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☆ Shell CEO creates chief of staff role in management overhaul
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Ron Bousso | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SummarySummary Companies Chief of staff to oversee performance improvementAppointment to be announced in MarchShell profits hit record, but costs set to riseLONDON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Shell (SHEL.L) Chief Executive Officer Wael Sawan has created a senior role of chief of staff as part of a management overhaul to improve performance after technical problems and other disruption, three company sources said. The chief of staff, the first in Shell's 115-year-old history, is the biggest change Sawan has made to top management since he took office on Jan. 1 with a promise to boost the company's performance. Sawan announced the role of chief of staff and corporate relations in an internal memo last week, the sources said. A Shell spokesperson confirmed the role has been created, without adding details. Sawan has said he will improve Shell's performance and efficiency as it attempts to shift towards low-carbon energy and cut greenhouse emissions in the coming decades.

☆ Cruise passengers spent New Year's stranded after their ship was rejected by 4 ports because of 'marine growth' on its hull
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Passengers were left stranded on New Year's Eve due to marine growth that stopped ship from docking. The Viking Orion cruise ship was turned away from 4 ports and had to get its hull cleaned. The ship ultimately headed to Adelaide to get its hull cleaned, and is expected to finally arrive in Melbourne on Monday. He added: "Our @VikingCruises trip to NZ & Australia missed 4 of 8 ports b/c of dirty/biohazard ship hull. Viking said in a statement that the small amount of "standard marine growth" was being removed on Sunday, and that it was working directly with guests on compensation.

☆ Oil companies ‘could doom global efforts’ around climate change, House committee finds
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Lucas Thompson | Lucas Thompson Is A Content Producer For The Nbc News Climate Unit. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The companies mentioned in the report did not return requests for comment. Internal documents also showed oil executives privately admitting that divesting, or moving around the accountability of emissions, will not have a meaningful impact on overall emissions levels. The report comes after Democrats lost control of the House in the 2022 midterm elections, and with it the ability to direct House Oversight investigations. Khanna said the millions of documents acquired by the committee will be handed over to those with more resources who can act on the information. “You can’t expect a House subcommittee to go up against oil companies that have been misleading American public for 40 years and all of a sudden have accountability.

☆ Pictures show creepy deep-sea animals, some never before seen, discovered near islands off the coast of Australia
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

This eel, which is blind and has gooey skin, had never been seen beforeAn unknown cusk eel that was spotted on the expedition. Museums Victoria-Ben HealleyThe eel, found about three miles below the surface, is new to science. Fish usually lay eggs that grow on rock faces or the sea bed. But, unusually, this fish's babies grow inside its belly and it gives birth to live young, per the press release. This fish was found about three miles below the surface.

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