Posts Tagged ‘Gas’

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Shell Launches ‘The Giving Pump’

By Greg Lindenberg on Aug. 03, 2021

HOUSTON — Shell Oil Co. has launched “The Giving Pump” at gas stations across the United States as part of its Force for Good initiative to drive positive change in local communities by giving back. Through Sept. 30, a portion of the purchases made by consumers who use the designated pump at select Shell stations will support local children’s charities. More than 2,900 Shell stations in 45 states are participating in this two-month initiative. read more

Seeking Alpha

Royal Dutch Shell: Mid-Year 2021 Review

Tudor Invest Holdings: Aug. 03. 2021

Summary

• Higher commodity prices in Q2 pushed free cash flow to $12.7 billion.
• Shareholders should welcome the 38% increase in dividend and plan of share buyback.
• But the share price action seems to tell that the market is not that impressed.
• Net Zero carbon emission seems very ambitious to say the least.

FULL ARTICLE

Extracts from an email John Donovan received from the Guardian newspaper on 4 February 2020: 

…we will no longer accept advertising from fossil fuel extractive industries. 

We are the first major global news organisation to turn our backs on the oil and gas industry. The move will cost us money. But we felt obliged to act… 

Content sourced from a customer review of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot 31 July 2021

Don’t waste your time trying to navigate Shell’s system

Took over Shell from previous owner of my flat. This is not my primary home. Gave Shell correspondence address which it did not use and then Shell placed a note on my otherwise unblemished credit rating that I delayed paying my bill ( sent to the wrong address ) Set up direct debit.

Continue to be asked to submit meter readings because of COVID.

Cannot get Shell system to work ( online or app ) even to recognise I have an account / register the account. read more

Content sourced from a customer review of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot 31 July 2021

Time to contact Ofgem…

I have been waiting since May to get this resolved.

Made myself available for call backs at Shell’s request for every single day this past week and they never rang like they promised.

On here they just say to email trust pilot which I have done several times with no reply.

I do not have twitter or facebook so unable to resolve on there.

Why don’t you just call me back like you suggested in the first place? read more

Information sourced from Trustpilot customer reviews of Shell Energy published two days ago. Published here 30 July 2021

They NEVER ring you back.

Totally incompetent

Totally incompetent. Advisers are mostly very pleasant, but reading from a sheet with no backup. Had a problem with line and broadband in April, line sorted but broadband still drops out.

Complaints opened and closed by them when you phone to chase.

They NEVER ring you back.

Threatened to leave since June, now I have done it they are threatening to charge me £281 for breaking my “new?” Contract. I am supposed to have agreed to a new contract in April! Who would agree to a new contract when you have a persistent fault? I have changed all my equipment, apart from the route, they refused to change this, suggesting I buy one, whilst stating “routers do not degrade with age”!!! read more

CNBC

Oil giant Shell raises dividend and launches $2 billion share buyback as commodity prices soar

• Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday reported adjusted earnings of $5.5 billion for the three months through to the end of June, beating analyst expectations.
• The Anglo-Dutch company boosted its dividend for the second consecutive quarter and announced the launch of a $2 billion share buyback program that it aims to complete by the end of the year.
• Share prices of the world’s largest oil and gas majors have not yet followed an improvement in the earnings outlook, however, and the industry still faces a host of uncertainties and challenges.

LONDON — Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter earnings, lending further support to the energy major’s plans to reduce net debt and reward investors.

The Anglo-Dutch company reported adjusted earnings of $5.5 billion for the three months through to the end of June. That compared with $638 million over the same period a year earlier and $3.2 billion for the first quarter of 2021. read more

Shell’s failed blundering attempt to kill my royaldutchshell.website

By John Donovan (last updated 30 July 2021)

Last week, a CYBERSECURITY INTELLIGENCE outfit acting for Shell issued a 5-day ultimatum on behalf of Shell to the company hosting my royaldutchshell.website.

