Tag Archives: Ben Van Beurden

Putin and the Shell boss will discuss the Sakhalin-2 liquefied natural gas (LNG) project on Russia’s Pacific coast.

Shell is a major player in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

China raised its imports of the fuel by 50 percent last year to around 38 million metric tons.

Shell has been working hard in the past few years to reduce shale production costs.

The other oil majors. by and large. also appear able to cover their capex and dividends with their cash flow. or at least are coming pretty close.

Van Beurden said forecasting oil prices in the short term was ".very difficult.". but he still expected gains.

As well as accelerating the transition to gas. Van Beurden has advocated a price on carbon and worked to promote hydrogen as a transport fuel.

Qatar. the world’s largest LNG supplier and second biggest gas exporter after Russia. has some of the lowest production costs.

Last week. Shell signed up to a G20 task-force working on a framework to improve the ability to assess and price climate-related risks.

Automaker are feeling pressed by strict emissions reduction rules in Europe and China.