Union members have voted to restart industrial action at Chevron’s liquefied natural gas facilities in Australia, threatening renewed strikes that could disrupt about 7% of global LNG supply.
An Australian union alliance on Friday called off strikes at Chevron's two major local liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, agreeing to resolve disputes that had threatened to disrupt around 7% of global LNG supplies. The union alliance and Chevron accepted proposals on pay and conditions from the country's industrial arbitrator for the Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG facilities, and workers were set to end strikes that began two weeks ago. "The Offshore Alliance will now work with Chevron to finalise the drafting of the agreement and members will soon cease current industrial action," Offshore Alliance spokesperson Brad Gandy said in a statement.
Freeport LNG s natural gas intake at its plant in Texas fell to zero on Wednesday, marking a fifth straight day of operating well below capacity according to LSEG data and suggesting a persistent outage at the plant, analysts said. [Image: Freeport LNG]
The official nameplate capacity of the Wheatstone domestic gas plant will rise from 205 terajoules/day to 215 terajoules/day, marking a 5% increase. [Image: Chevron]