A roundup of news and commentary from NGI’s LNG Insight

  • In a preliminary hearing Tuesday, Australia’s Fair Work Commission instructed Chevron Corp. to engage in further talks with labor unions that went on strike last week at its Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG facilities. 
  • The company had filed for an intractable bargaining declaration that would enable the commission to assist in negotiations or decide on the employment terms demanded by the unions. Exports from the facilities have not been impacted by partial work stoppages that started Friday, but walk-outs are set to begin Thursday unless a deal over pay and working conditions is reached. 
  • An affiliate of China Petroleum and Chemical Corp., aka Sinopec, has issued a buy tender for 24 LNG cargoes for delivery to China between...