Shell Share Discussion Threads

[sarkasm] 04/9/2018 21:25

September 4, 2018

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Royal Dutch Shell plc (the 'Company') announces that on September 4, 2018 it
purchased the following number of "A" Shares for cancellation.

Aggregated information on "A" shares purchased according to trading venues:

Date of Number of Highest Lowest price Volume Venue
purchase "A" shares price paid: paid: weighted
purchased (GBp) (GBp) average
price paid
per share
(GBp)

September 04, 678,500 2560.00 2536.00 2549.78 LSE
2018

September 04, 111,600 2560.00 2536.00 2549.79 Cboe Europe
2018 Equities
(BXE)

September 04, 102,900 2559.50 2536.00 2550.08 Cboe Europe
2018 Equities
(CXE)

These share purchases form part of the Company's existing share buy-back
programme, details of which were announced on July 26, 2018.

In respect of this programme, Citigroup Global Markets Limited will make
trading decisions in relation to the Company's securities independently of the
Company for the period July 26, 2018 up to and including October 25, 2018.

[waldron] 04/9/2018 19:49

Total
53.63 -0.94%


Engie
12.59 -0.08%

Orange
13.84 -0.79%


FTSE 100
7,457.86 -0.62%
Dow Jones
25,940.11 -0.10%
CAC 40
5,342.7 -1.31%


Brent Crude Oil NYMEX 78.09 -0.10%
Gasoline NYMEX 1.99 -1.82%
Natural Gas NYMEX 2.82 -1.33%



BP
552.9 -0.14%


Shell A
2,536 -0.51%


Shell B
2,579 -0.62%

[waldron] 03/9/2018 17:18

Royal Dutch Shell Q2 2018 Euro and GBP Equivalent Dividend Payments
03/09/2018 5:12pm
UK Regulatory (RNS & others)


TIDMRDSA TIDMRDSB

ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC SECOND QUARTER 2018 EURO AND GBP EQUIVALENT DIVIDEND
PAYMENTS

The Hague, September 3, 2018 - The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc ("RDS") today
announced the pounds sterling and euro equivalent dividend payments in respect
of the second quarter 2018 interim dividend, which was announced on July 26,
2018 at US$0.47 per A ordinary share ("A Share") and B ordinary share ("B
Share").

Dividends on A Shares will be paid, by default, in euro at the rate of EUR0.4048
per A Share. Holders of A Shares who have validly submitted pounds sterling
currency elections by August 24, 2018 will be entitled to a dividend of 36.50p
per A Share.

Dividends on B Shares will be paid, by default, in pounds sterling at the rate
of 36.50p per B Share. Holders of B Shares who have validly submitted euro
currency elections by August 24, 2018 will be entitled to a dividend of EUR0.4048
per B Share.

This dividend will be payable on September 17, 2018 to those members whose
names were on the Register of Members on August 10, 2018.

Taxation - cash dividend

Cash dividends on A Shares will be subject to the deduction of Dutch dividend
withholding tax at the rate of 15%, which may be reduced in certain
circumstances. Non-Dutch resident shareholders, depending on their particular
circumstances, may be entitled to a full or partial refund of Dutch dividend
withholding tax.

If you are uncertain as to the tax treatment of any dividends you should
consult your own tax advisor.

Royal Dutch Shell plc

[waldron] 03/9/2018 17:16

Total
54.14 +0.50%

Engie
12.6 -0.24%

Orange
13.95 +0.00%

FTSE 100
7,504.6 +0.97%
Dow Jones
25,964.82 -0.09%
CAC 40
5,413.8 +0.13%



Brent Crude Oil NYMEX 78.19 +0.59%
Gasoline NYMEX 2.03 +1.70%
Natural Gas NYMEX 2.85 -2.33%




BP
553.7 +1.17%



Shell A
2,549 +1.90%


Shell B
2,595 +2.15%

[waldron] 31/8/2018 17:17

Total
53.87 -1.43%


Engie
12.63 -2.73%

Orange
13.95 -0.78%


FTSE 100
7,432.42 -1.11%
Dow Jones
25,940.74 -0.18%
CAC 40
5,406.85 -1.30%

Brent Crude Oil NYMEX 77.83 +0.00%
Gasoline NYMEX 2.01 +0.04%
Natural Gas NYMEX 2.92 +1.21%



BP
547.3 -1.65%


Shell A
2,501.5 -1.79%


Shell B
2,540.5 -2.10%

[waldron] 30/8/2018 22:04

August 30, 2018

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Royal Dutch Shell plc (the 'Company') announces that on August 30, 2018 it
purchased the following number of "A" Shares for cancellation.

