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Shell (SHEL): news on Sunday 25 October 2026
News from the 24 hours to Sunday morning, 25 October 2026.
Tone of the day
What the score means. Each score rates how good or bad the news was for the company, from −10 (clearly bad) to +10 (clearly good). 0 is neutral, and anything beyond ±6 is strong and rare. It rates the coverage, not the share price.
Why it scored this way
Coverage was mixed: stronger refining margin guidance ahead of results and a Kashagan ruling in Shell's favour were offset by the insolvency of Sonnen, recently sold by Shell, and climate cost pressure from Lambeth.
What drove it
- refining margin guidance
- Sonnen insolvency
- Kashagan dispute
Around this day
| Day | Tone | Headlines |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 19 Oct | +5.5 | 4 |
| Tue 20 Oct | +1.7 | 6 |
| Wed 21 Oct | +8.3 | 4 |
| Thu 22 Oct | +8.3 | 9 |
| Fri 23 Oct | +6.7 | 11 |
| Sat 24 Oct | +6.3 | 5 |
| Sun 25 Oct | +1.3 | 6 |
| Mon 26 Oct | +2.0 | 4 |
6 stories · 6 headlines · strongest first
Oil and gas on 25 OctoberFTSE 100 that day| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way | |
|---|---|---|
| Shell raises refining outlook +6.21 headline today · 8 in all, since 14 October · Shell has doubled its refining margin outlook to $42 before it reports results on 29 October. | ||
| +6.8 | Refining margin guidance doubling ahead of results is positive for earnings. | |
| Lambeth asks Shell to contribute to climate protection costs −5.31 headline today · Lambeth is pressing Shell to contribute towards the cost of climate protection. | ||
| −5.3 | Council pressing Shell to fund climate protection; reputational and legal pressure. | |
| Sonnen files for insolvency two months after Shell sale −4.71 headline today · Battery firm Sonnen files for insolvency two months after Shell sold it. | ||
| −4.7 | Sold battery unit Sonnen insolvent; reputational embarrassment, though Shell had already exited. | |
| Kazakhstan loses Kashagan dispute with Shell on technicality +3.01 headline today · Kazakhstan's $12 billion claim has failed on a technicality, but the dispute over Kashagan continues. | ||
| +3.0 | Kazakhstan loses on technicality in Kashagan dispute, though dispute continues. | |
| Shell bull case after share buybacks +2.01 headline today · Simply Wall Street discusses how the bull case could change after buybacks. | ||
| +2.0 | Commentary on buybacks and bull case; mildly positive, low impact. | |
| Shell stock rule-based strategy insight +0.31 headline today · A piece offers price-driven insight on Shell for a rule-based strategy. | ||
| +0.3 | Generic technical trading commentary, little substance. | |
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