This action will involve rolling stoppages, bans, and limitations that will begin next week.

The Offshore Alliance, a coalition of two unions, announced that a strike would be called "shortly" after workers at Chevron's Wheatstone offshore platform expressed unanimous backing for the action.

Potential strikes by workers at Australian LNG facilities would need to extend beyond a month to have a substantial effect on global prices, according to analysts' assessments.

The Protected Industrial Action Ballots for Chevron's Wheatstone Downstream and Gorgon Facility have opened on August 18, while the ballot for the Wheatstone Platform will open on August 21.

This comes as workers at Chevron's Wheatstone and Gorgon LNG export facilities remain embroiled in a dispute with the company over pay and working conditions.