Aggregated information on "A" shares purchased according to trading venues:

Date of Number of Highest Lowest price Volume Venue
purchase "A" shares price paid: paid: weighted
purchased (GBp) (GBp) average
price paid
per share
(GBp)

August 30, 2018 674,252 2553.50 2527.00 2542.31 LSE

August 30, 2018 134,967 2553.50 2527.50 2543.28 Cboe Europe
Equities
(BXE)

August 30, 2018 108,088 2553.50 2527.50 2541.04 Cboe Europe
Equities
(CXE)

These share purchases form part of the Company's existing share buy-back
programme, details of which were announced on July 26, 2018.

In respect of this programme, Citigroup Global Markets Limited will make
trading decisions in relation to the Company's securities independently of the
Company for the period July 26, 2018 up to and including October 25, 2018.

[waldron] 30/8/2018 22:00

BP, Shell, Total To Bid In Brazil’s Pre-Salt Oil Auction In September
By Tsvetana Paraskova - Aug 30, 2018, 11:30 AM CDT Petrobras sign on the wall

Brazil’s oil regulator ANP has approved the applications of six companies—including Big Oil’s BP, Shell, and Total—to bid in next month’s oil auction of four blocks in the coveted pre-salt layer, ANP said on Wednesday.

Shell, BP, and Total, as well as China-owned CNODC, Germany’s DEA Deutsche Erdoel, and Qatar’s QPI, were the first six companies that the regulator approved to take part in the fifth bidding round under production sharing agreements (PSAs) on September 28.

Of those six firms, only DEA Deutsche Erdoel doesn’t currently have an exploration and production contract for oil and/or gas in Brazil.

The regulator has received a total of 12 applications for the bid round, and it will review the remaining applications at its next meeting, ANP said.

Brazil is offering four blocks in this auction—Saturno, Titã, Pau-Brasil, and Sudoeste de Tartaruga Verde—in the Campos and Santos basins.

The bid round will be the last Brazilian oil sale before the presidential election in early October, in which several candidates will be running.

The latest poll leader, jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, is most likely to be barred from running because of corruption conviction. The uncertainty over Brazilian elections, with some candidates favoring a return to increased Petrobras participation in the development of Brazil’s oil resources, could mean that next month’s bid round in the pre-salt layer could be the last chance for international companies to secure more acreage under the current Brazilian oil auctions regime.

In early June, some of the world’s biggest oil companies bid aggressively in Brazil’s fourth Production Sharing Round, snapping up acreage in three blocks in the pre-salt layer, despite the turmoil in the country’s oil industry and renewed anxiety over political meddling in the energy sector.

Various consortia consisting of ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP, and Equinor won the rights to explore three blocks in the Santos and Campos basins, alongside Petrobras.

By Tsvetana Paraskova for Oilprice.com

[waldron] 30/8/2018 17:50

Total
54.65 -0.36%


Engie
12.985 -0.35%

Orange
14.06 -1.54%

FTSE 100
7,516.03 -0.62%
Dow Jones
26,021.97 -0.39%
CAC 40
5,478.06 -0.42%


Brent Crude Oil NYMEX 77.76 +0.04%
Gasoline NYMEX 2.00 +0.07%
Natural Gas NYMEX 2.86 -0.59%


BP
556.5 +0.34%


Shell A
2,547 +0.35%



Shell B
2,595 +0.31%

[ariane] 30/8/2018 15:10

- Total ( TOT ), Shell (RDS.A, RDS.B), BP ( BP ): win approval for their pre-salt oil bids in Brazil

[sarkasm] 29/8/2018 20:39

DIVI

Pounds sterling and euro equivalents announcement date September 3, 2018
Payment date September 17, 2018

[sarkasm] 29/8/2018 20:38

August 29, 2018

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Royal Dutch Shell plc (the 'Company') announces that on August 29, 2018 it
purchased the following number of "A" Shares for cancellation.

Aggregated information on "A" shares purchased according to trading venues:

Date of Number of Highest Lowest price Volume Venue
purchase "A" shares price paid: paid: weighted
purchased (GBp) (GBp) average
price paid
per share
(GBp)

August 29, 2018 658,636 2565.00 2527.00 2544.50 LSE

August 29, 2018 130,135 2564.50 2527.00 2544.46 Cboe Europe
Equities
(BXE)

August 29, 2018 106,186 2564.50 2527.00 2544.47 Cboe Europe
Equities
(CXE)

These share purchases form part of the Company's existing share buy-back
programme, details of which were announced on July 26, 2018.

