Strikes by North Sea oil workers could ‘severely disrupt’ UK fuel supplies

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Union says staff left with no choice but industrial action after breakdown in pay talks with Texas oil firm Apache A looming strike by oil workers in the North Sea could “severely disrupt” UK fuel supplies, the Unite union has said, adding that staff…

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Sun, 04 Oct 2026 23:01:40 UTC.

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