Strike Action at Major Australian LNG Facility Raises Supply Concerns

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Union workers at the Ichthys LNG project in Australia have initiated limited strike action due to wage disputes, raising concerns over LNG supply. The strike involves Australian labor unions and affects operations of Japan’s Inpex company.

Union workers at the Ichthys LNG project in Australia have started limited industrial action at the facility, threatening broader work suspension unless the wage dispute with employers is resolved soon. The Offshore Alliance, a coalition of two trade unions, last month notified Japan’s Inpex that a strike may be imminent at the company’s Ichthys LNG project. “We have made it clear to Inpex that we aren’t going to cop the short-changing of our bargaining claims simply because Inpex could not be bothered reading our claims…