Shell boss tells conference: “Tax people in this room to help the poor”

Soaring energy prices could fuel a broader social instability, Shell CEO has warned

Shell boss to step down

The energy giant has today announced that Ben van Beurden will step down at the end of 2022

Europe could face several winters of gas shortage, says Shell boss

Ben van Beurden has said countries could tackle the energy crisis through efficiency savings, rationing and other alternatives

Energy rationing could hit Europe this winter, warns Shell boss

Shell’s Chief Executive has predicted there will be a “very significant” escalation in energy prices

Shell joins massive Qatari LNG project

North Field East expansion is branded the world’s largest LNG project

Senior Shell consultant publicly quits blaming the company for “extreme harm”

A consultant sent the letter of her resignation to the CEO of Shell and over a thousand of the company’s employees

Shell reports a 14-fold increase in profits

Shell’s boss hailed 2021 as a momentous year while MPs called for a windfall tax on oil and gas producers

‘We have no choice’ but to invest in fossil fuels, says Shell boss

Ben Van Beurden reportedly expressed concern that shareholders could stop supporting the company as a result of what he called the “demonisation” of oil and gas

Shell boss wades into Scottish independence debate

Shell’s chief executive believes Scotland should remain part of the UK for economic stability. Ben van Beurden’s remarks follow those rival oil company BP’s concerns over Scottish independence. Speaking in London on Wednesday at Shell’s annual reception, he said the UK offered “continuity and stability”. Mr van Beurden first stated the UK should stay “at the […]

New Shell boss says performance must “sharpen”

Shell’s new boss had tough talk for his firm’s performance today as it published its latest financial results – showing it made billions less at the end of 2013 than the year before. Chief Executive Ben van Beurden had already warned earlier this month profits might not match up to expectations. He said: “Our ambitious […]