Several coal transporting trucks blocked highways in South Africa's capital on Monday to protest against the country's renewable power programme after President Jacob Zuma showed support for the sector in speech to parliament last month.

Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, has threatened to resume its suspended strike if the federal government refuses to enforce the implementation of an agreement reached among the tripartite partners in the industry.

The Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood and Allied Workers Union (CEPPWAWU) said that South African energy workers plan to strike over wages at the end of July. The strike would affect the crude oil refineries and fuel depots.

Nigerian workers have suspended their industrial strike following several hours of talks with government officials.

Nigeria's government officials held talks with leaders of Nigerian trade union, who are on strike, in efforts to resolve the dispute.

Norway's oil and gas biggest Unions are threatening with a strike –that would affect eight North Sea platforms run by Royal Dutch Shell– if the companies do not meet their expectations over wages and working conditions for offshore workers.

In France, the strikes at oil refineries as part of an ongoing standoff with the government over labour reforms are affecting the supply. More than half the country’s 10,250 filling stations running were low on stocks.

Fuel deliveries from Niger's only oil refinery were disrupted by the start of a three-day strike over working conditions and pay, a local union official said.

Nigerian unions ended a day-old strike against the split of the state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC) after a minister promised there would be no job cuts.

Nigerian trade unions shutted down the offices of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, in protest at plans to reorganize the company. The strike raises the spectre of further oil shortages in the country.