Tag Archives: Royal Dutch Shell

Shell Turns Germany’s Top Refinery Green

Shell is gearing up to transform its largest German oil refinery, Rheinland, turning the crude-centric Wesseling site into a base-oil powerhouse. The overhaul, set to kick off next quarter, signals a major shift as Shell pivots from conventional oil refining toward high-grade lubricants. Goodbye crude processing at Wesseling—by 2025, that …

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BP and Shell Brace for Profit Drop

BP and Shell are expected to post lower profits this week as the supermajors grapple with weak oil prices and a global slowdown in demand. BP is due to publish its third-quarter earnings on Tuesday, while Shell will report its results on Thursday. Earlier this month, the FTSE 100 firms …

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Shell Plans 20% Cut in Oil and Gas Exploration Workforce

Shell is looking to reduce its oil and gas exploration workforce by 20%, reported Reuters, citing sources. The news comes as CEO Wael Sawan makes cost-saving measures to the upstream division, which significantly contributes to the company’s earnings. According to sources, the planned cuts will affect offices globally, notably in …

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Shell to Temporarily Halt European Biofuels Project

Shell will pause on-site construction work at a biofuels plant in Rotterdam amid weak market conditions, the supermajor said on Tuesday, as international oil firms continue to re-evaluate their low-carbon energy projects. Shell’s subsidiary Shell Nederland Raffinaderij will temporarily pause on-site construction work at its 820,000 tons-a-year biofuels facility at …

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