Updated: Unite votes yes for North Sea strike action on Shell assets
Unite members have echoed the result of RMT workers by voting in favour of strike action on Shell's North Sea assets.
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Nigerian union agrees to suspend strike
A Nigerian union representing oil workers has agreed to suspend a strike which some had feared would lead to fuel shortages and disrupt crude production.
Update: RMT workers vote in support of North Sea strike action
RMT union workers have voted in support of strike action in the North Sea.
Shell North Sea strike: What we know so far
Oil workers could strike today for the first time in a generation after talks broke down between unions and Wood Group.
EV Insights: The North Sea’s looming threat of strike action
As strike action looms in the North Sea, Energy Voice looks back at the threats posed to operations since the global decline in oil price.
Unite amasses £35million strike fund to support workers during disputes
Unite has set up a strike fund, which has grown to £35 million, to finance industrial disputes.
Shell braces for possible North Sea strike action
Shell has found itself at the centre of workforce dispute, after negotiations broke down last week.
Industry narrowly avoids second Norwegian oil worker strike in one week
Norwegian crunch talks held late into the night managed to avert the second threat of a mass walkout in one week.
Strike action looms again in Norway for more than 600 workers
SAFE union has warned more than 600 workers could go on strike later this week if an agreement is not reached with the Norwegian Oil Industry Association (NOIA).
Strikes averted as Norway oil workers strike 11th hour deal
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Norway strike talks move into second day
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Strike looms in Norway as hundreds of workers push back over pay
Hundreds of oil and gas workers in Norway could go on strike unless a wage deal is agreed by the middle of next week, according to reports.
Total refinery workers suspend strike
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E.On meter fixers to strike in work/life balance dispute
Hundreds of meter fixers at energy giant E.ON are to go on strike in a work/life balance dispute, threatening disruption to repairs.
Russian bombers strike illegal oil facilities
Russian bombers have hit illegal oil facilities operated by Islamic State in Syria, the Russian defense ministry confirmed.
Offshore workers to be balloted for strikes in Wood Group pay dispute
North Sea workers are to be balloted for strikes in a dispute over pay with oil services giant Wood Group.
Oil holds near $40 as Kuwait labor strike cuts crude production
Oil held near $40 a barrel as a strike in Kuwait cut output by more than half from OPEC’s fourth-biggest producer.
Strike threat looms closer in Norway as negotiations break off
The Norwegian union Fellesforbundet has broken off negotiations with the employers' Federation of Norwegian Industries.
Opinion: A sigh of relief as stalemate between unions and OCA ends
The Offshore Contractors Association and the oil and gas industry breathed a sigh of relief on Friday, when the long awaited outcome of the trade union ballot on the latest and what was reported to be final offer on terms and conditions of employment for offshore workers, was finally approved.
Video: Russian military claims 2,000 oil tankers have been destroyed since launching bombing campaign
Russia has released dramatic images of ISIS targets being destroyed by its air force in Syria. Footage and images were released by the Russian Ministry of Defence which showed positions, including tanker trucks, being targeted.
US-led coalition denies hitting Syrian army as it targets oil hotspots
Syria’s government has accused the US-led coalition of launching air strikes on a Syrian army camp that killed three soldiers and wounded 13. The US has denied the claim, saying the alliance carried out four air strikes against oil wells in the province - all of them miles away from the alleged location of the incident. The city of Deir el-Zour, where the purported strikes happened on Sunday, is mainly held by the Islamic State group, but the Syrian government maintains a presence in some parts of it.
Video: Russia strikes IS oil trucks in Syria
Russia has warned it will target tanker trucks believed to be connected to Islamic State (IS) in Syria. The country released footage which showed its fighter jets have been targeting oil trucks as well as a refinery as it looks to cut the terror group’s main source of income. Russian military official Andrei Kartapolov was quoted by news sources in which he said his country was in a “free hunt” against tanker trucks carrying oil products believed to be belonging to terrorists.
Petrobras workers call time on strike
Union bosses and Petrobras have reached a deal to suspend a two-week national strike campaign.
Strike action put on hold by Unite after new offer from COTA
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Support for strike by Petrobras workers in Brazil is growing, unions claim
Support for a strike at Petrobras is growing according to Brazilian union leaders as workers show their opposition to privatisation of the state-owned oil company. A strike began last Sunday and has become the biggest stoppage in 20 years at Petrobras as workers back union efforts to rationalise the company and cut foreign participation in the oil industry. The focus of industrial action has recently changed to focus on nationalist and anti-capitalist demands rather than wages.