Chevron's Australia-Based LNG Facilities May Face An All-Out Strike: Report

Chevron Corporation CVX reportedly grapples with employee-related issues at its Australia-based operations of Gorgon and Wheatstone.

The company will likely face an all-out strike at its second-largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant at Gorgon, following a voting procedure for a union ballot, Reuters reported. The Wheatstone unit bears the brunt of the same.

Last week, Australia's labor regulator approved the unions to organize a "protected action ballot" that allows workers to vote privately, paving the way for a likely strike that could hinder the country's LNG exports, the report added.

Based on industrial conventions, the ballot for workers at Gorgon and the Wheatstone downstream facility must shut by Aug. 24. 

A separate poll for the Wheatstone offshore platform workers must close by Aug. 28, Reuters noted.