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Ben van Beurden on The Sunday Times Business Person of the Year 2022 Shortlist

The Sunday Times Business Person of the Year 2022: The shortlist

The Sunday Times

In a year buffeted by war, falling markets and government upheaval, we present the shortlist for the business person who has stood out above the rest

Ben van Beurden, Shell

The Dutchman will call time on a 40-year career at Shell in 2023, having spent nine years in the hot seat. He gambled early in his tenure on the £36 billion takeover of gas giant BG Group, relocated Shell’s head office to London, and cut its dividend when the oil price tanked during Covid. But the company has surged this year on the back of higher oil prices stoked by the Ukraine war. Van Beurden, 64, leaves Shell in a fitter state and with plans to embrace green energy — read more

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Royal Dutch Shell to weigh vaccine mandate, firing staff on resistance

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Royal Dutch Shell to weigh vaccine mandate, firing staff on resistance

Sep. 09, 2021 11:22 AM ET Royal Dutch Shell plc (RDS.A)Royal Dutch Shell plc (RDS.B)By: Niloofer ShaikhSA News Editor 30 Comments

  • Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A +0.2%) is considering whether to make it mandatory for workers in some operations to get COVID-19 vaccinations or fire them on refusal – Reuters.
  • The energy company, employing some 86,000 workers in more than 70 countries, will weigh the pros and cons of the policy at an executive committee meeting today.
  • The company is also actively exploring the introduction of the policy for offshore workers in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • The company has already adopted a “soft enforcement” vaccination policy in the Gulf of Mexico and in the onshore Permian shale basin operations under which employees and contractors must produce a negative COVID-19 test or proof of vaccination to access Shell sites.
  • read more

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    Shell raises dividend for second time in six months after first-quarter earnings beat forecasts

    Shell raises dividend for second time in six months after first-quarter earnings beat forecasts

    Sam Meredith: PUBLISHED THU, APR 29 20212:09 AM EDT

    KEY POINTS
    • The Anglo-Dutch company reported adjusted earnings of $3.2 billion for the three months through to the end of March. Analysts had expected $3.1 billion, according to Refinitiv.
    • Shell also raised its dividend by around 4%, its second increase in six months.
    • It comes as energy majors seek to reassure investors that they have gained a more stable footing in recent months.

    LONDON — Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday reported slightly better-than-expected first-quarter earnings, amid stronger commodity prices and growing expectations of a fuel demand recovery.

    Shell also raised its dividend by around 4%, its second increase in six months, as the oil major seeks to reassure investors it has gained a more stable footing. It comes after Shell slashed its payout for the first time since World War II in April last year. read more

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    North Sea oil and gas minnow wins vote of confidence from Shell

    North Sea oil and gas minnow wins vote of confidence from Shell

    By Mark Williamson 

    Group Business Correspondent

    NORTH Sea oil and gas minnow Deltic Energy has seen its shares rise around eight per cent after the company won a fresh vote of confidence from the mighty Royal Dutch Shell.

    Shell has decided to go ahead with a plan to drill a well with Deltic, on a prospect that has generated lots of excitement.

    The companies have confirmed to the North Sea regulator that they have made a firm commitment to drill a well on the Pensacola prospect, which is set for next year. read more

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    Shell says green power shift will lift need for Australia’s LNG

    Shell says green power shift will lift need for Australia’s LNG

    By Nick Toscano

    The Australian boss of global energy giant Shell sees demand for liquefied natural gas exports continuing to grow until at least the late 2030s even as COVID-19 hastens the shift away from planet-warming fossil fuels.

    Shell, which believes its oil output may have hit a peak in 2019 and is now likely to gradually decline, has revealed a brighter outlook for its liquefied natural gas (LNG) assets including those in Queensland and off Western Australia. read more

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    Big Oil Clashes Over Fossil Fuel Future

    Big Oil Clashes Over Fossil Fuel Future

    By Charles Kennedy – Mar 02, 2021, 9:00 AM CST

    Executives from major oil companies clashed over the prospects of oil and gas for the future at the first virtual edition of the CERAWeek conference in Houston.

