ONS 2016: Shell’s Ben van Beurden calls on industry to be “contrarian in the room”
Shell's chief executive Ben van Beurden called on the industry to be the "contrarian in the room" and speak the "undeniable truth" about energy's future.
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BP, Shell secure facilities and evacuate staff amid Gulf of Mexico storm
BP and Shell have started securing facilities and evacuating non-essential personnel from drilling rigs and platforms in the US Gulf of Mexico.
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.
Shell gets green-light from PSA for Knarr and Gaupe after BG takeover
Oil major Shell has been given the green-light for taking over the operatorship of Knarr and Gaupe from BG Norge.
Serica hit by further delays to Erskine production
Oil and gas explorer Serica said today that the Erskine field was not yet ready to resume full-production due to on-going work on Shell’s Lomond platform.
Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit completes maiden heavy lift
Allseas’ giant decommissioning vessel the Pioneering Spirit yesterday completed its maiden heavy lift project.
‘Business as usual’ for Shell in New Zealand
Shell’s New Zealand boss has reportedly said business was proceeding “as usual” amid reports the company was planning to divest its entire $1billion-plus portfolio in the country.
We want to be around for 40 years, not two years, oil leaders tell Mundell
Aberdeen oil and gas leaders yesterday warned the UK Government not to take its “eye off the ball” during Brexit negotiations.
North Sea strike talks to run into next week
Wood Group and trade unions said today that talks to end a dispute involving North Sea workers would extend into next week.
Wood Group and unions tight lipped on North Sea strike talks
Wood Group and trade unions yesterday remained tight lipped on the progress of crunch talks intended to settle a dispute involving North Sea workers.
Gazprom to go it alone after Nord Stream 2 joint venture bid collapses in Poland
A consortium of Gazprom and five European allies has withdrawn its application to set up a Polish joint venture to build the Nord Stream 2 pipelines in the Baltic Sea.
Shell declares force majeure in Nigeria due to pipeline shutdown
Shell’s Nigerian business has declared force majeure for Bonny Light crude oil for the second time in just over a month after a leak led to a pipeline shutdown in the restive Niger Delta, a news report said.
Unions suspend North Sea strike action, fresh talks to begin
Trade union and Wood Group have agreed to suspend strikes as they look to resolve an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions on seven of Shell's North Sea assets.
San Leon recruits former Shell Nigeria boss, receives $200m equity placing
San Leon has confirmed a former boss at Shell Nigeria will join the company as a non-executive chairman.
HSE finds Shell failed to carry out safety inspection on Clipper asset for more than a decade
Oil major Shell has been hit with an improvement notice for its Clipper asset in the Southern North Sea after it was found some inspections had not been carried out for at least 12 years.
Opinion: Not a headlong rush into decommissioning, but we should plan ahead
There is no doubt that decommissioning represents a major economic opportunity for the UK over the coming decades.
Shell declares force majeure on gas supplies to Nigerian export facility
Oil major Shell has declared a force majeure on gas supplies to the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) export facility on Bonny Island.
Stocks replenished on Shell’s Gannet platform after shortages fears
Oil major Shell said stocks have been replenished on one of its strike hit North Sea assets.
Unions call for fresh talks to avert more North Sea strike action
A union has called for fresh talks to try to avert more strikes by North Sea workers in a long-running dispute over pay.
Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit vessel passes first trial
The twin-hulled, heavy-lift vessel that will remove a number of topside modules from the North Sea has passed its first test. The Pioneering Spirit, owned by Allseas, has installed a 5,500 tonne test platform topside during southern North Sea trials.
Strike action resumes on Shell’s North Sea platforms
North Sea strike action will resume again today with two three-hour stoppages across seven of Shell’s (LON:RDSB) platform.
Shell completes improvement notices after loss of 825kg of gasoline at North Sea terminal
Oil major Shell has completed improvement notices from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after an incident led to the loss of containment of more than 800kg of gasoline.
Workers claim stocks running out on strike hit Shell platform
Stocks including fresh water are said to be running out on a North Sea platform hit by strike action.
Video: Huge ship slated for Brent Delta topside lift sails away from Rotterdam
The huge crane ship booked to lift the Brent Delta topside away in one piece left Rotterdam at the weekend ahead of offshore trials. Allsea’s twin-hulled Pioneering Spirit had been moored in Rotterdam since January 2015 for installation, commissioning and testing of the topsides lift system. If the southern North Sea trials go to plan, the vessel’s first job will be to remove the 13,500 tonne Yme mobile offshore production unit off Norway for Repsol.
Add Energy strikes £15m data deal with BP
Norwegian oil and gas consultancy Add Energy said today that its new £15million contract with BP would keep at least 30 of its employees in work for the next three years. Add Energy will provide global maintenance data centralisation services to help BP improve efficiency across all of its upstream operating regions. In April, Add inked a similar deal with Shell, said at the time to be worth £3million.