Arctic drilling has made headlines since the announcement of Shell鈥檚 2015 summer drilling campaign. Paired with the low oil prices due to a surplus of supply, many people wonder why we even need to drill in the Arctic when there is so much oil right now鈥
Shell started production from the Bonga Phase 3 project offshore Nigeria, with expected peak production to hit about 50,000 boe/d. Image of the Bonga project. From Shell Flickr. Bonga鈥
Shell Malaysia announced it will lay off 1300 out of 6500 positions in its upstream division over the next two years. Gumusut-Kakap. Image from Shell. It is part of the company鈥檚鈥
Shell and BG Group鈥檚 US$70 billion merger received the unconditional merger clearance from the European Union (EU), completing two of the five preconditions for the mega merger, Shell announced today (2 September). Image from Shell鈥
The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has given Shell final approval to drill into deeper into hydrocarbon-bearing zones at its Burger J prospect in the Chukchi Sea, off Alaska, in the US Arctic. 鈥淎fter extensive review and under a robust array of safety requirements鈥
FMC Technologies has received an award from Shell 云顶赌场老虎机, Inc. (Shell) for its Appomattox deepwater development in the Gulf of Mexico. FMC Technologies will provide enhanced vertical deepwater trees, subsea manifolds, topside controls鈥
Shell is planning to start 3D seismic acquisition offshore Myanmar following its return to becoming an operator in the country. The firm has issued a letter of award to Oslo-listed geoscience firm Polarcus for a 3D marine seismic project鈥
Shell鈥檚 arrival in the Chukchi Sea came with limitations from the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) that allows the supermajor to begin drilling, but not into oil-bearing zones just yet. The Noble Discoverer鈥
Shell has contracted Norwegian accommodation vessel operator Prosafe's Regalia unit to support work on the Brent C platform in the UK sector of the North Sea. Brent C is one of four platforms on the Brent field which Shell is working towards decommissioning鈥
Shell鈥檚 second waterflood monitor survey offshore Brazil shows technical success. Jeannie Stell reports. SBM 云顶赌场老虎机鈥檚 Espirito Santo FPSO can produce up to 100,000 bo/d and inject up to 75,000 b/d of water鈥
The Transocean Polar Pioneer semisubmersible officially began Shell鈥檚 US$1 billion Arctic drilling program in the Chukchi Sea on 30 July. The Polar Pioneer. From Transocean. Drilling operations began at Shell鈥檚 Burger J prospect鈥
Shell is on the brink of Arctic exploration after the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement鈥檚 (BSEE) approval of the US supermajor鈥檚 oil spill response plan (OSRP) on 11 June. The Noble Discoverer鈥
Shell's acquisition of BG Group has cleared another major hurdle - unconditional merger clearance from the Brazilian competition authority (CADE). The clearance follows CADE鈥檚 initial approval of the combination on 8 July 2015, and鈥
Royal Dutch Shell made the final investment decision (FID) to advance the Appomattox deepwater development in the Norphlet formation in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). The project includes the construction and installation of Shell鈥檚 eighth and largest floating platform in the GOM鈥
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) inspected Shell鈥檚 drilling rigs for its US$1 billion Arctic drilling program, the Noble Discoverer, Polar Pioneer and the Fennica icebreaker vessel in Alaska. Pre鈥
