News wire — Chevron Australia said on Monday it no longer expects to reach a deal with unions and would try an untested legal strategy to stop industrial action at its liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities as unions prepare for full scale strikes.
The dispute is over wages and conditions at Chevron’s Gorgon and Wheatstone operations, which account for over 5% of global LNG supply.
Chevron had been negotiating with the workers for weeks alongside Australia’s Woodside Energy, which had managed to avert the strikes last month after reaching a deal.
The workers are backed by the Offshore Alliance (OA) – which combines the Maritime Union of Australia and Australian Workers’ Union.
