Keyword: North Sea oil

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Britain’s Grangemouth Oil Refinery on Brink of Closure

22.10.2013 - A major British oil refinery moved closer to permanent closure on Monday after a clear majority of union workers rejected a pensions and benefits offer from the Swiss-based...

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Chances of Grangemouth Strike Recede after Ineos Agrees to Arbitration

14.10.2013 - Ineos said on Sunday that it has agreed to go to independent arbitration with the Unite union over a dispute at the UK Grangemouth refinery and petrochemical plant that has led to...

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Shell Under the Skin, 10 Years After Crisis

30.05.2013 - A decade ago, Royal Dutch/Shell's boss was fighting to close the gap between the truth about his company's oil and gas reserves and the much larger figure in its accounts. He lost...

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Wintershall Makes Oil Discovery in Dutch North Sea

04.12.2012 - Germany's Wintershall has made what could be a major oil discovery in the Dutch North Sea, pending appraisal drilling in 2013, the company said on Tuesday. Wintershall, the...