Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb.8
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
Anglo-Dutch multinational oil and gas company Shell has started public consultation on recommendations to decommission the Brent oil and gas field in the North Sea.
Shell U.K. Limited (Shell), the field’s operator, has submitted a comprehensive decommissioning program to UK Government's Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), the company said on its website.
The field, located 115 miles north-east of the Shetland Islands has produced around three billion barrels of oil equivalent since production commenced in 1976, which is almost 10 percent of UK production.
Following conclusion of the public consultation period, the recommendations will be considered by BEIS, alongside consultation responses.
“After an extensive and in-depth study period, the submission of Shell’s Brent decommissioning program marks another important milestone in the history of the Brent oil and gas field,” said Duncan Manning, Brent Decommissioning Asset Manager.
Production from Brent Delta ceased in 2011 and from Brent Alpha and Brent Bravo in November 2014. Production from the field will continue, via Brent Charlie, for several years to come.
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