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The Latest Breaking News from Wael Sawan

Shell boss under fire for saying cutting fossil fuel production is ‘dangerous’

Wael Sawan criticised by climate campaigners after comments defending continued reliance on oil and gas

The Guardian - UK

Shell boss says cutting oil and gas production would be ‘dangerous’

Chief executive states the world still 'desperately needs' petrochemicals because renewables cannot yet replace them

Insider UK

Shell faces backlash for ‘destructive’ decision to abandon oil reduction plans

Plan to reduce oil production by up to 2% each year this decade dropped, with claim that oil field sell-offs mean target already reached

Insider UK

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Shell drops target to cut oil production as CEO aims for higher profits

Wael Sawan prioritises shareholder payouts, setting out plan to keep oil production steady until 2030

The Guardian - UK

Shell agrees to pay $10 million for air pollution at massive new Pennsylvania petrochemical plant

Shell has agreed to pay $10 million to resolve allegations that it polluted the air around its massive new petrochemical refinery in western Pennsylvania

The Independent UK

Climate change protesters try to storm the stage at tense Shell AGM

Shareholder revolt secures 20% of votes as activists shout about ‘climate criminals’

The Independent UK

Shell AGM disrupted by protests as investors reject new emissions targets

Bosses defend oil company against accusations it is not switching away from fossil fuels quickly enough

The Guardian - UK

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Shell shareholders should oust chair, says influential adviser

Pirc and Church of England back calls for investors to vote against Sir Andrew Mackenzie at AGM

The Guardian - UK

Fury as Shell makes £7.6BILLION in 3 months as Tory windfall tax failure blamed

The oil giant raked in a record £7.6billion in the first three months of this year, or £986 every second, and showered shareholders with £4.8billion

Daily Mirror

Shell’s £8 billion profit stokes calls for more taxes as it makes £58,000 a minute

Anglo-Dutch oil major to return £3.2 billion to investors

Evening Standard

Huge £10m pay packet for ex-Shell boss while Brits struggle with astronomical energy bills

Some people have accused energy suppliers of profiteering off the war in Ukraine as the supply is causing prices to rise

Wales Online

Fatcat ex-Shell boss handed huge £10m pay packet - as Brits struggle to pay energy bills

Last month, Shell reported record profits of £32.2billion for 2022 which was double the previous year's total

Daily Mirror

Labour proposes long-term tax breaks to increase UK investment and growth

News comes after top company bosses criticise government energy policy for failing to spur investment

The Guardian - UK

UK construction sector rebounds ‘as recession fears fade’; car sales jump 26% – as it happened

Encouraging economic signs as construction activity rises at fastest rate for nine months in February, and UK car market grows for seventh month running

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Salon

Big Oil backs out of climate promises

"If we see value, we’ll do it. If we don’t, we won’t."

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: Big oil companies are already reneging on their global warming promises

If there's an enduring truism about corporate promises to do well by doing good, it's that believing them is a mug's game.

The Independent UK

Shell company directors earned enough in 2021 to pay 390 nurses, as firm sees record profits

A look at those leading the oil and gas firm as it enjoys the largest profits in its 115-year-history

The Guardian - UK

Shell’s lack of ambition is maddening: it’s time to speed up transition to renewables

Even on the company’s broader metric, the greener stuff came out at only one-third of total expenditure

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ABC News

Shell profit doubles to record $56 billion in 2022 as war drives up energy costs

Global energy giant Shell has said that its annual profits doubled to a record high last year as oil and natural gas prices soared after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Shell profit doubles to record as war drives up energy costs

Global energy giant Shell says annual profits doubled to a record high last year as oil and gas prices soared after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Shell and BP face tough job of keeping customers and investors happy as profits roll in

The oil giants will also have to contend with intensifying calls to put more money into clean energy

Financial Times

Business trends, risks and people to watch in 2023

What to look for this year in the corporate world in sectors from energy to private capital and technology

The Guardian - UK

Shell chief: governments may need to tax energy firms to help the poor

Ben van Beurden also warns against EU moves to cap price of gas and electricity to protect consumers

The Guardian - UK

Why Kwarteng’s focus on bankers’ bonuses is a strange fight to pick

Some of the chancellor’s other proposals may represent a step back to the light-touch era that led to 2008-09 crash

The Guardian - UK

Could Wael Sawan usher in a renewable revolution at Shell?

Campaigners hope to see a radical shift under the former renewables boss but it is likely to be more continuation than revolution

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