ben van beurden is shell's chief executive. to publish how many times more the boss gets paid than the average worker. simple. it's a matter of public record, you got paid £7.5 million last year, that was a 60% increase from the previous year, and could you tell me what the multiple is of your pay versus the average shell employee? do you know that number? well, no, i don't have that number to hand, not because, you know, i wouldn't care about it or i would forget about it or whatever, it's who is the average shell worker? the average one in the uk? the average one in the united states, or globally, or do we include the people who work on our forecourts or not, etc? so this is going to be a very complicated definition piece. the government's clear, it should be average uk pay, an incentive to push up pay here, but does it make sense for a company that operates in over 70 countries? it sounds to me that the natural conclusion from what you've said, is that your position with government saying — look, measures like this don't wor

ben van beurden is shell's chief executive.e uk government's flagship proposal to curb pay is to force companies to publish how many times more the boss gets paid than the average worker. simple. it's a matter of public record, you got paid £7.5 million last year, that was a 60% increase from the previous year, and could you tell me what the multiple is of your pay versus the average shell employee? do you know that number? well, no, i don't have that number to hand, not because, you know, i wouldn't care about it or i would forget about it or whatever, it's who is the average shell worker? the average one in the uk? the average one in the united states, or globally, or do we include the people who work on our forecourts or not, etc? so this is going to be a very complicated definition piece. the government's clear, it should be average uk pay, an incentive to push up pay here, but does it make sense for a company that operates in over 70 countries? it sounds to me that the natural conclusion from what you've said, is that your

ben van beurden is shell‘s chief executive.rd, you got paid £7.5 million last year, that was a 60% increase from the previous year, and could you tell me what the multiple is of your pay versus the average shell employee? do you know that number? well, no, i don‘t have that number to hand, not because i, you know, i wouldn‘t care about it or i would forget about it or whatever, it‘s — who is the average shell worker? the average one in the uk? the average one in the united states or globally or do we include the people who work on our forecourts or not, etc? so this is going to be a very complicated definition piece. the government‘s clear, it should be average uk pay, an incentive to push up pay here, but does it make sense for a company that operates in over 70 countries? it sounds to me that the natural conclusion, from what you‘ve said, is that your position with government saying — look, measures like this don‘t work for companies like ours? sometimes it comes down to that. sometimes we say, well, why don‘t you do this or

the industry has got used to lower prices, but the boss of shell, ben van beurden, has told the bbc thatpply of crude. good news for oil companies, you might think. but not necessarily, as he told our business editor simonjack. if you look at it in the slightly longer term, i think the fundamentals are such that supply is going to be a little bit tight. not necessarily next quarter, not necessarily next quarter, not necessarily very predictably. there might be seasonal effects, there might be seasonal effects, there might be seasonal effects, there might be other effects. but i think the market is actually in balance, and it will tighten a bit more. so there is probably more propensity for the oil price to drift higher than lower. but you have to bear in mind come in the short term, it is driven by sentiment, so it can go in any direction. that is interesting. you are saying that underinvestment in bigger projects over the last couple of years, because of the low oil price, is so —— is selling pcs for a potential oil price spike knowing forward? for a potential oil price spike knowing fo

the industry has got used to lower prices, but the boss of shell, ben van beurden, has told the bbc thatt rising soon. he says that's because we've had years of underinvestment — which will start to reduce the global supply of crude. and that's not good news for the oil companies themselves. you can see that interview by our business editor simonjack in 20 minutes‘ time. thank you, sally. we cross to houston now to get the latest from oui’ houston now to get the latest from our cbs news correspondent, menegola. —— meg 0liver. i understand there are real concerns about a chemical plant at the moment? david, this is a tense situation. authorities are keeping a close eye on this ammonia plant. it is about half an hour away from houston and it could catch fire or explode any minute. authorities there have evacuated a mile and a half area around the plant, and people have left, but as you can imagine there are a lot of concerns if something happens here. this plant is actually submerged in water, so nobody can get in to try to keep things under control. so right now it is a wait—and—see appro

that was the ceo of shelled ben van beurden. ——shell.ho have spoken to thousands of young people, teachers and workers from across the country, to understand their experiences of developing "soft skills" such as team work, communication and resilience. russell knight is senior head of 0utreach, assessment and outcomes at the prince's trust. thank you forjoining us. give us a brief definition of what are the soft skills young people say they are missing? bank having me on the programme. these things like confidence, communication, resilience. soft skills but core skills that are really important to getting a job, maintaining a job and then being successful and thriving in the environment. what our young people telling you, that they don't have them or how to develop them? that's correct. not all people but people we surveyed who had just finished their gcses, 43% declared they didn't feel confident that they had the ability to communicate in the working environment. they didn't have the skills to get a job. the most important thing from t