Brent Bravo platform removed from North Sea by Pioneering Spirit
Shell's Brent Bravo platform has been removed from the North Sea by the Allseas’ heavy lift and pipelay vessel Pioneering Spirit.
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Ofgem orders Shell Energy to pay out after overcharging customers
Shell Energy Retail has been forced to pay £390,000 after overcharging around 12,000 energy customers on its default tariffs.
Jobs ‘at risk’ as Shell pulls plug on Archer deal
Archer said yesterday that it is looking for opportunities to redeploy crew after Shell decided to terminate early a North Sea well decommissioning contract.
Norway’s $1tn fund set to get green light for oil divestment
Norway’s $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund is about to get the green-light to dump more than $13 billion in stocks linked to fossil fuels as well as a broad range of emerging-market bonds.
Shell ships first LNG from world’s largest offshore facility Prelude
Shell has shipped the first LNG cargo from Prelude, the world’s largest offshore facility ever constructed.
Major Aberdeen event to create ‘next generation’ of exporters, EIC chief says
Energy service firms could shave months off the time required to break into new export markets by going to a conference in Aberdeen next week, its organisers said.
BP restarts Shearwater sale after Shell talks end – report
BP is seeking other buyers for its stake in the Shearwater field after talks with Shell fell through, according to a news report.
Siccar Point’s Blackrock well ‘non-commercial’
Siccar Point’s Blackrock well west of Shetland is understood to have been non-commercial.
‘I agree’ with climate protestors, Shell North Sea boss says
A Shell North Sea boss has said he "agrees" with many of the climate campaigners who took to the streets of the UK's major cities in April.
Cluff raises £15m to pay share of Shell licences
Cluff Natural Resources (CLNR) has raised £15m through share placing in order pay its share of two North Sea licences Shell recenty farmed into.
Shell to pump billions into ‘very high quality’ North Sea business
Shell's boss said yesterday that the energy major will invest "billions of dollars" in the UK North Sea in the coming years.
Shell to dish out £100bn to shareholders over four years
Oil and gas giant Royal Dutch Shell has revealed plans to hand over 125 billion dollars (£98 billion) to shareholders over five years.
Big Oil won’t be buying up Permian strugglers
Big Oil probably won’t be buying up the Permian Basin’s struggling independent drillers any time soon.
Shell plans South Africa oil expansion with second deal
Royal Dutch Shell Plc is planning to acquire an oil-block stake in a second deal in South Africa’s relatively unexplored waters, months after a major discovery by Total SA boosted the country’s hydrocarbon prospects.
Shell takes up North Sea licence after Cluff farm-in
Energy giant Shell has taken up operatorship of a Southern North Sea licence estimated to have recoverable reserves of 100million barrels of oil equivalent.
Lawyer tells industry to remember Brent Spar fallout for future decommissioning
A top lawyer has urged the oil industry to be mindful of the fallout from Shell’s Brent Spar project when considering decommissioning.
Energy bosses backing bid for UK to hold international energy talks in 2020
Energy firms are among leading businesses urging the Government to do everything it can to ensure the UK holds key international climate talks in 2020.
Ace Winches clinches two of its biggest ever deals
A north-east firm has secured two of its biggest ever contracts as it continues to flourish following the oil and gas downturn.
Shell announces early production start at Appomattox
The subsidiary firm of oil giant Shell, Shell Offshore, has announced the start up of production on the Appomattox platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
Shell carbon-capture plant hits 4m tonne milestone early
A Royal Dutch Shell Plc-operated carbon capture and storage project in Canada has hit a milestone of sequestering 4 million tons of carbon dioxide about six months ahead of schedule and at a lower cost than estimated, helped by better-than-expected reliability.
Big Oil wants to conduct a big power experiment in your house
Big Oil wants to put a box in your hall closet that works like a human brain, can cut the lights, stop the refrigerator and will know how you move about in the privacy of your home better than you do.
Oil industry and climate leaders to share stage at Offshore Europe opener
Energy industry heavyweights and a climate change leader will share the stage during the plenary session of SPE Offshore Europe 2019.
Shell AGM targeted by environmental campaigners
Shell's AGM in the Netherlands was targeted by environmental campaigners yesterday calling on energy firms to “shut down fossil power” and reduce their carbon emissions.
BP ‘ignoring elephant in the room’ at AGM, Dutch activist says
A prominent Dutch climate change activist accused BP of “ignoring the elephant in the room” at its annual general meeting in Aberdeen yesterday.
Big firms join new task force looking to ‘make best use’ of UK wind power
Big firms from oil and gas and the renewable energy sector have signed up to new task force aimed at exploiting the large amounts of offshore wind power generated in the UK.