Shell vs TotalEnergies

Katrina Kilgas: Trust Is B2B's Competitive Edge

Katrina Kilgas, B2B digital journey manager at Shell Lubricants and juror for The Drum B2B Awards, argues that earning buyer trust before a sales opportunity is the primary long-term competitive advantage in B2B. Drawing on 12 years at Shell Lubricant Solutions, she says marketers should measure influence over clicks, use AI to surface buying signals and prioritize human judgment for strategy, and protect brand investment while investing in end-to-end first‑party data integrations that unify CRM, intent data and analytics.

• Katrina Kilgas is B2B digital journey manager at Shell Lubricants and a juror on The Drum B2B Awards Industry jury.
• She has 12 years’ experience building digital marketing strategy inside Shell Lubricant Solutions.
• Kilgas recommends investing in end-to-end data integrations and a unified first-party customer intelligence capability combining customer data, buying signals, CRM activity, intent data, analytics and AI-driven decision-making.

6-K Financial Filing Analysis for Shell

Shell plc submitted a Form 6-K report detailing the ongoing execution of its share buyback programme across trading venues including the London Stock Exchange (LSE), Chi-X, and BATS. The reported transactions cover daily repurchases executed between 01 June 2026 and 11 June 2026 for subsequent cancellation, in accordance with the buyback programme originally announced on 7 May 2026. Trading decisions during this period are managed independently by Goldman Sachs International, which holds discretionary authority through 24 July 2026.

• Shell repurchased millions of ordinary shares across several venues between 01 June and 11 June 2026 for immediate cancellation.
• Trading operations are executed independently by broker Goldman Sachs International under mandates effective from 7 May 2026 through 24 July 2026.
• The repurchases comply with Chapter 9 of the UK Listing Rules, EU MAR, and UK MAR statutory frameworks.

TotalEnergies signe un accord avec GIP portant sur des actifs d'infrastructures énergétiques en Afrique

TotalEnergies a conclu un accord de partenariat avec Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), société du groupe BlackRock, portant sur des actifs d'infrastructure pétroliers et gaziers en Afrique. En contrepartie d'un apport en capital de 1,8 milliard USD, TotalEnergies versera à GIP une rémunération en fonction des volumes transitant dans ces infrastructures sur une période pouvant aller jusqu'à 15 ans.

TotalEnergies Signs an Agreement with GIP on African Energy Infrastructure Assets

TotalEnergies has entered into a partnership agreement with Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a part of BlackRock, relating to TotalEnergies' interests in some oil & gas infrastructure assets in Africa. In exchange for a US$1.8 billion capital contribution, TotalEnergies will pay GIP a throughput-based tariff over a period of up to 15 years.

TotalEnergies devient propriétaire à 100 % de l'usine de recyclage chimique de plastiques de Grandpuits

Dans le cadre de la restructuration du capital de Plastic Energy, partenaire (35%) de TotalEnergies (65%) dans l'usine de recyclage chimique de Grandpuits, TotalEnergies a convenu de racheter auprès du nouvel actionnaire la participation de Plastic Energy dans cette usine désormais détenue à 100 % par TotalEnergies.