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A large proportion of Norway’s oil and gas production may fall as a result of the strike. – Sad, says the union leader.
STRIKE: The giant Johan Sverdrup field is at risk of being closed next week.
Carina johansen
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The case is being updated …
The employers’ organization Norwegian Oil and Gas reports that about a quarter of total oil and gas production on the Norwegian continental shelf will be affected if the Lederne union chooses to continue the strike.
On Wednesday, Equinor announced that the giant Johan Sverdrup field will be closed as the strike intensifies. The field has a capacity of up to 470,000 barrels per day.
If the strike continues beyond October 14, the loss of production per day will therefore total 966,000 barrels of oil equivalent.
Norway consistently produces just over 4 million barrels of oil equivalent per day. Half in the form of crude oil and other liquids and half in natural gas. As a result, almost a quarter of Norway’s total oil and gas production will disappear as a result of the strike.
Leaders: – Sad
Audun Ingvartsen is the leader of the employee organization.
– It is sad that the strike can affect up to a quarter of production. It is sad for third parties affected, for those laid off, says Ingvartsen by phone with E24.
The leaders’ strike has already caused the closure of six fields on the Norwegian shelf, with a total production of around 330,000 barrels per day.
May be forced to pay
The Norwegian strike has helped drive up oil prices in recent days, something analytics company Rystad Energy notes in an update.
– The Norwegian energy workers’ strike, which is still ongoing, could threaten production. But typically authorities will intervene when significant production volumes are threatened, writes Rystad Energy.
The oil strike began 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.
On Tuesday, the Leaders also announced that they would continue to escalate the strike.
A quarter of production
This will affect the Oseberg Sør, Oseberg Øst, Kristin, Ekofisk and Bravo platforms, which are operated by Equinor and Conoco Philips.
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– Very serious
– It is clear that it is very serious that about a quarter of Norway’s oil and gas production is declining. Especially since this applies to some employees who are organized in Lederne, says information manager Kolbjørn Andreassen.
– They are on strike to get an agreement on the land. We think they are abusing a scheme aimed at employees at sea, he says.
– What is the loss of income per day?
– We see that this is in the order of 270 to 280 million crowns in deferred revenue for companies per day, says Andreassen.
– What does it take to agree?
– We have to find a solution. We would have preferred to find a solution for the five employees working on the ground, to whom the conflict applies, through a separate agreement outside of the platform agreement negotiations. We cannot agree with the demand of the leaders, says Andreassen.
It points out that Norwegian Oil and Gas agrees with 85 percent of the employees on the shelf, through an agreement in mediations with Industri Energi and Safe.
– The vast majority have already said yes, he says.
