Talks to avert strikes at three LNG export facilities in Western Australia are expected to stretch into next week after negotiations between the labor unions, Chevron Corp. and Woodside Energy Group Ltd. have made little headway.

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Discussions were scheduled to continue next Wednesday (Aug. 23) in order to give both sides time to consider what was discussed this week. If work stoppages go ahead, they could impact operations at the Gorgon, Wheatstone and North West Shelf (NWS) export facilities, which collectively represent about 10% of global liquefaction capacity.

“We continue to engage actively and constructively in the bargaining process,” a Woodside spokesperson told NGI on Wednesday. “Positive progress is being made, and the parties have reached an in-principle...