Devon workers end strike in Sorong

Devon workers end strike in Sorong

JAKARTA: All 200 workers of American firm Devon Salawati in
Sorong, Papua have ended their 10-day strike and started work on
Saturday, according to a senior official at state-owned oil and
gas firm Pertamina.

Pertamina spokesman for management of production sharing
contracts Sidick A. Nitikusuma said on Saturday the workers had
agreed to end their strike, while negotiations were in process to
consider their demands.

"They (the workers) realized that the local people would face
difficulties in getting fuel if they continued their strike," he
told The Jakarta Post.

Devon workers went on strike on April 24, demanding a bonus
following the acquisition of Devon's assets in Indonesia by
Chinese firm Petrochina.

The strike disturbed crude oil supplies to Pertamina's Kasim
refinery in Sorong, which has the capacity to process 10,000 bpd
of crude oil. The refinery was forced to stop operation several
days ago due to the lack of crude oil supplies.-JP