A planned strike next week by Norwegian energy sector workers could cut the country’s gas output by 292,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, or 13% of output, employers’ group the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association (NOG) said on Sunday. Oil output could be cut by 130,000 barrels per day, NOG added, corresponding to around 6.5% of Norway’s production, according to a Reuters calculation. The strike, in which workers are demanding wage hikes to compensate for rising inflation, comes at a time of high oil and gas prices, with supplies of natural gas to Europe particularly tight after Russian export cutbacks. Members of the Lederne labour union, who make up around 15% of the country’s offshore petroleum workers, on Thursday voted down a proposed wage agreement that had been negotiated by companies and union leaders. read more As a result, they plan to begin […]