Norway Oil Worker Talks Hold 6% of Production in the Balance
- About 229,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day may halt
- Statoil drilling at Oseberg, Gullfaks could be stopped
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Norway is facing the first oil worker strike since 2012 as government-mediated talks for platform workers approach a Friday midnight deadline.
Should the talks fail, more than 700 workers will walk off the job, affecting fields run by Exxon Mobil Corp., Engie SA and Wintershall as well as drilling operations at Statoil ASA. About 6 percent of the oil and gas output in western Europe’s largest producer will be halted, according to the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association.