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January 2nd, 2014:

Shell CEO Peter Voser: Did he jump or was he pushed?

Screen Shot 2014-01-02 at 11.51.16Why would the issue of payment for loss of office even arise? Perhaps I am wrong but I am left with the impression that his early departure was by mutual consent and on the basis of no compensation for loss of office? In other words the board wanted him to leave early and he agreed?

By John Donovan

I was intrigued by the inclusion of the following statement by Shell in the Remuneration Disclosure for Peter Voser published earlier today:

Payment for loss of office
No payment for loss of office is made or will be made to Peter Voser.”

Consequently I sent the following email to a source with Shell insider knowledge:

Wording seems odd to me?

Why would the issue of payment for loss of office even arise?

Perhaps I am wrong but I am left with the impression that his early departure was by mutual consent and on the basis of no compensation for loss of office? read more

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Shell Boosts its Leadership in Global LNG

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Shell Boosts its Leadership in Global LNG With the Completion of Repsol S.A. LNG Deal

THE HAGUE, January 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ —

Royal Dutch Shell plc today announces the successful completion of the acquisition of Repsol S.A.’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) portfolio outside North America for a headline cash consideration of $4.1 billion. As part of the transaction, Shell will also assume $1.6 billion of balance sheet liabilities relating to existing leases for LNG ship charters, substantially increasing the shipping capacity available to Shell’s world-class LNG marketing business. read more

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Crippled Kashagan oil project a bureaucratic “nightmare”

Screen Shot 2014-01-02 at 07.36.30The consortium, which includes ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, Total and Kazakh state oil firm KazMunaiGas, first put one of the smaller partners – Italy’s Eni – in charge of construction and delivery in 2001/02. They retreated from that decision in 2008/09 after years of delays and cost escalation, opting instead for collective responsibility. “It’s a bit of a nightmare to be honest,” said one industry source with knowledge of the project. Kashagan has cost an estimated $50 billion so far, five times early projections, and its 13-year life is a tale mostly of delay.

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Thu Jan 2, 2014 1:00am EST

* Production halted shortly after start-up by pipeline leaks

* Seven-partner project suffering long delays and cost over-runs

* Now run collectively instead of usual single operator model

* One source calls it a “nightmare” operating “by committee”

By Andrew Callus and Stephen Jewkes

LONDON/MILAN Jan 2 (Reuters) – Giant Kazakh oilfield Kashagan, which was brought to a halt by leaks shortly after start-up last year, is grappling with a bureaucratic “nightmare” on top of its engineering troubles as it strives for commercial production in 2014. read more

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