Shell restarts operations at Pierce field in the UK

Pierce field in the North Sea has been upgraded to allow gas to be produced after years of the field producing only oil View in browser [Shell] [shell] [View in browser]( [Haewene Brim floating production, storage and offloading vessel] [Haewene Brim floating production, storage and offloading vessel] May 2023 Dear {NAME}, Shell U.K. has restarted operations at the Pierce field in the North Sea after a significant upgrade to allow gas to be produced after years of the field producing only oil. “We took this investment decision in 2019, and it is now increasing locally produced gas right at the time when this additional supply is critically important for the UK’s energy security,” said Shell Upstream Director, Zoe Yujnovich. Peak production is expected to reach 30,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, which is more than twice the production before the redevelopment, with more gas being produced than oil. 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