Lagos, Nigeria (ots/PRNewswire) - Pitch to inspire entrepreneurs and bright energy ideas that open up access to energy in Africa and beyond Akon and Hardwork debut new song on pitch that will feature in music video celebrating potential of renewable energy Global music star Akon joined Shell to shine a light on the power of innovative options for access to smarter ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - The Joint Shipping Initiative - made up of Shell, BP, Maersk, Stena and Japanese shipping companies NYK, MOL and "K" Line - today announced it has given $1.5 million of additional funds to a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) project to improve the lives of Somalis and security for seafarers. (Photo: ...
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (ots/PRNewswire) - Pitch set to inspire next generation of scientists to tackle the global energy challenge Brazilian football legend Pele today helped Shell shine a light on the world's energy future by unveiling a first-of-its-kind player-powered community football pitch in the heart of a Rio de Janeiro favela. As a real-world example that ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - Shell today became the first major oil company to develop a lead-free replacement for Aviation Gasoline (Avgas 100 and 100LL), which will now begin a strict regulatory approvals process. Avgas is one of the last common transportation fuels to contain lead and is used by light aircraft and helicopters. Shell's new lead-free formulation comes after 10 years of exhaustive R&D, as well as successful ...
The Hague, The Netherlands (ots/PRNewswire) - Shell today pledged an additional $6 million to the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, which aims to save lives and protect the environment through the use of improved cookstoves and fuels. This follows $6 million of Shell funding announced in 2010, and the secondment of a Shell employee to the Alliance. Shell is the ...
Port Harcourt, Nigeria (ots/PRNewswire) - The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC) as operator of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)/SPDC joint venture (SPDC JV) today announced that the SPDC JV (NNPC 55%, SPDC 30%, TOTAL 10%, NAOC 5%) has taken final investment decisions for the Trans Niger Pipeline loop-line (TNPL) and the Gbaran-Ubie Phase Two projects, both in Nigeria's eastern ...
The Hague, The Netherlands (ots/PRNewswire) - Shell today released new scenarios that explore two possible ways the 21st century could unfold, with dramatically different implications for society and the world's energy system. One scenario sees cleaner-burning natural gas becoming the most important energy source globally by the 2030s and early action to limit carbon dioxide emissions. The other sees solar becoming the ...
The Hague, The Netherlands (ots/PRNewswire) - Scenario planning helps Shell make critical business decisions Forty years ago, in 1972, work began on what many people regard as the first Shell Scenarios document, published the following year, though the roots of this work lie even further in the past. Since then, scenario planning has been at the heart of Shell's business, developing senior leadership understanding of ...
Calgary, Alberta (ots/PRNewswire) - Shell today announced that it will go ahead with the first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project for an oil sands operation in Canada. The Quest project will be built on behalf of the Athabasca Oil Sands Project joint venture owners (Shell, Chevron and Marathon Oil[1]) and with support from the Governments of Canada and Alberta. ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - Shell today launched Shell Alexia S4, its most innovative marine engine oil in a generation. Unlike conventional cylinder oils, it can be used across a wide range of vessel and engine types, fuel specifications, loads and climates - from the Antarctic to the Amazon to the Suez Canal. This means vessels no longer need to carry multiple oils. Shell Alexia S4 also works effectively at any vessel ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - As part of the Tullow-operated joint venture, Shell today confirms an oil discovery in the Guyane Maritime permit approximately 150-kilometers offshore French Guiana. The GM-ES-1 well is being drilled in a water depth of over 2,000 meters and to date has drilled to a depth of 5,711 meters. The well has encountered over 70-meters of net oil pay in two objectives. The joint venture plans to drill ...
The Hague, Netherlands (ots/PRNewswire) - Qatar Petroleum and Shell today announced that the Pearl gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant, located in Ras Laffan Industrial City in the State of Qatar, has sold its first commercial shipment of GTLGasoil. The sale marks the start of production of GTL products when the State of Qatar and Shell, the operator of the Pearl GTL plant, begin to receive revenue from the project. Over the ...
The Hague, The Netherlands (ots/PRNewswire) - The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) has taken the final investment decision on the Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) Project in Australia (100% Shell), building the world's first FLNG facility. Moored far out to sea, some 200 kilometres from the nearest land in Australia, the FLNG facility will produce gas from offshore fields, and liquefy it onboard by ...
The Hague, The Netherlands, May 4, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Shell's largest integrated refinery and petrochemicals complex is now fully online. The multi-billion dollar project in Singapore boosts the supply of raw materials for many everyday products and uses ultra-efficient Shell technology. The site is already supplying products to Asian growth markets and to manufacturers in Singapore. It is a cornerstone of ...
The Hague (ots/PRNewswire) - Shell (i), Stichting Shell Reserves Compensation Foundation (the Foundation), VEB (the Dutch Shareholders Association), APG, All Pensions Group (on behalf of pension fund ABP) and PGGM (on behalf of Stichting Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn) have announced that the Amsterdam Court of ...