Members of the Offshore Alliance (OA) union representing staff at Chevron's two Australian LNG plants have voted in favour of industrial action, saying negotiations have stalled on key pay and conditions demands. The OA said 450 union members at the 15.6mn t/yr Gorgon and 8.9mn t/yr Wheatstone LNG downstream facilities in Western Australia's (WA) Pilbara region voted 99pc in favour of industrial action on 24 August, which could lead to work bans should Chevron fail to offer an industry standard enterprise agreement (EA). Bans could include refusing to load LNG or condensate or complete stoppages of work, although at ... (full story)