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UK energy windfall tax: what it is and why it needs to change

The UK government has increased its 25% levy on oil and gas companies – the UK energy profits levy – to 35% from January 2023 as part of its November 17 Autumn statement. The scheme has also been extended by two years to March 2028. Combined with a new 45%…

The Conversation · Nov 17, 2022

After years of construction, Shell ethane cracker starts up

Years in the works, a massive petrochemical refinery in western Pennsylvania fed by the vast natural gas reservoir underneath Appalachia is fully operational

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2022

Burger Bite: Chicago’s new hot spot for filling up on good eats (and maybe gas for your car, too)

Located in a Rogers Park Shell Station, the eight-seat diner is getting major praise for its delicious food. Food Network stopped by in October to film a segment for a new series.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 15, 2022

Review: Alicia Keys walked the walk at benefit concert with the San Diego Symphony

SAN DIEGO — It is not uncommon for music stars performing benefit concerts to give a shout-out or two to the cause they are supporting.

Tribune News Service · Nov 8, 2022

Widows of executed Nigerian activists end case against Shell

The widows of four Nigerian activists executed in 1995 have withdrawn their appeal in a Dutch civil case in which they alleged that oil giant Shell was complicit in the men’s deaths, ending a yearslong legal battle for compensation and an apology

The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2022

Nigerian widows end their case in the Netherlands against Shell

A group of four widows who had sought to hold Shell liable for damages in the Netherlands after their anti-oil activist husbands were executed by the Nigerian government in 1995 have cancelled further legal proceedings, their lawyer said on Monday.

Reuters · Nov 7, 2022

Ye and Adidas break up: Why brand marriages sometimes go bad

Brand partnerships between seemingly disparate companies or organizations are all around us.

The Conversation · Nov 7, 2022

Pressure grows on Jeremy Hunt to extend windfall tax

Official figures show energy giants have paid £2.8bn in first four months of levy

Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2022

£150 Warm Home Discount opens for British Gas, EDF, Octopus and Shell energy customers in Scotland

Households on certain means-tested benefits may need to apply for the energy bill help this winter.

Daily Record · Nov 3, 2022

Almost a third of Australia’s large companies pay no income tax

Tax Office finds more than half major mining, energy and water companies paid nothing in 2020-21, a three-year high

The Guardian - AU · Nov 3, 2022