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Royal Dutch Shell

Royal Dutch Shell is a vertically integrated Anglo–Dutch multinational oil and gas company and is one of the biggest oil and gas groups in the world. It also has invested extensively in renewable energy.

Chairman / President

Andrew Mackenzie

CEO / Managing Director

Wael Sawan

CFO / Finance Director

Sinead Gorman

Industry

Energy

Website

shell.com

Headquarters address

Carel van Bylandtlaan 30, 2596 HR The Hague, Netherlands

Stock Code

LSE:RDSA, RDSB
NYSE:SHEL
Euronext Amsterdam:RDSA, RDSB

Year founded

1907

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photo: Reuters

Britain

UK’s PM Starmer to host industry leaders for Middle East war talks on Monday

Participants at the talks will include government and military officials alongside energy, shipping, finance and insurance sector leaders.

30 Mar 2026 - 5:52AMvideocam

US, Israel war on Iran

African producers may have energy edge in Iran war, if they can overcome hurdles

25 Mar 2026 - 7:00PMvideocam

Singapore

Oil giant Shell shuts Singapore processing unit to probe leak

27 Dec 2024 - 7:58PMvideocam

Climate change

Opinion | Let’s get real, carbon capture is not the next big net-zero hope

Much of the time, it simply lets oil and gas multinationals justify continuing capital-intensive energy projects in the name of decarbonisation.

7 Jul 2024 - 5:30AMvideocam

Storage tanks at the Northern Lights carbon capture and storage project at Blomoyna, Norway, on January 19. Part of a US$2.6 billion network, the facility is set to pump climate-warming carbon dioxide from manufacturing sites in Europe into an untouched saline aquifer deep below the seabed. Photo: Bloomberg

Singapore

Singapore to offer carbon tax rebates up to 76% for refiners, petro firms: sources

This hefty increase in carbon taxes has been a hot topic in Singapore’s refining sector, following the sale of Shell’s flagship Bukom and Jurong Island refinery and petrochemical facilities amid stiff competition.

14 Jun 2024 - 6:00AM

Singapore

Oil giant Shell sells off Singapore refinery it built over 60 years ago

The sale of Shell’s assets in Singapore include the refinery on Bukom island, which opened in 1961, and a plant that produces mono-ethylene glycol on Jurong island.

8 May 2024 - 3:28PM

Business of climate change

Greenpeace accuses Chinese oil and gas firms of ‘greenwashing’ LNG purchases

Big oil and gas companies in China and elsewhere are using low-quality carbon offsets to ‘greenwash’ their imports of natural gas while failing to make strong emissions cutting commitments, Greenpeace says.

27 Nov 2023 - 11:29AMvideocam

Firms like PetroChina have signed long-term contracts with Shell to buy ‘carbon neutral’ LNG, which uses ‘forest offsets’ to balance out carbon emissions. Photo: Reuters

United States

California sues oil giants for ‘lies and myths’ on climate, seeks funds

The state’s lawsuit seeks finance from ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron, ConocoPhillips and BP to pay for recovery after devastating storms and fires, while the companies say climate policy should be debated in Congress, not court.

18 Sep 2023 - 2:05AM

Alibaba

Alibaba Cloud to work with Shell China on green, low carbon digital solutions

The two companies are becoming long-term strategic partners with the help of Shell’s advantage in energy transformation and Alibaba Cloud’s advantages in cloud computing.

23 Feb 2023 - 10:54PM

Energy

Opec chief tells climate activists to ‘look at the big picture’

After ‘years of chronic underinvestment’, the oil industry needs US$500 billion of investment annually until 2045, said Opec’s secretary general.

12 Feb 2023 - 8:30PMvideocam

Prices for oil, natural gas and coal surged after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last February, pushing energy security to the top of the agenda for many leaders. Photo: Reuters

Business of climate change

Shell, Exxon join study to build China’s first major carbon storage project

Shell and ExxonMobil have signed an MoU with Guangdong government and China National Offshore Oil Corp to conduct a feasibility study for a carbon capture and storage project off the coast of Shenzhen.

28 Jun 2022 - 6:30PMvideocam

China is the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide, accounting for 9.9 billion tonnes in 2020, or 30 per cent of the global total. Photo: AFP

Electric & new energy vehicles

Shell to open Hong Kong’s first service station that will also offer EV charging

The local unit of European oil and gas giant Shell aims to open Hong Kong’s first service station with both electric vehicle charging and conventional fuel facilities, as it seeks to steal a march on competitors and capitalise on the rising use of EVs in the city.

11 May 2022 - 8:30AMvideocam

Electric & new energy vehicles

BYD joins up with Shell to expand EV charging across China and Europe

The partnership will start in China and Europe, before extending to other regions across the globe.