In respect of this programme, Citigroup Global Markets Limited will make
trading decisions in relation to the Company's securities independently of the
Company for the period July 26, 2018 up to and including October 25, 2018.

[waldron] 29/8/2018 20:27

Total
54.85 +0.09%


Engie
13.03 +0.42%

Orange
14.28 -0.07%

FTSE 100
7,563.21 -0.71%
Dow Jones
26,115.29 +0.20%
CAC 40
5,501.33 +0.30%


Brent Crude Oil NYMEX 77.47 +1.60%
Gasoline NYMEX 2.00 +1.39%
Natural Gas NYMEX 2.87 +0.67%



BP
554.6 -0.91%


Shell A
2,538 -0.99%

Shell B
2,587 -1.18%

[waldron] 28/8/2018 17:46

Total
54.8 -1.12%

Engie
12.975 -0.38%

Orange
14.29 -0.59%


FTSE 100
7,617.22 +0.52%
Dow Jones
26,046.31 -0.01%
CAC 40
5,484.99 +0.11%


Brent Crude Oil NYMEX 76.53 -0.08%
Gasoline NYMEX 1.98 -0.43%
Natural Gas NYMEX 2.84 -0.94%



BP
559.7 -0.71%



Shell A
2,563.5 +0.00%


Shell B
2,618 +0.15%

[sarkasm] 27/8/2018 11:16

PARIS (Agefi-Dow Jones) - Energy giant Total announced on Monday that it will sell Shell its stake in a liquefied natural gas regasification terminal in western India, and that it will signed an agreement to supply LNG to the oil and gas company in the region.

"Total has signed a binding letter of intent with Shell to sell its 26% minority stake" in the Hazira terminal in India, Total said in a statement. This transaction, the amount of which has not been specified, remains subject to approval by the competent authorities.

The LNG supply contract to Shell is 0.5 million tonnes a year for a five-year period and is destined for the Indian market and neighboring countries, Total said. This gas will come from Total's global portfolio for a start of delivery in 2019, said Total without providing financial details.

-Alice Doré, Agefi-Dow Jones; [phone]; [e-mail] ed: LBO

Agefi-Dow Jones The financial newswire

[adrian j boris] 25/8/2018 13:23

Will Royal Dutch Shell Follow Its Peers And Raise Its Dividend?
Aug. 25, 2018 1:57 AM ET|
24 comments
|
About: Royal Dutch Shell plc (RDS.B), RDS.A
Aristofanis Papadatos
Aristofanis Papadatos
Oil & gas, portfolio strategy, value
Aristofanis Papadatos
(3,851 followers)
Summary

Royal Dutch Shell has not cut its dividend since World War II and is currently offering a 5.6% dividend yield.

The oil major has frozen its dividend for 18 consecutive quarters.

The big question is whether it will raise its dividend amid excessive free cash flows and a brightening outlook of the oil sector.

Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE:RDS.A) (NYSE:RDS.B) is an oil giant that has benefited from the rally of the oil price in the last 12 months, just like its peers. However, the oil major has paid the same dividend for 18 consecutive quarters, as it froze its dividend at the onset of the downturn of the oil market that began in 2014. Therefore, the big question is whether the company will raise its dividend in the upcoming quarters.
Dividend record

Despite the downturn that began in 2014, Exxon Mobil (XOM), Chevron (CVX) and Total (TOT) have continued to raise their dividends, albeit at a low single-digit rate. BP (BP) followed the same path as Shell and froze its dividend for 15 consecutive quarters, but eventually raised it in the running quarter, thanks to the strength of the oil price and the brightening outlook of the oil market. Therefore, Shell is the only oil major that has kept its dividend flat for such a long period.

While Shell is not a dividend aristocrat, it has an exceptional dividend record. To be sure, it has not cut its dividend since World War II. This degree of consistency is extremely rare, particularly for a cyclical stock, and is a testament to the strength of its business model and its execution.

