Shell plc, the multinational oil and gas company, announced on Tuesday that it has resumed oil production at the Penguins oil field in the UK North Sea. This restart was made possible by the deployment of a new floating,

Shell has restarted production at the Penguins field in the UK North Sea with a new FPSO, boosting domestic oil and gas output.

A North Sea oil field discovered 50 years ago has become Shell's first newly-operated facility in the region for more than two decades.

Shell has resumed production at the Penguins field in the UK North Sea using a state-of-the-art floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility. The project is a 50:50 joint venture (JV) between Shell and NEO Energy,

The new FPSO is expected to extend the life of the UK field by up to 20 years while reducing operational emissions by about 30%.