    While BP’s Bernard Looney and Shell’s Ben van Beurden boasted about their shift away from their core business and into renewable energy, Baker Hughes, Hess Corp., and Spain’s Repsol were among those believing that fossil fuels have yet to leave the scene for good, the Houston Chronicle’s Paul Takahashi reports. read more

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    Shell delays US offshore production start ups

     

    Shell delays US offshore production start ups

    Published date: 22 February 2021 Shell has delayed the startup of the PowerNap and Vito deepwater projects in the US Gulf of Mexico because of Covid-19-related issues.

    The first oil date for PowerNap has been delayed to early 2022, and the first oil date for Vito has been delayed to 2022, the company said. Both were expected to start up late this year to coincide with an expansion of the Mars offshore crude pipeline system.

    “Covid-19-related delays, including reductions in personnel and the impacts of Covid-19 barriers on day-to-day working, have impacted project timelines,” Shell said.

    Vito is expected to reach peak production of about 100,000 b/d of oil equivalent (boe/d) and PowerNap is expected to have a peak capacity of 35,000 boe/d. read more

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    Shell LNG Canada’s coronavirus restart plan approved

    Shell LNG Canada’s coronavirus restart plan approved

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    Feb 12 (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell’s LNG Canada export project in British Columbia has won approval from health officials for construction to ramp back up with improved coronavirus protection measures.

    Work at the site was curtailed last month by an order from the Provincial Health Officer which applied to five major industrial projects in British Columbia, including LNG Canada.

    “Our approved restart and measured workforce increase at the project site will continue over the coming months,” LNG Canada and JGC I Fluor, the engineering joint venture building the project, said in a statement on Thursday. read more

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    Hedge funds bet on oil’s ‘big comeback’ after pandemic hobbles producers

    Hedge funds bet on oil’s ‘big comeback’ after pandemic hobbles producers

    FILE PHOTO: A combination of file photos shows the logos of five of the largest publicly traded oil companies; BP, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch Shell, and Total. REUTERS/File Photo

    TORONTO (Reuters) – Hedge funds are turning bullish on oil once again, betting the pandemic and investors’ environmental focus has severely damaged companies’ ability to ramp up production. read more

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    Shell makes record loss in 2020 after more write-offs

    Shell makes record loss in 2020 after more write-offs

    Published date: 04 February 2021

    Shell posted a record loss in 2020 after it booked more hefty write-offs in the fourth quarter.

    Excluding inventory effects, Shell made a loss of $4.48bn in the October-December period, compared with a profit of $871mn a year earlier. The quarterly loss was largely driven by pre-announced, non-cash post-tax impairment charges of $2.7bn and charges of $1.1bn mainly for “onerous contract provisions”. read more

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    Shell plans to complete construction at Pennsylvania petchem project by 2022: CEO

    Shell plans to complete construction at Pennsylvania petchem project by 2022: CEO

    PETROCHEMICALS: 04 Feb 2021 | 21:06 UTC: New York

    New York — Shell Chemical announced that construction at its $6 billion petrochemical complex in Pennsylvania is expected to be completed in 2022, Shell CEO Ben Van Beurden said during an earnings call Feb. 4.

    Shell previously expected the Pennsylvania project to start up in the first half of 2021 after suspending work in mid-March 2020 due to coronavirus pandemic concerns. read more

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    Aberdeen job cuts loom as Shell retrenches in North Sea

    Aberdeen job cuts loom as Shell retrenches in North Sea

    By Mark Williamson : Group Business Correspondent

    ROYAL Dutch Shell has announced plans to cut around 330 jobs in its UK North Sea oil and gas business which is run from Aberdeen.

    The cuts will reduce total employee numbers in the Anglo-Dutch giant’s North Sea business to around 1,000.

    It is understood the bulk of the cuts will affect office-based roles in Aberdeen.

    The cuts are being made under a programme initiated by Shell amid the oil price plunge that was triggered by the coronavirus crisis. read more

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    Shell to Provide Over One Million Pieces of PPE to U.S. Communities

    Shell to Provide Over One Million Pieces of PPE to U.S. Communities

    NEWS PROVIDED BY Shell Oil Company Dec 22, 2020, 09:00 ET

    HOUSTONDec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — As the number of COVID-19 cases surges across the country, Shell Oil Company (Shell) has announced it will contribute more than one million pieces of PPE to communities and medical care facilities from coast to coast. Extra face shields, non-medical masks and nitrile gloves are now arriving in some of the hardest hit areas of the country. read more

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    Shell fourth quarter 2020 update note

    Shell fourth quarter 2020 update note

    | Source: Shell International B.V.

