Fuel theft could be worth $133 billion a year globally, according to industry estimates
No deal has been reached and the talks could still fall apart
As it seeks to expand demand for its natural gas
European oil and gas major Royal Dutch Shell plans to hire nearly 1000 people across technology and business operations centres in Bengaluru and Chennai soon. The company currently has around 6000 employees at the business operations unit in Chennai and two technology centres in Bengaluru. "We will add roughly 1000 people in technology and operations centres across India in the near future," said Nitin Prasad, Chairman of Shell Companies in India. Though Shell did not specify on a timeline, a company spokesperson said it was hiring about 100 people a month in the one of the two technology centres in Bengaluru. Even though skills brought in by partners were stronger, there was greater value and synergy when the company's own employees interacting solving a problem using technology, added Prasad. "This is about how we can bring digitisation across all our assets by bringing in more IT people." Shell said the new technology centre, which was inaugurated on Friday and employs 1000 ...
According to sources, the stake is valued at up to $1 billion
Earnings after taxation hit $1.4 billion in the three months to September, against a net loss of $7.4 billion last year
Shell is the only global oil company with a license to build a network of up to 2000 retail fuel stations
The slump in oil prices has pushed energy groups worldwide to slash spending and jobs, and sell off assets
To pay down debt following its $54 billion acquisition of BG Group
These reductions are in response to oil prices staying lower for longer, and as a result of the acquisition of BG Group Plc earlier this year
Company has reduced its annual spending target to below $30 billion and is selling $30 billion worth of assets to weather weak oil prices
Plans to reduce 2016 spending by around 10% to $30 billion due to low oil prices.
Plans to consolidate its global IT vendor base
Raising money through divestments is crucial for Shell after the BG purchase wiped out more than $10 billion of its cash, prompting a credit-rating cut from Fitch Ratings Ltd