Shell U.K. Limited is a private limited company incorporated in 1915 and registered in London. It operates primarily in the energy sector, focusing on the extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas from the UK North Sea, mineral oil refining, and retail sale of automotive fuels.
The company manages key onshore assets including the Fife NGL Plant at Mossmorran, which processes North Sea natural gas liquids into propane, butane, natural gasoline, and ethane—the latter supplied to the adjacent Fife Ethylene Plant for petrochemical production. It also oversees gas plants at St. Fergus and Bacton. Shell U.K. Limited offers products such as fuels, crude oil, natural gas, lubricants, LPG, diesel, and chemicals.
With interests in over 50 North Sea fields, it contributes significantly to UK oil and gas supply, exemplified by recent developments like the Victory gas field, achieving first gas in September 2025 with peak production of about 150 MMscf/d.
chemXplore tracks 2 projects involving Shell UK, of which one is active.
Shell UK's role on them: Owner, Operator, and Developer.
1 new construction.
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Targeting: Carbon dioxide (1)
First gas on Sept 28, 2025 from a single subsea well tied back to Laggan via new 14in/16km pipeline and 18km umbilical; peak ~150 MMscf/d, using existing infrastructure to cut emissions.
The project aims to capture and store CO2 from the Fife Ethylene Plant, enhancing Scotland's emission reduction efforts. It builds on previous initiatives and includes significant infrastructure upgrades.
The project aims to capture and store up to one million tonnes of CO2 annually by 2027, supporting Scotland's climate targets and utilizing the Acorn Project infrastructure for carbon reduction.
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