Anwar AL MUTLAQ

Vice-President and Country Chair

SHELL KUWAIT

The Al Nokhatha offshore field is a significant milestone for Kuwait’s upstream segment and will be an attractive investment opportunity for IOCs.
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Shell In Figures

Proved oil and gas reserves (2024):9.62 billion boe

Oil and gas production (2024):2.84 million boepd

Free cash flow (2024):USD 39.5 billion

Capital expenditure (2024):USD 19.6 billion

Shell

Shell is one of the world’s largest energy and petrochemical companies, with operations in more than 70 countries and a workforce of more than 90,000 employees. The company has expertise in exploration, production, refining and petrochemicals, and the marketing of oil and natural gas. Shell also invests in power, renewable energy, electric vehicle charging and low-carbon transport fuels.

Shell’s operations are divided into four business lines:

  • Integrated gas and upstream: Exploration and extraction of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids in conventional and unconventional fields and the conversion of gas to liquids and other products
  • Downstream: Operation of 46,000 service stations and the provision of products across 160 countries
  • Renewables and energy solutions: Solutions including electric-vehicle charging; low-carbon fuels; wind, solar and natural gas power; carbon credits; and carbon capture and storage
  • Projects and technology: Delivery of projects, research and innovation; the provision of technical services for its businesses; and leadership in HSE, procurement, well activities and greenhouse gas management

Shell’s goal is to provide more and cleaner energies to improve standards of living across the world while tackling climate change and the energy transition. For nearly 50 years, the company has committed itself to sustainable development and has continuously sought to balance economic, environmental and social considerations across all areas of its decision-making.

Shell News and Interviews

Shell divests US Gulf assets for $1.7 billion
NEWS
USA - July 02, 2026

Shell has agreed to sell its interest in the Na Kika platform and the Coulomb tieback to Talos Energy and Ridgewood Energy for…

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Equinor and partners invest to raise Troll gas output
NEWS
Norway - June 22, 2026

Equinor and partners have approved a $400-million investment to increase gas production from Norway’s offshore Troll field and…

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Angola’s ANPG begins a new cycle to prepare the country for the future of energy - ANG26 - Nicole MVUAYI - ANPG
Articles
Angola - June 15, 2026

Angola's ANPG has expanded its mandate to the natural gas midstream and adopted a new corporate identity to reflect its…

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A new opening for African gas - AFR26 - Julius D. RONE - UTM Offshore
Interview
Nigeria - June 15, 2026

Julius D. Rone of UTM Offshore talks about shifts in energy security priorities and new opportunities for African energy…

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Interview
Oman - August 28, 2015

OPAL’s acting CEO, Musallam Al Mandhari, talks to TOGY about government initiatives that assist communities affected by oil and gas operations, as well as the…

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Schlumberger reaches Cameron deal
NEWS
USA - August 26, 2015

Oilfield services giant Schlumberger announced Wednesday that it had reached an agreement to acquire US contractor Cameron International Corporation. The $14.8-billion…

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Mexico okays 14 for Round 1’s stage 2
NEWS
Mexico - August 21, 2015

Mexico’s National Hydrocarbons Commission has pre-qualified 14 bidders on five development blocks for the second phase of the Round One tender, the country’s first…

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Rig rates down for Transocean
NEWS
- August 20, 2015

Switzerland’s offshore drilling contractor Transocean has seen two of its contracts extended. Both contracts have been negotiated for a reduced day rate, in what is a…

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Shell ready to go deep in Arctic
NEWS
USA - August 18, 2015

Shell has been given the go ahead by the US government to drill deep enough to reach hydrocarbons in its current Arctic exploration campaign. Previous permits issued in…

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