    The Hague, December 21, 2020 − This is an update to the fourth quarter 2020 outlook provided in the third quarter results announcement on October 29, 2020. The impacts presented here may vary from the actual results and are subject to finalisation of the fourth quarter 2020 results.

    This update note is presented based on prevailing commodity prices and forward curves, further movements and volatility till the end of the year are likely to impact earnings and CFFO. read more

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    Layoffs at shuttered Shell Convent, Louisiana, refinery to begin in late Feb -sources

    Layoffs at shuttered Shell Convent, Louisiana, refinery to begin in late Feb -sources

    By Reuters Staff: DECEMBER 18, 2020

    HOUSTON (Reuters) -Layoffs of hourly workers at Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s shuttered Convent, Louisiana, refinery are scheduled to begin on the last day of February, said sources familiar with plant operations.

    The next round of layoffs is scheduled for March 31, the sources said.

    A Shell spokesman did not reply to a request for comment.

    About 350 hourly workers will leave jobs they have performed for years at the 211,146 barrel-per-day (bpd) refinery located 46 miles (74 km) west of New Orleans. read more

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    Shell to double LNG bunkering fleet by 2025

    Shell to double LNG bunkering fleet by 2025

    Published date: 03 December 2020

    Shell plans to “more than double” its LNG bunkering vessel fleet by 2025, the firm’s executive vice-president Steve Hill said at the virtual CWC World LNG summit.

    The firm has six LNG bunkering vessels already in operation or about to start service, Hill said.

    LNG is set to sharply increase its share of the bunkering market in the coming years, also thanks to its global availability, he added. LNG is already available “in all major ports”, and a widespread use as a marine fuel only requires “those last mile investments” to make it available for bunkering operations, he said. read more

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    Oil majors wipe $80 billion off books as epidemic, energy transition bite

    Oil majors wipe $80 billion off books as epidemic, energy transition bite

    By Ron Bousso:

    By Ron Bousso

    LONDON (Reuters) – The world’s top energy companies have slashed the value of their oil and gas assets by around $80 billion (60.05 billion pounds) in recent months after revising lower the long-term outlook for fuel prices in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic and the energy transition.

    Exxon Mobil, the largest U.S. oil company, announced on Monday it would write down the value of natural gas properties by $17 billion to $20 billion, its biggest ever impairment following the sharp drop in energy prices this year. read more

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    Shell Cracker Plant Has 39 Cases Of Coronavirus

    Shell Cracker Plant Has 39 Cases Of Coronavirus

    CBS Pittsburgh KDKA TV

    Thirty-nine workers at the Shell Cracker Plant in Beaver County have tested positive for the coronavirus.

    SOURCE

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    Shell: Regaining Dividend Respectability And Shifting Toward Green Hydrogen

    Shell: Regaining Dividend Respectability And Shifting Toward Green Hydrogen

    The Daily Drilling Report: 10 November 2020

    Summary
    • Shell is taking a healthy approach toward energy transition and balancing capital projects in terms of energy source.
    • It’s also forging a leadership position in two key fuels that have been identified as being crucial to meeting Paris Climate goals – natural gas and hydrogen.
    • Shell is back in our good grades with its recent dividend raise and strong earnings prospects going forward.
    • At its recent price in the mid-$20s it represents a nice risk reward profile.

    The question is, is the dividend safe? The answer here is yes, as it has just been raised. It seems Uncle Ben has heard the hue and cry of outraged shareholders, and is restoring some of what he took away just last quarter.

    Ben Van Beurden, CEO Shell:

    So we are announcing an increase of 4% in our dividends this quarter. But we’re also announcing a target milestone for our net debt of $65 billion for the near term. And once we have achieved this milestone, we target to further increase shareholder distribution. So we are not offering the promise of future growth, but also increasing shareholder distributions for the near term. read more

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    Shell Singapore to cut 500 jobs in next three years as it downsizes Pulau Bukom operations

    Shell Singapore to cut 500 jobs in next three years as it downsizes Pulau Bukom operations

    Ovais Subhani: NOVEMBER 10, 2020

    The transition at Bukom has been planned in consultation with all the stakeholders including the Government and the trade union.

