Origin Energy rejects £13bn bid from BG Group

Posted on July 5, 2008 by John Donovan.
Categories: Australia, Gas, Malaysia, The Times.

Kevin McCann, Origin’s chairman, said that the Petronas partnership with Santos and Shell’s decision to invest in Australian coal seam gas had set a new valuation benchmark.

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Energy Firms See a Bonanza in Australia

Posted on June 10, 2008 by John Donovan.
Categories: Australia, Gas, The Wall Street Journal.

Malaysia’s state-owned Petroliam Nasional, or Petronas, did a deal with Santos, while Royal Dutch Shellcompleted one with Arrow Energy.

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Shell $776m deal may attract overseas investment

Posted on June 8, 2008 by John Donovan.
Categories: Alternative Fuels, Australia.

A $776 million investment in Queensland’s coal seam gas reserves by Royal Dutch Shell is tipped to attract more international investment in the sector.

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Australia to Promote Coal-to-Liquids to Improve Energy Security

Posted on June 5, 2008 by John Donovan.
Categories: Australia, Bloomberg.

Monash Energy, a venture between Anglo American Plc and Royal Dutch Shell Plc, is considering building a plant in Victoria state to turn coal into motor fuel…

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Shell to Spend $742 Million For Stake in Arrow Gas Assets

Posted on June 3, 2008 by John Donovan.
Categories: Australia, Gas, The Wall Street Journal.

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: MELBOURNE, Australia — Royal Dutch Shell PLC said it will pay A$776 million (US$742 million) for a partial stake in key assets belonging to Arrow Energy Ltd., marking the latest deal in Australia’s booming coal-bed-gas sector and giving the Brisbane firm marketing power.

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Shell joins Arrow in Australian gas project

Posted on by John Donovan.
Categories: Australia, Financial Times, Gas.

Royal Dutch Shell is the latest international energy group to expand into Australia’s thriving coal bed methane industry, joining forces with Arrow Energy to develop projects in Australia and internationally.

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Shell keen to tap into coal seam gas in Australia

Posted on by John Donovan.
Categories: Australia, Gas, The Independent.

It is odourless, invisible and buried deep within the earth, and everyone seems to want it. For the third time in a week, a major oil company struck a deal to secure rights to Australia’s suddenly fashionable coal seam gas reserves.

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Tuesday June 3, 2008: Shell joins Queensland gas rush

Posted on June 2, 2008 by John Donovan.
Categories: Australia, Gas.

THE frenzy over Queensland’s vast coal-seam gas resources continued to gather pace yesterday when the oil major Royal Dutch Shell signed a deal with Arrow Energy worth up to $776 million.

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Shell targets coal-seam gas with £375m Arrow Energy deal

Posted on by John Donovan.
Categories: Australia, Gas, The Times.

Royal Dutch Shell has secured a slice of Australia’s burgeoning coal-seam gas sector, signing a preliminary A$776 million (£375 million) deal today with the fourth-largest producer.

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Statement by Royal Dutch Shell Plc: Shell and Arrow Energy Ltd plan gas alliance

Posted on by John Donovan.
Categories: Australia, Gas.

Shell Exploration Company B.V. (Shell) and Arrow Energy Ltd. (Arrow), have signed a preliminary agreement to jointly develop projects to extract clean-burning natural gas from coal deposits in Australia, China, Indonesia, Vietnam and India.

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