Looming strike in Australia rattles global energy markets

LNG strike threat in WA rocks global markets

Woodside says it could activate ‘contingency plans’ to prevent industrial action by 150 platform workers disrupting LNG exports.

Fears of global energy market disruptions as Australia’s largest LNG plants threaten to strike

There are fresh fears of disruptions to the global energy market after workers at three of Australia's biggest LNG plants threatened to strike. Workers at Woodside's North West Shelf facility have voted to take industrial action, while workers at two other WA facilities will also vote on potential action. The three plants contribute around 11 per cent of the global LNG supply.

WA gas strike talk spooks energy markets

The prospect of workers downing tools at Woodside and Chevron facilities has sent European gas prices soaring.

European Gas Swings as Australia LNG Strike Fears Rattle Market

(Bloomberg) — European natural gas fluctuated in a sign of continued market jitters as traders monitor possible industrial action in Australia that could disrupt global supply.

Looming strike in Australia rattles global energy markets

One of Australia's largest gas producers will launch a last-gasp bid Thursday to halt a looming workers' strike that has already unnerved global energy markets.

Australia Labor Strikes Risk 10% of Global LNG in Threat of New Energy Shock

Potential strikes at three major liquefied natural gas facilities in Australia could disrupt about 10% of global exports of the fuel and deliver a new energy price shock across Asia and Europe.