OSLO, June 4 (Reuters) - Wage talks between oil firms andthe largest union representing land-based oil workers in Norwayhave broken down and are heading to state-appointed mediation,the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association said on Wednesday.
Separately, negotiations between the Norwegian Oil and GasAssociation and three other unions at the national level wereput on hold and will resume after local unions negotiate theirown deals, the SAFE union said in a statement.
All the negotiations affect around 5,000 employees workingfor Statoil, BP, ConocoPhillips andShell, among others. (Reporting by Gwladys Fouche, editing by Ole Petter Skonnord)
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