    SINGAPORE – Royal Dutch Shell’s pivot away from crude oil towards a low-carbon slate of fuels will cost Singapore 500 jobs and half of the processing capacity on Pulau Bukom in the next three years. read more

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    Workers removed from North Sea platform after colleague tests positive for Covid-19

    Workers removed from North Sea platform after colleague tests positive for Covid-19

    More than a dozen workers have been removed from a North Sea platform after a colleague tested positive for Covid-19.

    Energy giant Shell confirmed that a crew member, who was demobilised from the Nelson platform on Friday, subsequently tested positive for the virus.

    Contact tracing then found another 14 people had come into close contact with the individual, who were all removed from the installation on Sunday as a precaution. read more

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    LNG Canada construction delay creates cost uncertainty, clouds world supply

    LNG Canada construction delay creates cost uncertainty, clouds world supply

    Corey Paul: 2 Oct, 2020

    Two years after a Royal Dutch Shell PLC-led consortium gave the commercial go-ahead for the massive LNG Canada export terminal in British Columbia — dubbed the single largest private sector investment in Canadian history — construction delays have clouded the LNG supply picture and raised the prospect of cost overruns.

    The project was likely about four months behind schedule in February because of factors that included delays in engineering and making equipment for the terminal off-site, according to analysts at the investment research firm Webber Research & Advisory. Now the project is probably around six months behind, which is enough to suggest the potential for significant cost overruns and pressure on a planned expansion, the firm said. read more

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    Big Oil’s $110 billion asset sale target could prove big ask

    Big Oil’s $110 billion asset sale target could prove big ask

    By Ron Bousso: October 1, 2020

    LONDON (Reuters) – Leading energy companies are hoping to sell dozens of oil and gas fields and refineries worth more than $110 billion to curb both their ballooning debt and their carbon footprints.

    But with the outlook for oil and gas prices uncertain because of the coronavirus pandemic and a shift to cleaner energy, finding buyers and striking deals might prove tricky.

    “This is not a very good time to sell assets,” Total CEO Patrick Pouyanne said while presenting the French giant’s strategy to switch to renewables on Wednesday. read more

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    FROM LEADER TO LAGGARD

    FINANCIAL TIMES

    Shell slims down to shape up for the energy transition

    …the Anglo-Dutch group has been forced into previously unthinkable moves, change and scrutiny of its capital allocation plans mount, is scrambling to come up with an updated plan. In the meantime, it is cutting costs and streamlining.

    On Wednesday it offered a glimpse into Project Reshape, its organisational restructuring in which up to 9,000 jobs will be cut from its 83,000-strong workforce to save $2.5bn a year.

    All Shell is thinking about is how do we maintain our position as a market leader in every sense — from climate action to staying competitive in the oil and gas space,”one company insider said. “The fear is that we go from being a leader to a laggard. read more

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    Australia trims 2020-21 LNG export forecasts on COVID-19, production issues

    Australia trims 2020-21 LNG export forecasts on COVID-19, production issues

    Sydney — Australia has cut forecasts for the country’s LNG exports for 2020-2021 (July-June) by some 6% to 75.6 million mt, citing the expected impacts of both the COVID-19 pandemic and domestic technical issues.

    If realized, the forecast for the current fiscal would see volumes fall by 3.7 million mt year on year. They are expected to recover in 2021-2022 to 80.1 million mt, the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources said Sept. 28 in a report. read more

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    Shell files offshore drilling plans for Alaska’s North Slope

    Shell files offshore drilling plans for Alaska’s North Slope

    17 Sept 2020

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Shell Offshore Inc. has submitted plans to plans to drill for oil in the waters along the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska in the coming years.

    The Dutch oil industry giant applied to form the West Harrison Bay Unit to explore in state waters off the North Slope region, The Alaska Journal of Commerce reported Wednesday.

