Workers at two Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX)-operated liquified natural gas terminals could walk out for a whole two weeks in September, after escalating threats in a row with the company.
These could take place from September 14, according to local unions, placing supply from Australia - the world’s largest exporter – under threat.
“The Offshore Alliance is escalating protected industrial action to demonstrate that our bargaining negotiations are far from 'intractable',” the alliance of unions wrote on Tuesday.
“Members want to finish negotiations with an industry-standard agreement. That's not unreasonable and realistically it could happen overnight if Chevron was willing.”
Temporary walkouts are already planned from Thursday, though unions warned two full weeks of strikes could be in order if this week’s ongoing pay talks collapse.
Warnings of strikes at the Gorgon and Wheatstone sites in Australia, which account for over 5% of global supply, have already hit gas prices over the past month.
Gas prices jumped some 40% in early August on the initial reports of the threatened strikes, with workers from Woodside Energy sites also having planned walkouts.
Though the latter has now agreed on a deal with the employer, strikes still remain on the cards at the Chevron site, with talks taking place throughout this week.