US EditionTakeaways from AP’s story on safety concerns about Shell’s fleet of oil production ships
- Shell faces scrutiny due to a 2011 oil spill incident, which resulted in 40,000 barrels of oil spilling into the Atlantic, leading to a $3.6 billion fine still under appeal.
- An internal review of Shell's fleet revealed ongoing safety issues, including deficient firefighting systems and recurrent incidents on various vessels.
- Surveys showed that between 2012 and 2021, employee perceptions of Shell's performance dropped in nine categories, raising safety concerns.
- Shell claims its safety record improved significantly, stating accidents fell to zero on Bonga after 2018 and spills decreased by 90% since 2020.
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Leaked files raise concerns over safety of Shell oil production fleet, years after devastating spill
Off the coast of Nigeria, one of the world’s largest oil production ships, called the Bonga, was taking oil from a field on the ocean floor and transferring it to a tanker ship. Such transfers are routine in the offshore oil industry, but something went wrong on the Bonga, owned by energy giant Shell.
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Takeaways from AP’s story on safety concerns about Shell’s fleet of oil production ships
Oil major Shell operates a fleet of giant ships permanently moored over oilfields around the world. The ships receive oil pumped from wells beneath the seabed and transfer it to tankers. Reporting by The Associated Press, based on internal documents,…
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Takeaways from AP's story on safety concerns about Shell's fleet of oil production ships
A huge oil spill in 2011 from the Bonga, a floating oil production vessel off the coast of Nigeria owned by Shell, was one of the worst there in a decade.
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