2016 Media releases

Shell Divests Gulf of Mexico Assets for $425 Million Plus Royalty Interests

Aug 29, 2016

Deal Marks Progress Against Divestment Target.

Shell and Motiva Will Donate $500,000 to Louisiana Flood Relief Efforts

Aug 19, 2016

Employee Contributions Will Be Matched and Volunteer Efforts Launched.

Zydeco Takes the Next Step toward Meeting Customer Needs and Flexibility with LOCAP and Sunoco Logistics Joint Tariffs

Aug 09, 2016

On August 1, 2016, Zydeco Pipeline Company LLC (“Zydeco”) and LOCAP LLC (“LOCAP”) filed a joint tariff that will allow for movement of Poseidon crude oil from Houma to St. James beginning September 1, 2016 through Zydeco’s 24” pipeline into LOCAP’s 48” main oil pipeline.

Shell Announces Fort Sumter Discovery in Gulf Of Mexico

Jul 28, 2016

Shell announces a new exploration discovery in the deep water U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The initial estimated recoverable resources for the Fort Sumter well are more than 125 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe).  

Shell to build a new Petrochemicals complex in Pennsylvania

Jun 07, 2016

Construction for complex with ethylene cracker and polyethylene derivatives unit to begin in 18 months.

Update 5: Shell Gulf of Mexico response

May 16, 2016

Shell and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) have agreed to conclude skimming operations in their joint response to the oil discharge of 2,100 barrels (88,200 gallons) at the Glider field in the Gulf of Mexico.

Update 4: Shell Gulf of Mexico response

May 15, 2016

Shell and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) continue joint efforts to respond to an oil sheen created by a discharge from a flow line at the Glider Field in the Gulf of Mexico.

Update 3: Shell Gulf of Mexico response

May 14, 2016

Shell and the U.S. Coast Guard continue joint efforts to respond to a sheen created by an oil discharge from a flow line at the Glider Field in the Gulf of Mexico.

Update 2: Shell Gulf of Mexico response

May 13, 2016

On Friday, May 13th, a segment of flow line at the Glider Field, connecting to one of Shell’s tension leg platforms, was identified as the source of an oil release in the Gulf of Mexico.

Update 1: Shell Gulf of Mexico response

May 13, 2016

Shell and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) are continuing joint efforts to respond to a release of oil from a segment of a subsea flow line in the Gulf of Mexico.

Shell responds to Gulf of Mexico oil release

May 12, 2016

Earlier today in the Gulf of Mexico, a Shell helicopter observed an oil sheen near the Glider subsea tieback system at the Brutus tension-leg platform. 

Shell deploys third gulf of Mexico offshore supply vessel powered by LNG

May 10, 2016

Shell Offshore Inc. (Shell) today marked the delivery of the third Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) powered Offshore Supply Vessel (OSV) in Port Fourchon, Louisiana. The ‘Harvey Liberty,’ chartered from specialist company Harvey Gulf International Marine, will join her sister ships, the ‘Harvey Energy’ and ‘Harvey Power’, and support Shell’s deep-water operations in the Gulf of Mexico.

Zydeco Pipeline Paves the Way to St. James with New Agreement with LOCAP

May 10, 2016

HOUSTON (May 5, 2016) –  Today, Zydeco Pipeline Company LLC (“Zydeco”) and LOCAP LLC (“LOCAP”) signed a memorandum of understanding to provide access to additional capacity to St. James for Zydeco shippers through Zydeco’s 24” pipeline into LOCAP’s main oil pipeline.

Shell Pipeline Company Receives Top Safety Award from American Petroleum Institute

Apr 06, 2016

The American Petroleum Institute has awarded Shell Pipeline Company the Ocupational Safety Performance Award for large companies.

How Shell Is Preparing for Energy Sector’s ‘New Normal’

Mar 30, 2016

Shell Oil Co. President Marvin Odum discussed the changing landscape for global energy companies in a radio interview with Dan Loney on the University of Pennsylvania’s Knowledge@Wharton show.

Shell Truck Design Challenge

Mar 08, 2016

Contest Offers Michigan Youth Opportunity to Design Class 8 Truck Interior to Meet Regulation Standards.

Shell announces senior staff and organisational changes in North America

Feb 24, 2016

Royal Dutch Shell (Shell) today announced that after a 34-year career with the company, Unconventional Resources Director and U.S. Country Chair, Marvin Odum, will leave Shell at the end of March, 2016.

Shell starts production at Stones in the Gulf of Mexico

In September 2016, Shell started production at Stones in the US Gulf of Mexico. Learn how innovation brought it to life.

Stones: Where Ingenuity and Innovation Intersect

The Stones field, located 200 miles southwest of New Orleans in the Gulf of Mexico, is ultra deepwater discovery that’s spurred unprecedented innovation. In September 2016, the world’s deepest oil and gas project began producing through subsea infrastructure beneath 9,500 feet of water.