More than 160 North Sea oil workers are preparing for strike action following a breakdown in wage negotiations with Texas-based Apache. Unite argues that the company’s proposed 4% wage increase amounts to a real-terms pay cut and has also criticized its handling of back pay. The union warns that industrial action could disrupt operations connected to the Forties pipeline system, which carries a substantial share of the UK’s oil and gas. Apache maintains that its offer is fair and says it has contingency plans to minimize potential disruption. The Guardian
See "Strikes by North Sea oil workers could ‘severely disrupt’ UK fuel supplies", Kalyeena Makortoff, The Guardian, October 5, 2026