Norway Oil Companies, Workers Agree Wage Deal in Principle, Avert Strike for Now
the negotiated deal."Safe has come to the conclusion that we will ask our members before we either sign or go on strike," Hilde-Marit Rysst told Reuters.The leader of the third union, Lederne, later confirmed to Reuters it would do the same as Safe.The oil industry lobby, the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association (NOG), had said a strike "could affect" output but declined to say by how much.All three labour unions had said they would, at least initially, seek to prevent a cut in Norway's natural gas export at a time of tight supply in Europe.The Industri Energi union had said it
Norway Labor Union in Small Expansion of Oil Industry Strike
an official at the Industri Energi trade union, Ommund Stokka. It was not affecting oil and gas output at this stage, he added. Union officials would meet next week to review the state of the strike and what to do next, he said. Mediation between Industri Energi and the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association broke down earlier this week, triggering the initial strike at the Norwegian units of Schlumberger, Halliburton, Baker Hughes, Oceaneering and Oceaneering Asset Integrity. The negotiations were on behalf of about 6,500 union members at around 30 companies. Norway is
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
Wage negotiations between Norwegian oil service workers and their employers failed early on Wednesday, the Industri Energi trade union said in a statement. The Norwegian Oil and Gas Association, which represents the employers, separately said the negotiations had been put on hold for the time being. The talks cover about 6,500 union members at around 60 companies that are suppliers to the oil industry. If the two sides fail to reach an agreement, the next move could be a round of mandatory negotiations hosted by a state-appointed mediator. Workers are not allowed to
Norway Oil Engineers May Walk off Job next Week
taken place in Norway in recent weeks, with none of them resulting in industrial action after all sides accepted the outcome of state mediation. Next up is mediation on July 4-5 between oil services workers represented by Industri Energi, the largest union for energy workers, and the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association, which represents employers. If these talks fail, around 100 engineers from firms including Schlumberger and Halliburton, will go on strike, the head of Industri Energi said. "These are mud engineers ... It will have an impact on drilling," Leif Sande told Reuters. He
