Australia Dodges LNG Disruption as Union Cancels Strike

A strike threat at one of Australia’s biggest LNG facilities, Ichthys, has been averted after the trade union organizing the industrial action reported progress on negotiations with operator Inpex on pay and working conditions. Reuters reported the news earlier today, in a welcome development for both Australia and Japan, to which Australia is the biggest supplier of liquefied natural gas. The Offshore Alliance, a coalition of two trade unions, earlier this month notified Japan’s Inpex that a strike may be imminent at the company’s…