Australia’s Offshore Alliance begins strike action at Ichthys LNG sites: union in General Energy News 03/06/2026 The Offshore Alliance trade union said it began strike action at the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG sites in Australia early June 2, a development that could add to tightening supply in the Pacific Basin. “Protected industrial action ramps up today on all three INPEX facilities with stoppages of work and work bans,” the Offshore Alliance, a partnership between the Australian Workers’ Union and the Maritime Union of Australia, said in a Facebook post. The union said that negotiations over an enterprise agreement the previous week made “significant progress” but “have fallen short on a number of fundamental claims.” In a statement sent to Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, the Offshore Alliance said its members were commencing industrial action across all the Ichthys LNG facilities from 0600 Australian Western Standard Time on June 2 until June 10. “The strike action includes union members downing tools between 6 am and 8 am and 6 pm and 8 pm, and bans on overcycle, working past 6 am on demobilization day, and swapping between day shift and night shift without at least four weeks’ notice from management,” the Offshore Alliance said in the statement. The Offshore Alliance said its members had previously withheld from engaging in strike action due to progress in negotiations, which have been facilitated by Australia’s Fair Work Commission. However, in the first major stumble since entering facilitated negotiations, INPEX failed to provide a timely response and the documentation necessary for the progression of negotiations, it added. “It was mutually agreed that INPEX would provide this documentation on Friday or Saturday at the latest, and INPEX failed to provide the documentation until 5 pm Monday,” the Offshore Alliance said. “The response from INPEX has been underwhelming and shows that the company is not taking the negotiations seriously,” it added. “In