According to Reuters reported on the 25th, relevant unions said that Offshore employees of several oil and gas fields of Equinor will go on strike starting from Tuesday local time, a move that will reduce oil and natural gas production.
reported that the strike occurred at a time when oil and natural gas prices remained high, and employees demanded wage increases to compensate for rising inflation. Reuters pointed out that natural gas supplies in Europe are currently particularly tight after Russia cut its natural gas exports.
The Norwegian government said it was "closely" monitoring developments and would consider intervening to prevent a strike if special circumstances occurred.
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Reuters quoted Equinor as saying that on Tuesday, the reduction in oil and gas production will be equivalent to 89,000 barrels of oil equivalent, of which the natural gas production reduction will be equivalent to 27,500 barrels. barrels of oil equivalent.
In addition, The Norwegian Oil and Gas Association (NOG) said on Sunday that the strike will reduce the country's natural gas production by the equivalent of 292,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day by Wednesday, accounting for 13% of total production. According to Reuters calculations, Norway will lose 130,000 barrels of oil production per day, accounting for about 6.5% of production. By Saturday, further escalation could shut down nearly a quarter of Norway's natural gas output and about 15% of its oil production.
Statoil operational communications manager Kolbjørn Andreassen told the Norwegian News Agency (NTB): "The consequences of this strike are very serious, especially for the UK, which has a large number of The gas comes from the Aasta Hansteen (drilling platform). ”
Reuters mentioned that on Thursday, members of the Lederne union voted to reject the wage agreement that had been negotiated by the company and union leaders.
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