Ineos boss Jim Ratcliffe criticises UK and Europe amid new US oil and gas investment with Shell

NewsBusinessIneos boss Jim Ratcliffe criticises UK and Europe amid new US oil and gas investment with ShellThe two companies will jointly invest in exploration and production in the Gulf of MexicoAnna Wise Tuesday 05 May 2026 12:05 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2970587To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/jim-ratcliffe-ineos-shell-oil-trump-b2970614.html","title":"Jim Ratcliffe criticises UK and Europe amid new US oil and gas deal"}}CloseBillboard praising immigrants displayed outside Old Trafford after Jim Ratcliffe remarksFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Breaking_Newsletter","regTitle":"Breaking News","subscriptionGroup":"breaking_news","subscriptionGroupId":"ea81aa66-1d12-4313-9b4e-6f20b0117b8f","type":"breaking_news","pathPrefix":["/news/uk/crime","/news/world","/topic/race","/topic/racism","/topic/race-and-ethnicity","/topic/diversity","/topic/ethnic-minorities","/topic/muslim","/topic/black","/topic/black-british","/topic/african-americans","/topic/systemic-racism","/topic/bame"],"title":"For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails","mobileTitle":"Sign up to our free breaking news emails","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/breakingNews1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveIndyBreakingNe...