VOL. XXXIII

NO. 24

19-MARCH-1990

General

Major Maintenance Programs Scheduled in UK North Sea Shell

UK Exploration and Production, the UK North Sea operator for Shell and Esso,announced on 14 March that "a shutdown of the Brent System main oilpipeline is scheduled during the last quarter of the year. The duration of thisshutdown will be approximately four weeks, with oil throughput restrictionsexpected for a further two weeks." Industry sources estimate the drop inNorth Sea production in the case...