Posts on ‘August 29th, 2022’

Sunday Telegraph

Europe gas shortages to last several winters, Shell boss warns

Ben van Beurden says energy rationing will be needed for a number of years

By Rachel Millard: 29 August 2022 • 12:54 pm

Europe’s energy crisis will last for several winters, the boss of Shell has said, as he warned it is “fantasy” to think shortages caused by Russia cutting supplies can be resolved quickly.

Ben van Beurden told a conference in Norway that power rationing will be needed for a number of years as electricity prices hit fresh record highs. read more

REUTERS

Europe’s gas crisis could last several winters, Shell CEO says

STAVANGER — Europe could face several winters of gas shortage as a result of the cuts to Russian supplies, Shell Chief Executive Ben van Beurden told a news conference in Norway on Monday.

MailOnline

REVEALED: UK ‘fat cat’ power bosses pocketed £30million last year as struggling households are warned energy price cap could hit £7,700 in April

• Bosses of Shell, BP and National Grid are among the top earners of seven energy and utility firms in the FTSE 100 index of leading companies on the stock market

• The five energy and power companies make up £23million of the total

• Ben van Beurden, the chief executive of Shell, made £6.2m in pay and bonuses 

• Nadhim Zahawi warned that earners on £45k may need help with energy bills

By FRANCESCA WASHTELL DEPUTY CITY EDITOR FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY PUBLISHED: 22:27, 27 August 2022 | UPDATED: 00:46, 28 August 2022

The bosses of Britain’s biggest energy and utility companies pocketed an eye-watering £30million in pay between them last year as hard-pressed families nationwide face an unprecedented cost-of-living crisis.

The bosses of Shell, BP and National Grid are among the top earners of seven energy and utility firms in the FTSE 100 index of leading companies on the stock market. read more

Mirror.co.uk

EXCLUSIVE: Meet Britain’s 10 highest paid fat cats who pocketed more than £100m last year

Mirror.co.uk

EXCLUSIVE: Meet Britain’s 10 highest paid fat cats who pocketed more than £100m last year

That means they are now getting 109 times more in their wage slips than the typical British worker – up from 79 times in the previous year

By Nigel Nelson Political Editor, 27 Aug 2022
Britain’s ten highest paid fat cats pocketed more than £100million between them last year, a 39% increase on 2020.
And that means they are now getting 109 times more in their wage slips than the typical British worker – up from 79 times in the previous year. read more