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4Subsea inks Shell Norge contract

May 02, 2017

4Subsea has been awarded a contract for integrity management with Shell, using the digitalized web solution FlexTrack for integrity monitoring on the operator's Draugen, Knarr and Ormen Lange fields.  The contract is a continuation and…

Environmentalists ask Shell for further Brent decom info

Apr 10, 2017

Oil major Shell has not provided enough information about its plans for decommissioning the massive Brent field structures, according to a joint statement by eight environmental groups. The statement was made at the end of a 60-day consultation…

Video: Shell takes Kaikias FID

Feb 28, 2017

Shell and Mitsui Oil Exploration have taken the final investment decision for phase one of the Kaikias deepwater project in the US Gulf of Mexico, in hopes of starting production in 2019. Illustration of Kaikias…

Shell sells North Sea assets for US$3.8 billion

Jan 31, 2017

Supermajor Shell has agreed to sell a package of UK North Sea assets to Chrysaor for a total of up to US$3.8 billon. The packaged deal consists of Shell's interest in Buzzard, Beryl, Bressay, Elgin-Franklin, J-Block, the Greater Armada cluster…

Shell loses MISC Gumusut-Kakap arbitration

Feb 16, 2017

Malaysia's MISC Berhad has won its battle in court against supermajor Shell over contractual disputes concerning the construction and lease of the Gumusut-Kakap semi-floating production system (Semi-FPS), offshore Malaysia that was filed last year…

Shell's 2016 income up by 136%

Feb 02, 2017

Shell welcomed a hefty 136% increase to its full-year 2016 income, as the supermajor looks ahead to strengthen its finances in 2017. Image of Malikai, from Shell. The Anglo-Dutch firm reported an income of nearly US$4…

Shell to cut 380 jobs in Glasgow

Nov 16, 2016

Shell is set to cut 380 jobs as the supermajor moves to close its finance office in Glasgow following a review of its global finance operations, according to news reports. 'For Shell to remain competitive, difficult choices continue to…

ICoTA award goes to Helix, Altus and Shell

Nov 25, 2016

The European Intervention and Coiled Tubing Association (ICoTA), is delighted to announce that this year's recipient of the ICoTA Innovation Award was a joint entry from Shell, Helix Well Ops and Altus Intervention.  The award, presented at the annual SPE ICoTA Well Intervention Conference…

Shell uses James Fisher's platform-based ROV system

Nov 09, 2016

James Fisher Subsea (JF Subsea), a division of James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS), has reduced inspection downtime to 2% for Shell UK, through use of asset-based remotely operated vehicles (ABROVs) on oil platform inspection programs in the North Sea…

Shell spins bit in Tanzania

Nov 03, 2016

Shell and its joint venture partners, Pavilion Energy and Ophir Energy, have started its Tanzanian drilling program. The program, covering two wells in Block 1 and 4, in the Mafia Deep basin off Tanzania, will target >1 Tcf of gas, according to Ophir…

Hibiscus to acquire 4 Shell Malaysia fields, operatorship

Oct 13, 2016

SEA Hibiscus has signed a US$25 million deal with Shell to acquire operatorship and 50% stake in four fields in the 2011 North Sabah Enhanced Oil Recovery production sharing contract (PSC), offshore Sabah, Malaysia. Malaysia operations…

Shell uses 3D printing in GoM

Oct 10, 2016

Supermajor Shell gives another look at how the company is using 3D printing technology. Shell teams can produce scale prototypes of equipment destined for use in projects in a fraction of the usual time – from a huge buoy destined for the Gulf of Mexico…

Shell moves Houston offices

Sep 20, 2016

Supermajor Shell is moving most of its employees in Houston from its downtown location to the west side of the city. The changes, which are expected to take effect in Q1 2017, will move about 3400 employees from the Central Business District…

Shell comes up empty at Cheshire

Sep 21, 2016

Shell Canada is moving on to its next prospect in the Shelburne basin, offshore Nova Scotia, after failing to find commercial hydrocarbons at its first exploration well in the program. Map of the Shelburne basin exploration project…

Shell brings Stones online

Sep 06, 2016

Supermajor Shell started production from its Stones development in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, the firm reported on 6 September 2016. The field’s FPSO, Turritella, is the deepest floating production unit in the world, operating in 9500ft of water…

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