Oil and gas giant Inpex has launched proceedings with the Fair Work Commission seeking urgent orders to stop strike action at its Ichthys LNG facility in Darwin.

June 8 : Workers will escalate the strike at Inpex's Ichthys LNG facilities in Australia that started last week over a wage dispute, after talks failed to progress with the…

The dramatic escalation of industrial action hit the gas giant on Monday and is set to continue indefinitely as union anger over pay talks blew up over the weekend.

Workers at Inpex's Australian LNG sites vote to double daily strike stoppages to 8 hours from June 11, threatening supply at a facility with 9.3 mtpa capacity.

The gas giant said it launched the legal action as the strikes could cause “significant” disruption to fuel supplies already challenged by the global energy crisis.

June 9 : Japan's Inpex said on Tuesday it would seek urgent orders from Australia's Fair Work Commission to halt protected industrial action at its Ichthys liquefied natural gas…

Oil and gas giant Inpex has launched proceedings with the Fair Work Commission seeking urgent orders to stop strike action at its Ichthys LNG facility in Darwin.

Two cargoes of light oil bound for Korea and Japan have been delayed by strike action that an energy industry body warns is a threat to fuel security.