All news on the topic: Shell

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One dead after explosion at Rotterdam oil storage facility as probe begins
One person has died and several others have been wounded after an explosion at a petroleum products storage facility in the Dutch port of Rotterdam.
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Oil giants pocketed $93bn in three months as Iran conflict and heatwaves drove energy prices higher
Eight of the biggest oil companies amassed profits of more than $90bn (£67bn) in just three months as the Iran conflict sent energy prices soaring and the emissions-fuelled climate crisis caused deadly heatwaves.
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Polish regulator seeks criminal charges against Aurum NeoBank over “bank” claims
Poland’s Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) has recommended criminal charges be filed against Aurum NeoBank.
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Shell continued operating Nigerian pipeline despite internal warnings over major pollution risk
Internal documents obtained by the BBC indicate that British multinational Shell continued operating a major oil pipeline in Nigeria for years despite awareness that it was causing extensive pollution.
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No paper trail: Labour failed to record meetings with clients of Mandelson’s lobbying firm
The Labour government failed to keep any written records of meetings between clients of Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm and top civil servants, an investigation by openDemocracy has revealed.
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Corporate lobbying dominates meetings with Scottish ministers
It was in the rarefied environment of the Gleneagles Townhouse, a five-star luxury hotel and exclusive members club in Edinburgh’s New Town, that one of the most recent meetings recorded on the Scottish lobbying register occurred.
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British ad firm’s billion-dollar greenwash of US oil industry
A British advertising conglomerate has assisted oil companies ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, and BP in spending an estimated $1.5bn (£1.1bn) on advertisements in the US since the 2015 Paris agreement to combat the climate crisis, a report shows.
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’Drill baby drill’: Ed Miliband greenlights Shell’s Jackdaw — Britain’s dramatic pivot back to fossil fuels
The Energy Secretary is expected to approve Jackdaw drilling as the Iran war puts pressure on the government.
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Oil and gas firms block critical users from seeing their ads
Fossil fuel companies go to extraordinary lengths to exclude people who might criticise them from seeing their ads.
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Europe could face energy shortages next month if Strait of Hormuz remains closed
Europe could face a shortage of energy and fuel as soon as next month without a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, Shell’s chief executive has said.
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North Sea oil deal stalls as buyer faces fraud accusations
The sale of a North Sea oil company backed by a billionaire Conservative donor has been delayed after fraud allegations emerged involving the buyer’s owner.
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Shell, BP, ExxonMobil and Chevron sent dozens of lobbyists to climate talks while posting record profits
More than 5,000 fossil fuel lobbyists were granted access to the UN climate summits over the past four years, a period characterized by an increase in catastrophic extreme weather, insufficient climate action, and record oil and gas expansion, new research reveals.
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Fossil fuel “carbon bombs” could emit 11 times the planet’s remaining carbon budget
As world leaders convene this week for the Paris Peace Forum, commemorating a decade since the significant climate accord aimed at limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, researchers are cautioning that numerous new and existing fossil fuel projects could drive the planet far beyond its remaining carbon budget.
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Shell to cut hundreds of jobs in oil and gas exploration
Reduction of about a fifth of workforce in two subdivisions part of plan to slash up to $3bn in costs by end of 2025