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June 6th, 2016:

FT: Shell’s asset disposal plans face delay

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By: Carl Surran, SA News Editor: Jun 6, 2016

Royal Dutch Shell’s (RDS.A, RDS.B) $30B asset disposal plan put in place after its takeover of BG Group likely will drag on beyond 2018 if oil prices remain depressed, Financial Times reports.

Shell is planning to sell off a large chunk of its portfolio because the BG deal significantly increases the combined group’s debt load, but people involved in the sale process tell FT that while that timeline is still in place, the deadline could be pushed back if Shell cannot secure what it thinks the assets are worth. read more

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Will Royal Dutch Shell plc survive the oil crisis?

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By Peter Stephens – Monday, 6 June, 2016

With the price of oil having risen from $28 per barrel earlier this year to around $50 per barrel, many investors may feel as though the worst is now over. Certainly, such a rapid gain in the price of any asset indicates a step change in investor sentiment and looking ahead, the price of oil could rise yet further. However, with there being a major imbalance between the supply of and demand for oil, its price could easily come under further pressure in the short-to-medium term.

In such a situation, it may be prudent for investors to hold shares in oil stocks with sound financial backgrounds. One such company is Shell (LSE: RDSB), with it having a strong balance sheet and excellent cash flow. In fact, evidence of Shell’s financial strength can be seen in its acquisition of BG Group during the oil crisis. This indicates that Shell is very confident in its ability to survive a low-oil-price environment. And with it having a debt-to-equity ratio of just 41% even after the acquisition of BG, it seems capable of making further acquisitions in future. read more

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Shell share price: Group set to unveil deeper cost cuts

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by Tsveta Zikolova

Monday, 06 Jun 2016, 09:25 BST

Royal Dutch Shell (LON:RDSA) is set to lay out plans for deeper cost cuts and a potential delay in its asset sale programme when it updates investors on its strategy tomorrow, The Sunday Times has revealed. The update will come as the group’s chief executive Ben van Beurden is under increasing pressure to justify the £35-billion acquisition of BG Group which completed earlier this year.

Shell’s share price has advanced in London this morning, having gained 1.55 percent to 1,702.00p as of 08:54 BST, and outperforming the benchmark FTSE 100 index which currently stands 0.73 percent higher at 6,254.90 points. The Anglo-Dutch group’s shares have lost some 10 percent of their value over the past year, but are up more than 11 percent in the year-to-date. read more

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Shell hit with notice from Norwegian safety body for Draugen

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Written by Niamh Burns – 03/06/2016 11:01 am

The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has given Shell a number of improvement notices after an audit was carried out on the management of the oil major’s working environment on the Draugen field.

The safety body said the objective of the activity was to assess Shell’s competence and resources for safeguarding the company’s administration and management of logisitics.

A number of non-conformities were identified in connection with personnel lifts and register of at-risk employees. read more

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Can This Troubled LNG Project Still Deliver for Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Royal Dutch Shell?

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By Jay Yao: Jun 4, 2016

Australia’s Gorgon LNG is one of the largest liquefied natural gas projects in the world. When complete, the Gorgon is expected to produce 15.6 million metric tons of LNG a year and last for 40 years. For Australia, the Gorgon was supposed to add hundreds of billions of dollars to Australia’s GDP and employ thousands of people. For the companies that invested, Gorgon was supposed to be one of the cornerstones of their LNG portfolios and deliver long-lasting shareholder value. read more

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Chevron, Shell: Will Nigerian Crude Production Come to a Halt?

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By Micheal KaufmanJun 4, 2016 at 10:50 am EST

The Nigerian government’s problems are only expected to worsen; the militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, has vowed again to bring the country’s crude oil production to “zero.” In the past few months, the group has attacked oil and gas facilities of foreign energy companies, including Chevron, Shell, and Eni, in a bid to force them to leave the southern region of the Niger Delta. The militants want international oil companies to end oil pollution in the country and give a higher share of crude sale revenue to the locals. read more

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Niger Delta Avengers Attacks: Oil Production Grounded In Bayelsa As Agip, Aiteo, Shut Down 140,000bpd

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BY SAHARA REPORTERS, NEW YORK: JUN 05, 2016

The attacks by the militant group Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) on oil installations in Bayelsa State have effectively grounded the operations of Agip, Aiteo and Shell, with production outages by Agip and Aiteo alone now put at 140,000 barrels daily as from May 2016.

At $48 per barrel, an estimated $6.72 million daily is lost by the two operators due to the attacks on oil export pipelines being operated by those two companies.

Aiteo, operator of the Nembe Creek Trunk Line, which conveys crude to the Bonny export terminal, came under attack by the NDA on May 28, and spokesman Shola Omole said the line has been shut down. read more

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Shell News Stories from Australia

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Angela Macdonald-SmithEnergy Reporter: June 6, 2016

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NSW and Victoria may have to consider importing LNG from Queensland or Papua New Guinea if the states don’t act to get onshore gas out of the ground, even though it would be a costly solution to the current stalemate, Shell Australia chairman Andrew Smith has suggested.

Mr Smith told the APPEA oil and gas industry conference in Brisbane on Monday that the time has come to “think creatively” about how best to serve local gas customers to ensure they have adequate and reliable supplies. read more

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Report suggests Shell may be about to reveal more cost-cutting

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Screen Shot 2016-05-21 at 10.18.28Written by Keith Findlay – 06/06/2016 7:09 am

Oil giant Shell may be about to announce further cost cutting and a possible delay to its plans to offload assets, a report said yesterday.

Chief executive Ben van Beurden is under “increasing pressure” to justify the firm’s £35billion takeover of BG Group in the middle of a severe oil and gas industry slump, it added.

Shell is holding a capital markets day for investors tomorrow and it is thought it may update on its sale plans and fresh cost-cutting then.

Last month, Shell chief financial officer Simon Henry said cost levels in the North Sea needed to come down “substantially”.

Action already taken to integrate BG within Shell’s operations, including job cuts, were “probably about it for now” but he did not rule out further headcount reductions. read more

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