Undefined Explosive Device (UED)

Undefined Explosive Device (UED) event in Peterhead, St Fergus Gas Plant area, United Kingdom on Fri 13th December 2024

13th December 2024

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Shell has found what it suspects could be unexploded ordnance around 50 miles off the east coast of Shetland, near a pipeline that runs from the Brent platforms to the St Fergus Gas Terminal near Peterhead.

The UK-listed supermajor’s senior media spokesperson told Energy Voice confirmed it has a vessel in place after it found a potential explosive device near its the Far north Liquids and Associated Gas System (FLAGS) pipeline.

In a statement, the spokesperson said: “I can confirm that we have discovered a suspected unexploded ordnance during a routine inspection of the FLAGS pipeline in the North Sea in December 2024, approximately 80km [49.7 miles] East of Shetland.”

Shell (LON: SHEL) is working with “a third party” to investigate the object and “fully identify” it.

“We continue to liaise with relevant authorities including the Maritime Coastguard Agency, and have positioned a guard vessel at the location,” the company spokesperson added.

Finding unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the North Sea is fairly common.

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