Shell Share Discussion Threads

[jrphoenixw2] 19/11/2023 17:30

Re: 4310/The WhiteHouse
Tracking the buy-backs is useful, thanks!
Do you remember if the terms of this tranche of BBs is 'up to $x'? Just I'd be a bit surprised if they made/make a firm commitment to buy the whole announced tranche, in case circumstances change etc.

[spud] 18/11/2023 08:37

From what I've been led to believe, the dinosaur was around a lot longer than Homo Sapiens - 150 million years v 0.3Just saying.spud

[xxxxxy] 18/11/2023 08:23

Battery electric vehicles are like ConcordeSensible America never built a supersonic airliner. We should learn from that.... More... Daily TelegraphEVs will go the way of the Dinosaur.... But love the core electric motor itself.

[xxxxxy] 18/11/2023 07:32

What's not like.?Truth is good science has been silenced for too long... Decades regarding this... Mainly because Fear generates Funding and very dodgy Business Plans which are SCAMS.

[xxxxxy] 18/11/2023 07:30

Research suggests plants can adjust to climate change, efficiently absorbing CO2 and producing extra nutrientsPlants will absorb 20 per cent more carbon dioxide than predicted by the end of the century, a new study has found, suggesting climate models are overestimating how fast the planet will warm.Trinity College Dublin said its research painted an "uncharacteristically upbeat picture for the planet" after finding models had failed to take into account all the elements of photosynthesis.During photosynthesis, green plants use light energy from the sun to convert carbon dioxide, water and minerals into the sugars they need for growth.Scientists thought climate change could weaken the process, but the new research suggests plants can adjust to the temperatures, efficiently absorbing carbon dioxide, producing extra nutrients, and continuing to thrive.They found that on a global scale, the amount of carbon converted during photosynthesis could be up to 68 per cent greater by the end of the century compared to the start of the century, and 20 per cent more than some current models suggest..... More.... Daily Telegraph

[xxxxxy] 17/11/2023 08:47

Shell Green should be nuclear.

[xxxxxy] 17/11/2023 08:46

Foreign companies that sell mini nuclear reactors to Britain should be forced to use local suppliers to build them here in a boost for industry, a group of MPs has said. A report by the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on nuclear energy today urges the Government to require developers to use domestic supply chains when building small modular reactors (SMRs).This would mean "even foreign SMR designs are effectively made by British industry", thereby helping to revitalise the country's sovereign capabilities and creating jobs.... Daily Telegraph

[xxxxxy] 16/11/2023 21:35

Heat pumps installed at a secondary school are so loud that residents are unable to open windows or go outside without being disturbed, locals have claimed.Residents who live near Reepham High School in Norfolk, have said the electrical devices that are used to heat classrooms are a "24-hour noise nuisance".... Daily Telegraph

[xxxxxy] 16/11/2023 15:33

Interesting... Academically...probably money down the drain. But think chug along on Fossils until nuclear sorted.

[xxxxxy] 16/11/2023 15:32

 Shell Technology signed a deal with Makai Ocean Engineering to test and develop "potentially transformative proprietary technologies" including an OTEC system. OTEC harvests warm water close to the surface of the ocean which has been heated by the sun's energy. This warm water is then pumped through an evaporator which contains a fluid ready to be vaporized (such as ammonia or water). The vapor then turns a turbine to create electricity. Next, cold water is pumped from lower layers of the ocean further away from the sun's warmth to cool down the vaporized fluid so that the whole process can be repeated. For the technology to function, the difference in ocean water temperatures has to be at least 20° Celsius or 36° Fahrenheit. ... OilPrice.com

[xxxxxy] 16/11/2023 10:16

John Redwood@johnredwoodBig increase in managed price for new wind energy, up 66%. We are investing too little in reliable electricity thanks to a tangle of subsidies, windfall taxes and fixed prices.6:51 am · 16 Nov 2023

[sofa surfer] 15/11/2023 11:49

We have a heat pump. Inside the building you don't hear the pump itself only the fan which is minor. It's not needed when temps are ~20C so in the summer we don't use it so no issue with noise when we're out in the garden. Besides it runs very quietly and I'm sure in time tech will advance and improve things like bB ratings.

[xxxxxy] 15/11/2023 10:44

  The world background is so different from the world implied by  UK policy. Most forecasts expect oil and gas output and use to continue to increase this decade. Most anticipate further large increases in CO 2 output this decade from China and for many years  from India. As a result we are still some way off peak CO 2 output for the world. Many UK people who buy into the idea of curbing world carbon output do not see the point in the UK cutting back further on its own high energy using activities if we simply import what is needed from countries like China. They carry  on burning coal oil and gas to make the things for us. If the UK did more for itself the amount of world carbon dioxide output would fall a little as we would save all the transport CO 2 to bring in the goods from abroad, and would often have more fuel efficient processes than the leading exporters. It would also help if we grew more of our own food instead of using subsidies to stop home production.          The UK has allowed itself to get hung up on wonky carbon accounting. If we import all the wood we need to burn in the Drax power station apparently that is green, but if we started producing our own sustainable timber to burn there would be a CO 2 attribution. What about all the extra CO 2 bringing  the wood all the way across the Atlantic causes? Shouldn't we account for that? If we close down our coal burning blast furnaces and import our steel we have cut our CO 2 but world CO 2 will go up. In the meantime we have lost the jobs and  the tax revenues making our own steel brings, and have weakened our ability to make things from steel including vital defence items. The Prime Minister is good at detail so he needs to challenge these absurdities in official policy formation..... Full article.... John Redwood Diary

