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Shell drops plans to lock out Prelude workers from Western Australian offshore gas facility
ABC KimberleyBy Taylor Thompson-Fuller
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The company blamed a lack of assurance from unions that safety functions would be carried out
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Union representatives said the claims were a “red herring” and they would not endanger safety of workers at the rig
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Industrial negotiations proposed via mediation ground to a halt
Shell has scrapped plans to lock workers out of its multi-billion dollar offshore gas facility, Prelude, citing safety concerns.
Workers onboard the facility 400 kilometres off Western Australia’s Kimberley coast are engaged in protected industrial action in a bid to push for better wages.
The Anglo-Dutch energy giant shut down the facility and suspended production in response to strikes earlier this month.