
Norway Oil-well Service Workers Agree Wage Deal, Avoid Strike
Norwegian oil-well service workers and their employers signed a new wage deal late on Thursday, avoiding a strike, said the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association (NOG), which represents employers. A strike would not have had any immediate impact on production, according to the NOG. (Reporting by Stine Jacobsen and Gwladys Fouche, editing by Terje Solsvik)
Norway Oil Service Firms, Unions Fail to Reach Wage Deal
well-services agreement began forced mediation on Wednesday. If no deal is found, a strike will begin on Thursday. Employers reiterated that there would be no immediate impact on Norway's output of oil and gas in case of a well-services strike. (Reporting by Terje Solsvik and Gwladys Fouche
Norway Oil Engineers May Walk off Job next Week
about 45,000 crowns ($7,600) per year. Two years ago, about 10 percent of Norway's offshore workers went on strike for 16 days, cutting oil production by 13 percent and gas output by 4 percent. The strike pushed oil prices above $100 per barrel before the government intervened to end it. (By Gwladys Fouche; Editing by Pravin Char
