North Sea Penguins field back onstream following redevelopment

Feb. 5, 2025
Shell has brought online the redeveloped Penguins oil and gas field in the UK northern North Sea via a Sevan-designed circular FPSO.

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Scottish court overturns UK’s approvals for two North Sea oil and gas fields
North Sea & Europe

Scottish court overturns UK’s approvals for two North Sea oil and gas fields

Jan. 31, 2025
Edinburgh’s Court of Session has ruled that previous approval of the Jackdaw and Rosebank projects was unlawful.
Courtesy Shell
Shell starts production at Whale in the US Gulf of Mexico
US & Gulf of Mexico

Shell starts production at Whale in the US Gulf of Mexico

Jan. 9, 2025
The Whale facility will operate with about 30% lower greenhouse gases as compared to similar Vito, Shell says.
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Saipem, Shell offshore Nigeria contract worth about $900 million
Subsea

Saipem leading Bonga North subsea construction offshore Nigeria

Dec. 19, 2024
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Co. (SNEPCo) has awarded Saipem a subsea EPCI contract for the deepwater Bonga North development.
Courtesy Giles Barnard / Shell
Bonga FPSO
Africa

Shell approves deepwater Nigeria Bonga North subsea tieback

Dec. 16, 2024
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Co. (SNEPCo) and its partners have taken FID on the deepwater Bonga North development offshore Nigeria.
Courtesy Stuart Conway/Shell
Shell proceeding with Phase 3 of GoM Silvertip subsea project
US & Gulf of Mexico

Shell proceeding with Phase 3 of GoM Silvertip subsea project

Dec. 13, 2024
Subsea7 has secured two EPCI contracts, one for the Silvertip project in the Gulf of Mexico and another offshore Saudi Arabia.
Courtesy Petronas
PFLNG Satu
Production

ConocoPhillips, Shell among successful bidders for latest offshore Malaysia PSCs

Dec. 12, 2024
Petronas, via Malaysia Petroleum Management, has awarded production sharing contracts (PSCs) under the Malaysia Bid Round 2024, opened earlier this year.
Courtesy Aibel / Øyvind Sætre
Shell Penguins
North Sea & Europe

Shell settles lawsuit against Greenpeace over activists boarding oil vessel

Dec. 11, 2024
Greenpeace agrees to pay 300,000 pounds ($382,650) to the Royal National Lifeboat Institute.
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Sparta Development
US & Gulf of Mexico

Shell turns again to GATE for GoM Sparta commissioning

Dec. 11, 2024
Shell Offshore Inc. has awarded GATE Energy a commissioning management and execution contract for its new Sparta field semisubmersible platform in the US Gulf of Mexico (GoM)....
Courtesy Jamie Baikie/Equinor
Equinor and Shell to create the UK’s largest independent oil and gas company
Company News

Shell, Equinor agree to merge UK North Sea E&P portfolios

Dec. 5, 2024
Shell UK and Equinor UK have agreed to combine their UK offshore oil and gas interests to form a new company.
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European majors retreat from renewable energy
Renewable Energy

Report: European majors are retreating from renewable energy

Nov. 21, 2024
Executives from Shell, BP and Equinor look to improve performance and returns.
Courtesy Sevan SSP
Penguins FPSO
North Sea & Europe

North Sea Penguins FPSO installation completed

Aug. 30, 2024
Sevan SSP says the circular FPSO for Shell UK’s Penguins field redevelopment in the northern North Sea was installed at the field location late last month, in 165 m water depth...
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The Penguins FPSO arrived to the yard in Haugesund.
Vessels

Aibel inks contract for completion of Shell's Penguins FPSO

March 7, 2023
Aibel has won a contract for tasks related to the completion of Shell’s Penguins FPSO facility.
Courtesy Boskalis LinkedIn
White Marlin Fpso Boskalis
Vessels

Boskalis vessel heads toward Norway transporting Shell FPSO

Dec. 9, 2022
Boskalis’ White Marlin semisubmersible transport vessel departed from Qingdao, China, carrying Shell's 34,000-ton cylinder-shaped Penguins FPSO.
Penguins field redevelopment FPSO
Field Development

DNV GL supporting North Sea Penguins redevelopment

Aug. 3, 2018
Shell has awarded DNV GL a ‘cross-service’ contract to support the Penguins field redevelopment in the UK northern North Sea.
About the Author

Jeremy Beckman | Editor, Europe

Jeremy Beckman has been Editor Europe, Offshore since 1992. Prior to joining Offshore he was a freelance journalist for eight years, working for a variety of electronics, computing and scientific journals in the UK. He regularly writes news columns on trends and events both in the NW Europe offshore region and globally. He also writes features on developments and technology in exploration and production.