Shell Share Discussion Threads

[waldron] 18/4/2019 06:49

European markets set to open lower as investors await fresh data
Published 30 min ago
Chloe Taylor




Key Points

European markets are set to open lower on Thursday as investors await business surveys ahead of the Easter holiday.
The FTSE is expected to open 21 points lower at 7,450, while the German DAX is set to open 29 points lower at 12,123 and the French CAC index is set to open 14 points lower at 5,549, according to IG.
Shares on Wall Street ended Wednesday’s session in negative territory after healthcare stocks plunged, outweighing upbeat economic data from both the U.S. and China.

European markets are set to open lower on Thursday as investors await business surveys ahead of the Easter holiday.

[waldron] 17/4/2019 17:16

FTSE 100
7,471.32 +0.02%
Dow Jones
26,444.18 -0.03%
CAC 40
5,563.09 +0.62%


Brent Crude Oil NYMEX 71.84 +0.17%
Gasoline NYMEX 2.02 +0.43%
Natural Gas NYMEX 2.52 -1.94%

(WTI) 17/04 17:55:03
64.17 USD -0.23%


Eni
15.43 +0.03%


Total
50.09 +1.08%

Engie
13.3 +0.04%

Orange
14.57 -0.07%


BP
572 +0.69%


Shell A
2,481.5 +0.55%


Shell B
2,501.5 +0.38%

[fjgooner] 17/4/2019 13:37

About time.

And while they're at it, they can drop all court cases against Shell of oil pollution in that country, as others are clearly to blame with theft and vandalism.

[maywillow] 17/4/2019 12:03

Army smashes biggest camp operated by oil thieves in Delta On April 17, 20197:22 amIn News3 Comments By Onoyume Onoyume The Nigerian Army has smashed one of the biggest camps operated by oil thieves in Delta State, destroying about 60 Cotonou boats, 150 storage tanks, 700 drums used by the oil thieves for their illicit trade. soldiers File: Army Commander Sector I, Operation Delta Safe, OPDS, Warri, Delta State, Colonel Baba Manu-led his men with two swamp boggy into the camp covering about 20 kilometres located between Ogevughe and Otu-Jeremi in Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state. Vanguard gathered that the vandals who mostly vandalized oil facilities around OML 34 fled the camp on sighting the soldiers driving into the place. The camp according to community folks was the heart of illegal oil refining activities. Oil thieves, pipeline vandals to get life imprisonment —NSCDC “It was a community of its own with all forms of illegal oil activities taking place here. The activities of the oil thieves have resulted to severe pollution of our environment “At night before the soldiers came to chase them away, you saw thick and poisonous smoke from all sides of the camp going into the air. The smoke was coming from the illegal refining of stolen crude,” a community source said. Some of the community members who spoke under condition of anonymity said, “We suggest that the soldiers should stay a little more time in the area to stop the hoodlums from resuming their operations. Once they are sure that the soldiers have withdrawn they will resume their activities again.” Some of the soldiers said items destroyed during the operation included machines used by the oil thieves to vandalize oil pipelines. When contacted, Spokesman 6 Division of the Nigerian army, Col Aminu Ilyasu said there will be no hiding place for oil thieves, adding that they had become a threat to the national economy and the nation’s oil assets.

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[waldron] 17/4/2019 08:13

European markets open slightly lower as Chinese data points to economic recovery
Published 2 hours ago Updated Moments Ago
Sam Meredith
@smeredith19
Chloe Taylor




Key Points

The pan-European Stoxx 600 was down around 0.1 percent shortly after the opening bell, with most sectors and major bourses pointing in opposite directions.
Market focus is also attuned to corporate earnings, with a string of U.S. companies releasing their first-quarter reports this week.

European markets opened slightly lower Wednesday morning, amid ongoing concerns about a global economic downturn.

[waldron] 16/4/2019 17:16

FTSE 100
7,469.92 +0.44%
Dow Jones
26,440.68 +0.21%
CAC 40
5,528.67 +0.36%


Brent Crude Oil NYMEX 71.31 +0.18%
Gasoline NYMEX 2.00 +0.25%
Natural Gas NYMEX 2.58 -0.58%

(WTI) - 16/04 17:56:07
63.63 USD +0.27%


Eni
15.426 -1.56%


Total
49.555 -1.03%

Engie
13.295 -0.15%

Orange
14.58 -0.41%


BP
568.1 -0.32%


Shell A
2,468 +0.00%


Shell B
2,492 +0.06%

[waldron] 16/4/2019 08:54

European markets open slightly higher ahead of earnings and data
Published 3 hours ago Updated 19 min ago
Chloe Taylor




Key Points

European markets were little changed after the opening bell on Tuesday, as cautious investors awaited a fresh round of U.S. corporate earnings.
The pan-European STOXX 600 hovered slightly above the flatline during early deals, with major bourses and sectors pointing in opposite directions.
Several U.S. banks are set to report their first-quarter revenues this week after underwhelming results from Goldman Sachs and Citigroup on Monday.

