Energy giant Shell will be the focus of stock-market watchers when it unveils its third-quarter results on Thursday.
The latest operating profits will obviously generate much interest, as will any update on the company's plans for future payouts to investors.
The North Sea oil and gas sector will also be keeping an eye out for any fresh news on the group’s investment plans in the basin.
Shell chief executive Ben van Beurden will shortly be standing down from the top job down after nine years in the post.
The new CEO is to be Wael Sawan, currently Shell's director of integrated gas, renewables and energy solutions.
Laura Hoy, an equity and environmental, social, and corporate governance analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: "While Mr Sawan's appointment is likely to see the group lean into a more comprehensive renewables strategy, we think any major shifts are unlikely until he's formally taken the wheel in January.
Renewables of interest
"The renewables division will be of interest with investors looking for further profits growth and improved capacity.
"But the real earnings driver is the group's oil and gas businesses, which have seen a slowdown as oil prices came down from near $120 a barrel in the summer to around $90 now.
"With that in mind, revenue growth is likely to have tempered. Analysts expect this to feed through to a quarter-on-quarter operating profits decline, though with estimates of $15.3billion (£13.5billion), that's still more than double last year.
"The big question for investors is; what impact might this have on payouts to shareholders?
"The group's $6bn (£5.3billion) buyback programme was due to complete in the third quarter and investors will be wondering whether deteriorating macroeconomic conditions will make Shell consider being more cautious with its cash resources."
Earlier this month, Shell made a multi-million-pound acquisition which displayed another vote of confidence from the company in the future of the UK North Sea.
Corallian Energy deal
The decision to buy Corallian Energy from Reabold Resources gives it ownership of the Victory gas discovery west of Shetland.
Shell said the move was part of its broader intent to spend £20billion to £25billion on the UK energy system in the next decade, with the aim of investing 75% in development of low and zero-carbon products and services.
The Corallian acquisition came just a matter of weeks after Shell decided to develop the Jackdaw gas field in the UK North Sea.
Jackdaw will comprise a wellhead platform, along with subsea infrastructure which will tie back to Shell's existing Shearwater gas hub.
The project is expected to come online in the mid-2020s, and at peak production rates could represent more than 6% of projected UK North Sea gas output.
FTSE 100
The UK's top share index, the FTSE 100, was up four points at 6,974 shortly after opening this morning, following Friday's 25-point gain.
Brent crude futures slipped 1.02% to $92.55 a barrel.
No FTSE 350 companies are reporting today.