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2020
Shell completes Port Allen plant expansion
Shell Catalysts & Technologies completed the expansion of its Port Allen, Louisiana plant, doubling its capacity to produce precipitated alumina powder.
2020
Fletcher partners with Shell, Chevron and NASA on virtual STEM camps
Fletcher Technical Community College partnered with NASA, Chevron and Shell to provide two virtual summer camp experiences, including the Shell Energy Venture Camp and NASA Astro Camp.
2020
Shell agrees to sell Appalachia assets to National Fuel
Royal Dutch Shell, through affiliate SWEPI LP, agreed to sell its Appalachia shale gas position to National Fuel for $541 million, subject to closing adjustments. The sale remained subject to regulatory approvals and was expected to close by the end of July 2020.
2020
Via raises Series E financing
Via announced that it raised a Series E financing led by EXOR, valuing the company at $2.25 billion. EXOR said it would invest $200 million; Shell, Macquarie Capital, Mori Building and existing investors also participated.
2020
Shell announces cost cuts and share buyback suspension
Royal Dutch Shell said it had begun operational and financial initiatives to increase cash flow, including cutting its 2020 capital expenditure by $5 billion and suspending the next tranche of its share buyback plan.
2020
Lagos High Court sets aside arbitral award in Shell gas contract case
A Lagos High Court set aside an arbitral award that had dismissed Global Gas and Refining Limited’s breach-of-contract claim against Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria. The judge upheld Global Gas’s argument that the tribunal president’s failure to disclose earlier involvement in a matter involving SPDC amounted to gross misconduct.
2020
Shell and i-Tech 7 enter subsea digitalisation technology agreement
Shell and i-Tech 7 entered into a technology agreement concerning subsea digitalisation, initially for five years.
2019
CMA CGM partners with Shell to supply marine biofuel
CMA CGM entered into a partnership with Shell to supply marine biofuel to its fleet.
2019
UK ruling blocks enforcement of Nigerian spill judgment against Shell
A UK judge overturned the registration of a Nigerian court judgment against Shell for spill damages, preventing its enforcement in the UK. The judge said the Nigerian proceedings were unfair because Shell had been denied an opportunity to present a defense. The community said it would appeal.
2019
Court bars activists from entering Shell offshore platform safety zones
A judge in Edinburgh ruled that protesters had no right to enter Shell's unmanned North Sea oil installations and barred them from coming within a 500-meter safety zone. Greenpeace opposed Shell's decommissioning plan and alleged that oily sediments could eventually leak into the sea.
2019
Shell launches V+ loyalty programme
Shell, in partnership with Minipos, launched V+, a loyalty programme offering cash back on fuel purchases at participating Shell service stations.
2019
Shell launches carbon-neutral wind turbine gearbox oil
Shell launched Omala S5 Wind 320, a synthetic wind turbine oil whose lifecycle CO2 emissions are compensated by Shell's portfolio of nature-based carbon credits.
2019
Shell announces upgrade to T6 Full Synthetic 0W-40
Shell announced an upgrade to its T6 Full Synthetic 0W-40 oil, designed for extreme temperature conditions. In testing, the upgraded oil demonstrated an estimated 27% improvement over the previous T6 for deposit control and showed strong oxidation control in Volvo T-13 testing. The new T6 was expected to be available in January.
2019
Jacobs and Shell complete Louisiana living coastline installation
Jacobs and Shell completed installation of a living coastline system along the Ship Shoal Pipeline Corridor in Louisiana. The project used 60 EcoBales and was described as improving marsh production and water quality and helping reduce flood risk.
2019
Shell announces Huibert Vigeveno’s appointment as downstream director
Royal Dutch Shell announced that Huibert Vigeveno would become its downstream director and join the executive committee effective January 1, 2020, succeeding John Abbott.
2019
LEO Learning wins DevLearn DemoFest onboarding solution award
LEO Learning won the award for Best Onboarding/Employee Orientation Solution at DevLearn 2019 for its TTAC learning program with Shell.
2019
Disruption at Shell’s Bukom complex
Shell reported an unplanned operational disruption at its refinery-petrochemical complex on Bukom Island in Singapore. The company confirmed flaring at the site on October 24 but did not identify the affected unit.
2019
Shell launches UK partnership with Forestry and Land Scotland
Shell launched a UK partnership with Forestry and Land Scotland to generate carbon credits by helping to plant or regenerate around one million trees over five years.
2019
Shell announces UK customer fuel emissions offset program
Shell announced that it would spend £10m over the following year to offset emissions from customers’ fuel purchases at more than 1,000 service stations in the UK, following a trial in the Netherlands.
2019
Rivers State acquired Shell’s 45% interest in OML 11
The Rivers State government acquired Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria’s 45% interest in Oil Mining Lease 11. The governor said the acquisition followed court judgments and an auction process; the purchase certificate was dated 25 September 2019.