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For decades a paper magazine, now completely digital, always insightful. Shell Venster boosts your brain and widens your view on developments in the energy world and at Shell Netherlands.
Shell Venster #9-2026 — October
Interview
LNG supplies disrupted: will we continue to feel the effects?
A year ago, the outlook for supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG) were promising. Numerous new projects were in the pipeline. How different things are today. The conflict in Southwest Asia (the Middle East) has been disrupting LNG supplies through the Strait of Hormuz for some time now. Will we continue to feel the effects, or are there solutions?
Maritime energy
The sea as a resource
The sea. Wonderful for swimming, sailing or simply enjoying the view. The sea inspires and intrigues. But it is also a kind of “resource”, and not just for fishermen. A four-part series on maritime energy.
Jargon buster
Critical raw materials
Renewable energy helps reduce CO2 emissions. That is positive. But building a wind turbine, hydrogen plant or solar panel requires large quantities of raw materials. Silicon, for example, is needed for solar panels. And heavy rare-earth elements such as neodymium and dysprosium are used in wind-turbine magnets. These are examples of so-called critical raw materials, Shell Vensters’ jargon buster of October 2026.
Five years of Shell Café
The longing for a familiar taste
Imagine travelling through a country you have never visited before. You have sampled the local cuisine, experienced a different culture and marvelled at spectacular sights. It is all exciting, but eventually the novelty begins to wear off. For a moment, you want to return to what you know and find yourself longing for a familiar taste.
International news
Strong 2026Q3 results Shell
Wael Sawan: "Relentless focus"
(shell.com)
New natural gas field North Sea
Shell's reaction to Jackdaw go-ahead
(shell.co.uk)
New fluid helps electric cars forward
New technology for faster charging
(shell.com)
Shell doubles Canada LNG production
Phase 2 in Kitimat, British Columbia
Shell Venster #10-2026 will be published on 27 November 2026
Previously in Shell Venster
Meet Thomas de Boer, President Director of Shell Netherlands
23 Sep 2026
Since 1 September 2026, Thomas de Boer has been at the helm of Shell in the Netherlands. From the company’s national headquarters in The Hague, he leads Shell’s Dutch operations. But who is the man behind the new President Director?
Closing of the Mediterranean Sea: Atlantropa for energy and land
23 Sep 2026
Flooding deserts, altering the climate, and redrawing the coastlines of entire continents. For much of the 20th century, humanity believed it could reshape the planet at will. With the benefit of hindsight, we recognise this as an extraordinary act of hubris. Yet if it was possible to tame the Zuiderzee, why not attempt the same with the Mediterranean Sea?
Jargon buster: seasonal energy storage
23 Sep 2026
The Christmas decorations go into the loft, and the caravan goes into storage. Seasonal storage is all about putting something away until you need it again. The same principle applies to energy. It is Shell Venster’s Word of the Month for September.
All in the family: Henrike de Wit and four generations of Shellonians
23 Sep 2026
All in the Family explores the remarkable stories of Shell families. What is it like to work at Shell while also being part of a family history that, in some cases, stretches back generations? For Henrike de Wit, Personal Assistant in Safety, Environment & Asset Management, the connection with Shell spans four generations and has endured for more than a century. It is a story of adventure, escape, and homecoming.
Ode to the sun: Shell's historic solar power in the Netherlands
13 Aug 2026
“Between thumb and forefinger, I hold on to the sun for a moment and squeeze softly.” With these and other words, Frisian poet Arjan Hut paid tribute to the sun at the opening of Heerenveen-Zuid in November 2020. The northern solar park was transferred from Shell to France’s TotalEnergies in August, along with Shell’s other onshore solar and wind parks in the Netherlands. The sale is part of the reshaping of Shell’s onshore energy portfolio and also includes onshore renewable energy projects in Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom.
Anno 1989: the wind of change sweeps through Europe
13 Aug 2026
1989 has gone down in history as legendary. For many Europeans, 1989 was the year of freedom and hope: the fall of the Berlin Wall and the disappearance of communist regimes in Eastern Europe. The Cold War between "West" and "East" came to an end. It cleared the way for investments of Western companies, Shell included, in the Eastern parts of Europe.
Anno 1965: Europe’s longest bridge is in the Netherlands
13 Aug 2026
Europe’s longest road bridge is not in Denmark, Sweden or Portugal, but in the Netherlands. At least, that is the case in 1965. With the opening of the Zeeland Bridge across the Oosterschelde, the Netherlands firmly puts itself on the road map for European motoring enthusiasts that year. Decades later, this feat of civil engineering has to last longer than originally planned.