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Chevron Australian LNG Projects Face Up to 10 Hour Stoppages

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Chevron's two LNG production facilities in Australia could face daily work stoppages of up to 10 hours next week after unions on Tuesday threatened labour action if wages and conditions are not met.

  • Chevron’s Gorgon and Wheatstone account for more than 5% of global LNG capacity.
  • Workers at Gorgon and Wheatstone downstream facilities plan to stop work for seven hours in two blocks on September 7, escalating to 10 hours on September 8 and 11 hours on September 9 according to Reuters reports.
  • A smaller stoppage of three hours is planned at the Wheatstone production platform from September 7, it reported with planned action out till the 14th of September.
  • "Members will be participating in rolling stoppages, bans and limitations which will escalate each week until Chevron agrees to our bargaining claim," the Offshore Alliance said on Facebook.
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