CNOOC

• China’s oil champion CNOOC prepares retreat from Canada, U.S., U.K. over sanctions fear

  CNOOC is seeking to sell "marginal and hard to manage" assets in Britain, Canada and the United States, a senior industry source told Reuters.

  Canada

  Apr 13, 2022
  
• Part of Syncrude oilsands upgrader remains down after fire last Sunday

  The fire was detected in one of the bitumen upgrader's hydroprocessing units and it was shut down, resulting in the fire going out by the time firefighters arrived.

  Canada

  Mar 6, 2020
  
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• Chinese companies commit to Alberta oilsands despite setbacks

  While some European and U.S. companies cut their exposure to the Canadian oilsands, China's Big Three oil giants -- CNOOC, PetroChina and Sinopec -- seem content to let their bets ride even if the results haven't been spectacular.

  Economy

  Sep 3, 2019
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• CNOOC fined $450,000 for blast that killed 2 men at Long Lake facility

  The company formerly known as Nexen Energy has been fined $450,000 after pleading guilty to charges in the 2016 deaths of two workers near Fort McMurray.

  Crime

  Apr 19, 2019
• Cleanup underway after Nexen reports 270,000 litres of produced water leaked from northern Alberta pipeline

  A month after being ordered to pay $750,000 in fines related to a 2015 pipeline leak, Nexen Energy is reporting a spill of 270,000 litres from a different pipeline in the same area of northern Alberta.

  Environment

  Aug 15, 2018
• Nexen announces $400M expansion of Alberta oilsands project

  Nexen Energy says it will spend about $400 million to build a 26,000-barrel-per-day expansion of its Long Lake oilsands project in northern Alberta.

  Money

  Jun 20, 2018
• Alberta Securities Commission issues ban on former CNOOC Canada CEO after insider trading settlement

  The Alberta Securities Commission is banning the former CEO of the Canadian arm of Chinese oil giant CNOOC Ltd. from acting as a director or officer in the province after he settled insider trading claims against him in the United States.

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2018
• Nexen spill probe taking longer than expected

  The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) wanted to find out what caused a major pipeline rupture last summer at Nexen ULC's Long Lake oilsands project by October, but its investigation is still ongoing months later, documents show.

  Environment

  Jan 25, 2016
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• Syncrude oilsands development back to normal after August fire

  Canadian Oil Sands Ltd. says production at the Syncrude oilsands development in northern Alberta has returned to normal after a fire in late August cut output by some 80 per cent.

  Canada

  Oct 2, 2015
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• Alberta oil spill: When ‘failsafe’ leak detection systems fail

  Nexen is investigating why its "failsafe" leak detection system failed to detect what turned out to be a massive spill that leaked 500 cubic metres of bitumen, sand and wastewater into an area of northern Alberta.

  Canada

  Jul 17, 2015