Shell news

The contract has been extended until at least March 2022.

The divestments include the sale of Total E&P Deep Offshore Borneo BV, which holds an 86.95% interest in Block CA1 offshore Brunei, to Shell.

Shell has said that post-tax impairment charges in the range of US$400-800 million are expected for 1Q20.

Global CAPEX for exploration and production firms (E&Ps) is expected to drop by up to US$100 billion this year, according to Rystad Energy.

Siccar Point and Shell UK had been planning to bring the project to a Final Investment Decision (FID) in 3Q20.

The measures taken include a reduction of CAPEX to US$20 billion or below for 2020, from a planned US$25 billion.

Drilling of confirmation well 31/5-7 Eos south of the Troll field in the North Sea took place to determine the suitability of the reservoir in the Johansen formation for CO2 storage.

The co-created roadmap will enable the conversion of prior agreed concessions into production sharing agreements under the provisions of the country's Petroleum Law.

Shell launched a process at the end of November 2019 to sell its onshore upstream assets in the Western Desert to focus on expanding its Egyptian offshore gas exploration.

The partnership will aim to fast-track innovation and streamline the adoption of applied technologies in areas such as marine robotics, advanced sensing, artificial intelligence and autonomous systems.