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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Norwegian Oil Industry Workers Shutdown Wells as Negotiations Fail to Progress

Norwegian Oil Industry Workers Shutdown Wells as Negotiations Fail to Progress

The negotiations over pensions and wages between the Norwegian Oil Industry Association (NOIA) and trade unions Industry Energy, SAFE, and Lederene have failed to reach an agreement, despite a government-led mediation.Following up on threats made last week the oil industry workers have now started the four to five day shutdown procedure at Statoil ASA’s Oseberg and Heidrun platforms, as well as delaying the opening of BP plc’s new Skarv well.Jan Hodneland, the chief negotiator for the NOIA, said that “completely unreasonable pension…Read more...

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