    Documents submitted to the state Division of Oil and Gas said Shell has attempted to find a partner to work on the West Harrison Bay leases for at least a year. read more

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    A Glut of Refineries Is the Oil Industry’s Next Problem

    A Glut of Refineries Is the Oil Industry’s Next Problem

    New capacity in the developing world is making European plants that turn oil into gasoline and other products obsolete

    By Rochelle Toplensky: Sept. 3, 2020 5:03 am ET

    This year’s oil glut is already receding. It is a shame that can’t be said of the global glut of oil refineries, which is only getting worse.

    Europe in particular has long had too many oil refineries, but the pandemic-induced fall in energy demand has ramped up pressure to resolve the problem. For the region’s big oil producers—already reeling after a flood of excess oil pushed some prices below zero in April—a few aging assets are likely in line for a makeover. Others could be destined for the scrap heap. read more

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    Oil refiners shut plants as demand losses seen continuing

    FACTBOX-Oil refiners shut plants as demand losses seen continuing

    AUGUST 17, 2020 / 6:01 AM

    Aug 17 (Reuters) – Oil refiners are permanently closing processing plants in Asia and North America and facilities in Europe could be next as uncertain prospects for a recovery in fuel demand after the coronavirus pandemic triggered losses.

    The pandemic initially cut global fuel demand 30% and refiners temporarily idled plants. But consumption has not returned to pre-pandemic levels and lower travel may be here to stay, leading to tough decisions for permanent shutdowns. Here are some of the plants involved: read more

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    Big Oil’s Most Profitable Business Is No Longer Oil

    Big Oil’s Most Profitable Business Is No Longer Oil

    It’s been a rough year for oil, to say that least. And the worst isn’t over yet. Even though oil demand, and therefore oil prices, have been slowly recovering, that upward trajectory is now running out of steam and we’re headed toward a slump amidst what will almost certainly be a yearslong recession in the wake of the economic fallout from the devastating spread of the novel coronavirus. read more

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    Shell Swings to Historic Loss as Pandemic Devastates Oil Demand

    Shell Swings to Historic Loss as Pandemic Devastates Oil Demand

    Anglo-Dutch oil major warns that uncertain demand outlook could curtail its third-quarter production

    Royal Dutch Shell PLC swung to a heavy loss in the second quarter and warned that the outlook for oil-and-gas demand continued to be uncertain, illustrating the scale of damage Covid-19 is wreaking on the industry.

    The pandemic has decimated demand for oil, hitting prices hard. When around two-thirds of the world’s population was in lockdown in early April, global oil demand fell by a third, according to the International Energy Agency. read more

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    Coronavirus Takes a Toll on Shell Imposing $15-$22B Write-Offs

    Coronavirus Takes a Toll on Shell Imposing $15-$22B Write-Offs

    Zacks Equity Research: Zacks Royal Dutch Shell RDS.A recently provided an update on second-quarter 2020 guidance, envisioning its post-tax impairment charges between $15 billion and $22 billion. This hefty write-down comes as the coronavirus and associated demand deceleration wipe billions off the oil and natural gas asset value. Recently, Shell’s continental rival BP plc BP management confirmed that it anticipates taking impairments to the tune of $17.5 billion in the second quarter of 2020.

    What Does the Record Write-Down Imply?

    The energy industry, grappling with the twin demerits of oversupply and low pricing, expects the weak macro environment to persist. Companies like Shell and BP are carrying assets on their balance sheets that were purchased/developed at a time when commodity prices were materially higher than the current figures. As the market deteriorates, the operators are ultimately forced to take write-offs. read more

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    Shell takes $22bn assets hit over low oil prices

    BBC NEWS: 30 JUNE 2020

    Shell, one of the world’s largest oil companies, has warned that the low price of oil could reduce the value of its assets by up to $22bn (£17.9bn).

    It said it expects oil to change hands at $60 per barrel in the long term and to be priced at $35 this year and $40 next year.

    Shell follows rival BP in telling investors that oil hardware is not worth as much as it used to be.

    BP told investors this month its assets could be worth $17.5bn less.

