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July 14th, 2005:

Shell shock

Financial Times: Shell shock

“Italian investors holding nearly €1bn worth of Royal Dutch and Shell Transport shares will be unable to take part in the oil major’s ground-breaking corporate unification by exchanging their current holdings into new Royal Dutch Shell shares.”

Thursday 14 July 2005

By Paul Betts

Published: July 14 2005

So much for the Schengen border-free zone and European financial harmonisation. Regulatory hurdles are blocking investors domiciled not only in the US, Japan and New Zealand, but also in Italy, from participating in one of the year’s biggest share offers.

Italian investors holding nearly €1bn worth of Royal Dutch and Shell Transport shares will be unable to take part in the oil major’s ground-breaking corporate unification by exchanging their current holdings into new Royal Dutch Shell shares. read more

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Irish Independent: Dempsey initiative to break ‘Rossport Five’ deadlock fails

Irish Independent: Dempsey initiative to break ‘Rossport Five’ deadlock fails

“The men are currently in prison for contempt of court arising from the proposed onshore Corrib gas pipeline being installed by Shell, resulting in continuing protests…”:

Thursday July 14, 2005

AN initiative by Communications, Marine and Natural Resources Minister Noel Dempsey to break the deadlock in the case of the “Rossport Five” has so far failed. The men are currently in prison for contempt of court arising from the proposed onshore Corrib gas pipeline being installed by Shell, resulting in continuing protests in support of their stance in the West.

Mr Dempsey has been working through an intermediary, IFA vice-president Raymond O’Malley, for the past week to try to broker a deal which would lead to the five Mayo farmers purging their contempt. read more

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Irish Times: Review of gas pipeline plan set for tender in bid to end jail impasse

Irish Times: Review of gas pipeline plan set for tender in bid to end jail impasse

“Shell E&P, which plans to build the pipeline, has also given an undertaking to Mr Dempsey that no work will take place on the pipeline “for the present”.

Thursday July 14, 2005

Liam Reid and Lorna Siggins

Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources Noel Dempsey is commissioning a new safety review of the controversial Corrib onshore gas pipeline in Co Mayo, in a bid to end the standoff which has seen five north Mayo residents in prison for contempt of court over the past fortnight.

Shell E&P, which plans to build the pipeline, has also given an undertaking to Mr Dempsey that no work will take place on the pipeline “for the present”. The company welcomed the Minister’s intervention last night, and said it hoped that it might lead to a situation where the five men got out of prison. “Only then can reasonable dialogue begin,” a company spokesman said. read more

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Irish Independent: FREEMAN : Under-pressure execs could shell out over pipeline case

Irish Independent: FREEMAN : Under-pressure execs could shell out over pipeline case

“The fiasco over Shell’s gas pipeline in Mayo highlights the importance of senior executives communicating with the community.”

Thursday July 14, 2005

FINANCIAL theory teaches that our duty is to maximise shareholders’ returns. In practice, we have many commercial relationships that last longer and run deeper than those with most stockholders.

Shareholders and executives are not the only stakeholders. We need to keep workers, customers and even the public on side.

The fiasco over Shell’s gas pipeline in Mayo highlights the importance of senior executives communicating with the community. People form impressions early and most are slow to adjust. read more

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Irish Times: Lawyers for Mayo men say safety review is ‘significant’

Irish Times: Lawyers for Mayo men say safety review is ‘significant’

“Mayo TJerry Cowley (Ind) has criticised the move, however, while welcoming the Minister’s direction to Shell to suspend all work on the pipeline route.”

Thursday July 14, 2005

Lorna Siggins, Marine Correspondent

Legal representatives of the five north Mayo men imprisoned over their opposition to the Shell onshore gas pipeline have described as “significant” last night’s announcement of a new safety review by Minister for the Marine Noel Dempsey.

Mayo TJerry Cowley (Ind) has criticised the move, however, while welcoming the Minister’s direction to Shell to suspend all work on the pipeline route.

“Unless the Minister bites the bullet and directs that an offshore terminal be built, the safety concerns in north Mayo will not be met,” Dr Cowley said. read more

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Irish Independent: Warrant for arrest of Shell worker on boat charge

Irish Independent: Warrant for arrest of Shell worker on boat charge

“The barge was being used by Tidewave Ltd, which is contracted to handle the shallow water onshore section of the Shell Corrib gas pipeline.”

Thursday July 14, 2005

A BENCH warrant has been issued for the arrest of Shell pipeline worker who has been charged with having excess alcohol consumed while in charge of a vessel.

James Kyle, Rockroad Park, Ayre, Scotland failed to appear at Belmullet Court, Co Mayo, yesterday in connection with an incident last Friday in which four fishing boats were damaged at Ballyglass pier by a 60-foot barge.

