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  • Shell names new managing director in Nigeria

    12 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    A new Managing Director has been appointed for The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC). He is Osagie Okunbor, and takes over from Mutiu Sunmonu who is retiring after 36 years of service. Okunbor has also been named the Country Chair of Shell Companies in Nigeria, combining the two positions as his predecessor […]

  • Shell’s Second Rig Departs for Alaska

    1 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    The crew of Royal Dutch Shell’s second of two Arctic drilling rigs Noble Discoverer departed the Port of Everett, Wash., June 30, 2015, its final destination being Alaska. Noble Discoverer was the last of three oil drilling and support vessels to depart western Washington for the Arctic this summer, the US Coast Guard said. Coast Guard crews […]

  • Shell spuds Norwegian Sea well

    26 August 2015

    Shell has spudded the Portrush exploration well in the Norwegian Sea, Faroe Petroleum, a partner in the PL793 licence said on Wednesday. The Portrush prospect is situated around 10 kilometres south-east of the producing Statoil-operated Njord field (Faroe 7.5%) and 20 kilometres west of the Shell-operated Draugen field.  The exploration well will target prospective resources […]

  • Court approves Shell-BG merger

    11 February 2016

    UK’s BG Group has informed that the High Court of Justice in England and Wales has today sanctioned the scheme of arrangement by which the recommended cash and share offer made by Royal Dutch Shell plc to take over BG is being implemented. According to BG Group, it is expected that the effective date of […]

  • Shell looking to shed interests in blocks off Malaysia

    15 March 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Oil major Shell is exploring options to sell its non-operated interests in the Amended 2011 Baram Delta EOR production sharing contract (PSC) and the SK 307 PSC off Malaysia.

  • Shell enters two blocks offshore Mauritania

    23 July 2018

    Shell has signed two Production Sharing Contracts with the government of Mauritania for the exploration and potential future production of hydrocarbons in the offshore blocks C-10 and C-19.

  • Shell to idle two Noble drillships

    12 December 2016
    Exploration & Production

    Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation and oil giant Shell have agreed to amend the existing long-term contracts on three ultra-deepwater drillships, including the idling of two in 2017.  In the current, challenging environment for offshore exploration and production projects, the agreements offer benefits for both parties, the drilling contractor said on Monday. The contract amendments […]

  • Shell Orders FPSO for Penguins Field

    16 January 2018
    Business & Finance

    Shell has decided to order a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for its Penguins field.

  • BREAKING: Shell, BG forming LNG colossus

    8 April 2015
    Project & Tenders

    Two of the world’s largest LNG players, Royal Dutch Shell and BG Group of UK, are about to reshape the global LNG industry. “The Boards of Shell and BG have reached an agreement on the terms of a recommended cash and share offer to be made by Shell for the entire issued and to be issued share […]

  • BREAKING: Shell, BG forming LNG colossus

    8 April 2015
    Project & Tenders

    Two of the world’s largest LNG players, Royal Dutch Shell and BG Group of UK, are about to reshape the global LNG industry. “The Boards of Shell and BG have reached an agreement on the terms of a recommended cash and share offer to be made by Shell for the entire issued and to be issued share […]

  • Shell sees sharp drop in profit

    4 May 2016

    Oil major Royal Dutch Shell on Wednesday posted a sharp drop in its first quarter 2016 earnings over low oil prices and weaker refining industry conditions. The company is planning to reduce its spending in 2016 to $30 billion.  The results are the first that Shell has posted after the acquisition of its rival BG Group […]

  • Danos wins Gulf of Mexico deal with Shell

    29 September 2017
    Business & Finance

    Danos, a Louisiana-based oil and gas service company, has been awarded a contract with Shell to provide maintenance services on three Gulf of Mexico production hubs and associated subsea infrastructure. Danos said that it would, under the terms of the contract, provide project management, construction, automation, fabrication, and scaffolding services on Shell’s Auger and Ram […]

