UK/IRELAND

Nexen to shed 400 jobs

NEXEN Energy, a subsidiary of China's CNOOC, has announced plans to retrench 340 positions from i...

Nexen to shed 400 jobs

"While regrettable, these organisational changes are necessary to align the company with our reduced capital spending program," Nexen CEO Fang Zhi said.

Subsequent media reports indicate that 300 of the North American job cuts will be felt in Canada with most hitting the Calgary head office.

Nexen is believed to employ about 3000 people including 719 in the UK.

TOPICS:

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the energy sector, brought to you by the Energy News Bulletin Intelligence team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the energy sector, brought to you by the Energy News Bulletin Intelligence team.

editions

ENB CCS Report 2024

ENB’s CCS Report 2024 finds that CCS could be the much-needed magic bullet for Australia’s decarbonisation drive

editions

ENB Cost Report 2023

ENB’s latest Cost Report findings provide optimism as investments in oil and gas, as well as new energy rise.

editions

ENB Future of Energy Report 2023

ENB’s inaugural Future of Energy Report details the industry outlook on the medium-to-long-term future for the sector in the Asia Pacific region.

editions

ENB Cost Report 2021

This industry-wide report aims to understand current cost levels across the energy industry