Brent Field News and Media

Allseas’ dynamically positioned single-lift installation/decommissioning and pipelay vessel “Pioneering Spirit” set a world lifting record with the safe and successful removal of Shell UK’s 24,000 t Brent Delta platform topsides from the North Sea on 28 April 2017.

Sinead Lynch, Shell’s UK Country Chair reflects on the Brent Field as public consultation commences.

Paul Goodfellow, Vice President Upstream Operated – United Kingdom and Ireland reflects on Shell’s iconic Brent Field after 40 years of production

Shell’s Brent oil and gas field has produced around 10% of the UK’s oil and gas – find out more about its history.

In 2016, the first Brent topside is due to be removed and taken to shore for dismantling and recycling. It will be a significant milestone in the massive engineering project to decommission the Brent field infrastructure.

The Cell Management Stakeholder Task Group, or CMSTG, met in Aberdeen at the end of November 2015 to discuss the analysis of the cell sediment samples, obtained from three of the Brent Delta oil storage cells.

One of the most challenging aspects of the Brent field decommissioning project to date has been obtaining sediment samples from the storage tanks – or ‘cells’ - clustered around the base of the Brent Delta platform.