Norway’s unions representing workers on drilling rigs and floating production platforms reached a wage deal on Thursday evening, ahead of a midnight deadline to avert a strike, labour unions and the employers’ association said.
The unions had threatened to call out more than 600 members employed on Transocean’s Encourage rig, Odfjell Technology’s (ND4.F) Linus rig, AKOFS Offshore’s Seafarer well intervention vessel and Equinor-operated (EQNR.OL) Gullfaks B platform.
The Norwegian Shipowners Association, representing employers in negotiations, said in a statement that both parties agreed to raise wages by 5.2% across the board, in line with agreements made elsewhere in Norway’s oil and gas industry, and also to raise pension contributions.
This strike will put greater pressure on Norway’s oil and gas industry, which has already been disrupted by ongoing labor disputes among oil service workers.
Source From:Reuters