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Strike by workers in the Norwegian oil sector could soon wipe out nearly one-quarter of the country's petroleum output

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  1. KapteinB
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    "Wipe out" seems a strange choice of words to me. They make it seem like a permanent reduction, but strikes are usually short-lived, and production will quickly resume back to normal levels...

    "Wipe out" seems a strange choice of words to me. They make it seem like a permanent reduction, but strikes are usually short-lived, and production will quickly resume back to normal levels afterwards.

    Also, I think they probably should have translated the union's name. For us Scandinavians, the name Lederne tells us a lot about whom it represents, but others will after reading this article only know they represent workers in control rooms. Well, the name translates to "The Leaders" or "The Managers" (depending on context). Yep, managers are unionised too.

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  2. mycketforvirrad
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    Reuters

    Norwegian oil firms struck a wage bargain with labour union officials on Friday, ending a ten-day strike that had threatened to cut the country’s oil and gas output by close to 25% next week, negotiators for each side told Reuters.

    Reuters

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  3. nacho
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    Around two hours ago it was reported that the State Conciliator of Norway had called the parties on either side of the dispute in for mediated talks starting tomorrow. One of the parties said...

    Around two hours ago it was reported that the State Conciliator of Norway had called the parties on either side of the dispute in for mediated talks starting tomorrow.

    One of the parties said they'd been in agreement for around 10 minutes today before someone crunched the numbers and found they'd miscalculated so they couldn't agree anyway.

    If the strike continues until Saturday, the Kristin, Tyrihans, Oseberg Øst and Oseberg Sør oilfields will all have to be shut down as the strike ramps up (as this story report will again be the case on the 14th unless agreement is reached before then).

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