Shell starts oil production from deepwater Gulf of

Shell Offshore Inc. (Shell), a subsidiary of Shell plc, has started oil production at its Whale floating production platform, the company''s 14th deep

Shell''s Mars B Deep Water Project in US Gulf of Mexico

Shell-operated Mars B is the first deep water project in the US Gulf of Mexico. The development, which expands an existing oil and gas field with

Shell Invests in the Sparta Development in the Gulf of Mexico

Owned by Shell Offshore Inc. (51% operator) and Equinor Gulf of Mexico LLC (49%), Sparta is expected to reach a peak production of approximately 90,000 barrels of oil

Shell contracts drilling rig for Suriname exploration programme

European supermajor Shell has signed a contract with Aberdeen-headquartered Stena Drilling for the charter of the drillship Stena DrillMax to carry out an exploration

Shell returns to Arctic Alaska with new offshore oil drilling plans

Five years after abandoning an ambitious multibillion-dollar offshore Arctic exploration program, Royal Dutch Shell is again proposing to drill for oil in Arctic Alaska — but

Oil Companies Expand Offshore Drilling, Pointing to Energy Needs

Shell and others say they plan to drill for oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico in part because doing so releases fewer greenhouse gases than drilling on land.

People Versus Shell: The Inside Story

Activists swarmed the Puget Sound in kayaks and boats to surround Shell''s drilling rig that was stationed in Seattle on its way north to join oil drilling

The controversy over Shell''s Arctic oil drilling,

ShellNo flotilla participants float near the Polar Pioneer oil drilling rig during demonstrations against Royal Dutch Shell on May 16, 2015, in Seattle,

Shell to drill in Campos ultra-deep waters

Fossil Energy – Drilling Shell returns to the ultra-deep waters of the Campos Basin to drill another wildcat. The drilling rig Valaris Renaissance has been on location since

Shell takes Valaris jack-up rig for upcoming North Sea

Valaris 123 jack-up rig; Source: Valaris A confirmation of the rig contract with Valaris for the drilling of Shell''s Selene and Pensacola wells

Shell says one thing and does another when it comes to cleaning

On September 21, 2020, one of the world''s largest oil producers confirmed they plan to cut as much as 40 per cent of their costs in oil and gas drilling to shift their focus to renewable

Shell''s Oldest Gulf of Mexico Platform Gets New Life

Shell also operates six major deep-water and ultra deep-water floating platforms, and has a contracted drilling rig fleet larger than any otheroperator in the Gulf of Mexico.

Biggest Oil Rigs; Top 5 Mighty Structures

The Perdido rig is the world''s deepest and second-biggest drilling rig located in the Gulf of Mexico, known for its richest discovery in crude oil. Standing at around 1800 ft, the drill

Tapping into Oil Over 30,000 Feet Deep

Seven years and millions of man-hours later, this amazing oil platform is started up for the first time. Watch as the crews head towards the finish line and

5 Biggest Oil Platforms in the World

Oil and gas platforms or offshore drilling rigs are constructed for extracting, storing and processing petroleum and natural gas lying beneath the ocean floor. In this article learn

Shell starts production at Whale in the US Gulf of Mexico

Houston, Texas January 9, 2025 − Shell Offshore Inc. (Shell), a subsidiary of Shell plc, announced that production has started at the Shell-operated Whale floating production facility

Shell abandons North Slope oil leases, raising

But Narwhal lacks Shell''s enormous financial wherewithal — a crucial asset when the cost of drilling wells in remote parts of the North Slope

Seattle Arctic drilling protests

Protests against Arctic drilling began in Seattle in 2015 in response to the news that the Port of Seattle authority made an agreement with Royal Dutch Shell to berth offshore drillships and

Energy from deepwater | Business

Located some 150 miles southeast of New Orleans sits Vito, Shell''s newest offshore platform, and the workers that spend 50% of their time in the Gulf of

Whale: Setting new standards for deep water | Shell

The most efficient of Shell''s oil and gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, Whale joins our leading deep-water portfolio to help deliver the secure

Perdido (oil platform)

OverviewConstruction and assemblyOperationSafetyExternal links

The spar and the topsides of the Perdido were constructed separately and then assembled in its final position in the Gulf of Mexico. The Perdido''s hull or spar was constructed by Technip in Pori, Finland. A barge shipped the 22,000 tonne spar 13,200 kilometres (8,200 miles) from the Baltic Sea to the Gulf of Mexico. After floating the spar, it was towed to its final home above the Alaminos canyon 320 kilometres (120 miles) fr

2023-media-releases | About Us

Houston, Texas, − Shell Offshore Inc., a subsidiary of Shell plc (Shell), announced the Final Investment Decision (FID) for Dover, a planned subsea tieback to the Shell-operated