Shell gets conditional BOEM approval for Alaska exploration

MAY 11, 2015 —The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today conditionally approved Shell Gulf of Mexico, Inc.’s revised multi-year Exploration Plan (EP) for the Chukchi Sea, following a comprehensive review and

Shell brings customers ship to shore technical services

DECEMBER 10, 2014 — Shell Marine Products (SMP) not only offers a complete portfolio of marine lubricants for almost any type of vessel, but backs them with technical service. It says that

Crude offloading suspended at LOOP

AUGUST 18, 2014—Crude offloading operations have been temporarily suspended at the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port’s Offshore Marine Terminal while an inspection and repairs are performed on the LOOP pipeline. Estimates are that

Outlook positive for offshore, but tighter CAPEX

JANUARY 23, 2014—Amid a positive outlook for the offshore oil and gas industry in 2014, senior oil and gas professionals are forecasting tighter monitoring of capital expenditures (CAPEX) this year, according to

Salazar launches assessment of Shell Arctic drilling program

JANUARY 9, 2013 — The New Year’s Eve grounding of the drilling vessel Kulluk is just the latest in a string of problems faced by Shell in its Arctic drilling problem. Today,

Grounded Alaska drilling unit refloated and under tow

JANUARY 7, 2013 — The Unified Command reports that At approximately 10:10 p.m., the Shell drilling vessel Kulluk which grounded New Year’s Eve (see earlier story)  was refloated from its Sitkalidak Island