The Latest Breaking News from Shell

Shell strikes £12.1 billion deal to buy Canadian energy firm

The British energy giant said the acquisition will strengthen its resource base ‘for decades to come’.

Evening Standard · Apr 27

Holiday warning as government ‘closely monitoring’ airline jet fuel shortage

Passengers have been advised to check with their airlines before they travel

The Independent UK · Apr 24

BP’s chair deserved a kick for his silly obstinacy over shareholder resolution

Albert Manifold and his board refused to put a request from investor group on annual meeting agenda – leading to an investor revolt

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23

Oil price plummets as Iran declares Hormuz open

‘For stock and bond market bulls around the world, this is the perfect end to the week,’ said Kathleen Brooks, research director at XTB.

Evening Standard · Apr 17

$30m an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis finds

Exclusive: Climate action blockers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026

The Guardian - UK · Apr 15

Stocks rise, oil falls, on fresh Middle East hope

The FTSE 100 closed up 26.10 points, 0.3%, at 10,609.06.

Evening Standard · Apr 14

Bosses of Santos, Woodside, Chevron and Shell asked to give evidence to Greens-led gas tax inquiry

Labor is under pressure to impose a new 25% export tax amid soaring prices from the global fuel shock

The Guardian - AU · Apr 13

‘A disturbing lack of integrity’: Columbia students file complaint against energy thinktank taking big oil money

Members of Sunrise Movement chapter claim university’s energy center engaging in deceptive trade practices

The Guardian - US · Apr 13

Former ‘Citgo 6’ political prisoner sees ‘karma’ in Maduro ouster, but Venezuelan oil won’t rebound until there’s true regime change

Former 'Citgo Six' captive sees democratic elections as the only way to build international business trust in Venezuela again.

Fortune · Apr 12

What is Queensland’s Taroom trough and could it really be hiding a ‘sea of oil’?

LNP politicians visit a Shell drill site near Roma and claim a ‘generational opportunity’ to reduce Australia’s reliance on fuel imports. Others are more circumspect

The Guardian - AU · Apr 10