Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Shell to sell Scottish offshore wind leases to refocus on oil and gas- oil and gas 360

Shell to sell Scottish offshore wind leases to refocus on oil and gas

World Oil (Bloomberg) – Shell Plc plans to sell leases it won to develop floating offshore wind farms off the coast of Scotland, as the oil major continues to roll back a once-ambitious expansion into renewable power. The company wants to sell its share of projects in a joint venture with Iberdrola SA’s Scottish Power to develop as much as

Trinidad's court reaffirms recognition of ConocoPhillips' claim against Venezuela- oil and gas 360

Trinidad’s court reaffirms recognition of ConocoPhillips’ claim against Venezuela

Yahoo Finance Trinidad and Tobago’s High Court reaffirmed on Thursday a decision recognizing U.S. oil producer ConocoPhillips’ arbitration claim against Venezuela, which could freeze the Caribbean country’s payments to its neighbor for joint natural gas projects. In late May, the court’s original decision opened the door for ConocoPhillips to enforce in that country a $1.33 billion claim against Venezuela for

Shell begins Perdido evacuation as Hurricane Beryl threatens operations- oil and gas 360

Shell begins Perdido evacuation as Hurricane Beryl threatens operations

Oil Price Shell announced on Wednesday that it had safely paused some drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Beryl was preparing to deliver a massive blow to Jamaica, Reuters reported, noting that so far no impact on GOM production had been noted. On Wednesday, Shell said it had begun evacuating non-essential crew at its Perdido asset in

The duo atop the biggest and most contentious US LNG exporter- oil and gas 360

The duo atop the biggest and most contentious US LNG exporter

BOE Report U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter Venture Global LNG this year became one of the country’s largest producers of the superchilled gas and the industry’s most contentious supplier, facing contract claims by six customers. The duo who founded the company, co-chairs Michael Sabel and Robert Pender, have turned the booming business upside down through strong contracts, good timing

Oil price plunge hits BP and Shell shares- oil and gas 360

Oil price plunge hits BP and Shell shares

Oil Price The slump in oil prices so far this week has dragged down shares in the top UK-based oil and gas supermajors, Shell and BP, with their stock falling on Tuesday and pushing London’s main FTSE 100 index in the red. As oil prices fell by more than 3% on Monday and continued to drop early on Tuesday, shares

World’s top sovereign wealth fund seeks more climate disclosure from Shell- oil and gas 360

World’s top sovereign wealth fund seeks more climate disclosure from Shell

Oil Price Norway’s $1.66-trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s biggest, is encouraging UK-based supermajor Shell to shed more light on its eased climate targets. The fund, which is commonly referred to as ‘Norway’s oil fund’ because it was created with oil and gas revenues, is a shareholder in many large companies in the world, including Big Oil, and has the

Shell smashes forecasts with $7.7 billion quarterly profit- oil and gas 360

Shell smashes forecasts with $7.7 billion quarterly profit

Yahoo Finance LONDON -Shell reported first-quarter profit of $7.7 billion on Thursday, exceeding expectations as disruption to Red Sea shipping and Russian refining boosted oil trading and liquefied natural gas production rose. The company said it will buy back a further $3.5 billion of its shares over the next three months, at a similar rate to the previous quarter. Its

U.S.-listed international oil and gas companies benefit from “friendlier” investor base former Shell CEO says- oil and gas 360

U.S.-listed international oil and gas companies benefit from “friendlier” investor base, former Shell CEO says

World Oil (Bloomberg) – International oil companies listed in the U.S. benefit from higher multiples, greater access to capital and a friendlier investor base, according to Shell Plc’s former chief executive officer. “It’s a major issue,” Ben van Beurden said when discussing the valuation gap between European and North American oil and gas players at the FT Commodities Global Summit

Shell sees significantly lower Q1 LNG trading results- oil and gas 360

Shell sees significantly lower Q1 LNG trading results

Investing LONDON -Shell said on Friday it expects significantly lower results from its liquefied natural gas trading business in the first quarter of 2024 compared with the previous three months. In an update ahead of quarterly results on May 2, Shell (LON:RDSa) also said its oil trading results are expected to be significantly higher than the last quarter of 2023. Shell, the world’s

Shell sells interest in U.S. offshore wind joint venture as company refocuses on oil and gas- oil and gas 360

Shell sells interest in U.S. offshore wind joint venture as company refocuses on oil and gas

World Oil (WO) – Shell New Energies US LLC has sold its 50% equity share in SouthCoast Wind Energy LLC to joint venture partner Ocean Winds North America LLC. SouthCoast Wind is a 50-50 joint venture between Shell and Ocean Winds, established to develop offshore wind projects off the coast of Massachusetts. “In-line with our Powering Progress strategy, Shell continues

Shell considers slowing its carbon emissions cuts- oil and gas 360

Shell considers slowing its carbon emissions cuts

Yahoo Finance UK-based supermajor Shell has been updating its strategy on climate targets and could announce a slower pace of its emissions reductions later this week, anonymous sources with knowledge of the discussions have told Bloomberg. Shell is set to announce an update to its energy transition strategy on Thursday, March 14. The oil and gas major has been considering slowing