DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today announced that it has placed its North Sea oil production with subsidiaries of Exxon Mobil Corporation and Shell plc effective 1 January 2026 and secured related offtake financing facilities for up to USD 410 million.
Valaris has secured a multi-year contract from Shell for the drillship VALARIS DS-8 for operations offshore Brazil, the company said on Wednesday.
Shell is preparing to launch a new drilling campaign in Petroleum Exploration Licence 39 (PEL39) offshore Namibia, the company’s country chair in Namibia, Eduardo Rodriguez, said in a LinkedIn post on Thursday.
British oil and gas giant Shell said yesterday that it was ending its participation in two offshore wind projects in the North Sea, part of its shift away from alternative energy to focus on its fossil fuels business.
The oil giant is challenging, alongside the South African government, a decision by the Western Cape High Court to set aside the environmental impact assessment for Block 5/6/7 — a license previously held by TotalEnergies SE, the company said in response to questions.
HI also supports Shell’s plan announced on Capital Market Day 2025 to start up upstream and integrated gas projects with a total capacity of one million barrels of oil equivalent per day between 2025 and 2030. It also contributes to the company’s target to grow top line production across its upstream and integrated gas business by one percent per year through the end of the decade, Shell said.
The project to develop the Dragon gas field, located in shallow waters between the two countries, would replenish feedstock for Trinidad’s gas-starved liquefaction complex and petrochemical plants. Trinidad is a significant exporter of LNG, ammonia and other gas-based products.
Shell said in its third quarter 2025 update note that trading and optimization in its Integrated Gas division is expected to be “significantly higher” for the third quarter compared to the second quarter. Marketing adjusted earnings, as well as trading in the chemicals and fuels divisions, are also set to be higher than in Q2, said the supermajor, which reports full Q3 earnings on October 30.
Shippers were notified to have vessels ready as soon as early October to early November, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is not public.
The North Cleopatra block lies in the frontier Herodotus basin in the Mediterranean Sea, and covers more than 3,400 square kilometres in water depths reaching 2,600 metres. Following the transaction, which is subject to approval by the Egyptian government, Shell will retain a 36% operating interest in the block, with Chevron holding 27% and Egypt’s Tharwa Petroleum Company holding 10%.