  • Shell and Petrobras book Noble’s drillships

    12 May 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Noble Corporation has won contracts with UK-headquartered energy giant Shell and Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras, respectively, for two of its 7th-generation drillships. Shell has contracted Noble Voyager to drill a deepwater exploration well offshore Mauritania. The drillship is currently operating for the energy giant offshore Mexico. The new contract has an estimated […]

  • Shell inks Australian domestic gas supply deals

    6 April 2017

    Shell’s QGC joint venture in Australia has signed two new domestic gas sales deals for power generation in South Australia and manufacturing in Queensland. QGC, that became part of Shell when the Hague-based company acquired BG Group in February last year, is the operator of the 8 million tons per year QCLNG facility on Curtis Island near […]

  • VIDEO of Shell’s Olympus TLP Arrival to Texas

    12 February 2013

    In the following video, see the Shell’s Olympus TLP hull arrive in Texas following the long journey from South Korea.  The approximately 32,500 metric ton main body of the Olympus TLP, arrived in Texas two weeks ago.   The installation of the topsides will now take place before the TLP departs for its final location on […]

  • Shell’s 1Q Earnings Reach USD 7.7 bln

    26 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Shell’s first quarter 2012 earnings increased from year-ago levels, through a combination of improved operating performance, increased upstream volumes and strong oil prices.

  • Life extension for Shell’s Draugen (Norway)

    20 May 2015
    Exploration & Production

    A/S Norske Shell has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to extend the lifetime of the Draugen platform, in the Norwegian Sea.  Draugen is an oil field in the Norwegian Sea, around 150 km north of Kristiansund. A/S Norske Shell (Shell) is the field’s operator. Production on the field began in October 1993. When […]

  • UK: Shell Closes Gannet Valve

    21 August 2011

    Royal Dutch Shell said it had moved closer to stemming Britain’s biggest oil spill for over a decade by closing a valve from which crude … [mappress] Source: reuters, August 21, 2011;

  • Shell picks Atkins for Prelude FLNG

    16 November 2015
    Infrastructure

    Oil and gas company Shell has hired Atkins to develop asset integrity models for future inspection and maintenance at Prelude FLNG offshore location in Australia. Matt Keys, global technical director in Atkins’s oil and gas division, said: “We’re excited to continue contributing towards the flagship Prelude project. We look forward to bringing our 40 years […]

  • No FPSO for Shell’s Fram Development (UK)

    22 February 2013

    SBM Offshore confirms it has been notified by Shell, that in light of unexpected well results, they have decided to reassess the development plan for the Fram oil and gas field in the UK North Sea and not to continue with several key contracts associated with this development including the FPSO. SBM Offshore has been […]

  • Shell’s Q3 profit climbs 18 pct

    1 November 2016

    Hague-based LNG giant Shell on Tuesday said its third-quarter profit rose 18 percent on year, boosted by the multi-billion takeover of BG Group earlier this year. Shell’s third quarter earnings on a current cost of supplies (CCS) basis were at $2.8 billion compared with $2.4 billion for the third quarter of 2015. According to Shell, […]

  • Shell delays LNG Canada FID

    4 February 2016

    The Hague-based energy giant Shell said it is postponing final investment decision on its multi-billion LNG Canada project in British Columbia to late 2016.  “We are making substantial changes in the company, reorganising our Upstream, and reducing costs and capital investment, as we refocus Shell, and respond to lower oil prices,” Shell’s CEO Ben van Beurden said […]

  • Shell CEO to step down at the end of 2022

    15 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Human Capital, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Oil and gas major Shell plc has announced that Ben van Beurden will step down as CEO at the end of 2022 and that his successor will be Wael Sawan.

  • Gazprom, Shell extend LNG ties

    28 May 2018

    Gazprom and Shell have extended their heads of the joint venture agreement regarding the liquefied natural gas (LNG) cooperation. 

  • Soaring oil boosts Shell profit

    26 July 2006

    Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has reported a 36% jump in profits on the back of soaring world crude prices. The Anglo-Dutch firm said net profits measured by current cost of supply for the three months to 30 June were $6.3bn (