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Norwegian Oil and Gas and the Lederne union must have agreed to cancel the oil strike for 10 minutes before a counter-notification was given, according to Lederne. The strike is now brought to the Ombudsman.
The giant Johan Sverdrup field is at risk of closing next week if the oil strike continues. So far, six fields have been closed on the Norwegian shelf.
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The conflict between the Norwegian Oil and Gas employers’ organization and the Lederne union goes to the Ombudsman’s Office, NRK reports Thursday.
– We have been called to the Ombudsman, which does not necessarily mean that we are closer to a solution. It is common for the Ombudsman to call the parties to seek a solution, information manager Kolbjørn Andreassen at Norwegian Oil and Gas tells NRK.
– Some damn nonsense
The Norwegian version of oil and gas does not recognize union leader Audun Ingvartsen in Lederne.
– What Andreassen says is damn nonsense, says Ingvartsen to E24.
– We have really pulled each other in the last few days and we have had a constructive dialogue. This afternoon we received a protocol text from Norwegian Oil and Gas with which we replied that we agreed. Then it was ten minutes before they pulled out and wanted to make more changes, he says.
– That is why I have asked the Ombudsman for help, says Ingvartsen.
Andreassen, information manager for Norwegian Oil and Gas, says the employers’ organization will not comment on the course of the events.
Meet on Friday morning
On Friday at 10 am, the parties will meet at the Ombudsman.
– We are always looking for a solution to the strike. It is not uncommon for the Ombudsman to call a meeting after a conflict has lasted for a week and a half, Andreassen says.
– This does not mean that there will definitely be a solution tomorrow, but it is always good with a party that can help find a solution, he says.
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The oil strike started on September 30, when 43 members of Johan Sverdrup went on strike. On Monday, 126 others went on strike, affecting the Equinor Gudrun, Gina Krog, Kvitebjørn and Valemon fields, as well as the Gjøa field, which is operated by Neptune Energy.
If the strike continues beyond October 14, the daily production loss will total 966,000 barrels of oil equivalent.
Norway consistently produces just over 4 million barrels of oil equivalent per day.
As a result, almost a quarter of Norway’s total oil and gas production will disappear as a result of the strike.
So far, six fields on the Norwegian shelf have been closed as a result of the strike. The decline in oil production is so far 330,000 barrels per day, which corresponds to about 8 percent of production.
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