OSLO, July 15 (Reuters)– A Norwegian union for employees on overseas oil and also gas exploration gears tipped up a six-day strike on Monday that has actually somewhat struck oil outcome after companies did not reply to needs for greater earnings and also pension plan advantages.

The union is including 900 employees to the strike, under a strategy revealed recently, after falling short to win giving ins prior to a twelve o’clock at night (2200 GMT) target date given that virtually 700 employees on the gears went on strike on Tuesday.

The increased strike will certainly not have any type of prompt added influence on oil or gas manufacturing past the closure recently of Shell’s Knarr area, which creates 23,900 barrels of oil comparable each day.

Both the Safe union and also companies in the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association stated late on Sunday they had no calls or brand-new deals throughout the weekend break.

The sites of both sides, which they stated would certainly inform employees of any type of innovations, had no updates as the target date passed.

“The escalation takes place from midnight as planned,” Safe union representative Roy Aleksandersen stated right before target date. The employees on the overseas oil and also gas gears went on strike after declining a recommended wage and also pension plan bargain.

The workers signing up with the activity work with expedition and also manufacturing exploration gears possessed by Saipem, Transocean, Songa Offshore, Odfjell Drilling, Archer and also COSL, to name a few. (Reporting by Lefteris Karagiannopoulos, Editing by Alister Doyle and also Gareth Jones)

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