Posts on ‘April 20th, 2006’

(BW) While US Points the Finger, China Gets Busy — Energy Leaders Note Chinese Developments Underway in World Energy Magazine By Business Editors(c) 2006 Business Wire –> HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 20, 2006–Given limited amount of supplies in certain geographical areas, and that the impact of emissions on the environment will eventually affect us all, World Energy [...]

AFX News Limited Shell sees Gulf of Mexico Mars platform onstream by end-May 04.20.2006, 10:57 AM LONDON (AFX) – Royal Dutch Shell PLC said its Mars platform in the Gulf of Mexico, which was damaged by Hurricane Katrina last year, will be operational by the end of next month, ahead of previous schedules. newsdesk@afxnews.com  afp/bam

Shell and ExxonMobil boost UK Energy Supply By: OilOnline Thursday, April 20, 2006   Shell U.K. Limited, on behalf of itself and co-venturer Esso Exploration and Production UK Limited (an ExxonMobil subsidiary), announced an increase in gas supply to the UK with the commencement of gas production from the Cutter field in the southern North [...]

MarketWatch: Sakhalin Energy signs LNG supply deal with Hiroshima Gas 6:20 AM ET Apr 20, 2006     MOSCOW (MarketWatch) — Sakhalin Energy, the Royal Dutch Shell PLC-led (RDSB.LN) consortium developing the Sakhalin-2 project off the coast of Russia's Far East, said Thursday it has signed a deal to sell 210,000 metric tons of liquefied [...]

Shell planning, timing brings major project in under budget Senior executives credit close monitoring and early intervention as key factors PATRICK BRETHOUR CALGARY — In a sector short of everything from concrete to carpenters, Shell Canada Ltd. has pulled off an increasingly rare feat with its $400-million project to retool its Edmonton and Montreal refineries [...]

Shell Canada, Fort McKay band sign oilsands deal Apr. 19, 2006. 06:10 PM CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY � Shell Canada Ltd. (TSX: SHC) has signed an agreement with the Fort McKay First Nation to acquire oilsands leases through an exchange of options. The deal, announced Wednesday, involves Shell's Lease 90 and Fort McKay oilsands lands received as part [...]

Energy � Apache Corp, an American oil and gas company that specialises in tapping older fields, is to buy BP's wells in the shallow waters off the Gulf of Mexico for $1.3bn in cash. � Vanco Energy, an American-based oil-exploration company, won a bid for licences to pump oil and natural gas in Ukraine's part [...]

Industry is bunkered as new rules cause confusion That is the message to come out of the recent Aracon bunkering conference in Antwerp, writes Helen HillLloyds List; Apr 20, 2006 var html = getInAdHTML(“box”,FTSite,FTSection,FTPage,FTIndustry); document.write(html); if (showAd == 1) { var o = DOMGetElement(“artAd”); if (o) { DOMElementShow(o); } } else { var o = [...]

Sakhalin Energy signs LNG deal with Japan 10:52 20/ 04/ 2006   MOSCOW, April 20 (RIA Novosti) – Sakhalin Energy, the operator for the massive Sakhalin II project, signed a contract Thursday with a leading Japanese firm to supply 210,000 metric tons of liquefied natural gas annually for the next 20 years. The deal with [...]

Energy Briefing Martyn WingroveLloyds List; Apr 20, 2006 var html = getInAdHTML(“box”,FTSite,FTSection,FTPage,FTIndustry); document.write(html); if (showAd == 1) { var o = DOMGetElement(“artAd”); if (o) { DOMElementShow(o); } } else { var o = DOMGetElement(“artImg”); if (o) { DOMElementShow(o); } } Manati gathers pace PETROBRAS and Norse Energy have accelerated development on the Manati gas project [...]

Militants say exploded car bomb at military base in Nigerian oil hub DULUE MBACHUAP Worldstream; Apr 20, 2006 var html = getInAdHTML(“box”,FTSite,FTSection,FTPage,FTIndustry); document.write(html); if (showAd == 1) { var o = DOMGetElement(“artAd”); if (o) { DOMElementShow(o); } } else { var o = DOMGetElement(“artImg”); if (o) { DOMElementShow(o); } } Ethnic militants fighting government forces [...]

Shell raises prices as oil breaks record Irish Times; Apr 20, 2006 var html = getInAdHTML(“box”,FTSite,FTSection,FTPage,FTIndustry); document.write(html); if (showAd == 1) { var o = DOMGetElement(“artAd”); if (o) { DOMElementShow(o); } } else { var o = DOMGetElement(“artImg”); if (o) { DOMElementShow(o); } } One of the Republic's biggest oil companies increased fuel charges yesterday [...]

Oil giants seek ban on ONGC and Reliance in Indian round   Aggressive bidding deters multinationals, writes Shirish Nadkarni in MumbaiLloyds List; Apr 20, 2006 var html = getInAdHTML(“box”,FTSite,FTSection,FTPage,FTIndustry); document.write(html); if (showAd == 1) { var o = DOMGetElement(“artAd”); if (o) { DOMElementShow(o); } } else { var o = DOMGetElement(“artImg”); if (o) { DOMElementShow(o); [...]

Extras play role in ratcheting up remuneration as executive pay packages increase by 11% By Kate Burgess Published: April 20 2006 03:00 | Last updated: April 20 2006 03:00 Investors leafing through the pile of remuneration reports and voting forms ahead of annual meetings will find that basic pay packets haven't grown nearly as much [...]

BP admits 30% cost overrun on Baku pipelineBy Carola Hoyosand Thomas Catan Published: April 20 2006 03:00 | Last updated: April 20 2006 03:00 BP has admitted the Baku-Ceyhan oil pipeline project it manages will cost 30 per cent more than the energy group first expected. // David Woodward, head of BP Azerbaijan, yesterday said [...]