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<p>Protesters outside the Shell annual general meeting at the O2 venue in London.</p>

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Shell shareholders vote down resolution from climate activist group

The British company faces a 2021 landmark Dutch court ruling, which it appealed last month, ordering it to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2030 from 2019 levels

<p>Shell's cash flow rose by 6% from the previous quarter to $13.3bn reflecting strong operational performance.</p>

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Shell records $7.7bn profit in first three months of year

<p>Despite Shell's objections, Friends of the Earth Netherlands, which brought the case, said it was confident heading into the appeal.</p>

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Shell pushes back against Dutch court order for oil giant to cut emissions

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Shell weakens targets for carbon-emission cuts in next decade

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Shell suspends all shipments through Red Sea following US and UK strikes

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Shell profits rise but mixed earnings season takes shine off Big Oil firms

London court dismisses climate case against Shell

ClientEarth alleges the company cannot achieve its aim of net zero carbon emissions by 2050

Mon, 24 Jul, 2023

Shell's head of renewables in Europe quits as giant invests in oil and gas

Company has said it will be more selective with its green power investments

Fri, 30 Jun, 2023

Shell faces acrimony from investors as well as climate advocates

Shell will likely face one of its most acrimonious annual meetings next week as it struggles to balance investor pressure to capture profits from oil and gas and campaigners saying it must move faster to tackle climate change.

Thu, 18 May, 2023

'Big Oil' doubles profits in year shaped by Ukraine and inflation

Surge in profits gave companies scope to increase spending on oil and gas projects, and a chance for some to rethink energy transition strategies

Wed, 08 Feb, 2023

Study: Over-consumption and corporates not adapting means climate goal 'not plausible'

It follows news that Shell has invested just 1.5% in renewable energy strategies as opposed to the 12% that it claimed in its last annual report

Fri, 03 Feb, 2023

Shell's record $40bn profit puts spotlight back on energy giants

Shell delivered a record $40bn (€36. 7bn) profit in 2022, the energy giant said, capping a tumultuous year in which a surge in energy prices after Russia's invasion of Ukraine allowed it to hand shareholders unprecedented returns.

Thu, 02 Feb, 2023

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O'Leary says Ryanair planning for a busy Christmas period

Low-cost airline's bookings for festive holiday season running ahead of pre-pandemic levels, says chief executive

Thu, 01 Dec, 2022

Octopus increases stake in Cork's Simply Blue with €27.5m investment

Cork offshore wind farm developer the Simply Blue Group has secured the additional financial backing of €25m from UK energy firm Octopus. A further €2. 5m has also been raised from other investors bringing the total investment to €27. 5m.

Thu, 17 Nov, 2022

Shell escapes paying UK windfall tax on $9.45bn profits

Shell didn’t pay the UK windfall tax in the third quarter, a period in which its profit doubled to $9. 45bn (€9. 4bn), because it was making big investments in North Sea fields.

Thu, 27 Oct, 2022

UK Petrol Prices Hit New Record as Protesters Stage Go-Slow

Shell loses Dutch appeal over misleading carbon emission advertising

The company has come under increasing pressure over its role in climate change

Fri, 21 Oct, 2022

Daragh Cassidy: Price hike predictable, but still painful

The Government will not be able to protect us entirely from price hikes but there are measures it can take

Fri, 26 Aug, 2022

Irish Examiner view: Oil firms accused of 'unfettered profiteering' as families struggle

Cost of electricity and gas bills for Irish households set to rise from €1,900 to €3,300 a year

Thu, 04 Aug, 2022

Bord Gáis owner resumes dividend payouts boosted by surge in energy prices

Shell also made record profits of nearly £10bn between April and June and promised to give shareholders payouts worth £6.5bn

Thu, 28 Jul, 2022

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Shell boss warns of 'tough winter' with risk of higher prices and gas rationing

Ben van Beurden said there is no way to tell if the situation could escalate further.

Thu, 14 Jul, 2022

Shell buys into Qatar LNG project in race to secure fuel for Europe

Shell became the latest international energy company to invest in Qatar’s $29bn (€28. 3bn) liquefied natural gas project, clinching a 6. 25% stake as Europe races to secure new supplies of the fuel.

Mon, 04 Jul, 2022

Surging Oil Industry Brings Opportunity To Rural California

Big oil could bring US gas prices down but won’t – so hit it with a windfall tax

In the US, in times of crisis, the poor pay the price and the rich cash in. Democrats know it doesn’t have to be this way, writes Robert Reich

Mon, 21 Mar, 2022

Shell seeing profit shift from oil to natural gas

The energy giant's oil division is expected to post a third-quarter loss due to production problems in several locations.

Fri, 07 Jan, 2022

Fossil fuel firms spend big on Google ads that look like search results

An analysis of Google search results for 78 climate-related terms showed that over one in five ads seen in the study – more than 1,600 in total – were paid for by companies with significant interests in fossil fuels. A situation environmentalists suggest is an example of “endemic greenwashing”

Wed, 05 Jan, 2022

Shell set for new corporate name as oil giant severs century-old Dutch link

Shareholders have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a plan to end the company's dual share structure and move its headquarters to London from the Netherlands

Fri, 10 Dec, 2021

Shell acquires 51% stake in Irish offshore floating wind project

Western Star venture aims to develop up to 1.35GW of wind energy off the Co Clare coast

Thu, 18 Nov, 2021

Domino's Pizza taps recovery as global economy reopens

Fast food restaurant beats Wall Street projections as McDonald's and other chains bounce back after lockdowns

Thu, 29 Apr, 2021

Shell to ignore wind and solar in push towards greener energy output

Shell will present strategy next week that, unlike Total and BP, focuses more on becoming an intermediary between clean power producers and customers

Mon, 01 Feb, 2021

Walt Disney and Shell to cut thousands of jobs amid Covid-19 fallout

Tens of thousands of job cuts announced by blue-chip companies in the last 24 hours are a warning sign for the world’s recovery.