On the other hand, Shell has remarkably slowed its dividend growth rate in the last decade, as it has raised it at an average rate of only 2.7% per year. This rate is much lower than that of its American peers. Nevertheless, the current 5.6% dividend yield of Shell is much higher than the 4.1% and 3.8% yields of Exxon and Chevron, respectively. If Shell resumes raising its dividend, it will have a much more attractive dividend than its American peers.
Free cash flows

Just like the other oil majors, Shell is highly leveraged to the oil price. Consequently, when the oil price began to plunge in 2014, the upstream segment of Shell, which used to generate the vast majority of its total earnings (~90%), saw its earnings collapse. As a result, the earnings of Shell in 2015 and 2016 came out 87% and 75% lower, respectively, than those in 2014. In addition, the free cash flows of the company plunged and hence they were insufficient to fund its dividend.

However, thanks to the production cuts of OPEC and Russia, and the drastic investment cuts of all the oil producers during the downturn, the oil market has eliminated its supply glut and has become much tighter this year. As a result, the oil price has enjoyed a strong rally since last summer and is now trading near a 3.5-year high. This rally has resulted in a great rebound of the free cash flows of Shell, which have bounced from -$1.5 B in 2016 to $14.8 B in 2017 and $8.9 B in the first half of this year. Hence the free cash flows of Shell have increased so much that they can easily cover the approximate $13 B in annual dividends. It is remarkable that Shell recently surpassed Exxon in annual operating cash flows ($35.7 B vs. $30.1 B) for the first time in about two decades.

Moreover, thanks to the recent fierce downturn of the oil sector, Shell has greatly improved its efficiency. It has reduced its operating expenses by 35% in the last four years while it has focused on investing in high-quality oil reserves, with markedly low breakeven prices. Furthermore, the company expects more than 700,000 barrels/day from projects that will start up this and next year. Overall, thanks to the strength in the oil price and expected production growth, the management of Shell expects the free cash flows to hover around $30 B per year during 2019-2021.

Such a level can easily cover not only the current dividend but also meaningful hikes in the upcoming years.

Management has noticed the excessive cash flows and recently initiated a 3-year share buyback program worth $25 B. Moreover, it has turned off the scrip dividend and thus it now pays the dividend only in cash, not in shares anymore. These two moves reflect the confidence of management in the brightening outlook of the company. As long as the oil price remains strong, which is the most likely scenario, the next move of the company will be to raise its dividend.
Final thoughts

After a fierce downturn in its sector, Shell has emerged stronger, with its free cash flows reaching all-time high levels. This is an outstanding achievement, as the price of oil is still about 30% lower than it was before the downturn that began in 2014. This performance confirms that Shell utilized the downturn in a highly productive way by cutting its expenses and investing only in high-return growth projects. Thanks to its excessive free cash flows and its exciting prospects, the oil giant has turned off its scrip dividend and has initiated a gigantic buyback program. The next move in its shareholder distribution policy will be to raise its dividend. Investors should expect a dividend hike in the upcoming quarters.

Disclosure: I/we have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.

I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.

[waldron] 24/8/2018 18:26

Total
54.87 +1.29%


Engie
13.06 -0.42%

Orange
14.315 -0.07%


FTSE 100
7,577.49 +0.19%
Dow Jones
25,813.52 +0.61%
CAC 40
5,432.5 +0.24%


Brent Crude Oil NYMEX 76.01 +1.69%
Gasoline NYMEX 1.98 +1.16%
Natural Gas NYMEX 2.92 -1.58%




BP
563.7 +1.11%


Shell A
2,563.5 +1.00%


Shell B
2,614 +1.02%

[waldron] 24/8/2018 18:12

Royal Dutch Shell plc (the ‘Company’;) announces that on August 24, 2018 it purchased the following number of "A" Shares for cancellation.

Aggregated information on “A” shares purchased according to trading venues:
Date of purchase Number of “A” shares purchased Highest price paid:
(GBp) Lowest price paid:
(GBp) Volume weighted average price paid per share
(GBp) Venue
August 24, 2018 627,592 2571.00 2542.00 2560.61 LSE
August 24, 2018 127,851 2570.50 2541.50 2560.57 Cboe Europe Equities (BXE)
August 24, 2018 101,859 2570.00 2541.50 2560.50 Cboe Europe Equities (CXE)

These share purchases form part of the Company's existing share buy-back programme, details of which were announced on July 26, 2018.

[florenceorbis] 23/8/2018 19:20

Royal Dutch Shell plc (the 'Company') announces that on August 23, 2018 it
purchased the following number of "A" Shares for cancellation.

