Shell is to fight for its licence to develop the Jackdaw field in the North Sea even though the government has dropped its defence of the project. Greenpeace has lodged a legal action to halt the development of Jackdaw and another North Sea field, Rosebank, because the original go-ahead did not take Scope 3 or product user emissions into account.
European oil majors Shell and Eni have led an early stage funding round for climate technology start-up Mantel Capture, which aims to use molten salts to capture carbon dioxide emissions at refineries, factories and other industrial sites.
SHEL's supply agreement with Turkey should support its energy needs and make up for almost 8% of its current gas requirement.
SHEL's subsidiary plans to divest its Sinco pipeline and Colex terminal to Edgewater, simplifying its portfolio and focusing on lower-emission projects.
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Shell PLC (LSE:SHEL, NYSE:SHEL) is to axe 20% of its exploration and development workforce as chief executive Wael Sawan accelerates his cost-cutting plans, according to Reuters. Hundreds of jobs will be cut around with Britain and the Netherlands to be hit hardest said the report.
Shell plans to scale back its oil and gas exploration and development workforce by 20% as CEO Wael Sawan widens his cost-saving drive to the highly profitable division after deep cuts in renewables and low-carbon businesses, company sources said.
Britain's government will not defend legal challenges against the development of North Sea oil fields Rosebank and Jackdaw. Brought by Greenpeace and Uplift, the cases surround development at the sites, which are respectively west of Shetland and east of Aberdeen.
SHEL states that it is not selling its onshore assets directly to Renaissance. The transaction involves a transfer of shares, which means that it will only transfer the ownership of the assets.
Forecourt prices should be slashed as petrol is sold for 6p more a litre than it should currently be worth, according to RAC. The motor group said an average price of 142p was far ahead of the 103p a litre wholesale value last week, with a coinciding drop in oil and strengthening of the pound meaning drivers should be paying less at the pump.
SHEL's Zydeco pipeline eases transportation bottlenecks for the crude that arrives in Houston from the prolific Eagle Ford shale, and the Permian and Bakken regions.
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