Chevron LNG workers in Australia to further delay planned strikes - Reuters

Chevron LNG workers in Australia to further delay planned strikes | Reuters

Chevron LNG workers in Australia to further delay planned strikes

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SYDNEY, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Workers at Chevron's (CVX.N) liquefied natural gas facilities in Australia have agreed to further delay a planned strike to later on Friday as mediation talks continued, a company spokesperson and a union representative told Reuters late on Thursday.

The workers will delay the strike until 1.00 p.m. local time in Perth (0500 GMT) on Friday, said the representative, who declined to be identified. The stoppage had been expected to begin at 6 a.m. in Perth after a previous 24-hour delay.

"We have been advised by the unions that protected industrial action will not take place at our facilities until 1.00pm AWST Friday 8 September," the Chevron Australia spokesperson said in an email.

"We will continue to work through the bargaining process as we seek outcomes that are in the interests of both employees and the company. We will also continue to take steps to maintain safe and reliable operations in the event of disruption at our facilities."

Unions and Chevron have been participating in mediation talks hosted by the Fair Work Commission, Australia's industrial umpire, all this week.

Australia is the world's biggest LNG exporter, and the ongoing dispute over wages and conditions had stoked volatility in gas prices. Gorgon and Wheatstone operations account for more than 5% of global LNG capacity.

Reporting by Lewis Jackson; Writing by Florence Tan and Sudarshan Varadhan; Editing by Alex Richardson and Jan Harvey

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