Shell plans job cuts in offshore wind business
CEO Wael Sawan is moving the company away from the capital-intensive renewable energy sector. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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CEO Wael Sawan is moving the company away from the capital-intensive renewable energy sector. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Shell had been spending heavily in offshore wind, aiming to leverage its experience extracting oil and gas at sea to become a leader in the technology. But soaring costs in the sector and a renewed focus on driving returns for shareholders under CEO Wael Sawan has led the company to back away from the energy source.
Shell is poised to reduce its workforce in the offshore wind division as CEO Wael Sawan shifts the company's focus towards oil and gas.
Shell had been spending heavily in offshore wind, aiming to leverage its experience extracting oil and gas at sea to become a leader in the technology. But soaring costs in the sector and a renewed focus on driving returns for shareholders under Sawan has led the company to back away from the green-energy source.
Shell is preparing to cut staff from its offshore wind business.