Shell stock: buyback questions linger after Q4 chemicals warning, shares bounce back
London, Jan 10, 2026, 07:58 GMT — Market closed Shell (SHEL.L) said its Chemicals and Products segment is expected to be below break-even in the fourth quarter, as its indicative chemicals margin drops to $140 a tonne and trading and optimisation falls from the previous quarter. It expects an indicative refining margin of $14 a barrel, kept its production outlook within prior ranges — upstream at 1.84 million to 1.94 million boed (barrels of oil equivalent per day, a combined oil-and-gas measure) and LNG, or liquefied natural gas, liquefaction at 7.5 million to 7.9 million tonnes — and plans to