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Shell fined for hydrocarbon release on rig with corroded pipework

NAMPA / DPA
2025-11-28
London (PA Media/dpa) - Shell has been fined £560,000 ($741,127) following a major hydrocarbon release on a North Sea oil rig after it failed to properly maintain pipework for seven years. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said the oil and gas giant neglected pipework on the Brent Charlie platform, causing an explosion risk. It said the pipework deteriorated to such an extent that contained hydrocarbon fluids escaped, forming a potentially ca......
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