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March 8th, 2010:

The View From Big Oil

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

MARCH 8, 2010

Peter Voser of Royal Dutch Shell talks about the kind of energy legislation he’d like to see

These days, giant oil companies find themselves trying to balance two big pressures on their business. Governments are trying to slash carbon emissions—but the world’s thirst for oil is growing by leaps and bounds. Peter Voser, chief executive officer of Royal Dutch Shell PLC, is navigating the situation by joining a business-backed effort to push for global-warming laws, and making sure Shell has a strong exposure to natural gas and alternative fuels.

Mr. Voser sat down with The Wall Street Journal’s Alan Murray and Kimberley Strassel to talk about the future of climate-change legislation, the company’s push beyond oil, the prospects for electric vehicles and more. read more

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Shell, PetroChina bid $3 billion for Australia’s Arrow

(Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) and PetroChina (0857.HK) jointly bid more than $3 billion for Australia's Arrow Energy (AOE.AX), marking a Chinese firm's first foray in the country's burgeoning coal-seam gas sector and sending Arrow's shares soaring by nearly half.

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PetroChina Confirms Joint Bid With Shell For Arrow; No Details

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

MARCH 7, 2010, 9:01 P.M. ET

BEIJING (Dow Jones)–PetroChina Co (PTR) has just launched a bid with Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA) for Australian energy producer Arrow Energy (AOE.AU), Jiang Jiemin, chairman of PetroChina confirmed Monday.

The joint bid was in its early stages and there was no timetable for the process, he said.

He declined to give details, such as the percentage share of PetroChina and Shell.

Jiang was speaking on the sidelines of China’s National People’s Congress, the nation’s annual legislative session, which ends March 14. read more

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