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August 17th, 2009:

Essar bids for three Shell refineries in Europe

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Financial Times

By Carola Hoyos in London

Published: August 17 2009 20:29 | Last updated: August 17 2009 20:29

Essar, the Indian conglomerate, has bid for three European Royal Dutch Shell refineries on sale as part of the Anglo-Dutch oil group’s restructuring of its downstream operations.

The disposals by Shell are part of its strategy to rid itself of smaller refineries in favour of investing in large, integrated complexes, such as those in Port Arthur, Texas and Rotterdam. The package is valued at about £1.5bn ($2.4bn). read more

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Essar bids for British oil refinery in Shell auction

The Times

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Carl Mortished, World Business Editor

Essar, the Indian energy, steel and shipping group, has made a bid for Royal Dutch Shell’s Stanlow refinery at Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, part of a £1.2 billion offer for three fuel manufacturing plants. The other two are in Germany, at Heide and Harburg.

Essar’s bid came as the deadline closed yesterday in an auction of the three refineries that is likely to provoke anxiety about employment in the North West of England.

Stanlow is Shell’s last remaining refinery in the UK. The company closed Shell Haven, its Thames Estuary refinery, in 1999 and the site was redeveloped by P&O Ports, later taken over by DP World, the Dubai company. read more

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Shell Maintains Position as No. 1 Global Lubricants Supplier

David Pirret, executive vice president for Shell Lubricants, said: “Kline's research shows that we have continued to outperform the global lubricants market and maintained our leadership position in spite of the challenging external environment. To achieve this for the third consecutive year is testament to our consistent strategy, strong brands and technology leadership, focusing on delivering first-class lubricants solutions to customers, wherever they may be.

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Corporate spying

By John Donovan

On 16 August, the Financial Times published a major article about the growing use of private investigators by corporations intent on digging for information (dirt) on perceived opponents.

German state prosecutors are considering a criminal investigation of Deutsche Bank after the bank targeted Michael Bohndorf, a shareholder and vocal critic.  In response, the bank employed private investigators who allegedly set a “honey trap” and engaged in “an operation that could have come from a spy novel“.  The bank is also under investigation from financial and data protection watchdogs. Deutsche Bank senior executives claim they were unaware of the admitted “overzealous surveillance“. read more

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Arrow Energy Shares Rise After Report of Shell Bid

Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Arrow Energy Ltd., Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s Australian partner in coal-seam gas production, rose in Sydney after the Sunday Telegraph reported that Shell made a A$3 billion ($2.5 billion) offer for the company.

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Marine inquiry launched as Corrib gas vessel hits rocks

IRISH TIMES: Monday, August 17, 2009: THE DEPARTMENT of Transport and Shell EP Ireland have initiated separate investigations into the grounding of a Corrib gas project support vessel off Erris Head in Co Mayo early yesterday.

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