Shell on Tuesday said it started the process of restoring production at its Stones platform while production at Appomattox continues to be curtailed.
Shell PLC (LSE:SHEL, NYSE:SHEL) looks a more resilient bet than BP PLC (LSE:BP.) if the crude price remains at around US$70 a barrel, suggests US bank JP Morgan.
Shell said on Sunday that it would shut production at its Stones and Appomattox facilities in the Gulf of Mexico as a precautionary measure in response to a tropical disturbance.
Shell (SHEL) concluded the recent trading session at $69.17, signifying a +1.47% move from its prior day's close.
Shell's planned sale of a stake in the Schwedt refinery in Germany is being delayed by pending lawsuits by third parties, two people familiar with the matter said, stalling a divestment the company has waited years for.
A complaint by Russian oil firm Rosneft against the planned sale of a stake in Germany's Schwedt refinery by Shell is unlikely to succeed, a German court said on Wednesday, citing a preliminary assessment.
In the latest trading session, Shell (SHEL) closed at $67.45, marking a +0.7% move from the previous day.
Nigerian communities are claiming 505 billion naira ($310 million) in damages from Shell, which they accuse of breaching an existing court order by striking a deal to sell its onshore assets in the Niger Delta, court papers showed on Friday.
Shell PLC (LSE:SHEL, NYSE:SHEL) management and strategy changes last year are now bearing fruit, that's according to analysts at Berenberg – which today repeated a ‘buy' recommendation. The European investment bank highlighted Shell's strong cash flow growth, helped by cost discipline.
SHEL's exploration & development and subsurface divisions are expected to undergo restructuring. Its layoff strategy is likely to adversely impact the workforce in Houston.
Shell paused some drilling operations at its Perdido and Whale offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, as Storm Francine approaches the Texas coast.
Shares in FTSE 100 heavyweights Shell PLC (LSE:SHEL, NYSE:SHEL) and BP PLC (LSE:BP.) slipped on Friday as oil prices appeared to head towards their largest weekly decline in almost a year.