All Shell articles – Page 11
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NewsMFG and Euro Garages acquire bulk of Shell sell-off sites
Shell UK has accepted offers for the sale of 185 company-owned service stations from Motor Fuel Group and Euro Garages, following a confidential commercial process to find the right independent dealers to purchase up to 250 Shell sites, which began last Autumn. Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has acquired 90 sites, ...
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Shell rolls out pay by phone
Shell has announced that it is partnering with PayPal to become the first fuels retailer in the UK to offer mobile payment at pumps nationwide.It told its annual dealer conference that mobile payment via apps on smartphones is scheduled to be available later this year and will enable customers to ...
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NewsShell boss predicts market will remain volatile
National press reports claiming the Shell boss would forecast prices would remain low for the rest of the year have proved wide of the mark. In previews of his speech to the Energy Institute on Thursday evening, some of the press claimed Ben van Beurden, CEO of Royal Dutch Shell, ...
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Auk replaces BP with Shell at Prizet sites
Auk Ltd, an independent dealer in the North West, has signed a new supply contract with Shell at its Prizet Services sites northbound and southbound on the A591 near Kendal.Simon Hockings, one of Auk’s three directors, said: "We are very pleased with the new look of the forecourt. The Shell ...
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NewsLake District services get Shell rebrand
Auk Ltd, an independent dealer in the North West, has revamped its Prizet Services sites northbound and southbound on the A591 near Kendal at the gateway Lake District National Park, and switched its supply contract to Shell. Simon Hockings, one of Auk’s three directors, said: “We are very pleased with ...
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CoE challenges Shell and BP over climate change
The Church of England has challenged Shell and BP to run their businesses in a more environmentally friendly manner. Edward Mason, the head of responsible investment at the Church Commissioners for England, said in a blogpost that it was in the process of filing shareholder resolutions on climate change at ...
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Man ordered to stay away from Shell service station
Magistrates have ordered a man to stay away from the Shell service station on Easington Road, Hartlepool, after an incident which saw a fire break out. The order was made as part of bail conditions when Peter Cavanagh, 42, from Jute Grove in Hartlepool, appeared before Hartlepool magistrates charged with ...
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Sure-footed Shell
In the summer of 2011 Shell surprised the industry with its purchase of around 250 Total sites from a consortium, Rontec Investments, which had just acquired Total’s UK retail and fuel distribution business. This was during a period when most oil companies as amply illustrated by Total were either rationalising ...
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Shell board names next chairman
The board of directors of Royal Dutch Shell plc have announced the appointment of Charles Holliday as chairman with effect from the conclusion of the 2015 annual general meeting, subject to his re-appointment as a director of the company by shareholders at that meeting. Holliday will succeed Jorma Ollila who ...
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NewsFormer Shell forecourt wins ’Best Gulf site’ award
Tanerdy Garage in Carmarthen, which recently switched to Gulf after 80 years with Shell, has been awarded the title of Best Gulf Site at this year’s SuperStation awards, organised by Gulf brand owner Certas Energy. Stephen Smith, proprietor of Tanerdy Garage, said: “Everyone at Tanerdy Garage is thrilled. It’s a ...
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Shell to sell 250 of its sites to indies
Independent fuel retailers have welcomed the announcement from Shell that it is planning to sell up to 250 of its company-owned sites to independent dealers. Michael O’Loughlin, managing director of Petrogas UK, which was ranked sixth in the Forecourt Trader Top 50 Indies said: "Everyone is upbeat about it and ...
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Armed robbery at Shell service station in Chesham
A gun was pointed at staff during a robbery at a Shell service station in Chesham, Buckinghamshire. Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after a man entered the Shell service station in Nashleigh Hill at 10.15pm on Monday September 29, and pointed what is believed to be a gun ...
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NewsIndependents welcome Shell sell-off
Independent fuel retailers have welcomed the announcement from Shell that it is planning to sell up to 250 of its company owned sites to independent dealers. Michael O’Loughlin, managing director of Petrogas UK, which was ranked sixth in the Forecourt Trader Top 50 Indies said: “Everyone is upbeat about it ...
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NewsShell planning to sell up to 250 company owned sites
Shell has announced plans to sell up to 250 of its company owned sites to independent dealers. Retailers have been told that while the UK market is important to Shell and that it willl continue to grow its business in the UK to ensure it remains a leading retailer this ...
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BP and Shell oppose Scottish independence
BP has joined Shell in urging Scotland not to vote for independence. BP’s group chief executive Bob Dudley responded to statements made by oil tycoon Sir Ian Wood regarding the North Sea. Sir Ian warned that relying on “unproven reserves” from shale gas was a “huge gamble and the stakes ...
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Attempted break-in at Shell site in Aberdeen
Police Scotland is appealing for information after a break-in at the Shell Northern Lights service station on the A90 Stonehaven Road, Aberdeen. The break-in and attempted theft occurred overnight between Friday 15 and Saturday 16 August, and is believed to have occurred at around 4am. Police are also keen to ...
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Shell targets c-store growth
Shell is launching a strategy to grow its global convenience retail business and is looking to form long-term partnerships with leading category suppliers to achieve its goal. The $6bn convenience retail business will unveil its plans at a two-day event in central London in June. The Shell Global Growth Event ...
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NewsShell to unveil plan to grow global c-store business
Shell is launching a strategy to grow its global convenience retail business and is looking to form long-term partnerships with leading category suppliers to achieve its goal. The $6bn convenience retail business will unveil its plans at a two-day event in central London in June. The Shell Global Growth Event ...
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Dealers at Shell conference for the first time in 15 years
Shell invited dealers to its annual retail conference for the first time in 15 years last month a move that was described as being "long overdue". The event took place at The Celtic Manor in Wales, and more than 90 Shell dealers were in attendance. Two key initiatives were announced ...
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Shell shocker
Customers making their regular stop at Tanerdy Garage in Carmarthen were in for a bit of a shock. Not only was it the start of 2014 and time to get back to work, but the colours were all different on their local forecourt. Colours that had been there for 85 ...