- Shell pulled out of its Netherlands headquarters, supposedly over taxation issues, but most likely also due to Dutch environmentalist court actions.
- Its sole home base, the UK is in many ways even more aggressive from an environmental standpoint. Shell recently pulled out of a North Sea project, due to environmentalist pressures.
- Between environmentalist pressures and a poor oil & gas reserves situation, Shell is forced into becoming less of an oil & gas company, and more of a renewable energy company.
- Shell's future prospects as a renewable energy company present investors with a very uncertain future.
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Shell Is Off To A Rough Start In Its Soon To Be Only Home