Hundreds Halt Work at Three Energy Plants in Australia

Hundreds of people at Chevron’s liquefied natural gas plants in Western Australia halted work on Friday, an industrial action affecting three facilities that account for about 6 percent of the world’s supply of the essential fuel.

At 1 p.m. local time, about 500 employees began short work stoppages and bans on some types of work, after union negotiations over pay and working conditions stalled.

The stoppages are scheduled to continue until…