April, 2005:

Royal Dutch Shell News Sunday, 17 April 2005

Apr 17th, 2005
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Royal Dutch Shell News Sunday, 17 April 2005

THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH (UK: ‘Shell will be the better for its trauma’: “The group has some way to go before it regains the trust of investors, following the furore sparked by last year’s disclosures about its massive overstatement of oil reserves. Despite being fined by regulators and being sued for billions in the US by shareholders, Oxburgh believes the episode will make Shell a stronger company over the long run.” (ShellNews.net) 17 April 05

Persian Journal (Iran): Shell to Open Iran’s Soroush Field in Weeks: “Royal Dutch Shell Group has pumped oil into a new platform and facilities in Iran’s offshore Soroush field in preparation for commissioning of the field…” (ShellNews.net) Posted 17 April 05 read more

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Royal Dutch Shell News Saturday, 16 April 2005

Apr 16th, 2005
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Royal Dutch Shell News Saturday, 16 April 2005

BLOOMBERG: Iran Expects to Win Bid for Basell in a Month, Official Says (ShellNews.net) 16 April 05

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Shell Shuts Down Brent Alpha Gas Output Over Leak (ShellNews.net) Posted 16 April 05

Petroleum News: Shell Oil tests new oil shale technology: “With crude oil topping $50 a barrel more than 20 years after the oil shale bust of the 1980s, Shell Oil Co. is testing a new technology it hopes will make extracting oil from rock beneath northwestern Colorado profitable and environmentally sustainable.” (ShellNews.net) 16 April 05 read more

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Royal Dutch Shell News Friday, 15 April 2005

Apr 15th, 2005
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Royal Dutch Shell News Friday, 15 April 2005

Guardian Weekly (UK): Shell moves Sakhalin pipeline but protests continue: “Shell is facing yet more environmental protests over its controversial $12bn oil and gas pipeline off the east coast of Russia.” (ShellNews.net) 15 April 05

FT: BP plays and wears it back to front: “Even Shell, which has been in a little bit of trouble lately, does this the right way round. It’s appalling that you’ve got the order of business wrong.” (ShellNews.net) 15 April 05

NEW YORK TIMES: Oil Companies in Venezuela Face More Control by State: “BP, Shell and ChevronTexaco, all of which have contracts that would be affected by the new policy, could not be reached for comment” (ShellNews.net) 15 April 05 read more

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Royal Dutch Shell News Thursday, 14 April 2005

Apr 14th, 2005
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Royal Dutch Shell News Thursday, 14 April 2005

DAILY TELEGRAPH (UK): One Shell of a fight against poverty: “The pictures in its London headquarters pretty much tell the story like it was. The clear country roads, the open top sports car and always the reassuring catch line: “You can be sure of Shell”. Not any more you can’t. If ever a company has fallen from grace it is Shell.”: “For Kurt Hoffman, however, the fines, corporate machinations and high profile attacks on Shell, the corporate oil giant, are only part of his problem. As director of the charitable Shell Foundation he has to face people on the front line in countries such as Nigeria, where the oil group’s activities have been condemned by aid agencies and non-governmental organisations, and convince them of his good intentions.” (ShellNews.net) 14 April 05 read more

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Royal Dutch Shell News Wednesday, 13 April 2005

Apr 13th, 2005
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Royal Dutch Shell News Wednesday, 13 April 2005

jamaica-gleaner.com: Protesting Shell workers call in sick: “They are protesting what they say is the management’s method of operating the company.” (ShellNews.net) 13 April 05

THE INDEPENDENT (UK): Shell pledges £1m to revamp Festival Hall (ShellNews.net) 13 April 05

FINANCIAL TIMES: Regulators must not abandon corporate penalties: “Surveys show that investors have not forgotten the devastating losses from Enron and that they strongly support all types of penalties. Agencies worldwide increasingly use corporate penalties. For example, last autumn Callum McCarthy, Britain’s chief regulator, announced the largest monetary penalty ever imposed by his agency against Royal Dutch/Shell.” (ShellNews.net) 13 April 05 read more

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Royal Dutch Shell News Tuesday, 12 April 2005

Apr 12th, 2005
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Royal Dutch Shell News Tuesday, 12 April 2005

