TNK-BP and BP declined to comment yesterday on the decision from RosPrirodNadzor, which was reminiscent of the manouvering by Russian agencies that resulted in Shell losing control of its Sakhalin project in the Russian Far East in 2006.
February 18th, 2010:
Trouble on the Russian front as BP offshoot faces loss of big gasfield
Oil giant looking to cut cost of major North Sea contract
The Press and Journal
Shell to re-tender main offshore maintenance, modification and projects deal in near future
By Ian Forsyth
Thursday 18 February 2010
Shell UK is looking to cut the cost of a major contract, currently carried out by around 1,000 workers.
The company said yesterday it would re-tender its main offshore maintenance, modification and projects deal in the near future.
The contract, which started in 2002, covers all Shell-operated assets in the central North Sea plus the Brent field in the northern North Sea. The work is carried out at the moment by Sigma 3, whose members are Wood Group, AMEC and PSN.