Don Marketing director, John Donovan, issued a writ against Shell on 9 April claiming multi-million pound damages.
July 18th, 2008:
Shell stands firm on Smart charges
Emissions scheme adds to LNG costs, Shell says
Ms Cook, who is based in The Hague, said Australia was an attractive place to develop LNG because of its large resource base and its proximity to large markets in Asia. Shell owns 34 per cent of Woodside and has stakes in several potential LNG projects in Australia including Gorgon, Wheatstone, Browse, Sunrise, Prelude and a Gladstone project.
Shell urges Rudd to protect LNG
Shell Australia chairman Russell Caplan and the company's global head of gas power Linda Cook said yesterday they would continue to work with the federal Government to ensure the interests of the emissions-intensive, trade-exposed (EITE) sector were catered for in the carbon trading regime.
Shell sees no problem in dealing with concerns over coal seam gas
Royal Dutch Shell's global head of power and gas, Linda Cook yesterday said the super major was still looking for new CSG openings in Australia to add to its recently added stake in Arrow Energy. "We've had that (CSG) on our radar for some years," Ms Cook said during a visit to Australia.
Forecourt Trader: Don’s Smart writ
Shell UK is being sued for allegedly breaching copyright on the idea it used to create Shell Smart Card, its loyalty programme.
‘Phenomenal’ oil and gas rights sale sets stage for exploration push in B.C.
The high-priced sale, along with Royal Dutch Shell PLC's $5.23-billion agreement earlier this week to buy a key operator in the region, Duvernay Oil Corp., highlights how hot the region is right now.
Shell Says Carbon Capture Could Cut EU Emissions 3.7% by 2015
Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Europe's largest oil company, said financial incentives for carbon dioxide capture would cut the region's emissions from factories and power stations by 3.7 percent as early as 2015.
Pipeline attack hits Nigeria’s crude production
Attacks on an oil pipeline cost Nigeria another 50,000 barrels a day of production, threatening a further rise in global crude prices.
Africa’s oil boom shifts balance of power
By 2015, America will buy one quarter of all its oil from Africa, compared with about 15 per cent from Saudi Arabia, and the continent will become the superpower's largest single supplier, with the sole exception of Canada.
E.ON, Dong Close to Buying Shell London Array Stake
July 18 (Bloomberg) -- E.ON AG and its Danish partner Dong Energy A/S are close to buying Royal Dutch Shell Plc's 33 percent stake in the London Array wind farm...
Statement by Royal Dutch Shell Plc: Shell Canada Limited files formal offer for Duvernay Oil Corp.
Shell Canada Limited files formal offer for Duvernay Oil Corp.
Shell Canada Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc (“Royal Dutch Shell”), has filed its formal offer (the “Offer”) to acquire all the common shares of Duvernay Oil Corp. (“Duvernay”) with securities regulators in Canada, and has mailed its offering circular and related documents (the “Offer Documents”) to Duvernay shareholders.
The Offer remains open until 1:01 a.m. (Calgary time) on August 22, 2008, unless the Offer is withdrawn or extended by Shell Canada Limited. Under the terms of the Offer, Duvernay shareholders will receive C$83.00 for each Duvernay common share.
France and UK reduce trade ties with Iran
France's Total announced its withdrawal from a multi-billion-dollar gas project last week, following a similar move by Royal/Dutch Shell two months ago.
UBS ‘regrets’ bank failings, executive tells tax inquiry (Shell CFO Peter Voser is a director of the scandal hit UBS Bank)
A continuing internal investigation suggested that "misconduct occurred that we consider unacceptable", said Mark Branson, chief financial officer of UBS Global Wealth Management and Business Banking
Winterflood challenges FSA over market abuse fine
A £4m fine would be the fourth largest ever levied by the watchdog. The record was £17m against Shell for mis-stating its oil reserves.
TNK-BP being torn apart, claims Dudley
Mr Dudley said the lawsuit was a cynical "attack at the heart of the company", engineered by BP's Russian billionaire partners in the 50:50 oil venture to split the company down nationalistic lines.
BP to Buy Oklahoma Land for Natural Gas
Shell Canada agreed this week to spend about $5.9 billion to buy Canadas Duvernay Oil Corporation to increase its production from difficult-to-extract deposits.