Europe braces for another energy shock as Norwegian gas fields close
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Europe's energy woes escalated Tuesday as Norwegian oil and gas workers went on strike, shutting three fields in the North Sea and causing a spike in natural gas prices.
Norway's state-owned energy company Equinor said it had shut the fields after some of its employees went on strike over a pay dispute.
The three fields produce the equivalent of about 89,000 barrels of oil a day, more than 30% of which is natural gas, Equinor said in a statement.
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