North Sea oil workers back strikes over Apache pay dispute

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 5 Oct, 02:48 · Archive

Unite union members at North Sea oil firm Apache have backed strike action over a pay dispute.

Unite union members at the North Sea oil operator Apache have backed strike action after the company made what the union describes as an unacceptable pay offer amounting to a real-terms pay cut for many employees. The union says the strike could begin this month and would involve seven Apache assets associated with the Forties and Beryl oil fields, potentially causing severe disruption to UK fuel supplies.

Apache has disputed the impact of industrial action, saying it does not believe a strike would affect other producers' ability to continue operating through the Forties pipeline system. The union argued that staff were left with no choice, citing the company's substantial profits.

How it is being reported

• Offshore oil worker strike to put fuel-deprived Britain at risk of 'severe disruption'GB News · 5 Oct, 01:58
• Strikes by North Sea oil workers could ‘severely disrupt’ UK fuel suppliesThe Guardian · 5 Oct, 00:01

In this story: Unite · Apache · North Sea · UK · Forties · Beryl

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