Shell’s Victory move highlights ‘clear tax incentive’ from EPL investment allowance
Tax incentives associated with the Energy Profits Levy may have encouraged Shell to move its Victory plans forward.
Shetland Gas Plant
Victory for Shell as new West of Shetland gas field approved
Shell's Victory field has an estimated recoverable resource of 179 billion cubic feet of gas, equivalent to 7% of the UK’s annual natural gas consumption
Production restarted at Shetland Gas Plant
Production has resumed at the Shetland Gas Plant nearly two weeks after an outage brought the facility to a standstill.
Kistos expects Shetland Gas Plant to restart within the next two weeks
Shetland Gas Plant co-owner Kistos (LON: KIST) expects the facility to reopen within the next two weeks, the company said today.
Shifting Netherlands debt ‘positive update’ for Kistos amid Shetland Gas Plant shutdown
Kistos (KIST.L) has paid its outstanding bond debt in the Netherlands, creating an opportunity for the firm to return more cash to shareholders, said an industry analyst.
TotalEnergies ‘assessing when it will be safe’ to restart Shetland Gas Plant
An investigation is ongoing into a safety incident which has seen the shutdown of TotalEnergies’ (XPAR: TTE) Shetland Gas Plant.
Shetland Gas Plant shut down after heating system failure causes steam release
The plant currently supplies around 8% of the UK’s gas consumption - enough for around 2 million households.
‘Bibby Stockholm is like a prison – I stayed on it while working in Shetland, it’s not fit for asylum seekers’
A former oil worker has revealed what it was like to live on the controversial barge.
Corallian reaches key milestone on road to Victory
Corallian Energy has submitted an environmental statement for its proposed development of the Victory field, a subsea tieback due to come online in 2024.
Last minute bid by Ponticelli and Semco Maritime to avert North Sea strikes fails
An eleventh hour bid to avert huge North Sea strikes has failed after workers rejected an updated offer.
TotalEnergies to put two contracts for Glendronach out to tender next month
TotalEnergies (LON: TTE) is putting the final touches on two lucrative contracts for its Glendronach gas discovery.
Shetland CCS project could still be ’20-30 years ahead’ says leading Scottish researcher
The head of the Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage (SCCS) research partnership has estimated Shetland could still be “20-30 years” from a CCS project as other locations are prioritised.
New technology lets oil workers text and talk to offshore robots
New technology will enable offshore workers to talk to and text robots working around oil and gas platforms.
Major blow as Total vacates Moorfield Hotel
Nearly 50 jobs are on the line at a hotel in Shetland after French energy giant Total decided not to extend its seven-year accommodation contract.
Underwhelming appraisal results bring ‘economic challenges’ to Total’s Glendronach plans
Total is facing “economic challenges” for a major discovery in the West of Shetland after an appraisal well yielded results “at the lower end of expectations”.
Fire breaks out at Shetland Gas Plant
Emergency crews were mobilised to the Shetland Gas Plant yesterday after the breakout of a fire on one of its power generator shelters.
Next phase of world-first project to see robots working on oil platforms
The next phase has been announced of a world-first project to see autonomous robots working on offshore oil and gas installations.
Total hit with safety notice over worker rota changes
The UK's safety watchdog has served notice to energy giant Total over “failures” to assess risks around rota changes at the Shetland Gas Plant.
Strikes called off amid ‘termination threats’
Strikes involving more than 200 North Sea workers have been called off.
Workers on strike at Shetland Gas Plant
Union members at the Shetland Gas Plant have started the first of a series of 24-hour strikes today.
Updated: North Sea strikes to begin next month
Unite has announced a series of North Sea strikes will begin next month for Petrofac and Aker Solutions workers in defiance to plans to change rotas.
OGA and operators work to solve infrastructure puzzle
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) is working to solve an “infrastructure puzzle” for what is considered to be the most prospective region of the UK North Sea.
Fears for smaller Shetland isles populations over Total relocation packages
Island leaders have voiced concerns about the populations of the smaller Shetland islands as it emerged a major employer is offering relocation packages that could encourage people to move away.
Strike action at Shetland Gas Plant postponed for further talks
Planned strike action at the Shetland Gas Plant has been postponed by one week to allow talks with French oil giant Total, Unite union has confirmed.
EXCLUSIVE: Total insists case for changing rotas is strong, says it plans to recruit offshore
Oil firm Total has insisted in an internal memo that its case for changing North Sea workers’ shift patterns is “strong”.