North Sea oil divers face bully tactics during strike Personal harrassment by managers has been reported by North Sea oil divers who have launched an…
Oil refinery workers threaten sit-in protest today Workers at Bahrain Petroleum Co. are due to hold a sit-in protest over pay.
Peruvian indigenous group wins oil pollution battle Local residents return to their homes having reached an agreement over oil waste after a 15-day protest.
Nigerians storm oil platforms Villagers in Nigeria have stormed and seized three Shell oil platforms in the Niger Delta.
Indigenous Peruvians shut down Amazon oil facility The Native Federation of the Corrientes River (FECONACO) has shut down Pluspetrol's Amazon oil facilities in protest at water contamination.
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Iraqi oil union bank account frozen The Iraqi regime has frozen all the bank accounts of the Iraqi oil workers' union, both abroad and within Iraq.
General strike brings Guinea to its knees A general strike over falling living standards paralysed Guinea on Thursday with activity grinding to a halt in spite of government warnings and the presence of armed riot police on the streets.