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    bp North Sea crane crews call off strike

    March 21, 2023
    Offshore personnel employed by Sparrows Offshore Services have called off planned strike action on bp-operated installations in the UK North Sea and west of Shetland after accepting an extra three weeks paid leave.
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    Courtesy bp
    The Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP) North Sea development celebrated 20 years of production in July 2018, with the key hub expected to operate into the mid-late 2030s.
    The Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP) North Sea development celebrated 20 years of production in July 2018, with the key hub expected to operate into the mid-late 2030s.

    Offshore staff

    ABERDEEN, UK – Offshore personnel employed by Sparrows Offshore Services have called off planned strike action on bp-operated installations in the UK North Sea and west of Shetland after accepting an extra three weeks paid leave.

    According to Unite the Union, the deal is equivalent to a 10% pay rise.

    The crane operatives and maintainers, lifting personnel and deck crew work on the Andrew, Clair, Clair Ridge, ETAP, Glen Lyon and Mungo facilities.

    The agreement also will implement the 2022 pay rise across all elements of their wages, terms and conditions, and introduces overtime at time and a half for hours worked above the normal 12-hour shift.

    However, a separate dispute over pay and conditions involving about 150 Unite members employed by Sparrows on over 20 other UK oil and gas platforms remains unresolved. The operators include Apache, Shell and Harbour Energy.

    03.21.2023

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    Courtesy Ithaca Energy
    Unite members employed by Petrofac Facilities Management on the FPF1 platform (Greater Stella Area) voted to strike, with about 50 workers involved in a dispute over holiday entitlements. The Greater Stella Area licenses contain the Stella and Harrier fields, both of which are in production, and the Vorlich Field, which is in the process of being developed.
    Courtesy bp
    Clair Ridge started up in November 2018, targeting 640 MMbbl of recoverable resource and peak production of 120,000 bbl/d of oil. bp said the multibillion-pound investment is designed to continue producing until 2050.
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    On Strike
    Courtesy CNOOC
    One of the offshore projects that could potentially be affected by the strike includes the CNOOC-operated Scott asset located about 185 km northeast of Aberdeen.