    Countries across the globe have ordered people to stay indoors and not travel as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, which has caused a slump in demand for oil. read more

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    Shell Foresees LNG Market Rebounding From Coronavirus Lows

    Zacks Equity Research: Zacks

    Shell Foresees LNG Market Rebounding From Coronavirus Lows

    Shell & LNG

    Shell became the largest LNG producer in the world following the acquisition of BG Group Plc in 2016, which boosted its portfolio of supply contracts and stakes in LNG plants around the world. In fact, in the recently-released quarterly report, Shell’s earnings per ADS of 74 cents outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 51 cents on higher LNG sales volumes.

    Coronavirus Hurts LNG Volumes

    Over the past few months, the oil and gas industry has been in shambles, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic that shook most sectors until now. Global fuel demand is visibly dented in the aftermath of large-scale travel bans imposed globally. As a result, the outlook for all the industries in the energy sector business is downbeat. read more

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    Shell boss ‘bothered’ by depiction of firm as ‘unwelcome player’ in energy transition

    Shell boss ‘bothered’ by depiction of firm as ‘unwelcome player’ in energy transition

    Royal Dutch Shell Plc had been turning out about 2.7 million barrels of oil each day until the novel coronavirus took hold of the world.

    By Bloomberg: 09/06/2020

    Demand for oil, the company’s core product, dropped almost a third in April, and the price of West Texas Intermediate briefly dipped into negative numbers for the first time.

    It’s not easy to run an oil major when people suddenly stop needing oil.

    Chief Executive Officer Ben van Beurden responded by slashing spending and cutting Shell’s dividend for the first time since World War II. read more

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    Shell suspends operations in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta area after seismic activity

    Shell suspends operations in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta area after seismic activity

    JUNE 7, 2020

    BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Oil company Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSa.L) said it has suspended operations at its Bajada de Añelo site in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta area after seismic activity in the region.

    Shell, which operates the block along with local state oil firm YPF, said in a statement late on Saturday that the preventative suspension of activities came after seismic movements were registered in an area of Argentina’s Neuquén province near the Andes mountains bordering on Chile. read more

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    Shell Energy debuts new ‘carbon neutral’ tariffs

    Nature based solutions: Shell Energy debuts new ‘carbon neutral’ tariffs

    Energy giant launches new carbon offset tariffs, as polling shows majority of public think lockdown has made them more aware of climate impacts

    James S Murray:

    Shell Energy Retail has this week launched two new ‘carbon neutral’ energy tariffs for British households, combining its existing 100 per cent renewable power offer with a promise to offset emissions from heating and cooking through investment in nature-based projects. read more

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    Oil Firms Raise $171 Billion in Debt as Virus Hits Fuel Demand

    Bloomberg News: Jacqueline Poh: May 29, 2020: 10:51 AM EDT

    Bloomberg) — Oil and gas companies worldwide have raised $171 billion of debt from the loan and bond markets since March after the coronavirus pandemic hit demand for fuel.

    The $171 billion tally is equivalent to the volume of bonds sold for the industry in the whole year of 2019. The debt pile is set to grow further with almost $120 billion of borrowings due by the end of the year that will need to be either repaid or refinanced. Of that amount, $43 billion is in bonds and $76 billion in loans. read more

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    Coronavirus Outbreaks Threaten Oil Majors’ Biggest Projects

    Coronavirus Outbreaks Threaten Oil Majors’ Biggest Projects

    By Sarah McFarlane and Vipal Monga:

    Oil majors including Chevron Corp., Exxon Mobil Corp., Royal Dutch Shell PLC and Total SA are scrambling to cope with coronavirus outbreaks among their workers that could threaten the profitability of some of their largest projects.

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    Sakhalin-2 LNG postpones part of maintenance to 2021 -source

    Sakhalin-2 LNG postpones part of maintenance to 2021 -source

    Russia’s Sakhalin-2 liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant will postpone some annual maintenance work to 2021 due to logistic difficulties over the spread of the coronavirus, a source familiar with the plans told Reuters on Tuesday.

    Russia’s second-largest LNG plant after Novatek-led Yamal LNG had initially planned to complete the work this summer.

    However, the source said the maintenance would be done gradually, at one of two lines and start in June. The first stage of the maintenance would last about a month, the source said. read more

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    Yes, oil is dead. Just read the writing on the wall.

