Copenhagen—Statoil’s move to close downmore production in the North Sea because ofthe oil workers’ strike—leading to 15% of Nor-wegian crude and 7% of gas output now goingoffline—has made it more likely that unionswill vote for an escalation of the dispute, akey union leader warned June 28.Energi Industri President Leif Sande saidStatoil’s decision to close down a furtherfour platforms and fields was provocativeand unnecessary and would be borne in mindwhen unions, meeting on June 29, decidewhether to escalate the strike to hit other oiland gas producing fields offshore Norway.
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