Boskalis White Marlin sets off from China with Shell Penguins FPSO
Boskalis’ semi-submersible transport vessel White Marlin has set off on a journey from China to Norway with a highly impressive cargo onboard, a 34,0000-ton floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit.Read more
Vestas tagged for South Korean milestone floating offshore wind project
The V236-15.0 MW wind turbine has opened many new doors in the offshore wind market for Vestas that has now been selected as the preferred turbine supplier for the 1.3 GW MunmuBaram floating offshore wind...Read more
All hands on deck for Curlew FPSO recycling operation
The largest recycling operation of a production vessel (FPSO) has started in Vats, Rogaland. As part of the decommissioning, the 235-metre-long Curlew FPSO that served Shell in the Central North Sea in the United Kingdom...Read more
Kuehne+Nagel bags heavy-lift logistics job for Shell’s biofuels project
Global transport and logistics company Kuehne+Nagel has secured the heavy-lift logistics and module transportation job for Shell’s hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids (HEFA) biofuels project in the Netherlands. The project will be one of the largest...Read more
Heerema’s Thialf removes Shell’s Goldeneye platform
Shell’s Goldeneye wellhead platform topside weighing 1280 metric tons and the 3019 metric ton jacket have been removed by Heerema Marine Contractors’ semisubmersible crane vessel Thialf. The semi-sub giant initially installed the platform in 2003....Read more
Dynamic delivers project cargo for LNG Canada
Canadian construction specialist Dynamic recently completed the heavy lifting and project cargo transport for the Shell-led multibillion-dollar LNG Canada project.Read more
Pandemic causes Shell to book largest loss ever
Oil & GasShell has booked its largest-ever loss of USD 21.7 billion as a result of the corona crisis. Large write-offs during the first lockdown already resulted in the largest quarterly loss in the company’s history. Shell...Read moreShell cuts up to 9,000 jobs in sustainability push
Oil & GasShell will cut 7,000 to 9,000 jobs as part of a large-scale business transformation aimed at making the company sustainable. The oil major wants to grow its chemicals and biofuels production while also looking at...Read moreShell to write off 20 billion dollars in assets, plans major reorganization
Oil & GasRoyal Dutch Shell is preparing a major reorganization in response to the new oil crisis, which sees the company write off at least 20 billion dollars in assets in the previous quarter. “We will likely...Read more
Allseas removes third platform from Brent field
DecommissioningPRESS RELEASE – Allseas’ heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit has completed its first decommissioning job of this summer, the single-lift removal of Shell UK’s Brent Alpha platform from the North Sea. Read more
Oil companies cut investments by tens of billions of dollars
PetrochemicalFaced with the coronavirus and the crude price collapse, oil and chemical companies are drastically scaling back capital investments to preserve cash. Most major companies have announced multibillion-dollar reductions. Shell will reduce its 2020 capital expenditure...Read more
TechnipFMC awarded new contracts by Woodside and Shell
PRESS RELEASE – TechnipFMC has been awarded a significant EPCI-contract by Woodside for the development of the Pyxis and Xena fields, located offshore North-West Australia. TechnipFMC will design, manufacture, deliver and install subsea equipment including subsea...Read more
New coalition wants to operate zero emission ships by 2030
A new coalition formed by more than 70 shipping companies, ports and energy suppliers wants commercially viable zero-emission vessels to be operating along deep-sea trade routes by 2030. The Getting to Zero Coalition unveiled its...Read more
First LNG cargo shipped from Shell’s Prelude project
LNGShell today announced that the first shipment of liquefied natural gas has sailed from its enormous Prelude FLNG production facility, that is located 475 kilometres North East of Broome in Western Australia, in a region...Read more
Deme, Shell and Quadran join forces for offshore project Dunkirk
Shell, Deme and Quadran Energies Marines from France will join forces for the tender for the construction, operation and maintenance of a new offshore wind farm in the French section of the North Sea. To this...Read more
New Shell project for Cosco Shipping
Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers has won a major project from Shell. The shipping line will transport the new production platform Vito from Singapore to the Gulf of Mexico. Cosco will collect the floating production platform from...Read more