24 Mar 2022 - 8:45PM

Environment

Man who defeated oil giant Shell wins prize

Acting for Friends of the Earth, lawyer Roger Cox won a ruling against Shell last year requiring the energy giant to cut its carbon emissions by net 45 per cent by 2030.

12 Feb 2022 - 11:53PM

Climate change

Will global climate crisis actually herald the ‘end of oil’?

It’s no longer taboo for climate defenders to call for the end of crude oil extraction. But the world economy’s deep dependence on hydrocarbons isn’t going away any time soon.

26 Dec 2021 - 1:58PM

Gasoline tanker trucks drive down a road near the Marathon Petroleum Corp in El Paso Texas. The refinery has a crude oil refinery capacity of approximately 131,000 barrels per calendar day. Photo: AFP

South Africa

Environmentalists protest in South Africa to oppose Shell oil exploration

Activists say Shell’s plans to search for oil and gas deposits off South Africa’s Wild Coast – a key tourist attraction – pose a danger to marine animals.

6 Dec 2021 - 12:42AM

The View

The View | The China factor: why Russia is still betting big on oil

At a time when much of the West is planning an exit from fossil fuels, Russia is proceeding with an enormous oil project. One key reason is China, which doesn’t see a swift energy transition as a realistic path and could drive global oil demand in the medium term.

30 Jun 2021 - 9:15AMvideocam

The Netherlands

Shell ordered to cut carbon emissions in landmark climate case

A court in The Hague ordered the Anglo-Dutch multinational to reduce its CO2 output by 45 per cent by 2030 from 2019 levels.

26 May 2021 - 11:10PMvideocam

Environmentalists protest at a Shell gas station in The Hague, Netherlands. Photo: EPA-EFE

Energy

Energy firms shut 13 per cent of oil production as storms draw near

Storms Marco and Laura are poised to enter the Gulf early next week.

23 Aug 2020 - 4:11AM

Greater Bay Area

Sinomach to build US$28.6 billion smart industrial estate in Huizhou

China National Machinery Industry Corporation (Sinomach), the country’s largest industrial machinery company, has signed a framework agreement with the Huizhou municipal government to build a “world-class” industrial estate for modern equipment manufacturing.

16 Jul 2020 - 11:01PMvideocam

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong Consumer Council calls for review of city’s motor-fuel market

Study conducted by watchdog finds gap between retail and import prices of fuel has doubled over past seven years.

22 May 2020 - 3:16AM

The gap between the retail and import prices of fuel has doubled over the last seven years. Photo: Sam Tsang

Energy

Why does Hong Kong’s petrol pump price top the world? It has nothing to do with crude oil price?

Fuel retailers say there a range of factors for the delay in lower prices to be reflected at the pump, including high inventory levels, government tax, salaries and above all, land costs.

28 Apr 2020 - 1:12PMvideocam

Fuel prices are displayed at a PetroChina petrol station in Hong Kong. PetroChina is the most aggressive of the five fuel retailers in the city, spending HK$3.75 billion for 11 sites sold by government tender since April 2009. Photo: Bloomberg

IPO

Aramco IPO almost impossible as investors fear more attacks

Analysts now see a US$1.5 trillion valuation for Aramco as more realistic, down from US$2 trillion as desired by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

16 Sep 2019 - 9:37PMvideocam

Crime

‘Brazen’ theft at Shell’s Singapore refinery much bigger than reported

Court documents show US$150 million worth of gas oil was stolen from the company’s Pulau Bukom site

14 Dec 2018 - 7:54PM

Singapore

Singapore police arrest 17 men over heist at Shell oil refinery

9 Jan 2018 - 8:48PM

Royal Dutch Shell’s Pulau Bukom offshore petroleum complex in Singapore. Photo: Reuters

Shell makes early move on biodiesel launch in Hong Kong

Shell Hong Kong today becomes the first oil major in the city to commercially launch the 5 per cent biodiesel blend product.

1 Dec 2014 - 4:37AM

Shell says there is uncertain demand for cleaner biodiesel fuel at its filling stations. Photo: Edmond So

Shell’s new boss reinforces gas technology focus

10 Jul 2013 - 11:57AM

EU oil pricing probe spurs lawsuit against BP, others

24 May 2013 - 11:44AM

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UK’s PM Starmer to host industry leaders for Middle East war talks on Monday

Participants at the talks will include government and military officials alongside energy, shipping, finance and insurance sector leaders.

African producers may have energy edge in Iran war, if they can overcome hurdles

Oil giant Shell shuts Singapore processing unit to probe leak

.css-1pcrwvc{color:#2aa191;}Opinion | Let’s get real, carbon capture is not the next big net-zero hope

Much of the time, it simply lets oil and gas multinationals justify continuing capital-intensive energy projects in the name of decarbonisation.

