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  1.  Oil workers in Nigeria began an uncertain strike Tuesday that might disrupt oil production and also exports from the OPEC participant, said authorities of the unions and state-owned Nigerian National Oil Corp
  2.  . The unions took the activity after stopping working to solve a dispute over pensions and also other problems.
  3.  " Today, we have actually called our members out to start an indefinite strike up until monitoring resolves our need for a full overhaul of the NNPC pension plan system, which in its present form is robbing our participants of their complete dues," a spokesperson for the NNPC branch of Nupeng and also Pengassan oil workers' unions told Platts.
  4.  https://www.irochelating.com in Abuja has been closed to workers as well as site visitors, the union official said.
  5.  Platts might not instantly confirm the circumstance in various other NNPC offices, especially in the oil-producing Niger Delta area.
  6.  The union representative said that if NNPC management failed to fulfill workers' demands, "in the shortest time feasible, oil export terminals will be closed down."
  7.  NNPC has actually had difficulty satisfying its portion of money call payments to moneying joint venture operations with its international oil partners, a source said. For pension payments, the business has actually fallen Naira 85 billion ($ 531 million) short, according to the source.
  8.  STRIKE COULD DISRUPT GAS SUPPLY
  9.  NNPC spokesman Ohi Alegbe claimed Tuesday morning the company was prepared to attend to the employees' pension concerns as well as to finish the strike.
  10.  "NNPC is taking steps to avoid an impending industrial activity by the company's arm of the National Union of Oil and Natural Gas Employees and the Petroleum and also Natural Gas Elder Personnel Organization of Nigeria," Alegbe stated.
  11.  "While recognizing the presence of some funding gaps in the scheme, measures have actually considering that been implemented to steadily connect the funding deficiency, which stood at N298 billion in 2010," he said.
  12.  NNPC manages the federal government's passion in joint endeavors with foreign firms, including Covering, ExxonMobil, Chevron, Eni as well as Total amount. It represents about 90% of Nigeria's 2 million b/d of oil production.
  13.  NNPC team monitors as well as approves unrefined delivery documents at the terminals together with industry regulators.
  14.  Authorities likewise stated Tuesday the NNPC strike can hit gas imports and also circulation as the corporation accounts for 60% of the Nigeria's fuel imports.
  15.  "Management called on participants of the general public not to participate in panic purchasing [of fuel], ensuring better that strategies are on leading gear to address the situation," Alegbe stated.
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