Posts from ‘September, 2021’

Seeking Alpha

BP, Shell presence at United Nations climate conference set to be limited

The New York Times

Royal Dutch Shell is selling its Permian Basin oil holdings to ConocoPhillips for $9.5 billion.

By Clifford Krauss: Sept. 20, 2021 Updated 5:49 p.m. ET

HOUSTON — Royal Dutch Shell sold its oil and gas production in the Permian Basin, the biggest American oil field, to ConocoPhillips for $9.5 billion in cash on Monday.

The deal marks a turning point for Shell, which had put considerable effort into developing the 225,000-acre field since buying it from Chesapeake Energy nine years ago, expanding its production to about 200,000 barrels a day. read more

CNBC

Shell announces $9.5 billion sale of West Texas oil field assets to ConocoPhillips

Hannah Miao: MON, SEP 20 2021

The Guardian

Competition watchdog gives firms deadline on ending ‘greenwashing’

Rob Davies: Mon 20 Sep 2021 16.02 BST

The UK competition watchdog has given companies that make misleading claims about their environmental credentials until the end of the year to stop the practice, which is known as “greenwashing”.

Too many businesses were “falsely taking credit for being green” in order to woo environmentally minded consumers, the Competition and Markets Authority said.

Also in 2020, the Advertising Standards Authority clamped down on several major companies, including the airline Ryanair, the carmaker BMW and the oil producer Shell, over greenwashing adverts. read more

Roger Cox: The lawyer who brought Shell to its knees

Cox may come from Maastricht, but this climate lawyer has developed an international reputation thanks to his role in a case against Royal Dutch Shell. Back in May, the Limburger won what former Vice President Al Gore called a David vs Goliath legal battle that forced Shell to reduce its emissions by 45 percent by 2030. 

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The content below is sourced from current customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot.

18 Sept 2021

absolutely fed-up

I’m absolutely fed-up dealing with this company. My student daughter lived for one year in a bed sit supplied by Shell energy. I’m authorised to discuss her account.

There have been errors by Shell with starting and ending the account. We asked for a final bill at move out and twice since, no final bill received but did receive a letter from debt recovery company.
I do need to see the final bill given earlier stated errors, it’s not a large amount of money and she is able and willing to settle on receipt of the final bill. read more

REUTERS

Fire breaks out at Shell’s Pulau Bukom refining site in Singapore, now out

By Jessica Jaganathan

SINGAPORE, Sept 18 (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell RDSa.L said on Saturday a fire broke out at a unit at its refining and petrochemicals manufacturing site at Pulau Bukom in southwestern Singapore on Friday morning and has been put out.

The site, which houses Shell’s largest wholly-owned refinery with a capacity of 500,000 barrels-per-day (bpd), continues to be in operation and there is no impact on supply, a spokesperson told Reuters, adding that the fire was extinguished about 4-1/2 hours after it broke out. read more

The content below is sourced from current customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot.

17 Sept 2021

Terrible service numerous phone calls…

Terrible service numerous phone calls to sort issues, customer service very good at stating things will be sorted but actually haven’t been in reality. Final straw today as a letter arrived from the debt collector before we’ve even received the final bill we were told was on its way! My husband telephoned to sort out and escalate but told no management available. If this is not sorted my student daughter may have credit issues through this companies incompetence, let alone the anxiety caused by receiving such a letter ! Throughout we have provided readings, moving in and out dates, at one point a helpful lady appeared to have resolved one issue but then others occurred ! Other reviews state good customer service but sadly no resolutions in our case as of yet. read more

The content below is sourced from current customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot.

17 Sept 2021: Shell Broadband

Abysmal

This review relates to Shell Energy Broadband.

If I could give zero or negative stars I would do so. Following the end of my contract I received multiple emails telling me I hadn’t returned the router and that I owed £35. I wrote to the CEO to complain, enclosing proof of receipt of the router by Shell. In the follow up call I received from Shell I was told to ignore any further emails from them. But I have now received an email from a firm of debt collectors. I will be making a formal complaint to Ofcom. read more

CNBC

Democrats call on oil companies to testify on climate disinformation

• The committee called on top executives at ExxonMobil, BP, Chevron, Shell and lobbying groups American Petroleum Institute and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to testify before Congress next month.
• The committee also requested documents on the reported role of the oil and gas industry in a long-term campaign to spread climate disinformation and undermine climate policy.

The House Oversight Committee on Thursday expanded its investigation into the fossil fuel industry’s involvement in spreading disinformation about the role fossil fuels play in causing climate change.

Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., and Subcommittee on the Environment Chairman Ro Khanna, D-Calif., called on top executives at ExxonMobil, BP, Chevron, Shell and lobbying groups American Petroleum Institute and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to testify before Congress next month. read more

The New York Times

House Panel Expands Inquiry Into Climate Disinformation by Oil Giants

The Guardian:

Exxon helped cause the climate crisis. It’s time they owned up

Mark Hertsgaard: Thursday 16 Sept 2021

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Royal Dutch Shell even anticipated the current wave of lawsuits: an internal study in 1998 forecast a scenario in which environmental groups would band together to file “a class action lawsuit on the grounds of neglecting what scientists, including [the industry’s] own, have been saying for years”.

Indeed, last May the Netherlands branch of the advocacy group Friends of the Earth won a landmark case against Shell. A Dutch court ordered Shell to bring its global operations in line with the Paris agreement goal of limiting temperature rise to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. This will require Shell to reduce both its own and its customers’ emissions by a staggering 45% from 2019 levels by 2030. Shell is appealing the ruling. read more

Photo Credit: Photographic Services, Shell International Limited.

Shell to Build Biofuels Facility in Rotterdam

Dow Jones NEWSWIRES: Sept. 16, 2021 at 6:10 a.m. ET

By Jaime Llinares Taboada

Royal Dutch Shell PLC said Thursday that it will build a 820,000 metric ton-a-year biofuels facility at its Energy and Chemicals Park in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

The energy company said it has reached a final investment decision on the project, which is expected to start production of low-carbon fuels in 2024. read more

Photo Credit: Photographic Services, Shell International Limited.

Inspire Clean Energy and Shell Close Acquisition Deal

NEWS PROVIDED BY Inspire 

Sep 15, 2021, 12:00 ET

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Inspire, a technology enabled clean energy company, announced that it has officially completed its acquisition agreement with Shell New Energies US LLC (Shell), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc. As part of Shell, Inspire intends to accelerate its mission by scaling its offering of clean energy access to homes in the U.S. read more

Investor group sets tough climate blueprint for Big Oil

By Ron Bousso and Simon Jessop: Sept 15, 2021

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The content below is sourced from current customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot.

14 Sept 2021: SHELL BROADBAND

Don’t bother getting Shell energy broadband

Shell energy broadband appear to be very disorganized, so be prepared for unexpected charges and constant email follow ups:

1. They failed to correctly setup my direct debit three times, so I just gave up and paid with digitally each month.
2. They calculated my final bill (that was in credit) using the discount code used for the contract. This effectively gave me a 10% reduction in my refund.
3. They charged me for the router that was returned. I have provided the shipping details plus evidence that they signed and received it, but I’m still waiting for this charge to be cancelled. read more