    May 12th 2020

    It has been an interesting week. On the morning of May 6, I held a press conference in West Block before the weekly in-person session of Parliament opened. I spoke about how virtual Parliament is working, and Green recommendations to make it work better.

    When we got to questions, the first one was CBC’s Julie Van Dusen. She asked about a possible bailout to Big Oil. And I explained that the evidence was coming in thick and fast that oil’s day was done. And she zeroed in on: “Are you saying oil is dead?” read more

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    Shell cuts dividend for first time since WW2

    30 APRIL 2020

    The energy giant also suspended the next tranche of its share buyback programme.

    The move came as it announced a 46% fall in first-quarter net income to $2.9bn (£2.3bn).

    Chief executive Ben van Beurden warned of “continued deterioration in the macroeconomic outlook”.

    He said Shell was taking “further prudent steps to bolster our resilience” and “underpin the strength of our balance sheet”.

    Global demand for oil has all but dried up as lockdowns across the world have kept people inside. read more

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    Bloomberg: The Next Chapter of the Oil Crisis: The Industry Shuts Down

    Bloomberg News: Javier Blas: April 26, 2020

    (Bloomberg) — Negative oil prices, ships dawdling at sea with unwanted cargoes, and traders getting creative about where to stash oil. The next chapter in the oil crisis is now inevitable: great swathes of the petroleum industry are about to start shutting down.

    The economic impact of the coronavirus has ripped through the oil industry in dramatic phases. First it destroyed demand as lockdowns shut factories and kept drivers at home. Then storage started filling up and traders resorted to ocean-going tankers to store crude in the hope of better prices ahead. read more

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    Shell Sets Bolder Emissions Goal Even as Virus Hits Oil

    Royal Dutch Shell Plc plans to eliminate all net emissions from its own operations and the bulk of greenhouse gases from fuel it sells to customers by 2050.

    The energy giant is following in the footsteps of its peers BP Plc and Repsol SA, which have already set similar targets. Shell’s move indicates that, despite the turmoil caused in the industry by the coronavirus, major oil and gas companies aren’t abandoning the transition to cleaner energy. read more

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    Shell nets $110m North Sea tax refunds

    8 April 2020

    ROYAL Dutch Shell received around $110 million (£87m) more back from the UK Government in respect of its oil and gas exploration and production activity than it paid in taxes last year, the company has revealed.

    In a report on the payments it made to governments in 2019 the oil giant disclosed that it received tax rebates in respect of its UK North Sea business totalling $116 million. These dwarfed the $6.5m that the company paid in fees.

    The report highlights the value of the tax relief provided to firms in respect of the costs of decommissioning North Sea facilities. read more

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    Shell To Post Q1 Charges Up To $800 Mln; Sees Uncertainty Due To COVID-19

    : MAR 31, 2020

    (RTTNews) – Royal Dutch Shell plc (RDS-B, RDSB.L, RDSA.L, RDS-A) Tuesday said it expects to record post-tax impairment charges in the range of $400 million to $800 million for the first quarter, based on changes to oil price outlook for 2020.

    In its first-quarter trading update, the company said it expects Integrated Gas production to be between 920 and 970 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day. LNG liquefaction volumes are expected to be between 8.8 and 9.2 million tonnes.

    In the Upstream, production for the quarter is expected to be between 2,650 and 2,720 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day. read more

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    Majors look to store jet fuel at sea as air travel is drastically curbed

    Ron Bousso, Stephanie Kelly, Laura Sanicola: MARCH 18, 2020 LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Major oil companies including BP and Shell are preparing to store jet fuel at sea as the coronavirus outbreak disrupts airline activity globally, while refiners are shifting to diesel because of the poor margins associated with jet fuel production.

    Jet fuel demand has cratered as airlines suspend flights due to the coronavirus, which has infected more than 204,000 people and killed 8,710, prompting travel restrictions from governments around the world, including the United States. Market participants and refiners have had to scramble to adjust to incredibly low prices.

    Gulf Coast jet cash prices were at 26.50 cents per gallon below futures, the lowest seasonally since at least 2011, the earliest data available, Refinitiv Eikon data showed.

    Robert Campbell, head of oil products at consultancy Energy Aspects, estimates that demand for jet is down more than 20 percent from normal levels of about 8 million barrels per day. read more

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