Dutch court overturns order for Shell to take responsibility for petrol emissions
A Dutch court has overturned a landmark ruling against Shell that would have forced the oil company to reduce emissions produced by its petrol customers.
Refining
Complications stall Prax’s purchase of Shell’s stake in German refinery
A planned purchase by Prax Group of Shell’s 37.5% stake in the Schwedt refinery in Germany is being delayed by “pending lawsuits by third parties,” according to a report from Reuters.
Russian oil flows tick up as Moscow pivots from export curbs
Russia’s crude exports edged higher in the week to May 19, as Moscow prepares to replace a ceiling on overseas shipments with a production limit favored by its OPEC+ partners.
Ineos fined £400,000 after Grangemouth worker ‘severely burned’
Ineos has been hit with a £400,000 fine after a worker received "severe" burn injuries from falling into a chemical pit at its Grangemouth refinery.
Fire tied to Ukraine drones shuts Novatek Baltic Sea fuel plant
Separately, the BBC, citing an official source in Kyiv it didn’t identify, said special forces struck the plant with drones.
Updated: Shell agrees to sell German refinery stake to Prax Group
Shell Plc (LON: SHEL) agreed to sell its stake in the Schwedt refinery, a plant that supplies much of eastern Germany with fuel and has been caught up in Europe’s standoff with Moscow over the war in Ukraine.
Shell suffers unit outage at Europe’s biggest refinery
Shell (LON:SHEL) has been forced to halt a unit at Europe’s biggest oil refinery, potentially curbing supply of diesel in a tight market.
Essar puts UK low carbon opportunity at heart of $3.6bn investment
Essar said hydrogen and biofuels are becoming globally significant fuels. “The UK is positioned strongly to spearhead the rapid growth of the European low carbon fuels market,” it said. “The UK already benefits from an advanced regulatory and policy framework to support low carbon energy production”.
Aramco bulks up on gas, closes Polish deals
Saudi Aramco has discovered two new unconventional gas fields in the country’s hydrocarbon-rich east.
TotalEnergies denies supplying fuel for Russian fighter jets
TotalEnergies has denied a role in fuelling Russian fighter jets in their attacks in Ukraine, in response to allegations published today by France’s Le Monde.
Refining drives doubling of TotalEnergies’ second quarter income
TotalEnergies has reported net income of $5.69 billion, up more than two and a half times from the first quarter, driven largely by its downstream and chemicals operations.
Kent wins hydrogen work at HyNet
Kent has won design work on a blue hydrogen project at HyNet. This is one of the two clusters picked by the UK government for the fast track.
Shell sells Russian fuel business to Lukoil
Shell has struck a deal to sell its retail and lubricants business in Russia to locally owned Lukoil.
Fuel shortages drive “range anxiety” woes
UK drivers face “range anxiety” as a result of fuel shortages, while a cold winter could push Brent prices to $100 per barrel, BofA Securities has warned.
Greenpeace advertising protestors arrested at Shell’s Rotterdam site
The Dutch police have arrested a number of Greenpeace activists following a protest focused on greenwashing in the port of Rotterdam.
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