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Workers begin strike at Belgium's Fluxys Dunkirk LNG terminal
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on September 2, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on September 2, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
Workers at Fluxys Dunkirk LNG terminal strike over pay, impacting operations. Fluxys denies major disruptions, while unions demand higher pay and lower energy taxes.
PARIS (Reuters) -Workers began a three-day strike over pay at Belgian gas terminal operator Fluxys' Dunkirk liquefied natural gas terminal late on Monday evening, part of a broader action in the power and gas sector focused on pensions and wages.
The Dunkirk LNG terminal is the second largest in continental Europe and the only terminal directly connected to two separate markets - Belgium and France - accounting for about 20% of both countries' annual gas consumption.
The flow rate of the terminal has been affected, a representative of the CGT union, who did not wish to be named, said on Tuesday. He did not have precise figures for the impact.
Fluxys denied that the flow rate has been impacted at the site.
"There is some minor impact on some small preventive maintenance jobs but this is without any impact on operational activities," a Fluxys spokesperson said.
The strike is currently having no impact on the regasification and ship unloading operations, or the truck loading activities of the terminal, the spokesperson added.
The strike is initially planned to last three days as workers demand higher pay and a decrease to the national energy tax, the representative for the hardline CGT union said.
After the three days, the unions will hold a workers' council to determine whether to end or prolong the strike.
Unions in the French power sector are also striking at electric utility EDF's facilities, and have reduced hydroelectric power supply by 1.4 GW, but nuclear power supply remains unaffected.
(Reporting by Forrest CrellinEditing by Bernadette Baum, Susan Fenton and Frances Kerry)
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas that has been cooled to a liquid state for ease of storage and transport. It occupies about 1/600th the volume of natural gas in its gaseous state.
A strike is a work stoppage initiated by employees to protest against working conditions, pay, or other employment terms. It is a form of collective bargaining.
A union is an organized group of workers who come together to make decisions about the workplace. Unions negotiate with employers on behalf of their members.
Regasification is the process of converting liquefied natural gas (LNG) back into its gaseous state, allowing it to be distributed through pipelines for consumption.
Strikes can disrupt normal operations, affecting production, supply chains, and service delivery. They may lead to financial losses for companies and impact market stability.
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