The barge was being used by Tidewave Ltd, which is contracted to handle the shallow water onshore section of the Shell Corrib gas pipeline. read more

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Ireland Online: Gas pipeline protesters due back in court

Ireland Online: Gas pipeline protesters due back in court

“Five men jailed for refusing to end their protest against a controversial gas pipeline are due back in court today, as the Government launches a new safety review of the project.”

Thursday 14 July 2005

Five men jailed for refusing to end their protest against a controversial gas pipeline are due back in court today, as the Government launches a new safety review of the project.

Efforts are being made to secure the Co Mayo men’s release two weeks after they were jailed in Dublin for contempt of an injunction brought against them by oil giant Shell. read more

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Daily Mirror: VICTORY; Shell Halts Pipeline As Minister Orders Safety Review

Daily Mirror (UK): VICTORY; Shell Halts Pipeline As Minister Orders Safety Review

“The energy giant has been forced by the Government to back down in the row over the Corrib gas pipeline that saw five farmers jailed for the past two weeks.”

Thursday 14 July 2005

SHELL last night suspended all work on a controversial pipeline amid fears it may be risking the lives of the local community.

The energy giant has been forced by the Government to back down in the row over the Corrib gas pipeline that saw five farmers jailed for the past two weeks.

The Mayo Five – Philip McGrath, Willie Corduff, Vincent McGrath, Brendan Philbin and Micheal O’Seighin – were imprisoned for contempt of court.

They ignored a High Court ruling ordering them not to block the construction of the pipeline on their land. read more

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BLOOMBERG: Shell Sakhalin Project Cost Soars, Deliveries Late

BLOOMBERG: Shell Sakhalin Project Cost Soars, Deliveries Late

“Royal Dutch/Shell Group’s oil and gas project in Russia’s Far East may cost $20 billion, 67 percent more than originally planned…”

Thursday 14 July 2005

July 14 (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch/Shell Group’s oil and gas project in Russia’s Far East may cost $20 billion, 67 percent more than originally planned, because of soaring metal prices and contractor fees and a declining U.S. dollar.

Deliveries of liquefied natural gas are now expected to start in the summer of 2008, the company said in a statement today, some eight months behind schedule. The project at Sakhalin island is the largest foreign direct investment anywhere in Russia. Shell shares pared gains in London after the statement. read more

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Royal Dutch/Shell says Sakhalin II Phase 2 costs could be about $20 billion US dollars

AFX Europe (Focus): Royal Dutch/Shell says Sakhalin II Phase 2 costs could be about $20 billion US dollars

Thursday July 14, 2005

AMSTERDAM (AFX) – The Royal Dutch/Shell Group said investment costs for the Sakhalin II phase 2 project are provisionally anticipated to be “of the order of 20 bln usd.”

This would cover all planned development activity, including drilling activity through to 2014, with liquefied natural gas (LNG) deliveries starting in the summer of 2008, the company added.

Sakhalin Energy Investment Co (SEIC), a venture between Royal Dutch/Shell Group, Mitsui and Co and Mitsubishi Corp, runs the Sakhalin II project. read more

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ShellNews.net: Death on a Shell offshore platform in Sarawak waters

ShellNews.net: Death on a Shell offshore platform in Sarawak waters

Thursday 14 July 2005

A Shell internal email circulated yesterday notified Shell employees in Malaysia of the tragic death of a Shell contractor who collapsed during an emergency drill exercise which was held in the control room of an offshore platform, located in Sarawak waters.

Shell Exploration and Production official Wee Yiaw Hin circulated the email of 13 July 2005 entitled: Death Offshore Sarawak. He expressed “profound regret” and advised that the immediate efforts to try to revive the unnamed Shell contractor were unsuccessful and the individual was pronounced dead shortly thereafter. read more

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DOW JONES NEWSWIRES: INTERVIEW: Unocal Tensions Not Derailing Gorgon Gas Talks

DOW JONES NEWSWIRES: INTERVIEW: Unocal Tensions Not Derailing Gorgon Gas Talks

“Estimated to cost at least A$11 billion and produce its first gas in 2010, Gorgon is 50% owned and operated by Chevron. Royal Dutch/Shell Group (RD) and ExxonMobil Corp. (XOM) each own 25% of the venture.”

Thursday 14 July 2005

By Veronica Brooks

Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES

CANBERRA (Dow Jones)–Negotiations between China National Offshore Oil Corp. and the Chevron Corp. (CVX)-led Gorgon liquefied natural gas project are still alive, Australia’s Industry and Resources Minister Ian Macfarlane said Thursday. read more

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