Gallery: A look back at Brent Alpha and Bravo
Following the announcement by Shell that production on the Brent Alpha and Bravo platforms will finally cease from November 1, Energy Voice takes a look back on its 40 year history in the North Sea.
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Shell beats falling oil prices with profits rise
Shell recorded a third quarter boost thanks to its refining and natural gas assets.
Brent Alpha and Bravo production to end in November
Oil giant Shell is set to bring its production from the Brent Alpha and Bravo platforms in the North Sea to an end. The company, which has more than 35 years of oil and gas productions on the platforms, will call time on it this weekend.
Shells asks for five-year extension in Alaska
A letter obtained by an environmental campaign group from Shell to the US government shows the oil major asked for a five-year extension to its drilling leases in the Arctic waters. The company wrote a letter in July to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to ask for more time to discover oil in waters North of Alaska.
Shell makes major gas find
Shell has made a major gas find offshore Gabon in West Africa.
Shell to explore managed pressure drilling
Shell has contracted offshore technology provider Enhanced Drilling to conduct a survey on its EC-Drill – a managed pressure drilling (MPD) technology system.
Exclusive: Shell cuts contractor rates
Shell has confirmed plans to slash its North Sea contractor rates.
Video: LEGO ends contract with Shell
Danish toy giant Lego has decided not to renew its commercial relationship with oil giant Shell following a targeted campaign by Greenpeace about its Arctic drilling plans.
Shell produces first oil on Malaysian platform
Oil giant Shell has produced its first oil from the Gumusut-Kakap floating platform off the coast of Malaysia. It is the latest in a series of Shell deep-water contracts and the platform is expected to reach an annual production of around 135,000 barrels per day (bpd) once fully ramped up.
Statoil and Shell win Algeria acreage
Statoil and Shell have teamed up to develop an onshore basin in Algeria.
Shell launches sea bed rescue for lost container
A sea bed rescue has been launched by Shell after a large container plunged into the North Sea from its Brent Alpha platform. The container is still to be retrieved, but has been placed on the sea bed at a depth of 140 metres by personnel after the Normand Subsea Dive Support Vessel (DSV) was brought in to retrieve it.
Shell evacuates staff after container plunges off platform and into the North Sea
Staff are being evacuated off the Brent Alpha platform after a mechanical failure saw a large container fall from a crane and plunge into the North Sea.
Scottish Independence: BP and Shell bosses back Sir Ian
BP’s chief executive Bob Dudley has supported Sir Ian Wood’s call for realism in the Scottish Independence debate.
UK’s FTSE 100 Index falls for third day as Shell, BP lead drop
UK stocks declined for a third day, their longest streak of losses in a month, as oil companies led the benchmark FTSE 100 Index lower. Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s Class B shares, which have a UK source for tax purposes, slid 1.6%. BP Plc retreated 1%. Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc gained 2.9% as Citigroup Inc. recommended buying the stock. Quindell Plc gained 5.6% after saying a court ruled in its favour in libel proceedings against short seller Gotham City Research LLC.
Analysts hint at merger of Shell and BP
Falling fortunes at BP and Shell could force the two oil and gas giants into a “mega-merger” within a couple of years, some City analysts believe.
Glasspoint gets $53million financing led by Shell
Glasspoint Solar Inc., a closely held producer of solar equipment used for enhanced oil recovery, received $53million from a group of investors led by Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Oman’s largest sovereign wealth fund.
Shell offloading more assets in £9billion global sell-off
Oil giant Shell is selling more assets as part of plans to offload £9billion worth of assets worldwide.
Brent Bravo gas leak sparks Shell sanctions
The North Sea platform where two workers died following a major gas release is at the centre of a fresh safety scare, the Press and Journal can reveal.
Shell targets Nigerian assets in $15billion sell-off plan
Royal Dutch Shell, Europe’s largest oil company, is advancing plans to sell four fields in Nigeria to meet a $15billion asset-sales plan.
Shell strikes more gas in Malaysia
Dutch oil giant Shell has struck a new gas discovery at its majority owned deep-water block SK318 offshore Malaysia.
Sanctions “not hurting Putin”, claims ex-Shell boss
Sanctions that the west has imposed on Russia do not bring results as the popularity rating of President Vladimir Putin is continuously growing, a former oil boss has claimed.
Oil workers evacuated from North Sea platform
Nearly 150 oil workers were evacuated from a UK North Sea platform after a power failure, Shell said today.
Part of Shell’s major FLNG sets sail
The largest piece of turret for Shell’s Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility has set sale.
Shell shifts assets for a billion dollar price tag
Shell has sold two of its assets in two bumper deals.
Vitol buys Shell’s Australian downstream assets for $2.6billion
Swiss oil trader Vitol has launched a new upstream firm in Australia following the acquisition of Shell’s downstream business in the country for $2.6billion.