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.