Brent Charlie topside loaded in to UK port for decommissioning
Mammoet has skidded the Brent Charlie topside into place for decommissioning at the Able Seaton Port in Hartlepool.
Brent decommissioning
Brent Charlie topside removed from North Sea by Pioneering Spirit
Shell's Brent Charlie platform has been removed from the North Sea in the end of an era for the iconic oil field, which gave its name to the Brent crude benchmark.
Shell expects approval for Brent oilfield legs decommissioning plan in 2024
Shell (LON: SHEL) expects to receive approval for its plans to decommission the legs of the Brent oilfield in 2024, a spokesperson has told Energy Voice.
NSTA faces legal hearing over disclosure of Brent decom paperwork
The UK’s oil and gas regulator is set to face a legal hearing over the disclosure of key documents on the decommissioning of Shell’s Brent oil field in the North Sea.
Brent decommissioning: End of an era ‘quickly approaching’
With the Charlie platform being the only installation still in the famous Brent field, Shell’s (LON: SHEL) decommissioning construction manager says, “the end of an era is now quickly approaching".
HSE investigating high-pressure gas incident on Brent Charlie
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is investigating an incident involving three offshore workers and the release of inert gas from a high-pressure hose during decommissioning work on the Brent Charlie platform.
UK government hands Shell £92m rebate for 2021
Shell received net rebates of over $121 million (£92m) from the UK government last year, the largest total from any country in which it operates.
Able UK fined £200k after worker sustained life-threatening injuries while dismantling the Brent Bravo platform
A civil engineering company has been sentenced after a worker suffered life-threatening injuries while working to decommission a former North Sea oil and gas installation.
‘Hardening’ public perception over Brent legs might harm decom science, director says
The director of a multi-million pound decommissioning study has voiced concern that any final decision over the removal of Shell’s Brent platform legs might ‘harden’ public perception toward his project.
Shell Brent decom ‘compromise’ possible, says Germany
Germany’s environment ministry has said a “compromise” on Shell’s Brent decommissioning plans may be possible but leaving any oil remains is “not acceptable”.
Shell working hard on ‘best outcome’ for Brent decom, CFO says
Oil giant Shell yesterday cited a “strong start to 2019” and increased pre-tax profits as the reason for implementing a bullish share buyback programme.
Video: Time-lapse of Shell’s Brent Delta being delivered onto quay
Able UK has released time-lapse footage of the Brent Delta topside being skidded onto quay six at its yard in Hartlepool.
EV Burning Question: Brent decommissioning
Every week, Energy Voice asks readers to give their views on some the hot topics affecting the oil sector. This time, we want to know how you feel about Shell’s Brent field decommissioning plans. The latest questionnaire will be kept open until Friday, May 12, to allow as much participation as possible.
Gallery: Shell Brent Delta arrives in Hartlepool
Shell’s Brent Delta topside was delivered to Able UK’s yard in Hartlepool this week, where it will be dismantled and recycled.
Video: End of an era as Shell Brent Delta topside arrives in Hartlepool
One of the North Sea’s most iconic pieces of oil and gas infrastructure arrived in a murky Hartlepool last night after more than 40 years offshore.
Brent Delta transferred onto barge ahead of Teesside delivery
The Pioneering Spirit vessel has transferred Shell's Brent Delta topside onto a barge ahead of its delivery to a yard in Teesside.
Video: Pioneering Spirit completes Brent Delta topside lift for Shell
Allseas’s Pioneering Spirit vessel has removed the topside section of Shell’s Brent Delta platform in the North Sea. Swiss contractor Allseas said it had broken the world lifting record in the process. Pioneering Spirit removed the 24,000-tonne topside structure in a single lift. It is now transporting the structure to a decommissioning yard in Teesside, north-east England.
Decommissioning up for debate at Aberdeen bookshop cafe
Aberdeen University is taking the North Sea decommissioning debate to an unlikely venue in the Granite City this week.
Videos: Shell ‘shows its working’ on Brent decommissioning plans
Shell has published two videos explaining its approach to the Brent field decommissioning project.
Decom series: Lutelandet says it can satisfy North Sea decommissioning demand for next five years
The sight of a 14,000 tonne topside on the Norwegian island of Lutelandet is slightly surreal.
Decom series: Able Seaton tells other UK ports to think hard before investing in decommissioning
Able UK has a message for other British ports considering a big financial outlay on decommissioning facilities: think long and hard before you press the button.
Updated: Shell to finish submitting Brent field decommissioning plans in coming weeks
Shell said today that it had submitted "a majority" of the plan for its Brent field decommissioning campaign to the UK Government.
Shell Brent: Last operations manager reflects on ‘best job in the world’
John McRobbie, the last in a long line of operations manager for Shell’s Brent field, remembers the moment he chose a career in the oil and gas industry with great clarity.
Shell Brent: A snapshot of the decommissioning story so far
The decommissioning of Brent, which has produced oil for 40 years, is one of the most complex engineering projects of its kind and is expected to take a decade to complete.
Shell Brent: Father and son on what it means to be a ‘Brent man’
Energy Voice has teamed up with Shell to celebrate 40 years of Brent. This promoted series will examine the people, milestones and technology that helped make this historic North Sea find possible. It will also analyse what lies ahead for the breakthrough discovery. Happy 40th Brent!