Shell chief: Oil majors can't simply deny climate change anymore

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Ben van Beurden's speech in full to the International Petroleum week dinner

Last month, ladies and gentlemen, Barack Obama gave his State of the Union address. It took him less than two minutes to mention oil. And if he hadn't been interrupted by applause, he would have got...

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