Tag: Shell

July 20, 2021

ScottishPower and Shell have joined forces to bid to develop the world’s first large-scale floating offshore windfarms in the north-east of Scotland, they announced last week. The group submitted multiple proposals for new floating offshore windfarms as part of Crown […]

March 12, 2021

Shell and Alfen have launched a pilot to trial an on-site battery-powered system to support ultra-fast electric vehicle charging at Shell’s Zaltbommel forecourt in the Netherlands, allowing drivers to simultaneously use the site’s two 175kW charge points, according to a […]

February 9, 2021

Shell Energy Europe BV (Shell) and Amazon signed an agreement through which Shell will provide Amazon with 50% of the capacity (~380 MW) of the energy generated by the Amazon-Shell HKN Offshore Wind Project. The offshore wind farm is operated […]

January 25, 2021

An energy technology that even Google parent company and tech behemoth Alphabet couldn’t get to work might finally achieve commercial takeoff this year. The German company SkySails Power last month announced that its energy kite concept would be taking to […]

November 19, 2020

China could have a crucial role to play in the development of a global hydrogen economy, with its massive demand for decarbonization technologies likely to drive large-scale deployments that will help cut costs around the world, according to oil major […]

November 6, 2020

Drax Power Station is the largest, single-site, renewable electricity generator in the UK and supplies 12% of the UK’s renewable power. It uses compressed wood pellets, a form of sustainably sourced biomass, to generate 96% of its power. The pre-FEED […]

September 23, 2020

“Microsoft and Shell both have rich histories of innovation and bold ambitions to decarbonise,” said Huibert Vigeveno, Downstream Director of Shell. “We are proud of the work we have already done together. Our strategic alliance will enable us to push […]

June 30, 2020

Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell said on Tuesday it will write down the value of its assets by up to $22 billion in the second quarter, after revising down its long-term outlook for oil and gas prices. It comes after […]

June 19, 2020

This week, Rystad Energy announced the eye-popping finding that the world’s estimate of oil supplies had suddenly shrunk by 292 billion barrels. Needless to say, the announcement caused eyes to pop, as did the headline’s statement heralding the early onset […]

May 22, 2020

Shell receives the most fuelling visits, representative of their large market share but Kwik Trip, Quik Trip, and Wawa fiercely compete for the lead with nearly identical CLI scores. Based on our last industry study, overall sentiment has increased with […]

May 14, 2020

European oil majors have increased their ambitions to tackle climate change markedly in the last six months, with Total, Shell, BP, Repsol and Eni all having made commitments to significantly reduce the carbon intensity of the energy they supply. The […]

April 30, 2020

Royal Dutch Shell surprised the oil world today, slashing its dividend — for the first time since World War II — by 66%. At a press briefing, Shell CEO Ben Van Beurden explained the dramatic decision: “We live in a […]

April 16, 2020

Shell on Thursday announced a net-zero emissions target for 2050, becoming just the second major European oil company after BP to set its sights on such a goal. An expanded power business will make the biggest contribution to the shift […]

February 10, 2020

Royal Dutch Shell has set its sights on Australia as the home for what it says is its first ever utility-scale solar plant, a project it will use to power its nearby natural gas operations. On Friday, the oil and […]

January 14, 2020

When it comes to the future sustainability (excuse the pun) of oil companies, there are two trains of thought, one of which is that they should ‘stick to their knitting’ and just focus on what they are good at, which […]

October 3, 2019

Shell Mexico begun importing fuel from the United States for sale in its gas stations in the Bajío region, reports Forbes. The company announced the arrival of a freight train with fuel to a storage terminal in San José Iturbide, […]

March 25, 2019

Shell has re-branded energy and broadband provider First Utility as Shell Energy and switched the firm’s residential customers in Britain to a 100 percent renewable electricity supply. In an announcement Monday, Shell said that customers of Shell Energy would be […]

July 27, 2017

Europe’s largest oil firm Royal Dutch Shell beat analyst expectations on Thursday, reporting profits for its second quarter that were three times larger than at this time last year. Here are the key second-quarter metrics: Revenue: $72.13 billion vs. expected $67.78 billion, […]

May 4, 2017

Shell has reported higher-than-expected revenues and a doubling of profits for the first quarter of 2017 as higher oil prices buoyed the oil major after a difficult three years. Here are some of the highlights: Revenue: $71.8 billion versus $70.632 […]

January 20, 2016

One of the world’s largest oil companies, Royal Dutch Shell, expects its roughly $49 billion takeover of rival BG Group to conclude in “a matter of weeks”, it said on Wednesday. The oil major, updating the market one week ahead […]