Which Australian LNG facilities are facing imminent industrial action, and what are the stated reasons?

Industrial action is set to begin at Woodside Energy Group Ltd.’s Karratha Gas Plant and Pluto LNG facilities due to a dispute over wages and conditions involving maintenance contractor UGL Ltd., according to the Offshore Alliance union. Separately, workers at Inpex Corp.’s Ichthys project are set to strike unless a final Fair Work Commission-facilitated bargaining meeting scheduled for Friday results in an agreement.

What is the combined annual LNG export capacity of the affected Australian facilities mentioned in the article?

Woodside’s Karratha Gas Plant has export capacity of about 14 million tons per year, Pluto LNG can produce about 5 million tons per year (with a second train of similar capacity under expansion), and Ichthys accounts for about 9.3 million tons per year — totaling approximately 28.3 million tons annually from these three facilities, excluding the additional capacity from Pluto’s expansion.

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Strikes at Australian LNG facilities operated by Woodside and Inpex threaten export supplies due to wage disputes. The potential disruption adds supply risks for Asian buyers amidst ongoing Middle East tensions.

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