I would not have had a clue about the ultimatum letter if the hosting company had not tipped me off about what was going on behind my back at Shell’s direction.

For 26 years, I have used the Internet as a medium to criticise and expose Shell’s unscrupulous dishonest activities, including, for example, the Shell securities fraud that ruined Shell’s reputation. read more

Forbes

What If Shell Followed Volkswagen’s Example In The Fight Against Climate Change?

Reuters

Shell launches sale of stakes in Malaysian oil and gas fields -document

LONDON, July 22 (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) launched the sale of its stakes in oil and gas fields it does not operate off the coast of Malaysia, according to a document seen by Reuters.

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Shell to Appeal Dutch Court Ruling on Emissions Cuts

By Sarah McFarlane: July 20, 2021 8:24 am ET

Royal Dutch Shell PLC on Tuesday confirmed it would appeal against a Dutch court ruling calling for the oil major to reduce its carbon emissions at a faster pace, saying it was being unfairly singled out.

The energy giant said it was working toward increasing the scale and speed of its plans for cutting carbon emissions, but that the court ruling didn’t take into account the commitments it set out earlier this year to shift away from fossil fuels toward lower-carbon energy due to the timing of the hearings. read more

RTTNews

Shell To Appeal Court Ruling In Netherlands Climate Case

(RTTNews) – Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDS-B, RDSB.L, RDSA.L, RDS-A) confirmed that it will appeal a ruling issued by the District Court in The Hague, in May 2021, that Shell must reduce its global net carbon emissions by 45% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels.

Shell said it agrees urgent action is needed and it will accelerate its transition to net zero emissions by 2050. But it will appeal because a court judgment, against a single company, is not effective. Climate change is a challenge that requires both urgent action and an approach that is global, collaborative and encourages coordination between all parties. read more

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Sleep-deprived Prelude workers complain to offshore regulator

19 JULY 2021

OPERATIONAL managers of Shell’s Prelude facility are being accused of blatantly ignoring serious work safety occupational health and safety breaches as workers complain they’re being forced to work on only two to three hours’ sleep.

Shell’s FLNG facility moored offshore Western Australian has become notorious for the poor conditions faced by workers onboard.

Members of the union group The Offshore Alliance have made an official complaint to the offshore regulator, NOPSEMA, urging it to investigate alleged breaches of fatigue management standards. read more

Bloomberg: Quint

Tainted Money Is Better Than None for Struggling Charities

Max Hastings Jul 18 2021, 12:30 PM Jul 19 2021, 1:46 PM

In Britain, the actor Mark Rylance is among prominent lobbyists for Extinction Rebellion, a green advocacy group demanding, among much else, that Sadler’s Wells ballet company cease accepting money from Barclays Bank, which it describes as Europe’s largest financier of “fossil fuel extraction.”

Likewise, the British Museum is targeted for its partnership with oil company BP Plc., and the London Science Museum faces criticism for allowing Royal Dutch Shell Plc. to sponsor an exhibition on climate change. read more

Extracts from Shell Energy customer reviews posted during the past few days on Trustpilot: “I was told when I moved to Shell broadband it would be as good as what I had with my last provider, very disappointed it’s terrible”: “very poor connection keeps disconnecting everyone in the house wish I’d never have changed”: “A shambles is the politest way to put it.”: “A bunch of crooks. At least Dick Turpin wore a mask.”: “Staff we had the pleasure of speaking to were incredibly rude and disinterested…” read more

Extracts from Shell Energy customer reviews posted during the past few days on Trustpilot: “Avoid if the internet is important to you. Broadband has been down for 76 hours and counting. Still waiting for the engineer to turn up…”:  “Customer Service stinks! Kept having outages for the Broadband provided by Shell.”

Visit the Shell Energy page on Trustpilot to view all reviews in their entirety, positive and negative (and Shell Energy responses). Watch out for any fake reviews. Note the reoccurring themes in the negative reviews, including difficulty in communicating with the company. This article was posted on 15 July 2021. read more