Offshore Lockout to Shut Norwegian Oil Fields
The Norwegian Oil Industry Association (OLF) announced that a lockout will be imposed from 24.00 on Monday 28 June on all members of two unions covered by the offshore pay agreements. This move against the Federation of Oil Workers Trade Unions (OFS) and the Norwegian Association for Supervisors follows a deadlock in the strike which they initiated on 18 June. According to the OLF, a stoppage will lead to an almost complete shutdown of oil and gas production on the NCS. Statoil-operated fields stand to suffer a daily loss of some 1.4 million barrels of oil and condensate and roughly 150 million cubic metres of gas. The group itself will be losing roughly 585,000 barrels of oil and condensate and some 60 million cubic metres of gas per day from its own or partner-operated fields.
Second Norwegian Offshore Lockout Coming
lockout affecting workers on 94 offshore service vessels and shuttle tankers on the Norwegian continental shelf. encompassing members that so far have remained outside the current dispute. week. says Managing Director Marianne Lie. considerably more than a billion kroner, and has reached a dead lock. company competitiveness," underlines Ms Lie. accepted. shelf will have to close down oil production operations. laid off," Ms Lie concludes. Association. nature in a working group. demands. employers' representatives. than 20 different shipping companies. installations on the Norwegian shelf. include 350 OFS members, currently not involved in the ongoing dispute. on the permanent platforms will therefore be affected by the dispute. Norsk Offshore Catering. affected. the dispute.
