Shell plc released updated financial outlook for Q2 2025, expecting reduced production in gas and upstream segments and stronger earnings in marketing. Tax, derivative, and working capital fluctuations contribute to overall cash flow uncertainty.
The following is an update to the second quarter 2025 outlook and gives an overview of our current expectations for the second quarter. Outlooks presented may vary from the actual second quarter 2025 results and are subject to finalisation of those results, which are scheduled to be published on July 31, 2025. Unless otherwise indicated, all outlook statements exclude identified items.
Renowned television host Jim Cramer is cheering a potential mega merger between energy giants Shell PLC (NYSE: SHEL) and BP PLC (NYSE: BP), seeing it as a catalyst for a broader surge in deal-making activity.
Tech stocks climbed to new highs early Wednesday, with the Nasdaq 100 briefly touching 22,329 points after the opening bell, surpassing its previous peak from February 19.
According a report by The Wall Street Journal, discussions between Shell and BP are progressing slowly and remain preliminary, with no guarantee of a deal.
