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.
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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.
Shell reaches $15million payment deal with PetroMatad
Oil major Shell said it has come to an agreement with Petro Matad over payment obligations following its withdrawal from the projects.
Shell Australia chairman calls for greater levels of immigration
Oil major Shell has called for greater levels of immigration to help boost population growth in Australia.
OCG “strongly” backs Wood Group employees 48-hour strike
The Offshore Coordinating Group said it "strongly" backs the strike action being taken by workers in dispute with Wood Group over changes to pay and conditions.
Shell starts planned stoppages on two platforms as North Sea strikes take hold
Shell has undertaken planned stoppages on two of its seven assets affected by North Sea strike action.
North Sea 48-hour strike: What we know so far
Hundreds of workers are striking on seven of Shell's North Sea platforms in a dispute over pay and conditions with their employer Wood Group.
Shell says 48-hour North Sea strike action “deeply disappointing”
Oil major Shell said it was "deeply disappointing" unions had chosen to continue with their 48-hour strike today.
Workers begin 48-hour strike on Shell’s North Sea assets
A 48-hour North Sea strike has begun on seven of Shell’s assets after last ditch attempts to reach an agreement between unions and workers broke down.
Strike action talks fail to bring resolve ahead of 48-hour North Sea action
A further set of eleventh-hour talks have failed to avert a 48-strike on Shell's North Sea assets.
Idemitsu family bought shares in Showa Shell to block takeover
The founding family of Idemitsu Kosan Co has bought 400,000 shares in Showa Shell Sekiyu KK, enough to be able to force a tender offer bid for its rival, in the hope of blocking management's takeover plan, the family's lawyer said.
Wood Group boss says its “hugely disappointed” over continued strike action
The chief executive of Wood Group has said the company is "hugely disappointed" after failing to reach a resolution with unions to bring strike action to an end.
DOF Subsea nets Shell Prelude contract
Oil major Shell has awarded DOF Subsea a five-year contract to provide a full-time underwater services and a multi-purpose supply vessel to the Prelude FLNG facility in Australia.
Unions to stage 48-hour strike on Shell’s North Sea assets
Unions will stage a 48-hour strike next week as industrial action continues on seven Shell assets in the North sea.
Overtime ban leaves workers marooned on Brent Alpha
An overtime ban by disgruntled offshore workers has left a number of employees marooned on Shell’s Brent Alpha platform in the North Sea. Following the firm’s second quarter results announcement, Shell chief executive Ben van Beurden said the company had “seen difficulties with logistics” relating to helicopter transport, but did not elaborate. A spokesman for Shell later said an aircraft scheduled to pick up workers on Alpha was unable to land due to a shortage of available helideck operatives, and had to return to Sumburgh