Shell Oil The president of Shell Oil, Marvin Odum, said that he expected the majority of the companys oil production in the Gulf of Mexico that was shut as a precaution against hurricanes Gustav and Ike to be back on line within two weeks.
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Impact felt across south-east
Juan Kemp, Shell Gulf coast operations manager, said demand had been three times higher than normal in this area. Shell sought to limit disruptions by leasing 35 generators it could deploy within 24 hours along the Gulf coast, but Shell still has up to 50 sites without power.
Shell sees bulk of US offshore fields back in 2 wks
NEW YORK, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Shell Oil (RDSa.L: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), the largest oil producer in the storm-battered Gulf of Mexico, said on Thursday it expects the bulk of its offshore fields back on line within two weeks.
Shell: Capline generally at scheduled rates after Ike
HOUSTON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Shell Oil Co said the 1.1-million-barrel capacity Capline pipline from the Gulf Coast to Illinois was generally running at scheduled rates on Wednesday following Hurricane Ike.
Shell: Capline ships stored oil, offshore delayed
Capline, run by Shell, but owned by a group of companies, carries most of the imported cargoes delivered by ships to LOOP and U.S.-produced oil from the Gulf of Mexico to refineries in the Midwest.
Shell: Offshore restaffing begins, more next week
HOUSTON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Shell has begun restaffing offshore oil facilities after Hurricane Ike and aims to be at full strength as soon as possible, the company said on Sunday.
Storm puts kinks in fuel supply lines
Shell Oil said half of the Shell-branded stations in Houston and Galveston were without fuel Friday; other oil companies also reported stations out of gas before Ike's arrival.
Ike Forces Shutdown of 19% of Refining Capacity, Limiting Fuel
At least 13 refineries in Texas were shutting down as Ike approached. Gulf Coast refineries and ports are the source of about 50 percent of the fuel and crude used in the eastern half of the U.S. Plants operated by Exxon Mobil Corp., Valero Energy Corp., ConocoPhillips and Royal Dutch Shell Plcwere affected.
Shell says Houston-Houma pipeline shut
Shell says Houston-Houma pipeline shut
Fri Sep 12, 2008 4:16pm EDT
NEW YORK, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Shell Oil said on Friday it shut its Houston-to-Houma crude oil pipeline due to the effects of Hurricane Ike, and added its Capline crude oil pipeline remained up at reduced rates.
The company said it expected to ramp flows through the lines quickly after Ike passes.
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Fuel Trucks Pick Up Last Loads
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Fuel Trucks Pick Up Last Loads
Susan Daker reports from Houston.
Fuel tank drivers picked up their last loads Friday afternoon and made their way to Shell-branded gasoline stations in the Houston area as Hurricane Ike neared the Texas coast.
Many service stations around the city already have plastic covering their pumps. In the past 36 hours, more than six million gallons of gasoline has been delivered to Shell stations, Royal Dutch Shell said in a statement. Gasoline terminals in Beaumont, Pasadena and north Houston have been shut-in but have enough gasoline to supply stations once the weather clears, Shell said. Some wholesalers have preloaded tankers with fuel so they are ready to make deliveries as soon as possible, Shell said. In addition, Shell said generators are on hand to be sent to strategic stations so gasoline can still be sold even if the power is out.
Hurricane Ike makes economic landfall
Royal Dutch Shell said Friday evening it has delivered more than 6 million gallons of fuel to Shell-branded stations in Houston, Victoria, Pasadena, Galveston, Beaumont and Port Arthur in the past 36 hours. The deliveries amounted to more than double the daily averages in some areas, Shell said.
Shell says Motiva Port Arthur refinery shuts due Ike
Shell says Motiva Port Arthur refinery shuts due Ike
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Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:12pm EDT
HOUSTON, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Shell Oil Co (RDSa.L: Quote, Profile, Research,Stock Buzz) said Thursday Motiva Enterprises 285,000 barrel per day (bpd) Port Arthur, Texas, refinery was shutting down on Thursday due to an eastward shift of Hurricane’s Ike forecast path.
Motiva is a joint-venture between Shell and Saudi Refining. (Reporting by Erwin Seba; Editing by Louise Heavens)
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Energy Firms Prepare for Ike
Energy Firms Prepare for Ike
By ISABEL ORDONEZSeptember 9, 2008; Page C14
With Hurricane Ike on the horizon, energy companies in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico are bringing employees onshore again and preparing to halt production just days after they began restaffing following Hurricane Gustav.
Crude-oil and natural-gas producers were in the middle of restoring operations after Gustav, which forced the shut-in of virtually all output before the hurricane made landfall Sept. 1 just southwest of New Orleans.
Oil-output volumes stayed flat on Monday compared with the previous day, with about 20% of U.S. Gulf output restored, according to the U.S. Minerals Management Service. Gas output continued growing, though, with 36% of capacity back on line.
Hurricane Ike adds to oil chaos
Royal Dutch Shell yesterday said it had evacuated about 150 people from its offshore facilities, leaving a further 500 personnel in place: "We will continue to bring personnel back to shore, with the intention of completing a full evacuation of personnel from Shell-operated facilities on Wednesday, in advance of Ike.
Energy Sector Hums Again
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, operator of the Gulf's biggest platform in terms of production, over the weekend said it wouldn't redeploy all personnel evacuated from offshore facilities "because of the possibility that Hurricane Ike might enter the [Gulf of Mexico] next week and require another evacuation."
Crude oil surges $2 as Hurricane Ike delays production restart
Royal Dutch Shell evacuated workers from Gulf platforms or kept staff onshore who were moved from the path of Hurricane Gustav last month
Shell Keeps Staff Onshore for Ike as Refinery Repairs Continue
Sept. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Europe's largest oil company, delayed deploying most staff back to offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico because of an approaching hurricane.
Shell stops returning workers to Gulf due to Ike
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Shell Oil Co said it stopped returning workers to offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday due to Hurricane Ike's threat to pass through oil and natural gas production areas next week.
Shell says restarting US offshore output, pipelines
Shell Oil said on Thursday it expected to restart the bulk of its offshore oil and gas production over the next several days following shutdowns triggered by Hurricane Gustav, and expected its offshore pipeline system to be ready to handle the output.
Oil prices slide as focus turns to declining demand
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc and ConocoPhillips said yesterday that Hurricane Gustav caused no damage to platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Exxon Mobil Corp. workers are returning to production facilities, according to the company.
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc said it evacuated about 360 non- essential staff from the eastern Gulf over the past two days. Production wasn't affected, according to an e-mailed statement from Shell, Europe's largest oil company by market value.