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Shell Companies

Company · Energy · HQ: United Kingdom · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Shell Companies appears in 52 declared MEP meetings (33 different MEPs), most often with Renew Europe.

52
declared meetings
with current MEPs
33
MEPs met
€4.5M/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
13.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies with operations in more than 70 countries. Our activities include oil and gas exploration and production, and the marketing of fuels, lubricants and chemical products. We also offer low-carbon energy products and solutions. Shell's strategy is to deliver more value with less emissions.”

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“We have a target to become a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050. The companies in which Shell plc directly or indirectly owns investments are separate legal entities. “Shell”, “Shell Group” and “Group” are sometimes used for convenience where references are made to Shell plc and its subsidiaries in general. The words “we”, “us” and “our” are also used to refer to Shell plc and its subsidiaries in general or to those who work for them. Disclaimer: www.shell.com/disclaimer.”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 52 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Renew Europe2140%
Socialists & Democrats1325%
European People's Party917%
Greens/EFA510%
Patriots for Europe48%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (14 in 2024). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2019
2
2020
7
2021
7
2022
6
2023
1
2024
14
2025
11
2026
4

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Jeannette Baljeu
6 meetings · Renew
Bart Groothuis
5 meetings · Renew
Auke Zijlstra
3 meetings · PfE
Jutta Paulus
3 meetings · Greens/EFA

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
10 Sep 2026Jeannette BaljeuETS
3 Jun 2026Jeannette BaljeuCCS
6 May 2026Borys BudkaCurrent energy crisis, the EU Methane Regulation, Industrial Accelerator Act, Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA)
23 Apr 2026Sigrid FriisCO2 CARS
1 Dec 2025Bart GroothuisCCS
1 Dec 2025Jeannette BaljeuCCS
28 Oct 2025Jeannette BaljeuETS en CBAM
1 Oct 2025Hildegard BenteleHydrogen
4 Sep 2025Gerben-Jan GerbrandyLead markets sustainable industry
23 Jun 2025Jan-Christoph OetjenStrategy to drive decarbonisation of fleets and heavy-duty vehicles
4 Jun 2025Bart GroothuisEnergy policies and geopolitics
9 Apr 2025Giorgio GoriLow-carbon products and decarbonisation
26 Mar 2025Stefan BergerWasserstoff
25 Mar 2025Jeannette BaljeuIndustrial policies
7 Mar 2025Jeannette BaljeuWorking visit chemicals park

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