Shell cuts dividend for first time since World War 2

Maintaining current shareholder distributions is 'not prudent' given risk of prolonged period of economic uncertainty, says Anglo-Dutch supermajor

Tough quarter: Shell chief executive Ben van Beurden
Tough quarter: Shell chief executive Ben van BeurdenPhoto: REUTERS/SCANPIX
Published 30 April 2020, 06:13Updated 30 April 2020, 12:46