[xxxxxy] 14/11/2023 20:18

SIR – The report by leading acousticians that says heat pumps are too noisy for millions of British homes should act as a wake-up call to the Government and climate activists (report, November 13). There is a real danger that, if the Government listens to the siren voices in the climate movement and insists on the installation of heat pumps, millions of people will be forced to live with unacceptable levels of noise. The worst hit will be those living in flats, houses of multiple occupation and terraced homes. Instead of setting a target for the installation of heat pumps, the Government should introduce a moratorium on them until the noise issues are resolved.John StewartChairman, UK Noise AssociationLondon SW9...Daily Telegraph

[the white house] 13/11/2023 21:01

Buyback Tracker 3.5bn bucks2.85bn pounds 110m shares 58 working days ends Jan 261.9m shares per day10 days so far bought 12.3m shares 2.9m UNDER schedule 15.2m (saved for rainy day eg Divvi day Thurs?)

[xxxxxy] 12/11/2023 09:07

wyn parry[Li] Producing one tonne of lithium (enough for ~100 car batteries) requires approximately 2 million tonnes of water, which makes battery production an extremely water-intensive practice. In light of this, the South American Lithium triangle consisting of Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia, experienced heavy water depletion due to intensive lithium extraction in the area. In Chile alone, 65% of the region's water was used for lithium extraction.Nickel and cobalt have similar reputations. Satellite analysis in Cuba has shown a devoid of life in over 570 hectares of land and contamination of over 10 kilometres of coastline where nickel and cobalt mines are present. The Philippines had to shut down 23 mines, many producing nickel and cobalt, because of the environmental degradation that it caused.So let's assume that EV sales skyrocket due UK Goverment policy shifts ....... what happens to those countries that produce lithium nickel etc , or don't we care because we are saving the planet in the UK... Daily Telegraph

[xxxxxy] 12/11/2023 09:02

EV..... Thinking it would be a straightforward request, we were surprised when he sucked his teeth and explained that before he could proceed, our electricity supplier would need to fit larger "tails" (cables) from our meter, and an isolator switch, and then UK Power Networks could put in a larger main fuse.But first, he said we should check with the council if we needed listed building consent (LBC) to install an EV wall box, as we live in a Grade II* listed house.... Daily Telegraph

[xxxxxy] 11/11/2023 18:44

Many people bought into very poor science... Skewed and corrupted science, not understanding science is a very big tapestry that will mislead if only looking at a postage sized stamp area.Money corrupts. Anyway it can, even by corrupting science.

[xxxxxy] 11/11/2023 18:39

Aprime minister has been forced out of office over a scandal centering on a crucial raw material for the transition to renewable energy.One of the largest sellers of carbon offsetting credits – the virtue-signalling tokens pushed by high-end restaurants and business class airlines – finds itself ensnared in a controversy over exaggerated claims.And the founder of an electric truck maker, committed to reducing carbon emissions, has been jailed for misleading investors. We have, recently, started to witness a succession of what might be termed "green scandals". But, could these be just the tip of the iceberg? Governments around the world are throwing hundreds of billions of dollars, euros, pounds at hitting their net zero targets. And history teaches us one very simple lesson. Where there is "free" money available in such huge quantities, fraud and massive waste often follow – and this may be becoming evident now.It has been a bad few weeks for anyone who thought all the money poured into our low carbon transition would be well spent.This week, Portugal's long-serving prime minister, António Costa, resigned after police raided his official residence as part of a corruption probe into his administration's handling of lithium mining, one of the crucial materials for electric cars, and a green hydrogen project. ... Daily Telegraph

[xxxxxy] 09/11/2023 17:08

Shell is suing Greenpeace for £1.7m after a group of protesters occupied one of the oil giant's vessels in the North Sea earlier this year.Proceedings have been launched as Shell's chief executive Wael Sawan pursues a shift away from green energy and ramps up the production of fossil fuels.Shell's change in strategy has already sparked criticism from campaigners and employees alike, although its lawsuit against Greenpeace, one of the largest ever against an environmental group, will be sure to raise tensions further.The protest took place on a floating production storage unit in January, as campaigners targeted a vessel destined for Shell's Penguins oil field near Shetland.... Daily Telegraph

[xxxxxy] 06/11/2023 16:01

EVs........ Nigel Gowan2 HRS AGOMessage Actions"The SMMT said the data underscored the need for Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to unveil a new package of financial incentives to boost EV sales in his Autumn Statement"In other words, people don't want them at their true market price.REPLY2 REPLIES 26 0REPORTReply by Roy Hamer.RHRoy Hamer2 HRS AGOReply to Nigel GowanMessage ActionsAnd further additional help from us Non-EV Taxpayers.... Daily Telegraph

[skinny] 06/11/2023 11:07

SocGen raises Shell price target to 3,200 (2,900) pence - 'buy'

[xxxxxy] 06/11/2023 08:29

Obvious innit.... Except for the seriously intellectually challenged MPs.Our MPs are mostly as thick as faeces.

[xxxxxy] 06/11/2023 08:27

John Redwood@johnredwoodThe main advantages of producing more oil and gas in the UK are more UK tax revenues and more well paid jobs. Using home gas also cuts world CO 2 output.7:14 am · 6 Nov 2023·