Oil Price The current energy crisis cannot be left to the roiled market to sort itself out and will need smart government intervention by taxing the wealthier to shield the most vulnerable consumers, according to Shell’s chief executive Ben van Beurden. “One way or another there needs to be government intervention,” van Beurden told the Energy Intelligence Forum in London on
Oil Price An expected drop in Shell’s net greenhouse gas emissions is not aligned with the Paris Agreement and with a Dutch court order for the now UK-based supermajor to slash emissions much more by 2030, activist investor Follow This says. A recent report from Australia-based Global Climate Insights showed that Shell’s net emissions, after CCUS and offsets, are forecast to be
World Oil (Bloomberg) — Shell Plc Chief Executive Officer Ben van Beurden will step down at the end of this year after almost 40 years at the company, to be replaced by the firm’s head of gas and renewables, Wael Sawan. Van Beurden, 64, has steered the company through some of its most turbulent times. The first big move of
Yahoo Finance LONDON – Europe’s biggest oil companies Shell and TotalEnergies extended share buybacks on Thursday after their second-quarter profits beat an already record-breaking previous quarter on the back of soaring crude, gas and oil product prices. The two companies combined are buying back $8 billion in shares in the third quarter after recording their respective highest quarterly profits while
Reuters OXFORD, England – Shell is considering boosting shareholder returns on the back of bumper profits from soaring energy prices, while the extra cash will also help it shift more swiftly towards renewables and low-carbon energy, the chief executive said on Thursday. Europe’s largest oil and gas company, as well as rivals including BP, have seen profits surge this year
World Oil (Bloomberg) — Shell Plc said soaring margins from fuel production may have added more than $1 billion to the earnings of its refining business last quarter, when gasoline prices broke records in several countries. The trading update from the London-based energy giant is the first indicator of just how much cash was flowing into the coffers of major
CNBC Plans to build a major hydrogen plant in the Netherlands will go ahead following a final investment decision by subsidiaries of oil and gas giant Shell. In an announcement Wednesday, Shell said the Holland Hydrogen I facility would be “Europe’s largest renewable hydrogen plant” when operations start in 2025. According to Shell, the 200 megawatt electrolyzer will be located
World Oil (Bloomberg) — Shell Plc is set to follow other Western energy majors by taking a stake in a $29 billion project to boost Qatar’s exports of liquefied natural gas, just as Europe races to shore up new supplies of the fuel. The London-based company will probably announce its partnership with state-controlled Qatar Energy in Doha on Tuesday,
Yahoo Finance HOUSTON – Italian producer Eni has been picked, along with another four oil majors, by Qatar as partners in the near $30 billion expansion of the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, people with knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday. Exxon Mobil Corp, TotalEnergies SE, Shell, ConocoPhillips and Eni will participate in the North Field expansion,
World Oil Shell Australia and its joint venture partner, SGH Energy, have taken a final investment decision to approve the development of the Crux natural gas field, off the coast of Western Australia. Crux will provide further supplies of natural gas to the existing Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility. “This project forms an important part of Shell’s integrated
World Oil (Bloomberg) — Shell Plc won official consent to develop the Jackdaw natural gas field in the UK’s North Sea, eight months after the country’s regulator blocked the project on environmental concerns. The move marks a change in government policy from last year, when the UK oil and gas industry faced a bleak outlook as the government focused on
Yahoo Finance LONDON – Shell said on Tuesday it has not agreed to set up a rouble account under new payment terms by Russian gas giant Gazprom to continue supplying Europe. “Shell has not agreed to new payment terms set out by Gazprom, including the creation of K (roubles) accounts,” it said in a statement. “We will work to continue
