Appears that there is a smaller reorg in CIG Canada. No specific details at this time.

Has anyone heard anything new since RM’s most recent email announcement? Someone posted the decision timeline (the staff council summary) in the comments section for that announcement. I thought it said something like EVP communications were... — read more 

To poke this administration. Why, why come out with this media stance now? Keep your head down and plow ahead with your plan. No need to pick a public fight. I haven’t seen a single company win from posturing like this. Apple , Boeing , NVIDIA... — read more 

According to a McKenzie report. The Mars corridor, Nakika, and Stones will be on extreme production declines and operational issues within the next 5 years… What’s the inside perspective?

Anyone ever make a startup company? I'm looking for advice, Leases and drilling are really crazy expensive to carry on my savings alone, how did you find investors? What do you wish you knew before you started?

Shell needs to lose some fat to survive. It should follow ExxonMobil owned (69.6% owned by ExxonMobil) Imperial Oil, and reduce workforce by 20%. On top of that send people to the plants, away from the relaxed life in the big cities.

Anyone have any more intel on the proposed contracting out of Shell US legal work management to Norton Rose Fulbright and Baker Botts? Would mean a significant reduction in attorney staff with legal cases and litigation then overseen for key issues... — read more 

Catalyst business becomes highly sought after and Shell may actually get sold this time.

I saw this recently. 27 people. All day meeting ("workshop"). To discuss changing a well design on the sequence in 2027.

Does anyone know anything about pension bridging? I've heard rumors that pension bridging is potentially available if you are within two years of being eligible to retire, but details are light beyond that.

Anything note worthy?

SEAM lays off. The carousel goes on. Who is next ....

From Christine Guerrero's twitter: Check on your friends in oil & gas. Many aren’t doing well. This from a friend at BP today. https://x.com/SheDrills/status/1969053712514494535

There is no way Shell will pay $100k for the snake charmers. This is the best thing that can happen for US skill pool. Next they need to restrict L1 visas that these expats and LNNs take to come manage us.

Ever thought thru an issue, come up with a tangible improvement and presented to your supervisor only to have them dismiss it or say it won’t work? Then, surprise! Months later the same suggestion comes full circle, now for implementation, from that... — read more 

The world needs to spend some $540 billion a year looking for oil and gas to maintain current output by 2050 as the pace of declines in existing fields increases, according to the International Energy... — read more 

Anyone in Shell doing it to find their next IT role? Leetcode = website that allows practice of algorithm like programming questions. System design = close view of how major companies run large systems.

Go read on the Chevron board—-looks like they are going to have to be in the office 4 days/week beginning January 1st. Will Shell in the US follow? I think there may be space issues in the UK, so I don’t think they can implement it there,

All In interviews Energy Secretary Chris Wright https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k3DJbd4tns

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/sep/03/shell-scraps-construction-of-biofuels-plant-in-rotterdam

What future jobs are likely to replace the corporate jobs and salaries that are being outsourced in oil and gas?

Shell fired white staffers at Houston offices for ‘weaker’ diverse hires in ‘discriminatory’ purge: lawsuit https://nypost.com/2025/08/27/business/shell-ousted-white-security-staffers-for-weaker-diverse-hires-in-discriminatory-purge-lawsuit/

I got laid off. It was hard being rejected especially when I looked at my talent less and unethical manager and incompetent coworkers. That still seems unfair. The severance is great!!!!!!!!!!!! Getting insurance through the marketplace was... — read more 

Shell is shutting down Volta, the EV charging and media network it bought in 2023 for $169M. The company will dismantle more than 2,000 charging stations this year and lay off around 190 employees. Volta’s model combined EV charging with ad screens... — read more 

Anyone heard anything about their status in Speed26 reorg yet?

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4805140-shell-brace-for-dissapointing-q2-results-and-early-signs-of-upstream-decline Q2 may be the beginning of Shell's upstream output decline Looking at Shell's upstream projects... — read more 

for those who take severance from Shell, can you claim unemployment from Texas

It’s simple. We create value by cutting costs and jobs and buying back stock. This will work until the end of time and nothing else is needed. We are an infinite bottomless revenue machine. As soon as we own all of the float we go infinite.

Comments from SECOND QUARTER 2025 RESULTS: "In the first half of 2025 we achieved some 800 million dollars in structural cost reductions. This brings the total since 2022 to 3.9 billion dollars, putting us firmly on track for our target of 5 to 7... — read more 

If so, do you worry about searching for job on the same phone. And all the other personal stuff like banking and textin and stuff. Is it safe?

Shell-led LNG Canada is experiencing technical problems as it ramps up production at its liquefied natural gas plant at Kitimat, with one LNG tanker diverting away from the facility without the superchilled fuel in recent days, according to four... — read more 

I guess he only cares about his bonus and short term gains - destroying the companies long term future doesn’t matter. Even some commentators are questioning the logic of lazily ploughing on with this now. I guess he thinks he can fire more... — read more 

being let go in a week (Houston-based). What should I do other than sign the paperwork? Been here only 6 years and 51 years age. No health insurance. Taking pension as a lump sum because it is too small.

Any thoughts on how second quarter results will turn out and what announcements may be made?

Is it true that our severance is being cut to 1 week for every year served, no more than 10 weeks total?

For the Shell Engineers, if you teamed up with staff from the various different functional support teams in US/CA/NL/UK (average total comp: $175k-$200k) for a project and you found out 80% of the work (Planning, Analysis, Design, Implementation... — read more 

https://www.news18.com/business/economy/trump-says-days-of-us-companies-hiring-in-india-building-factories-in-china-are-over-ws-l-9460458.html preach countries without any production on their soil should not be doing work related to it just... — read more 

Look I’m usually in lock step with the cynics on this board, but I thought Wall-E was honest and straight forward, Gretch was so so on the farewell, and Cole a lil cheesy with the soak it in moment, but that was one of the better US town halls in the... — read more 

For Shell employees that are 49 and younger, how optimistic are you about your career at Shell in regards to job security, promotional opportunities, and working on interesting assignments?

For the age 50 and older that have anxiety over the constant reorgs, what is stopping you from downsizing your lifestyle and retiring?