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Brent loadings to stop if no strike deal reached -union

Published 28/04/2021, 13:19
Updated 28/04/2021, 14:05
© Reuters. A section of the BP Eastern Trough Area Project oil platform is seen in the North Sea, around 100 miles east of Aberdeen

© Reuters. A section of the BP Eastern Trough Area Project oil platform is seen in the North Sea, around 100 miles east of Aberdeen

LONDON (Reuters) -Loadings of the Brent crude oil stream in the British North Sea, which underpin the global Brent benchmark contract, would stop in mid-May if no deal is reached between the Unite union and the Shetland Islands Council employing them.

"We are hoping to get a resolution without strike action, but if we do need to take action it will have a major impact on the Sullom Voe Terminal. Our members on the tugs bring the tankers into port, and without them the tankers will not be able to be loaded or unloaded," Unite officer John Boland said.

"There is limited storage at Sullom Voe, so this could have an impact on production for the Brent and Ninian fields."

The Sullom Voe terminal itself is operated by EnQuest which said it was talking to Shetland Island Council officials to understand what impact to services may be anticipated from potential strike action.

© Reuters. A section of the BP Eastern Trough Area Project oil platform is seen in the North Sea, around 100 miles east of Aberdeen

The strike was being called over a dispute about workers being denied a "service award" after their transfer to Shetland Islands Council (SIC) in 2006, the union said in a release late on Wednesday.

Brent crude differentials rose on Wednesday as bidders were willing to pay more.

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