When a few hundred Royal Dutch Shell Plc shareholders piled into a Methodist church in Westminster for their 2018 annual meeting, they got a lot more than the usual free sandwiches and PowerPoint slides.
The UK Government last night refuted claims it has made a decision on whether to back Shell’s plans to leave large parts of three oil and gas platforms on the seabed.
A two-decade fight over whether Royal Dutch Shell contributed to the execution of nine Nigerian oil-industry critics has landed at the company’s doorstep.
The chief executive of Cluff Natural Resources (CLNR) has said the company’s farm-out deal with Shell will be “transformational” in its North Sea growth plans.
French oil giant Total SA is working with advisers as it weighs an offer for Eneco Groep NV, joining a number of financial and industry bidders for the Dutch utility, including rival Royal Dutch Shell Plc, people familiar with the matter said.
Shell’s boss said today that the energy giant had “delivered on its promises” for 2018 after completing its divestment programme and keeping a lid on capital investment.
Royal Dutch Shell is set to unveil its highest annual profits for four years next week, but fourth-quarter figures are expected to take a hit from recent oil price falls.