Wed, 30 Sep, 2020

European stocks gain 12% in quarter despite Covid-19 economic toll

European stocks slipped in the latest session but ended strongly in the quarter after mounting a recovery despite the hit from the Covid-19 economic crisis.

Tue, 30 Jun, 2020

Norway mulls over burying its carbon at sea

Norway's parliament will decide in October whether to back a €2.3bn project that would drastically cut emissions from a cement factory and a waste-to-energy power plant -- by burying it at sea.

Tue, 30 Jun, 2020

Resurgent Covid-19 hits price of oil as Shell counts the costs in billions

The outbreak of new Covid-19 cases in the US has re-ignited investors fears of a prolonged slump in global demand, sending the price of oil sharply lower, as giant Shell counted the costs in billions of the pandemic crisis.

Tue, 30 Jun, 2020

Shell cuts dividend for first time since World War II

Oil major Shell has cut its dividend for the first time since World War Two in a drastic step to preserve cash as it prepares for a protracted slump in demand for oil because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Thu, 30 Apr, 2020

Appeal dismissed against EPA decision to grant emissions licence to Mayo gas refinery

In 2015 several local residents brought proceedings against the EPA's decision to grant the revised licence in respect of the controversial gas terminal.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2020

Judge dismisses claim man living in Cork was maliciously prosecuted over Shell to Sea protest

Mr Justice Max Barrett said the prosecution of Raymond Hanrahan "was not run as well as it could have been" but there was no evidence of malice, "none at all".

Tue, 31 Mar, 2020

Election 2020 is Ireland’s Trump moment

Nobody saw Trump coming; nobody saw Brexit coming; nobody saw Sinn Féin coming. Shell-shocked media like headless chickens don’t know what happened or what to do or where to go.

Thu, 13 Feb, 2020

Letter to the Editor: Vision for the future is non-existent in Dáil Éireann

When election time comes around I will be eagerly awaiting what I expect will be a doorstep diatribe of meaningless fawning waffle from politicians tip-toeing around the real issues of our time.

Sat, 11 Jan, 2020

Aer Lingus owner IAG sets 2050 as target for net-zero emissions

The owner of Aer Lingus and British Airways said it will achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, becoming the first major airline group to make such a commitment.

Fri, 11 Oct, 2019

Criminal investigation into cash in transit firm over deficit of €1.8m in client account, High Court hears

A criminal investigation is being conducted into a firm that provided cash in transit and other security services and which has an estimated deficit in its client account of €1.8m, the High Court has heard.

Thu, 29 Aug, 2019

Shell profits shock market

Royal Dutch Shell’s second-quarter profit slumped to a 30-month low on weaker fuel prices and refining margins, denting a steady recovery in recent years and sending the Anglo-Dutch energy company’s shares down over 5%.

Fri, 02 Aug, 2019

Oil firms’ shake-up on Shell green plan

Greenwashed rhetoric is such a staple of the oil industry that it’s easy to assume every energy executive talking about climate and the transition to a zero-carbon economy is just mouthing words.

Thu, 06 Jun, 2019

Oil and gas giant Shell in €111bn investor pledge

Oil-and-gas giant Shell plans to shower its investors in money, pledging returns of $125bn (€111.2bn) between 2021 and 2025. That’s twice as much as a decade earlier.

Wed, 05 Jun, 2019

Shell shares rise on trading

Royal Dutch Shell reported a small drop in first quarter profit to $5.4bn (€4.8bn), but still easily beat forecasts, helped by stronger trading and liquefied natural gas earnings.

Fri, 03 May, 2019

Oil firm joins climate target

Equinor is the latest large oil company to bow to a major investor group that is pushing corporations to take more robust action on climate change.

Thu, 25 Apr, 2019

Shell UK cuts home bills

Shell stepped closer to becoming the world’s biggest power company with an aggressive move into the UK retail market by offering one of the cheapest tariffs available.

Tue, 26 Mar, 2019

Business and the return of a red scare

In the UK, Labour’s hard-left leadership’s radical policy proposals have drawn gasps of horror from the business community.

Mon, 01 Oct, 2018

Markets withstand initial Italian budget scare

European shares rose slightly yesterday, reversing initial losses, as anxiety over political stability in Italy appeared to ease just hours before a cabinet meeting to set budget targets.

Fri, 28 Sep, 2018

Shell in court over oil spills

Lawyers for the Bodo community in Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta, which was devastated by two major oil spills a decade ago, have gone to court in London to fend off what they say is an attempt by Shell to kill off their litigation.

Wed, 23 May, 2018

Readers Blog: Royalties should be collected on gas resources

A standard bottle of gas (11kg or 13kg) which for many people provides either heating or cooking energy or both retails for approximately €14.50 to €18 in Spain.

Fri, 16 Feb, 2018

Shell profits soar after oil price bounce back

Shell reported underlying earnings more than doubling to $15.8bn (€12.7bn) last year, up from $7.2bn (€5.79bn) in 2017.

Thu, 01 Feb, 2018