Shell News Archive Wednesday 1 December, 2004
Daily Telegraph: Prime Yukos oil field in line for Russian gas bid: “Russia’s massive gas monopoly Gazprom will bid for the prime Siberian oil field of troubled Yukos when a government-ordered fire sale takes place later this month…”: “Other potential bidders are said to include German power supplier E.On, China’s largest oil producer the China National Petroleum Corporation and Anglo-Dutch company Royal Dutch/Shell.” (ShellNews.net) 1 Dec 04
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Australia’s Woodside Driven By Renewed Takeover Talk: “Driven by rumors that Royal Dutch/Shell Group may quit its one-third stake in Woodside Petroleum Ltd: analysts speculated Wednesday that a A$16 billion bid for Australia’s biggest energy company could be looming.” (ShellNews.net) 1 Dec 04