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.
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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".
‘End of an era’: Shell film marks life and final days of Brent Charlie production
Shell has released a new documentary marking the life and final days of production on the Brent Charlie platform.
Shell announces plan to begin pre-mobilisation Covid-19 testing, confirms outbreak on Brent Charlie
Shell has announced plans to begin testing North Sea workers for Covid-19 before they head offshore.
‘There’s too many people still getting hurt’: Shell decommissioning boss on onshore dismantling
Bosses at Shell and Step Change in Safety have hit out at onshore decommissioning safety standards, warning that “too many people are still getting hurt”.
Court ruling on Shell-Greenpeace North Sea protest ban delayed until next week
A court ruling on North Sea protests held by Greenpeace at Shell's Brent field has been delayed until next week.
Shell seeks injunction against Greenpeace to halt North Sea protests
Oil and gas giant Shell has been accused by Greenpeace of attempting to ban the climate activist group from further North Sea protests.
‘That mother ain’t ever gonna move again’
In 1975, while piloting a submersible vessel, I conducted bathymetric and obstacle surveys on the Beryl field in the UK North Sea prior to the arrival of the concrete-gravity-based platform Beryl Alpha.
Brent decommissioning team set up new business
Part of the team behind the heavy lift operations to remove Shell’s iconic Brent platforms are setting up their own decommissioning business.
Brent and Ninian North Sea fields back up and running
Production has restarted at two North Sea fileds after pipework repairs at the connected Sullom Voe Terminal on Shetland.
Exclusive: Jacket for Shell’s Brent Alpha platform to be scrapped in Norway
Oil major Shell has revealed that the steel jacket for its Brent Alpha platform will be taken to Norway for scrapping.
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.
Shell hit with prohibition notice on Brent Charlie
Shell was hit with a prohibition notice earlier this year over safety concerns on the Brent Charlie platform.
Interview: World’s biggest ship will lift Brent Delta, just don’t call it a boat says Shell
At nearly 400 metres long and more than 100 metres wide, the Pioneering Spirit dwarfs the Titanic.
Opinion: Green groups’ negative reaction to Shell Brent plans entirely predictable
The negative reaction by Lang Banks of the WWF and other NGOs to Shell’s Brent decommissioning plans was entirely predictable.
Shell submits Brent Decommissioning plans
Shell reached an "important milestone" today as the firm submitted its plan for decommissioning the Brent field 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: EV’s top stories about the North Sea field
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!
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!
Solar navigation system installed on Shell’s Brent Delta platform
A Norfolk-based engineering firm has designed and installed a solar navigation aid system on Shell’s Brent Delta platform in the North Sea.