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Shell Earnings Top $5 Billion in Q2

July 27, 2023

Via: Transport Topics

Shell reported July 27 that it earned nearly $5.1 billion in the second quarter, nearly half what the oil and natural gas giant pulled in during the first three months of the year as energy prices have plunged. The British […]


Energy, Industry Focus Areas

Shell Braces for Profit Hit From Volatile Natural-Gas Prices

October 6, 2022

Via: The Wall Street Journal

Shell SHEL -4.52%▼ PLC said it expects its third-quarter earnings to be hit by lower refining margins along with “significantly lower” profit from trading gas, as a global scramble for energy supplies riles markets. The London-based company said Thursday in […]


Energy, Industry Focus Areas, Regulations

Oil Giants Must Face Climate-Liability Suits in States, Appeals Court Rules

August 17, 2022

Via: The Wall Street Journal

A federal appeals court ruled that lawsuits by Delaware and Hoboken, N.J., seeking compensation from oil companies for the impacts of climate change should be decided in state, not federal courts. The decision Wednesday is the latest procedural victory by […]


Energy, Industry Focus Areas

Oil Giants Report Record Profits on High Energy Prices

July 29, 2022

Via: The Wall Street Journal

Exxon XOM 4.30%▲ Mobil Corp., Chevron Corp. CVX 8.23%▲ and Shell PLC, SHEL 3.20%▲ the three largest Western oil companies, banked a record $46 billion in collective profits in the second quarter, fueled by the highest energy prices in over […]


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Shell Posts Record Quarterly Profit on Soaring Energy Prices

July 28, 2022

Via: The Wall Street Journal

Shell SHEL 0.74%▲ PLC reported a second consecutive record quarterly profit as the oil major benefited from soaring global energy prices and a continued rebound in the global economy. The London-based company said Thursday that strong demand and higher prices […]


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Shell Apologizes, Says It Won’t Buy Russian Oil

March 8, 2022

Via: Transport Topics

Shell said March 8 that it will stop buying Russian oil after Ukrainian officials criticized the energy giant for buying a shipment of crude from Moscow and demanded that all multinational companies sever ties with Russia over the war. The […]


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Oil Giants Are Dealt Major Defeats as Climate-Change Pressures Intensify

May 26, 2021

Via: The Wall Street Journal

Exxon Mobil Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell PLC suffered significant defeats Wednesday as environmental groups and activist investors step up pressure on the oil industry to address concerns about climate change. In a first-of-its-kind ruling, a Dutch court found that […]


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Oil Majors Look to Fill Businesses’ Growing Appetite for Green Power

May 24, 2021

Via: The Wall Street Journal

Businesses are buying more renewable power, and oil majors want a piece of the action. European oil companies including BP PLC and Royal Dutch Shell PLC are building new wind and solar projects and striking deals to supply electricity to […]


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Shell to Make First Profit From Oil Output Since Pandemic

April 7, 2021

Via: Transport Topics

Royal Dutch Shell Plc expects to make its first profit from pumping oil since the start of the pandemic, the petroleum giant said. Shell’s upstream unit, which largely handles the exploration and production of crude, was able to capture “the […]


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Shell Hits Its Own Peak Oil, Plans to Reduce Output

February 11, 2021

Via: The Wall Street Journal

LONDON— Royal Dutch Shell PLC said it would start reducing oil production, calling an end to a decades-old strategy centered on pumping more hydrocarbons as it and other energy giants seek to capitalize on a shift to low-carbon power. The […]


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Shell Profit Up Sevenfold in Q1

May 5, 2017

Via: Industry Week

As oil prices recovered from heavy declines, net profit at Royal Dutch Shell increased more than sevenfold in the first quarter, the energy giant said on May 4. Profit after tax came in at $3.538 billion in the three months […]


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Shell sells $1B in oil and gas assets

October 24, 2016

Via: Penn Energy

Royal Dutch Shell plc, through its affiliate Shell Canada Energy (“Shell”) announced it has agreed to sell approximately 206,000 net acres of non-core oil and gas properties in Western Canada to Tourmaline Oil Corp. for a total consideration of approximately […]


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Shell takes final investment decision to build a new petrochemicals complex in Pennsylvania

June 8, 2016

Via: Penn Energy

Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC (Shell) has taken the final investment decision to build a major petrochemical complex, comprising an ethylene cracker with polyethylene derivatives unit, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Main construction will start in approximately 18 months, with commercial production […]