Royal Dutch Shell Plc is rumored to be considering exiting the Permian Basin amid pressure to accelerate its energy transition strategy and deepen carbon emission cuts.

The Anglo-Dutch supermajor is reviewing its assets in the Permian Basin for a possible sale, according to a Reuters story citing unnamed sources. Last month, a landmark Dutch court ruling ordered Shell to speed up its plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions despite plans outlined earlier this year to become a net-zero carbon emissions company by 2050.

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Shell’s Permian Basin position could be worth over $10 billion, according to the sources in the Reuter report.

The sources added that the sale could be for all or a portion of Shell’s assets and that there was no guarantee a deal would be struck.

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According to Enverus, the holdings cover 240,000 net acres on the Texas side of the Delaware Basin in the Permian and delivered 2020 net production of 197,000 boe/d, off 23% from 2019 and equivalent to 6% of Shell’s total.

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