A $15-billion energy project in the Russian Arctic has been sunk by soaring costs, falling European demand and cheap shale gas in the United States.
The campaign to unseat members of the Murdoch family from their positions has spread to the US, with a recommendation from an influential adviser.
An imminent flotation will shine the spotlight on commodities giant.
Threat of budget cuts tempers report that wind power at one point generated 10% of Britain’s power.
Many hope the arrival of Big Oil will transform their lives. But few consider at what price.
Experts have thrown a spanner in the works, questioning its efficacy in fighting climate change.
A judge in the Netherlands has opened the door to a potential avalanche of legal cases against Shell.
Oil giant Shell could help shape post-Kyoto agenda, writes Terry Macalister
Oil giant Shell has become the first Western oil company to win significant access to the energy sector in Iraq since the 1970s, in a $4-billion move.
The UN admits that the past half-year was turbulent because of the credit crunch that sent shares reeling and dulled investors’ appetite for risk.
Oil giant Shell recorded the biggest annual profits in British corporate history recently at $27,6-billion, causing a storm of protest from trade union leaders and green groups…
Jeroen van der Veer (60), the head of Shell, earned £2,9million last year, the average for FTSE-100 firms and almost a quarter of what was paid to his former business rival,…
Employment equity, skills development and management control are vital indicators of broad-based empowerment, but they are also areas of low BEE progress. Equity transfer is…
Motorists can be expected to pay more for fuel soon as crude prices soared again to nearly $77 a barrel. Turmoil in the international oil markets — due to strong demand,…
A potential £8-billion bid by a trio of private equity houses for British supermarket group J Sainsbury demonstrates just how bold and brave the fast-growing industry has…
An increasingly adventurous attitude to life in the bedroom by British consumers has led to an 18% surge in sales at Durex, part of SSL International. A series of new sex toys…
Shell was at the centre of buyout moves and speculation on Monday after it unveiled plans to spend C$7,7-billion (£3,7-billion) simplifying its North American business. This was…
The United States must shoulder some blame for sky-high oil prices. The world’s biggest user has made no effort to wean itself off cheap petrol and its foreign policy has made…
