Australia Strikes

The specter of possible supply shortages from labor disputes at Australian LNG terminals has risen again with union workers at Chevron Corp.’s Wheatstone and Gorgon facilities planning to resume strikes. The Offshore Alliance, a coalition of Australian unions representing offshore and liquefied natural gas terminal workers, disclosed a notice of strike actions could be filed…

Work stoppages at two of Chevron Corp.’s Australian LNG terminals have ended while union members finalize negotiations with the company after almost two months of labor disputes. The Australian Workers’ Union (AWU), one of two organizations representing offshore and liquefied natural gas workers at Chevron facilities, disclosed Friday that the two labor groups have endorsed…

Labor unions on Thursday escalated strikes at Chevron Corp.’s Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG facilities in Western Australia by banning tanker loadings.  Unions also started 24 sporadic one-hour daily work stoppages at the export terminals and the Wheatstone offshore production platform after first going on strike last week. The actions came the same day as the…

Labor unions’ decision to partially stop work last week at the Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG export facilities in Western Australia spurred a significant rally in the European natural gas market, once again shining a light on the increasingly sensitive links between regional gas markets.

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…

European natural gas prices climbed for a third straight session on Monday with labor strikes well underway at LNG terminals in Western Australia and maintenance work at production sites offshore Norway taking longer than expected and cutting into supplies.  The prompt Title Transfer Facility (TTF) contract finished 4% higher on Monday and climbed back above…

The labor strike scheduled to begin Thursday at Chevron Corp.’s Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG export facilities in Western Australia was postponed until 6 a.m. Perth time on Friday. Unions postponed work stoppages as contract negotiations continued and are soon expected to decide on further delaying strike action.

Workers at the Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG terminals in Western Australia rejected a pay package proposed by Chevron Corp. The proposal did not have the approval of union representatives last week, when Chevron took it directly to employees.

Australian labor unions working at the Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG facilities have served notice to Chevron Corp. that they intend to go on strike next week if a compromise over wages and working conditions can’t be reached before then. The Offshore Alliance (OA), a partnership between the Australian Workers Union and the Maritime Union of…