Shell shareholders approved the US$70 billion takeover of BG Group in a landslide vote of 83.08% in favor of the mega merger today (27 January) in The Hague, The Netherlands. Shell CEO Ben van Beurden…
Shell has signed a five-year exploration contract in Bulgaria's Black Sea. The firm plans to invest about US$20.5 million to explore gas and oil deposits in the Silistar block, including seismic surveys, Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova told reporters in Sofia Tuesday…
BG Group shareholders made the final decision in the US$70 billion mega merger with Shell in an overwhelming 99.53% vote in favor of the deal today (28 January), making it the biggest merger between two supermajors in more than a decade. BG…
Water treatment solutions company Water Standard secured a contract with Shell Offshore for the design, fabrication, testing, and shipment of an ultrapure water generation package (UWGP) to be integrated on Appomattox, Shell’s floating production system located in deepwater…
Shell’s full year 2015 results are expected to record a significant drop of about 54% compared to 2014, in addition to a reduction of some 10,000 positions across BG Group and Shell in an effort to streamline and integrate the two companies…
Earthjustice, on behalf of eight conservation groups, filed to intervene in a case before the Interior Board of Land Appeals to defend the Department of Interior’s (DOI) decision to deny Shell’s request for an extension of the terms of its oil drilling leases in the Arctic Ocean…
Shell has terminated the contract for the Polar Pioneer, a harsh environment semisubmersible drilling rig, announced rig owner Transocean on 28 December. The rig was famously used this summer in Shell's Arctic campaign in the Chukchi Sea…
Greg Hale takes a look at how Shell integrated an asset integrity program into its new Prelude FLNG project with the intent of saving millions over the next 20-25 years. Integrating an asset integrity…
Shell started first natural gas production from the Corrib field, off the northwest coast of Ireland. Corrib start up. Image from Shell. Corrib is located 83km off Ireland’s northwest coast in nearly 350m water depth…
Drilling contractor Noble Corp. is relocating its drillship Noble Discoverer to Singapore where it will be stacked after Shell terminated its contract on the rig. Shell had been using the Noble Discoverer for its failed arctic exploration in the Chukchi Sea alongside the Polar Pioneer…
Shell has cleared the final regulatory approval for its US$70 billion acquisition of BG Group, after receiving 'unconditional merger clearance' from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM). This approval from China is the final regulatory…
Shell made a “major discovery” at its Kaikias well that could possibly surpass 100 MMboe, in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Map of the Mars-Ursa basin. From Shell. Kaikias is located about 60mi south of Louisiana…
Shell's US$70 million BG Group merger deal has finally been approved by the Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board. The move had been delayed from mid-September to November by the Australian Australian Competition and Consumer Commission…
The US$70 billion Shell and BG Group mega merger received antitrust clearance from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Image from Shell. This leaves the…
Shell is ceasing further exploration offshore Alaska after the company's Burger J prospect failed to prove oil, resulting in a multi billion dollar write-down. The Transocean Polar Pioneer “Shell…