Shell to cut asset values by up to $22 billion after coronavirus hit

LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell plans to slash the value of its oil and gas assets by up to $22 billion (18 billion pounds) after the coronavirus crisis hit demand for fuel and weakened the outlook for energy prices, the Anglo-Dutch energy company said on Tuesday.The writedown announcement came after Shell cut its forecast for energy prices into 2023 on expectations that sales will only recover slowly after the pandemic, adding to the company's already bleak longer-term outlook for fossil..