'Climate obstruction' alarms raised with museum sponsor Ties between a state museum and a major gas company are being questioned by a climate communications group as scrutiny of fossil fuel sponsorship grows. AAP · Dec 7, 2025
Queensland Museum accused of misleading teachers and children about the cause of climate change Education program sponsored by Shell’s Queensland Gas Company is ‘climate obstruction dressed up as education’, advocacy group says The Guardian - AU · Dec 7, 2025
FTSE 100 falls despite benign US inflation data For the week, the FTSE 100 fell 0.6%, the FTSE 250 ebbed 0.5% and the AIM All-Share declined 0.3%. Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2025
Shell, Equinor Form JV To Lead UK North Sea Oil Production Shell PLC (NYSE:SHEL) has finalized a deal with Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) to merge their U.K. offshore oil and gas operations into a new company called Adura. Benzinga · Dec 1, 2025
Shell fined after major hydrocarbon release on rig linked to corroded pipework The Health and Safety Executive said 176 staff working on the platform were put at risk from an explosion if the escaping hydrocarbon gas had ignited. Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2025
Belgian farmer sues French energy giant for damage caused by climate change A Belgian farmer is taking TotalEnergies to court, arguing the company should pay for climate change damage The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2025
Ukraine war briefing: Fire sale of Lukoil assets before start of US sanctions on Russia Foreign properties may be nationalised if Lukoil doesn’t sell, or the proceeds frozen if it does; Zelenskyy grapples with corruption scandal fallout. What we know on day 1,359 The Guardian - AU · Nov 13, 2025
My father, Ken Saro-Wiwa, died fighting for a clean Nigeria. Thirty years on, it’s time to stop sucking on the dirty teat of the oil cash cow In 1995, as one of the Ogoni Nine, he was hanged after protesting against Shell’s oil pollution. With education and a move towards renewable energy, we can honour his legacy The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2025
When polluters don’t pay: still no cleanup at South African oil refinery that’s caused millions in damage but was sold for 6 cents When BP and Shell sold the South African Petroleum Refinery (Sapref) in 2024 to the Central Energy Fund, a government entity, for R1 (or six US cents), environmental advocates warned that Sapref had not taken any steps to clean up pollution. Neither had it made reparations for harm inflicted on… The Conversation · Nov 9, 2025
How thousands of fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then kept drilling Exclusive: Research shows oil, gas and coal firms’ unprecedented access to Cop26-29, blocking urgent climate action The Guardian - US · Nov 7, 2025
Reeves urged to examine ‘legality’ of Shell-Equinor deal to create new company Campaigners opposed to the Rosebank oil field, of which Equinor is a majority shareholder, are amongst those raising concerns with the Chancellor. Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2025
Shell Secures 15-Year LNG Deal With UAE's ADNOC Shell PLC (NYSE:SHEL) shares are trading lower on Tuesday. The company’s subsidiary, Shell International Trading Middle East Limited FZE, penned a 15-year deal with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). Benzinga · Nov 4, 2025
BP accelerates overhaul with higher asset sale target as profits beat forecasts The oil giant reported third quarter underlying replacement cost profits of 2.21 billion US dollars (£1.68 billion), down 3% on a year earlier. Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2025
European markets rise, oil prices jump on OPEC+ decision Key European stock indexes started the week with gains, boosted by the oil sector and expectations for a range of corporate earnings this week. Euronews · Nov 3, 2025
Fortune · Oct 31, 2025 Exxon and Chevron hike oil production despite global glut and see more ‘frontier exploration’ as U.S. shale boom slows Chevron cited more exploration efforts in Suriname, Brazil, Angola, Nigeria, Namibia, and the Middle East.
Benzinga · Oct 30, 2025 Shell Extends Buyback Spree With $3.5 Billion Plan After Profit Beat Shell Plc (NYSE:SHEL) shares are trading slightly higher on Thursday. The company posted mixed third-quarter fiscal 2025 results.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2025 Shell’s profits pass $43bn after production hits new highs in Brazil and Gulf of Mexico Oil company plans to buy back shares for 16th consecutive quarter as protesters say its earnings are ‘horror show’
The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2025 FTSE 100 winning streak ends as WPP shares hit lowest level since 1998; ECB holds rates at 2% - as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2025 Shell to return £2bn to shareholders as profits soar The energy firm attributed the improved performance to higher sales volumes and enhanced trading margins
Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2025 Shell posts stronger-than-expected profits as more cash handed to investors The FTSE 100 firm reported adjusted earnings of 5.43 billion US dollars (£4.1 billion) for the third quarter of 2025, surpassing analyst guidance.
The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2025 Thousands of jobs at risk as Petrofac files for administration Petrofac said it will now enter insolvency after Dutch electricity grid TenneT terminated a major contract
Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2025 Petrofac files for administration putting 2,000 jobs at risk Petrofac’s UK business is based in Aberdeen and is involved in the operation of North Sea oil platforms for firms including BP and Shell.
The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025 Philippine victims of 2021 typhoon seek compensation from Shell Philippine victims of a 2021 typhoon are seeking compensation from energy giant Shell for damage that they say was intensified by climate change worsened by the oil and gas company's carbon emissions
The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2025 Is Shell to blame for a ‘super typhoon’? Philippines survivors to sue oil giant in legal first Typhoon Rai killed more than 400, displaced nearly 3.2 million, and destroyed more than a million homes in 2021
Benzinga · Oct 21, 2025 Ukrainian Strike Forces Chevron And Shell To Slash Production In Kazakhstan On Tuesday, Chevron (NYSE:CVX) and Shell (NYSE:SHEL) reportedly slashed oil and gas production at a major field in Kazakhstan.