Songa said on Friday that a total of 430 of its employees will be out of work, albeit temporarily, with even more to possibly follow as a result of the conflict between the industry association Norwegian Oil & Gas (Norog) and the Industri Energi union over workers' pay.

The staff reductions are due to the Songa Endurance, Equinox and Enabler going out of operations “and on force majeure rate since 22, 26 and 27 September”, respectively, the Norwegian-Cypriot company said.

“The