{"id":74515,"date":"2026-07-01T21:44:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T21:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/74515\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T21:44:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T21:44:13","slug":"shell-plc-shel-continues-to-focus-on-fossil-fuel-opportunities-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/74515\/","title":{"rendered":"Shell plc (SHEL) Continues to Focus on Fossil Fuel Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-justify neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Shell plc (NYSE:<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/SHEL\" data-ylk=\"slk:SHEL;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;SHEL&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SHEL<\/a>) is one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidermonkey.com\/blog\/10-integrated-oil-and-gas-companies-to-invest-in-according-to-hedge-funds-1792481\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:10%20integrated%20oil%20and%20gas%20companies%20to%20invest%20in%20according%20to%20hedge%20funds;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;10 integrated oil and gas companies to invest in according to hedge funds&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">10 integrated oil and gas companies to invest in according to hedge funds<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-justify neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">On June 12, Shell plc (NYSE:SHEL) announced that the company is currently planning to sell its offshore wind portfolio, which is worth over $1 billion. This potential liquidation announcement comes at a time when the company continues to reduce its focus on renewable energy in favor of more lucrative fossil fuel opportunities.  <\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/97F8FCF249E72FF0909F773155C953B0FFD0ACF320BF549E10F774F9DEC73362\/subgraphmysterio\/resizefit_w960;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Finsidermonkey.com%2Ff7e9f7ee7c1784e32c2b94712621c2ce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" height=\"960\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-lglytj loader\"\/><\/a>          <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-justify neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Vinicy Chan and William Mathis from Bloomberg mentioned that the company may begin the official sale process as soon as the end of 2026, with the deal anticipated to be finalized in 2027.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-justify neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Back on May 21, Mark Wilson from Jefferies increased the firm&#8217;s target price on Shell plc (NYSE:SHEL) from $119.70 to $122.40, leading to an attractive upside potential in excess of 56%.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-justify neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The analyst maintained a Buy rating on the stock after accounting for the company&#8217;s recent acquisition of ARC Resources in his valuation. According to Wilson, consolidation of ARC is expected to boost net income by roughly 6% between FY26 and FY28. This will largely be driven by stronger projections for integrated gas earnings.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-justify neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Shell plc (NYSE:SHEL) is an energy and petrochemical company that explores and extracts NGL, crude oil, and natural gas. The company also operates refineries, chemical manufacturing facilities, and pipelines. It also offers lubricants and commercial fuels, EV charging services, low-carbon energy solutions, and biofuels for aviation and marine sectors.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-justify neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">While we acknowledge the potential of SHEL as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. 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