OGUK Awards finalists revealed
The shortlist for this year’s prestigious Oil & Gas UK Awards has been revealed today.
CNR International
Big North Sea oil and gas firms ink ‘gender equality charter’ at Offshore Europe
An Aberdeen-based business network has launched a "behavioral charter" designed to combat gender inequality within the North Sea oil and gas sector.
Exclusive: North Sea newcomer targets deals after celebrating first oil
North Sea newcomer Decipher Energy has delivered first oil from the Orlando field less than two years after taking over the 10 million barrel project from a victim of the downturn.
CNR posts higher profits, North Sea drilling goes to plan
Profits increased at CNR International last year as the Canadian firm stepped up production.
CNR buys Joslyn oil sands project from Total for £173m
Canadian Natural Resources (CNR) International has today announced that it has purchased the Joslyn oil sands lease from French oil giant Total for £173 million.
CNR confirms hydrocarbon release on Ninian Central
North Sea operator Canadian Natural Resources (CNR) International (UK) has confirmed production was shutdown on its Ninian Central platform on Sunday due to a hydrocarbon release.
CNR International hit with enforcement notice over oil spill
North Sea operator CNR International has been handed an enforcement notice over an oil spill.
HSE to take ‘no further action’ on Ninian Southern faulty lifeboats
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has confirmed that it intends to take "no further action" in its probe of the Ninian Southern rig, which had to be down-manned last week amid concerns over faulty lifeboats.
Workers taken off North Sea rig due to lack of lifeboats
Canadian oil firm CNR International said late last night that it was taking almost 60 people off one of its North Sea rigs due to a "potential lifeboat capacity issue".
Removal of unexploded device near North Sea platform under way
Work is finally under way to remove an unexploded device located near a North Sea oil platform.
North Sea oil and gas firms win NHS Grampian awards
Almost 20 North Sea oil and gas companies were recognised for the work they’ve undertaken to ensure healthier working lives for staff at the NHS Grampian Healthy Working Lives Awards.
Significant gender pay gap found within largest north-east energy firms
North-east energy firms have pledged to address the gap between the average pay of men and women in the sector.
Oil firm with 65% pay gap reacts to findings
Oil firm CNR International has been revealed as the company with the largest gender pay gap in Scotland.
Decipher asks for tie-back to North Sea platform near unexploded device
North Sea newcomer Decipher Energy has applied for permission to tie the Orlando field back to the Ninian Central platform.
CNR issues statement in response to petition to strip it of licence
Canadian operator, CNR International, have issued a statement in response to a new online petition calling for them to be stripped of their operator's licence.
CNR powering up Ninian South platform
CNR International said this afternoon that a team is working to restore power to the Ninian South platform.
Device near North Sea platform packs same power as ‘car bomb’, expert says
A military explosives expert has said that the suspected depth charge found near a North Sea oil platform has the same explosive power as a car bomb.
Decipher lands North Sea Orlando deal
North Sea start-up Decipher Energy has confirmed a deal to buy up North Sea assets out of administration.
Ninian South restarts production following fire
Production on CNR International's Ninian South platform has restarted following a fire last week.
CNR considers pulling Sky TV on North Sea assets
CNR International is said to be considering pulling Sky TV from its North Sea assets.
CNR International’s North Sea business booked losses of £86million
The North Sea business of CNR International booked pre-tax losses of £86million as production declined last year, figures filed at Companies House show. But the losses were an improvement on the £156million loss the firm made in 2013 as the firm felt the impact of outages on its Banff and Kyle fields in the Central North Sea about 200 miles east of Aberdeen. Production from Banff and Kyle was suspended in December 2011 when the FPSO was hit by sever storms that winter. Production on the fields started back in July 2014.
Petrofac lands more than £250million of repeat UK North Sea work
Energy service giant Petrofac said today its projects and operations business unit had secured contract renewals for UK North Sea work worth a total of about $400million (£252million).