Several offshore workers are preparing to cast their votes to decide whether to proceed with industrial work at two platforms in the North Sea on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), operated by Neo Next + Energy E&P, created by the merger between TotalEnergies’ North Sea oil and gas exploration business and Neo Next.
The British union “Unite the Union” confirmed the opening of a ballot for industrial work for workers abroad New Next + Energy‘s Elgin Franklin and North of Elwyn Platforms. Voting opened on June 1 and ends on July 6.
Sharon GrahamThe Secretary-General of the Union commented: “These workers deserve far better than the pathetic salary offer from an oil and gas company making hundreds of millions in profits. Unite members abroad will have our full support in their fight for better jobs, wages and conditions.”
The association highlights that TotalEnergies E&P UK reported after-tax profits of £70.8 million ($95.35 million) in 2024, after recording £226.2 million ($304.56 million) during the previous year.
The wage dispute involving nearly 50 union members is said to have been the result of an unacceptable wage offer of less than 3%, which workers overwhelmingly rejected. The list of workers participating in the poll includes the control and production room, senior operators, as well as operations and production technicians.
Stevie DavisThe union’s industrial official pointed out: “These are highly skilled workers, and low wage offers simply don’t cut it. The company needs to get back to the table quickly or our members will have no choice but to take action.”
Last year, Total Energy It was negotiated A 2.25% increase in basic pay and a 5% increase in outside allowance with Unite, which was supported by around 50 United members based on the Elgin-Franklin and North Alwyn platforms.
The Elgin field is located in Blocks 22/30b and Block 22/30c in the UK North Sea, about 200 km east of Aberdeen, at a water depth of 92 metres, while the Franklin and West Franklin satellites are located 5.5 km south of Elgin in Block 29/5b and Block 29/4d at a similar depth.
The field, which was commissioned in 2001, is expected to be operational until 2040. The Alwyn area development includes eight producing fields: Alwyn North, Dunbar, Ellon, Grant, Nuggets, Forvie North, Jura and Islay.
The Alwyn North platform in Block 3/9a serves as the hub and support center for the fields, providing them with power and water injection support while simultaneously receiving produced water, oil and gas via a network of subsea cables and pipelines.
Alwyn North consists of two platforms: North Alwyn Alpha (NAA) and North Alwyn Bravo (NAB), linked by a bridge. The Dunbar platform processes fluids from the Dunbar, Grant and Elon fields, and is linked back to Alwyn via pipeline.
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