Oil giants, TotalEnergies, Shell and BP, are making strategic investments in the area of energy diversification struggling to remain focused in the years to come. Currently, oil and gas investments by the three largest integrate energy companies are likely to remain significant through to 2030. Shell, BP and TotalEnergies share …
Read More »Qatar Adds Shell to North Field South
Royal Dutch Shell has won the second international equity stake for North Field South (NFS), Phase 2 of Qatar’s 48 million ton per year LNG mega-expansion, Shell and QatarEnergy announced on Sunday. The company was awarded a 9.375% participating interest in the two-train 16 million ton/yr NFS project out of …
Read More »Qatar Adds Shell to North Field South
Royal Dutch Shell has won the second international equity stake for North Field South (NFS), Phase 2 of Qatar’s 48 million ton per year LNG mega-expansion, Shell and QatarEnergy announced on Sunday. The company was awarded a 9.375% participating interest in the two-train 16 million ton/yr NFS project out of …
Read More »Shell CEO to Step Down at Year-End, Replaced by Gas Chief Sawan
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 …
Read More »Namibia Oil Discoveries are Estimated at Billions of Barrels
Namibian offshore oil and gas discoveries by TotalEnergies and Shell are of commercial quantities, likely in the billions of barrels, the southern African nation’s mines and energy minister said on Friday. Both companies announced earlier this year that they had made “significant” discoveries offshore Namibia, and are currently making assessments. …
Read More »Shell Chief: European Gas Shortages Likely to Last Several Winters
As a result of Russian gas supply cuts, Europe may face several winters of gas shortages, according to Shell chief executive Ben van Beurden. Van Beurden also warned that Russia’s tightening grip on gas supplies to Europe might cause high power bills and electricity rationing this winter. Russian gas supply …
Read More »Oil Giant Shell Smashes Record again with $11.5 Billion Profit
Shell on Thursday reported a second-quarter profit of $11.5 billion, smashing its previous record just three months earlier, lifted by a tripling of refining profits and strong gas trading. The company also announced a share buyback program of $6 billion for the current quarter, but did not raise its dividend …
Read More »Shell Sees $1 Billion Gain in Refining after Record Fuel Prices
Shell Plc said surging margins from fuel production could 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 …
Read More »Shell to Build Largest Renewable Hydrogen Plant in Europe
Royal Dutch Shell will build the largest renewable energy plant in Europe, as its subsidiaries Shell Nederland B.V. and Shell Overseas Investments B.V. have made a final investment decision on the project, Trend reports with reference to the company. Reportedly, Holland Hydrogen will be operational in 2025. “The 200MW electrolyser …
Read More »Shell Set to Sign Deal with Qatar for Giant Gas Project
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 …
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