Nearly all voting Inpex workers back strike at key Australian gas hub

Australia is Japan's largest LNG supplier, and the country is already facing a possible supply crunch due to the Iran war and rising air-conditioning demand as Japan heads into summer.

An Inpex spokesperson said last Friday a majority of eligible employees had rejected a pay deal tabled by the company.

The company was not immediately reachable for comment on Friday.

The Offshore Alliance, a grouping of the Maritime Union of Australia and the Australian Workers Union, had previously flagged that its 430 members would vote against the new contract, which it said does not meet benchmark industry standards for wages and conditions.