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May 18th, 2005:

Royal Dutch Shell and PetroChina go ahead with $600 million development of Changbei natural gasfield

THE TIMES (UK): Need to know

May 18, 2005

Need to know: Global Business Briefing

Edited by Neelam Verjee and Joe Bolger

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Royal Dutch/Shell, the Anglo-Dutch oil giant, and PetroChina will go ahead with the $600 million (£328 million) development of the Changbei natural gasfield. read more

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