Green News COP26 bans oil company sponsorship, documents reveal An investigation has revealed documents excluding oil companies from sponsoring COP26 as they do not stack up to climate change promises. 24/10/2021
Green News Watch as 'evil' Shell CEO is confronted by protestors on stage Activists from Stop Cambo say they had already raised concerns about the fossil fuel boss being allowed to speak on the panel. 15/10/2021
Green News Activists block Shell’s port to protest against ‘greenwashing' adverts A new report finds a discrepancy between six fossil fuel companies’ adverts for sustainability and their actual investment in renewable sources. 04/10/2021
Green Opinion Shell climate case 'is a stark warning to any corporate polluter' Shell’s inadequate targets to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions were considered to constitute a breach of its legal duty of care towards Dutch citizens. 08/06/2021
Italy Tourists fined €3,000 for stealing sand, shells from Italian beach The tourists had planned to sell the contraband on the internet. 05/06/2021
Climate Shell ordered to cut CO2 emissions by 45% in landmark climate case This is the first time in history that a company has been ordered to change its policies in line with the Paris Agreement. 26/05/2021
Green News UK government taken to court over oil and gas industry tax breaks Environmental groups and campaigners are banding together to support a huge legal climate challenge. 12/05/2021
Nigeria Energy giant Shell liable for Nigeria oil spill, Dutch court rules Environmental groups hail appeals court ruling ordering Shell's Nigerian subsidiary to compensate farmers whose land was polluted 29/01/2021
Netherlands Climate change activists take Shell to court over emissions The move by Friends of the Earth is the latest in a string of cases around the world in which activists are using the courtroom as a venue to fight for action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from governments and companies. 01/12/2020
no comment Extinction Rebellion protest outside London HQ of oil giant Shell Demonstrators representing Extinction Rebellion painted the word "LIES" on the building entrance of the London Shell headquarters. 28/08/2020
Nigeria Shell's shady dealings with money launderer revealed in ex-spy's emails Oil giant Shell has 'changed its tune' as emails emerge showing dealings with a convicted money launderer and point to possible bribery. 11/04/2017
Business BP hit worse than Shell by low oil prices BP's latest quarterly earnings were almost halved while Shell announced its highest profit in five quarters thanks to the purchase of rival BG Group. 01/11/2016
Business Royal Dutch Shell is latest to have profit hammered by low oil prices Royal Dutch Shell has reported its lowest annual income in at least 13 years. There were also depressed numbers from Norway's biggest energy company Statoil as well as ConocoPhillips. 04/02/2016
Business Oil price slump hits BP and Exxon The bad news keeps pouring out of the oil industry. BP suffered its biggest loss in 20 years and Exxon Mobil has reported its smallest quarterly profit in more than a decade. 02/02/2016
Business Shell plans 2,800 more job losses over BG bid Royal Dutch Shell has confirmed plans for 2,800 more job losses should its takeover of BG Group succeed. The cuts come on top of 7,500 redundancies 14/12/2015
Business Arctic withdrawal pushes Royal Dutch Shell into loss Royal Dutch Shell has reported a pre-tax loss of $9.1 billion (8.3 billion euros) in the third quarter, largely due to the cost of shelving several 29/10/2015
no comment Activists celebrate Arctic drilling victory Actress Emma Thompson helps to haul a giant polar bear through the streets of London as part of Greenpeace’s celebrations at news that Shell is 30/09/2015
Business Campaigners hail Shell withdrawal from Alaska Arctic drilling Royal Dutch Shell has abandoned its search for oil in the Arctic after failing to find enough supplies of crude during a seven-year quest. It has 28/09/2015
USA Greenpeace protest halts icebreaker in Oregon Greenpeace protesters in the US city of Portland have successfully forced an icebreaker to turn back and change course. The 13 demonstrator stopped 31/07/2015
USA Seattle begins the battle with Shell over Arctic drilling Protesters in Seattle are not giving oil giant Shell any peace. After the arrival of the first of two giant rigs destined for Arctic drilling at the 19/05/2015
USA Kayakers protest against Shell's 'Pioneer' Arctic oil drilling rig Hundreds of activists decked out in neoprene wetsuits and life jackets took to the waters of Elliott Bay on Saturday to protest against drilling for 17/05/2015
world news Arctic oil prospecting imminent as Shell given go-ahead Arctic riches beckon. Anglo-Dutch oil company Shell has received renewed permission from the US government to prospect in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea 13/05/2015
no comment Shells hit residential areas in rebel-controlled Donetsk At least two people were killed and several injured when various parts of separatist-controlled Donetsk in Ukraine were shelled on Monday (January 20/01/2015
Nigeria Nigeria parliament wants Shell to pay nearly $4 bln for 2011 oil spill It was a massive oil spill in 2011 off the Nigerian coast. Now after assessing environmental damage from the disaster at Shell’s offshore Bonga 27/11/2014
no comment Ukraine crisis: Donetsk damaged after shelling A woman was injured and several houses were damaged by shelling on Saturday night (November 22) in the separatist stronghold of Donetsk in eastern 24/11/2014
