Shell is selling up to 70 French fuel stations

Shell told Reuters that it is considering selling its service station business in France, and made no further comment at this stage. DCC Energy, the expected buyer, declined to comment.

According to Les Echos, Shell told its employees in May that it intended to sell all of its service stations in France. After several months of deliberation, the group identified a buyer and informed some employees on the morning of 16 October.

Also according to Les Echos, the buyer's name had not yet been made public by Shell at that point. According to Les Echos, Shell's mobility business in France comprises:

70 service stations, of which 51 are located on motorways; 8 liquefied natural gas (LNG) refuelling stations;

107 charging points for electric cars.

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