Workers at major Australia gas facilities, Chevron to go on strike

Workers at two large liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants in Australia, operated by US energy giant Chevron, are set to go on strike from 7 September, in a move that could drive up global prices.

This follows weeks of negotiations with unions over pay and working conditions.

Chevron says it would continue to take steps to maintain safe and reliable operations in the event of disruption at their facilities.

The Wheatstone and Gorgon sites produce more than 5% of the world's LNG.

Fears of strikes recently pushed up wholesale gas prices in Europe.

Chevron further stated that while they don't believe that industrial action is necessary for agreement to be reached, they recognise employees have the right to take protected industrial action.

In the last week, wholesale gas prices in Europe jumped on concerns of a disruption to supply at Chevron and another Australian LNG plant, run by Woodside Energy.

Source: BBC News