PhotoLONDON — As energy prices start to rebound, a group of oil workers in the North Sea are gearing up for a strike, saying the industrywide cuts have been too deep. A strike by Norwegian oil workers over pay and more flexible work practices was narrowly averted this month. “We understand there is a downturn in the North Sea,” said John Boland, an official of Unite, which is helping to organize the strike. When oil prices soared to more than $100 a barrel, costs followed. In April, a brief work stoppage by Kuwaiti oil workers sharply cut the country’s production.

Source: International New York Times July 25, 2016 17:52 UTC