Russian News And Information Agency RIA Novosti: GAZPROM TO GET STAKE IN SAKHALIN-2: “Gazprom and Shell are about to make an agreement on granting Gazprom a stake in the Sakhalin-2 project…” (ShellNews.net) 12 April 05

Washington Times: Russia extends license of Shell subsidiary: “A Russian subsidiary of oil giant Royal Dutch Shell was given an extension to dig for oil by the Russian government Tuesday…” (ShellNews.net) 12 April 05

Financial Times: Gorgon signs to sell LNG to N America: “The deal, worth more than US$10bn over 20 years, is the project’s first firm order and would also be Australia’s first long-term LNG supply contract to North America.” (ShellNews.net) 12 April 05 read more

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Royal Dutch Shell News Monday, 11 April 2005

Apr 11th, 2005
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Royal Dutch Shell News Monday, 11 April 2005

Reuters: Shell wants level playing field in Russia: “Royal Dutch/Shell Group has called on the Kremlin not to discriminate against foreign oil companies when it awards contracts to exploit the nation’s oil resources.” (ShellNews.net) 11 April 05

Yahoo Business News: Royal Dutch/Shell says held ‘very positive talks’ with Gazprom over gas projects: “Royal Dutch/Shell Group has had ‘very positive discussions’ with Russian group OAO Gazprom over a cooperation in various gas projects, according to John Barry, chief executive of Anglo-Dutch group’s Russian operations. ‘I can confirm that our chief executive (Jeroen van der Veer) met with Gazprom officials last Thursday, and the meeting was very positive’… (ShellNews.net) 11 April 05 read more

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Royal Dutch Shell News Sunday, 10 April 2005

Apr 10th, 2005
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Royal Dutch Shell News Sunday, 10 April 2005

THE BUSINESS: State oil firm loses out on US bid: “CHINESE state oil firm Cnooc’s sudden departure from the bidding war over US oil firm Unocal in favour of ChevronTexaco’s $18.4bn (£9.8bn, €14.4bn) offer suggests that, however high they raise the stakes, buying a US company is still, sometimes, a step too far.”: “Chevron now takes third place among the western major oil companies in terms of oil and gas reserves, jumping ahead of Royal Dutch/Shell and Total.” (ShellNews.net) 10 April 05 read more

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Royal Dutch Shell News Saturday, 9 April 2005

Apr 9th, 2005
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Royal Dutch Shell News Saturday, 9 April 2005

Casper Star Tribune: Shell Oil hopes to begin shale oil production by 2010: “With crude oil topping $50 a barrel more than 20 years after the oil shale bust of the 1980s, Shell Oil Co. is testing a new technology it hopes will make extracting oil from rock beneath northwestern Colorado profitable and environmentally sustainable” (ShellNews.net) 9 April 05

insidedenver.com: Shell unearths shale experiment: “Deep in this rich treasure trove of shale oil, the giant Royal Dutch Shell has been cautiously – and until this week quietly – experimenting with a new technology to free oil trapped eons ago…” (ShellNews.net) Posted 9 April 05 read more

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Royal Dutch Shell News Friday, 8 April 2005

Apr 8th, 2005
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Royal Dutch Shell News Friday, 8 April 2005

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Gazprom: “Substantial Step” Made In Talks With Shell: “MOSCOW — OAO Gazprom and Royal Dutch/Shell Group are still in talks on a possible swap of natural gas assets, the Russian state-controlled gas monopoly said late Thursday.” (ShellNews.net) 8 April 05

ninemsn.com (Australia): Woodside silent on Shell takeover talk: “Woodside Petroleum has declined to add to speculation Royal Dutch/Shell might launch another tilt at Australia’s largest independent oil and gas company.”: “Nor would the Anglo-Dutch company add fuel to the rumour. “Shell does not comment on market speculation,” a spokeswoman said.” (ShellNews.net) 8 April 05 read more

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Royal Dutch Shell News Thursday, 7 April 2005

Apr 7th, 2005
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Royal Dutch Shell News Thursday, 7 April 2005

Houston Chronicle: Shell is hoping to book disputed reserves again: Fields off coast of Australia had been overstated: “Shell, based in London and the Hague, last month said its oil and gas reserves as of 2002 were overstated by 41 percent, the culmination of five cuts that led to investor lawsuits, the loss of three senior executives and more than $150 million of fines. The Justice Department is conducting a criminal inquiry.” (ShellNews.net) 7 April 05

