Shell LNG trading provides quarterly boost despite output drop

Earnings from Shell’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) trading operations are likely to have been significantly higher in the fourth quarter of last year despite a sharp output drop owing to plant outages, it said on Friday.
Exclusive: Shell’s CEO van Beurden prepares to step down next year -sources

Shell (SHEL.L) has shortlisted four candidates to succeed Chief Executive Ben van Beurden who is preparing to step down next year after nearly a decade at the helm of the giant energy firm, two company sources told Reuters.
EXCLUSIVE Exxon losing veteran oil traders recruited during past expansion -sources

Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) has lost two veteran crude oil traders from its U.S. energy trading group and a third is leaving its British unit, according to people familiar with the matter, in a continued exodus of top talent from the oil major.