Environmentalists and other big oil explorers are watching.

Two giants team up for a combo the likes of which hasn't been seen since ExxonMobil.

Shell is expected to get a green light to re-start Arctic oil and gas drilling

With the largest U.S. refinery strike in decades, how are prices being affected?

In response to low oil prices, oil companies may cut back exploration projects.

Shell-branded Lego toys are not much longer for toy store shelves.

The company is reporting weak profits. Shell says it was hit by higher exploration costs and lower oil and gas volumes.

After a dismal experience in 2012, Shell took this year off from trying to drill in the Arctic Ocean. But drilling will come.

Fracking has produced a glut of natural gas and prices have subsequently plummeted.

Shell's start on a pilot well in once-frozen Arctic waters comes after $4 billion in preparation. It could take 10 years for this first Arctic well to produce oil.