Aggregated information on "A" shares purchased according to trading venues:

Date of Number of Highest Lowest price Volume Venue
purchase "A" shares price paid: paid: weighted
purchased (GBp) (GBp) average
price paid
per share
(GBp)

August 23, 2018 665,300 2555.50 2519.00 2543.75 LSE

August 23, 2018 131,100 2555.50 2523.00 2544.15 Cboe Europe
Equities
(BXE)

August 23, 2018 111,100 2555.00 2519.00 2543.95 Cboe Europe
Equities
(CXE)

[waldron] 23/8/2018 17:15

Total
54.17 +0.82%

Engie
13.115 +0.38%

Orange
14.325 -0.24%


FTSE 100
7,563.22 -0.15%
Dow Jones
25,621.87 -0.43%
CAC 40
5,419.33 -0.02%


Brent Crude Oil NYMEX 74.61 -0.29%
Gasoline NYMEX 1.95 -0.60%
Natural Gas NYMEX 2.96 +0.10%



BP
557.5 +0.52%


Shell A
2,538 +0.53%


Shell B
2,587.5 +0.78%

[waldron] 22/8/2018 18:21

Shell A Share News (RDSA)

3
Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Royal Dutch Shell A LSE:RDSA London Ordinary Share GB00B03MLX29 'A' ORD EUR0.07
Price Change % Change Share Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade
+23.00p +0.92% 2,524.50p 2,527.50p 2,528.50p 2,533.00p 2,483.50p 2,491.00p 4,116,712 17:35:25
Industry Sector Turnover (m) Profit (m) EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap (m)
Oil & Gas Producers 225,948.9 13,423.1 117.0 20.4 116,008.96
Print
Alert
Royal Dutch Shell Transaction in Own Shares
22/08/2018 5:27pm
UK Regulatory (RNS & others)


TIDMRDSA

Transaction in Own Shares

August 22, 2018

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Royal Dutch Shell plc (the 'Company') announces that on August 22, 2018 it
purchased the following number of "A" Shares for cancellation.

Aggregated information on "A" shares purchased according to trading venues:

Date of Number of Highest Lowest price Volume Venue
purchase "A" shares price paid: paid: weighted
purchased (GBp) (GBp) average
price paid
per share
(GBp)

August 22, 2018 738,700 2532.50 2484.00 2516.56 LSE

August 22, 2018 145,500 2532.50 2483.50 2517.06 Cboe Europe
Equities
(BXE)

August 22, 2018 124,700 2533.00 2484.00 2516.81 Cboe Europe
Equities
(CXE)

These share purchases form part of the Company's existing share buy-back
programme, details of which were announced on July 26, 2018.

[waldron] 22/8/2018 18:15

Total
53.73 +0.98%


Engie
13.065 -0.72%

Orange
14.36 +0.81%

FTSE 100
7,574.24 +0.11%
Dow Jones
25,793.52 -0.11%
CAC 40
5,420.61 +0.22%


Brent Crude Oil NYMEX 74.60 +2.47%
Gasoline NYMEX 1.96 +2.20%
Natural Gas NYMEX 2.97 -0.70%



BP
554.6 +0.54%


Shell A
2,524.5 +0.92%


Shell B
2,567.5 +0.88%

[waldron] 21/8/2018 17:15

Total
53.21 +0.59%


Engie
13.16 +0.23%

Orange
14.245 +0.39%


FTSE 100
7,565.7 -0.34%
Dow Jones
25,840.49 +0.32%
CAC 40
5,408.6 +0.54%


Brent Crude Oil NYMEX 72.60 +0.53%
Gasoline NYMEX 1.91 +0.38%
Natural Gas NYMEX 2.97 +0.54%




BP
551.6 -0.05%


Shell A
2,501.5 +0.46%


Shell B
2,545 +0.63%

[la forge] 20/8/2018 19:35

Closing of currency election date (See Note 2) August 24, 2018

[waldron] 20/8/2018 17:20

Total
52.9 +0.95%

Engie
13.13 +0.42%

Orange
14.19 +0.32%


FTSE 100
7,591.26 +0.43%
Dow Jones
25,773.73 +0.41%
CAC 40
5,379.65 +0.65%


Brent Crude Oil NYMEX 72.24 +0.65%
Gasoline NYMEX 1.91 +1.30%
Natural Gas NYMEX 2.95 +0.14%


BP
551.9 +0.60%


Shell A
2,490 +0.71%

Shell B
2,529 +0.70%