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North Sea oil’s ebbing tide
Gordon Brown pleaded with BP and Shell last week to spend some of their combined £7bn record first-quarter earnings on pumping more crude out of the sea bed off Britain's eastern coast. 'I hope that these profits are going to be invested in getting more oil out of the North Sea,' he said.
It's likely his pleas fell on deaf ears. BP has already sold its Forties field - one of the largest in the North Sea. Shell, too, has been selling off its fields there so it can concentrate on bigger, higher-growth projects like its oil-sands projects in Canada.
Dawn of an energy famine
This week the shape of the global energy crisis came into its sharpest focus yet. The world needs renewable energy fast, but as BP and Shell announced record profits, they also demonstrated that they are in essence retreating from renewables, perhaps with the exception of biofuels. They intend to focus their record billions on expanding production of what remains of traditional oil and gas, plus tar sands and liquid fuels from coal - ruinous in their effect on the climate.
Man broke an elbow when he fell 20ft from helideck of Shell’s Tern Alpha Platform
Daily Record (Scotland): FALL SPARKS RIG INQUIRY: The man broke an elbow when he fell 20ft from the helideck of Shell’s Tern Alpha.
Shell takes three-year extension on Maersk Curlew contract
Lloyds List: Shell takes three-year extension on Maersk Curlew contract
Tuesday 14 June 2005
Anglo-Dutch group set to develop further satellites as FPSO gets new lease of life that will see it through to 2008, writes Martyn Wingrove
SHELL is making a commercial commitment to develop more of the fields surrounding the Maersk Curlew production ship after extending its lease for another three years.
The Anglo-Dutch oil major had its eye on developing satellites to the floating production storage offloading vessel for the past five years and seems to be willing to make further progress after extending its lease with Maersk Contractors.
Lloyds List: Shell ready to reap rewards of gas find
Lloyds List: Shell ready to reap rewards of gas find
Martyn Wingrove
May 24, 2005
Royal Dutch/Shell has found a significant gas-condensate field in the Norwegian Sea which holds the potential for a raft of new awards for offshore contractors.
The Anglo-Dutch oil major found a large reservoir of natural gas and some condensate in the Onyx SW wildcat exploration well in block 6406’9, 40km west of its Draugen production platform.
‘We are dealing with a significant find,’ said Rien Herber, exploration director for Shell Exploration ‘ Production Europe.
Oilvoice.com: Shell Awarded Eight Blocks in 22nd Offshore Licensing Round
Oilvoice.com: Shell Awarded Eight Blocks in 22nd Offshore Licensing Round
17 September 2004
Shell U.K. Limited has been awarded two licences in the 22nd offshore licensing round in the UK Continental Shelf. Both licences are in the deep water Atlantic area West of Shetland and comprise a total of eight blocks. One is a new ‘Frontier’ licence with BP as partner and the other a Traditional licence with BP, ChevronTexaco and Faroe Petroleum as partners. Shell will be operator in both cases.
Kieron McFadyen, Technical Director of Shell Exploration & Production in Europe said: “We are very pleased with the awards in this licensing round. We believe the Atlantic margin West of Shetland is an area of potential. The award of these new licences is a further demonstration of Shell’s continued commitment to the North Sea and as the leading oil and gas operator in the UK Continental Shelf.”
Oil Cos Agree To Code Easing North Sea Pipeline Access
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Oil Cos Agree To Code Easing North Sea Pipeline Access
“Oil companies in the North Sea, including heavyweights BP PLC (BP) and Royal Dutch/Shell Group (RD, SC) have agreed with the U.K. government to adhere to a new code of conduct aimed at easing access to undersea pipelines.”
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
Posted 16 Sept 04
LONDON — Oil companies in the North Sea, including heavyweights BP PLC (BP) and Royal Dutch/Shell Group (RD, SC) have agreed with the U.K. government to adhere to a new code of conduct aimed at easing access to undersea pipelines.
The U.K. is keen to encourage new and often smaller companies to develop the dwindling oil and natural gas resources of the North Sea. Gaining access to the infrastructure that delivers the hydrocarbons to market is key for these companies, particularly in the development of small fields which the major companies that control the pipelines won’t bother with.
Daily Telegraph: Oil price flares as Yukos woes worsen
Daily Telegraph: Oil price flares as Yukos woes worsen
By Malcolm Moore, Economics Correspondent (Filed: 06/08/2004)
A renewed threat to Russian oil company Yukos, which supplies 2pc of the world’s oil, sent prices to record highs in London and New York yesterday.
The price of a barrel of Brent crude for September delivery rose $1.42 to $41.12 in London, while the price gained $1.57 on the New York Mercantile Exchange to $44.40.
On Tuesday, the Russian Justice Ministry told Yukos that while its bank accounts remained frozen in light of a $3.4 billion tax bill, the oil giant could use any new earnings to pay for day-to-day operations.
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