Fingers point as Norway strike ends

Blame game: in aftermath of Norwegian offshore strike

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Steve Marshall ,

News Wires

 10 July 2012 09:28 GMT

A Norwegian union leader has accused oil industry association OLF of “holding the country hostage” by enforcing a lockout of offshore workers that threatened to shut down production, while the action has been blasted as “irresponsible” by the government.

A total halt of output off Norway that would have taken effect from midnight on Monday was averted after Labour Minister Hanne Bjurstrom intervened at the eleventh hour to impose compulsory arbitration to achieve a pay settlement in the ongoing dispute over pension rights.

It followed a lockout notice issued by OLF last week that would have resulted in 6500 workers being barred from platforms, leading to a shutdown that would have cut off output of more than 2 million barrels per day of oil, natural gas liquids and condensate, as well…

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