OEUK backs engagement as first set of North Sea strikes end
An industry trade body is calling on all sides to get around the table in order to avoid another wave of North Sea walkouts.
Unite the Union
‘Disenchanted’ North Sea workers look ahead to further strikes
North Sea workers said they feel “disenchanted” with the industry as 48 hours of strikes continue today - and are looking ahead to downing tools again next month.
Gallery: North Sea oil and gas workers on the picket line
North Sea workers have captured images of their offshore picket lines as they take part in the biggest stoppage in a generation.
Unite union ballots 70 TotalEnergies workers for strike action
Around 70 offshore workers employed by the French supermajor, TotalEnergies, are balloting for strike action.
Sparrows workers kick off first 48-hour strike action
Workers for Sparrows Group have begun the first in a series of two-day industrial actions across dozens of North Sea assets, in an ongoing dispute over cuts to pay and conditions.
Score of North Sea platforms to be hit by Sparrows strikes this week
Unite the union says dozens of platforms will be affected this week as Sparrows workers begin the first in a series of industrial actions.
North Sea braced for strikes as ballots close for 1,000 workers
The North Sea is bracing for a wave of strikes as ballots close today for more than 1,000 offshore workers.
Further Sparrows strikes set to impact dozens of North Sea platforms
Around 200 offshore workers employed by contactor Sparrows Group are set to strike in an escalating row over pay, terms and conditions.
Offshore worker report claims ‘culture of fear’ as barrier to North Sea transition
The study states that the promised boom in offshore wind and renewables cannot be modelled “in the broken image of the oil industry.”
Ofgem lowers energy price cap but bills still expected to rise for households
Ofgem is lowering its energy price cap - the amount suppliers are able to charge - from the current £4,279 per year to £3,280 for the average household, effective from April 1, it has announced.
Over 1,000 North Sea workers to vote on strikes as multiple ballots open
Multiple strike votes, covering hundreds of oil and gas workers employed by some of the North Sea’s biggest contractors, officially open today.
Drillers to stage strikes at BP’s Clair and Clair Ridge
Almost 100 offshore workers employed by contractor Odfjell are set to strike on board two flagship BP assets in a dispute over rotas and leave.
Petrofac workers begin new round of strikes across North Sea assets
Petrofac workers will down tools for 48 hours at a series of BP and Repsol Sinopec assets across the North Sea today, as disputes over pay and rota patterns show no sign of resolution.
Hundreds of North Sea workers launch new strikes on Repsol Sinopec and BP platforms
Unite says its members will stick to their guns as a new round of work stoppages commence on North Sea assets, in what the union has called an “increasingly bitter dispute” over pay and conditions.
Petrofac workers begin two-day North Sea strike action
Petrofac (LON:PFC) workers stationed across several North Sea assets began the first in a series of proposed strikes on Wednesday, as a dispute over pay and conditions continues to escalate.
Production under threat at Mossmorran as workers balloted on strikes
Workers at a key Scottish chemical plant will take part in an industrial action ballot that could threaten production at the facility.
Petrofac workers set to strike as pay dispute escalates
Petrofac workers stationed across several North Sea assets have confirmed their intent to strike throughout November in an escalating dispute over pay and conditions.
North Sea drillers begin two-day strike action
More than 300 drilling workers have launched 48 hours of strike action across North Sea installations in a dispute over pay.
Unite ballots North Sea drillers on strike action
Unite the union will ballot over 300 drilling workers and contractors over strike action, after members rejected a 5% pay deal.
Baker Hughes: Strikes still going ahead at Montrose despite new deal
Strikes are still on the cards at Montrose despite Baker Hughes (NASDAQ: BKR) making a new deal for workers.
Medics on Shell North Sea platforms to be balloted on strike action
Medics working on several Shell platforms in the North Sea are to be balloted on strike action after knocking back a “real term” pay cut.
Unite members on Foinaven FPSO vote to down tools over ‘inferior’ redundancy package
Workers on a North Sea vessel are poised to down tools next month in a dispute over redundancy packages.
Baker Hughes denies ‘fire and re-hire’ claims for workers across Aberdeen and Montrose
Baker Hughes has strongly denied claims that hundreds of workers across Aberdeen and Montrose have been told to accept a pay cut or lose their jobs.
Lerwick harbour facing strike action on Monday
Negotiations between Unite the Union and Lerwick Port Authority (LPA) to avert a hugely damaging strike at the harbour on Monday seem to have collapsed.
Strike threat still hangs over Lerwick Port as offer is made
Lerwick Port Authority (LPA) says the prospect of strike action by labour body Unite is “extremely disappointing” given the fact it has made an unspecified offer to solve the pay and conditions dispute.