Cairn Energy
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| Cairn Energy plc | |
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| Type | Public (LSE: CNE) |
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| Founded | |
| Headquarters | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Key people | Norman Murray, Chairman Sir Bill Gammell, CEO |
| Industry | Oil exploration |
| Revenue | $263 million (2005) |
| Operating income | $71 million (2005) |
| Net income | $79 million (2005) |
| Employees | 639 (2005) |
| Website | www.cairn-energy.plc.uk |
Cairn Energy plc (LSE: CNE) is an independent oil exploration and production company. Its headquarters are in Edinburgh, Scotland and it is listed on the London Stock Exchange. The company was founded by Bill Gammell, who remains its CEO. It is currently a member of the FTSE 250 Index after it was relegated from the FTSE 100 Index in March, 2007[1]. It had rejoined the FTSE 100 in the September 2005 reshuffle.
The company has operations in the North Sea, and is seeking expansion in South Asia, where they currently (2006) hold material exploration and production positions in West and East India and Bangladesh.
[edit] References
- Presentation to The Scottish Oil Club by Dr. Mike Watts of Cairn Energy titled "Building a Business in South Asia", held in Edinburgh in November 2004.
- ^ Daily Mail replaces Cairn in FTSE rejig (HTML). Reuters UK. Reuters UK (2007-03-07). Retrieved on 2007-03-07.
[edit] External links
- Cairn Energy Plc (official company website)
- Oil finds to revive Cairn output from 2007-TimesOnline article
