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Skip to content All News Sport Culture Lifestyle Andy Burnham faces choice on drilling as North Sea consultation closes More than 160 offshore oil workers at Apache have voted to strike over a pay dispute, with the Unite union warning action could begin this month across seven North Sea assets. Unite claimed industrial action could severely disrupt UK fuel supplies by forcing the shutdown of the entire Forties pipeline system. Apache and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero disputed claims of widespread disruption, stating contingency plans will maintain third-party production on the crude oil pipeline.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham accused Apache of corporate greed, whilst Apache defended its 4 per cent pay increase offer as fair and reflective of high existing earnings. The dispute occurs against a backdrop of surging global fuel prices and rising UK inflation driven by ongoing international conflicts. In full Oil worker strike threatens to severely disrupt Britain’s fuel supply More bulletins Thank you for registering Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in
Source: The Independent