Singapore to offer carbon tax rebates up to 76% for refiners, petro firms: sources

This hefty increase in carbon taxes has been a hot topic in Singapore’s refining sector, following the sale of Shell’s flagship Bukom and Jurong Island refinery and petrochemical facilities amid stiff competition.

Oil giant Shell sells off Singapore refinery it built over 60 years ago

The sale of Shell’s assets in Singapore include the refinery on Bukom island, which opened in 1961, and a plant that produces mono-ethylene glycol on Jurong island.

Greenpeace accuses Chinese oil and gas firms of ‘greenwashing’ LNG purchases

Big oil and gas companies in China and elsewhere are using low-quality carbon offsets to ‘greenwash’ their imports of natural gas while failing to make strong emissions cutting commitments, Greenpeace says.

California sues oil giants for ‘lies and myths’ on climate, seeks funds

The state’s lawsuit seeks finance from ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron, ConocoPhillips and BP to pay for recovery after devastating storms and fires, while the companies say climate policy should be debated in Congress, not court.

Alibaba Cloud to work with Shell China on green, low carbon digital solutions

The two companies are becoming long-term strategic partners with the help of Shell’s advantage in energy transformation and Alibaba Cloud’s advantages in cloud computing.

Opec chief tells climate activists to ‘look at the big picture’

After ‘years of chronic underinvestment’, the oil industry needs US$500 billion of investment annually until 2045, said Opec’s secretary general.

Shell, Exxon join study to build China’s first major carbon storage project

Shell and ExxonMobil have signed an MoU with Guangdong government and China National Offshore Oil Corp to conduct a feasibility study for a carbon capture and storage project off the coast of Shenzhen.

Shell to open Hong Kong’s first service station that will also offer EV charging

The local unit of European oil and gas giant Shell aims to open Hong Kong’s first service station with both electric vehicle charging and conventional fuel facilities, as it seeks to steal a march on competitors and capitalise on the rising use of EVs in the city.

BYD joins up with Shell to expand EV charging across China and Europe

The partnership will start in China and Europe, before extending to other regions across the globe.

Man who defeated oil giant Shell wins prize

Acting for Friends of the Earth, lawyer Roger Cox won a ruling against Shell last year requiring the energy giant to cut its carbon emissions by net 45 per cent by 2030.

Will global climate crisis actually herald the ‘end of oil’?

It’s no longer taboo for climate defenders to call for the end of crude oil extraction. But the world economy’s deep dependence on hydrocarbons isn’t going away any time soon.

Environmentalists protest in South Africa to oppose Shell oil exploration

Activists say Shell’s plans to search for oil and gas deposits off South Africa’s Wild Coast – a key tourist attraction – pose a danger to marine animals.

The View | The China factor: why Russia is still betting big on oil

At a time when much of the West is planning an exit from fossil fuels, Russia is proceeding with an enormous oil project. One key reason is China, which doesn’t see a swift energy transition as a realistic path and could drive global oil demand in the medium term.

Shell ordered to cut carbon emissions in landmark climate case

A court in The Hague ordered the Anglo-Dutch multinational to reduce its CO2 output by 45 per cent by 2030 from 2019 levels.

Energy firms shut 13 per cent of oil production as storms draw near

Storms Marco and Laura are poised to enter the Gulf early next week.

Sinomach to build US$28.6 billion smart industrial estate in Huizhou

China National Machinery Industry Corporation (Sinomach), the country’s largest industrial machinery company, has signed a framework agreement with the Huizhou municipal government to build a “world-class” industrial estate for modern equipment manufacturing.

Hong Kong Consumer Council calls for review of city’s motor-fuel market

Study conducted by watchdog finds gap between retail and import prices of fuel has doubled over past seven years.

Why does Hong Kong’s petrol pump price top the world? It has nothing to do with crude oil price?

Fuel retailers say there a range of factors for the delay in lower prices to be reflected at the pump, including high inventory levels, government tax, salaries and above all, land costs.

Aramco IPO almost impossible as investors fear more attacks

Analysts now see a US$1.5 trillion valuation for Aramco as more realistic, down from US$2 trillion as desired by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

‘Brazen’ theft at Shell’s Singapore refinery much bigger than reported

Court documents show US$150 million worth of gas oil was stolen from the company’s Pulau Bukom site

Singapore police arrest 17 men over heist at Shell oil refinery

Shell makes early move on biodiesel launch in Hong Kong

Shell Hong Kong today becomes the first oil major in the city to commercially launch the 5 per cent biodiesel blend product.

Shell’s new boss reinforces gas technology focus

EU oil pricing probe spurs lawsuit against BP, others

Opinion | Let’s get real, carbon capture is not the next big net-zero hope