There will be no strike on the Norwegian shelf as the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association and the three unions, Industri Energi, SAFE and DSO, struck a wage settlement deal for offshore rig employees.
Following national mediation, the parties reached an agreement in Oslo on Wednesday evening. Unions have said that more than 1,600 workers would go on strike initially on 12 rigs had these negotiations failed.
The deal entails a minimum wage increase by 6.5%, including holiday pay. In addition, the night supplement will be increased to NOK102.5 per hour, and the holiday allowance to NOK 2,275 per day. The agreement is effective from this month.
The unions represented workers on mobile offshore units as well as platform drilling on permanent installations. The agreement covers around 8,000 members who work for companies such as Noble, Transocean, Odfjell Drilling, Seadrill, Dolphin Drilling, and Saipem. Some two years ago, a similar industrial action was avoided following national mediation in Stavanger.
