Shell CEO Wael Sawan said on Tuesday he expects to have updates from the arbitration process with Venture Global in the coming months.
Shell CEO Wael Sawan discusses cost cuts the company is making.
Shell PLC (LSE:SHEL, NYSE:SHEL) shares traded on the front foot and market watchers espoused management's ‘new' strategic move which, somewhat simplistically, aims to prioritise shareholder returns. More specifically, Shell this morning said shareholder distributions would rise to 40-to-50% of cash flow, from the previous target of 30 to 40%.
CNBC's Brian Sullivan and Shell CEO Wael Sawan join 'Squawk Box' to discuss the company's capital markets day, the sale of its chemicals business, the company's share price, future of fossil fuels, and more.
The outcome of a Russian prosecutor asking Shell to pay Gazprom 1.5 billion euros ($1.62 billion) for alleged unpaid gas deliveries in 2022 is "uncertain", Shell said in its annual report published on Tuesday.
SHEL is expected to focus on LNG with its demand set to surge in the future, balancing investor concerns and climate risks.
British oil major Shell announced plans on Tuesday to increase shareholder distributions and cut expenditures as it sharpens its focus on liquefied natural gas (LNG). The company said it would raise shareholder payouts to 40-50% of cash flow from operations, up from the previous range of 30-40%.
Shell's emissions were largely unchanged in 2024 at around 1.2 billion metric tons of CO2 equivalent, according to its annual report published on Tuesday and Reuters calculations.
Shell PLC (LSE:SHEL, NYSE:SHEL) has given investors more insight into its revised strategy, which on the face of it aims to increase shareholder returns alongside delivering lower emissions. Shareholder distributions will rise to 40–50% of cash flow from operations, Shell said, with a continuing focus on buybacks plus a 4% hike in dividends.
The energy giant said it is targeting hydrocarbon production growth and plans to increase shareholder distributions to 40% to 50% of cash flow from operations.
The pay package for Shell Chief Executive Wael Sawan was 8.6 million pounds ($11.10 million) for 2024 compared with 7.9 million pounds in the previous year, Shell's annual report showed on Tuesday.
British oil major Shell on Tuesday announced plans to increase shareholder distributions, prioritize share buybacks and reduce capital spending.