[waldron] 16/4/2019 08:50

Scientists Discover Oil-Eating Bacteria In The Ocean
By Tyler Lee on 04/15/2019 18:37 PDT

Oil spills can sometimes happen and it is unfortunate because it can result in the deaths of many sealife in the area. It also takes a long time to cleanup, depending on how big of a spill it is. However, the good news is that nature seems to have a solution to that problem as scientists from the University of East Anglia (UEA) in the UK have discovered.

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According to the researchers, they have discovered that at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the deepest natural trench in the ocean, there exists a type of bacteria that has the ability to eat compounds that are similar to those found in oil. While such bacteria has been discovered before, this is the first time that scientists have discovered a concentration of this bacteria in the Mariana Trench.

Researcher Jonathan Todd said, “We studied the samples that were brought back and identified a new group of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria. Hydrocarbons are organic compounds that are made of only hydrogen and carbon atoms, and they are found in many places, including crude oil and natural gas.”

He adds, “So these types of microorganisms essentially eat compounds similar to those in oil and then use it for fuel. Similar microorganisms play a role in degrading oil spills in natural disasters such as BP’s 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.” It is unclear if the researchers will be able to harness the bacteria’s ability to eat oil and thus help with oil spills, so for now the research will be focused on how the bacteria can feed so deep underwater and discover find out what actually feeds them.
Filed in General. Read more about Science. Source: sciencealert

[waldron] 15/4/2019 17:21

FTSE 100
7,436.87 +0.00%
Dow Jones
26,363.42 -0.19%
CAC 40
5,508.73 +0.11%

Brent Crude Oil NYMEX 70.99 -0.78%
Gasoline NYMEX 2.02 -0.78%
Natural Gas NYMEX 2.61 -1.95%

(WTI) - 15/04 17:58:36
63.17 USD -0.72%


Eni
15.67 -0.92%



Total
50.07 +0.16%


Engie
13.315 +0.87%

Orange
14.64 +0.55%


BP
569.9 -0.12%


Shell A
2,468 -0.44%


Shell B
2,490.5 -0.58%

[spud] 15/4/2019 16:04

EJ - Yes indeed. Yup the Blatantly Biased Corporation is performing true to form. What leaves the bitterest taste in the mouth is the fact we're paying them to print and broadcast this type of cr@p.

spud

[jrphoenixw2] 15/4/2019 13:09

I haven't held RDSB for several years, but am once again giving it a look. Is there a current thinking re: £/$ and hence the £ converted value of the $div income stream? Or, does anyone have a multi-year chart of RDSB £price vs £dividend%?
RDSB currently has an attractive £CY%, but for what would be a very LTB+H position I'm trying to guage what impact £/$ potentially reserecting it off the ropes at circa 1.30 levels might have.

[the grumpy old men] 15/4/2019 09:18

RIL, Royal Dutch Shell may not seek extension of Panna-Mukta fields' contracts
Likely to have asked govt not to renew 25-year production-sharing deal beyond December.
By Sanjeev Choudhary
, ET Bureau|

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[waldron] 15/4/2019 08:55

Royal Dutch Shell Is Still Of Value
Apr. 14, 2019 4:04 PM ET|
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About: Royal Dutch Shell plc (RDS.B), RDS.A, Includes: XOM
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Summary

Royal Dutch Shell's shares have recovered as oil prices have once again climbed.

Shares offer an attractive yield and the company has not cut its dividend since World War II.

The company is paying down debt and investing in the future for a positive path forward.

Source

Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.B) (NYSE:RDS.A) has been called the stock for orphans and widows. The reason being that the company has reliably paid a dividend for over 70 years. Investors looking for a way to have energy exposure while collecting a yield to provide income would be wise to add during a pullback. While there is no telling where oil will fall to in the latest bout, it tends to always bounce back, offering investors the chance to load up on well-managed oil companies for cheap.

Not too long ago I decided to add shares of Royal Dutch Shell as I believed they offered an enticing yield and an enticing way to play the ever growing need for oil. While fears of electric vehicles taking over the world are rising, investors should not fear as there are is no immediate threat and Shell can invest in green energy as needed.
Performance

In the most recent quarter, Shell reported GAAP earnings of $0.70 per share which slightly missed estimates. On the top line, revenue came in at over $100 billion for the quarter and beat by a pretty large margin of over $7 billion.

Source: Seeking Alpha

Revenue was of course helped by higher realized prices for natural gas and other liquids. Also, the company managed to increase production by 1%. This helped net income rise to almost $5.6 billion from the year earlier period of $3.8 billion. As long as oil prices remain high, Shell will continue to produce stronger earnings from its upstream segment. Revenue can jump around quite easily when you are producing millions of barrels of oil in any given quarter, so the more important figures to watch are cash flow and net income. Presuming the company can continue to further reduce debt, operational costs, and bring online more projects, then net income should be able to rise and become more stable despite lower oil prices.

[steve73] 13/4/2019 16:42

oilretire... Hope it wasn't an accident due to any softening...!