Shell Offshore, a subsidiary of Shell, has commenced production at Dover, a subsea tieback project linked to the Appomattox production hub in the Gulf of Mexico. The Dover development is expected to reach peak production of 20,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd), strengthening Shell’s leadership in deep-water operations. …
Read More »Oil Majors Warn that Australia’s Natural Gas Policy could Make Shortages Worse
Shell, Chevron, and Exxon have warned the Australian government a proposal aimed at curbing natural gas shortages on the domestic market might end up making them worse instead. “The fact that the easiest lever the federal government now has to solve the southern gas problem is export controls, is not …
Read More »Analysts Expect Shell to Focus on LNG and Oil in Strategy Update
Shell is holding its Capital Markets Day on Tuesday in New York—and analysts expect Chief Executive Officer Wael Sawan to reaffirm the UK-based supermajor’s new focus on oil and gas. Shell was one of the first European majors to pivot back to oil and gas in a 2023 strategy to …
Read More »Shell Boosts Deepwater Oil Production Offshore Malaysia
Shell has started first oil production from the next development phase of a deepwater oil project offshore Malaysia, the UK-based supermajor said on Friday as Europe’s largest oil and gas companies are pivoting back to strategies to boost output of fossil fuels. Shell’s subsidiary Sabah Shell Petroleum Company Ltd, announced …
Read More »Shell Sees 60% Jump in Global LNG Demand by 2040
Global LNG demand is set to surge by 60% through 2040, pushed up by Asia’s economic growth, the world’s biggest LNG trader, Shell, said in its annual LNG report on Tuesday. The other key drivers of LNG consumption growth will be the push for emissions reductions in heavy industry and …
Read More »Shell Closes Oil Unit at Singapore Refinery to Investigate Leak
Shell has shut down one of its oil processing units at its refinery complex in Singapore to investigate a suspected leak in the system, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said on Friday. The Shell Energy and Chemicals Park at Pulau Bukom, Singapore, is the supermajor’s only energy …
Read More »QatarEnergy Inks Deal to Supply LNG for Shell Operations in China
Shell PLC has committed to buy three million tons per annum (MMtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from QatarEnergy for the British energy giant’s activities in China. Delivery under the long-term deal will start January 2025, QatarEnergy said in an online statement, not specifying the duration of the agreement. “This …
Read More »BP Looks to Sell a Minority Stake in Its U.S. Natural Gas Pipelines
BP is looking to sell up to 49% of its U.S. natural gas pipeline network in a deal that could fetch up to $3 billion, Reuters reported on Friday, citing anonymous sources with knowledge of the plans. The potential sale would be part of BP’s efforts to reduce its net …
Read More »European Oil Giants Commit $500 Million to Help Boost Access to Energy
European oil and gas supermajors BP, Equinor, Shell, and TotalEnergies are committing a joint investment of $500 million to help ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all. The joint investment commitment is part of the energy majors’ efforts to support promising, high-impact projects, primarily in Sub-Saharan …
Read More »Shell Turns Germany’s Top Refinery Green
Shell is gearing up to transform its largest German oil refinery, Rheinland, turning the crude-centric Wesseling site into a base-oil powerhouse. The overhaul, set to kick off next quarter, signals a major shift as Shell pivots from conventional oil refining toward high-grade lubricants. Goodbye crude processing at Wesseling—by 2025, that …
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