Shutdown averted at Norway's Ekofisk oilfield, labour union says

The risk of a shutdown of oil and gas production at Norway's Ekofisk oilfield in the North Sea has been averted, Norwegian labour union IE&FLT said on Wednesday. The union had planned strike action by 75 workers at the field, operated by U.S. oil major ConocoPhillips, from Feb. 29 in protest against the use of non-union labour by oil services group SLB UK.

The risk of a shutdown of oil and gas production at Norway's Ekofisk oilfield in the North Sea has been averted, Norwegian labour union IE&FLT said on Wednesday.

The union had planned strike action by 75 workers at the field, operated by U.S. oil major ConocoPhillips, from Feb. 29 in protest against the use of non-union labour by oil services group SLB UK. "Nine members, employed by a foreign company, demanded Norwegian wages and working conditions on the Norwegian continental shelf. After almost a year on strike, they have now won," Ommund Stokka, deputy head of IE&FLT, said in a statement.

Conoco was not a party in the conflict between SLB and the union. Ekofisk produced some 72,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in December, the latest data available, according to the Norwegian Offshore Directorate.

Conoco's partners at Ekofisk include TotalEnergies , Vaar Energi, Sval Energi and Norwegian state-owned firm Petoro.

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