BLOOMBERG: Shell Abandons Argentine Gasoline Price Increase (Update1): “The Royal Dutch Shell Group, Europe’s second-largest oil company, scrapped a price increase at more than 900 gas stations in Argentina after President Nestor Kirchner’s call for a boycott on the company drove down sales as much as 60 percent.” (ShellNews.net) 7 April 05 read more

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Royal Dutch Shell News Wednesday, 6 April 2005

Apr 6th, 2005
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Royal Dutch Shell News Wednesday, 6 April 2005

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: BBL To Supply Gas To UK Via Royal Dutch/Shell Gas Plant: “The BBL Company and Shell U.K. Limited, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch/Shell said Tuesday they have signed contracts to start building a natural gas terminal at Bacton that will supply gas from the BBL pipeline to the U.K. gas network.” (ShellNews.net) Posted 6 April 05

Asia Pulse: SHELL’S GUJARAT TERMINAL TO RECEIVE FIRST LNG CARGO THIS MONTH (ShellNews.net) 6 April 05

THE LONDON TIMES: Need to Know: “At least four companies are understood to be preparing to bid for Royal Dutch/Shell’s Intergen power generation business, which could fetch about $4 billion (£2 billion).” (ShellNews.net) 6 April 05 read more

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Royal Dutch Shell News Tuesday, 5 April 2005

Apr 5th, 2005
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Royal Dutch Shell News Tuesday, 5 April 2005

Accountancy Age: Firms pocket millions for Shell work: “Oil company Shell pays record-breaking amount for audit work during one of the most controversial periods in its history.”: “KPMG and PwC pocketed $70m (£37m) for their work with Shell during its troubled last 12 months, according to the oil company’s latest filing with the SEC.”: “During the last year Shell suffered its oil reserves scandals, overstating the number of barrels of oil it held in reserves by billions…” (ShellNews.net) Posted 5 April 05 read more

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Royal Dutch Shell News Monday, 4 April 2005

Apr 4th, 2005
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Royal Dutch Shell News Monday, 4 April 2005

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Shell Inflated Reserves by 41%: “Royal Dutch/Shell Group reports its oil and gas reserves as of 2002 was overstated by 41 percent; Shell has made five cuts in reserve number, leading to investor lawsuits, replacement of three senior executives and more than $150 million in fines; US Justice Department is conducting criminal investigation into Shell’s statements of its oil and gas reserves” (ShellNews.net) Posted 4 April 05

Asia Pulse: SAKHALIN 2 PROJECT TO SUPPLY LNG TO U.S., S.KOREA: “Royal Dutch/Shell Group, Mitsui & Co and Mitsubishi Corp. have secured long-term contracts to ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Sakhalin to the U.S. and South Korea” (ShellNews.net) 4 April 05 read more

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Royal Dutch Shell News Sunday, 3 April 2005

Apr 3rd, 2005
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Royal Dutch Shell News Sunday, 3 April 2005

Mail on Sunday (UK): Auditors clean up at Shell: “AUDITORS who failed to spot the massive overstatement of reserves at Shell raked in record fees from the oil giant last year. KPMG and Pricewaterhouse-Coopers earned £22m for preparing Shell’s accounts… the highest amount ever paid by a British company for a basic audit.”: “In a series of downgrades, Shell was forced to slash its estimate of proven reserves by a staggering six billion barrels, almost 30%, after admitting it had misled investors for years.”: “Shell still faces a criminal investigation from the US Justice Department and class action lawsuits from disgruntled shareholders over the scandal”:  “The reserves scandal shattered Shell’s reputation…”: “its ratio of reserve replacement, a key indicator, had collapsed to a paltry 19% – the lowest of any oil major. That means Shell is finding less than a fifth of what it produces. ‘It is clearly a concern,’ Shell acknowledged” (ShellNews.net) Sunday 3 April 05 read more

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Royal Dutch Shell News Saturday, 2 April 2005

Apr 2nd, 2005
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Royal Dutch Shell News Saturday, 2 April 2005

FINANCIAL TIMES: Conchology: “Shell Transport and Trading, the UK arm of the Anglo-Dutch oil and gas group, last year chose Rhysota as the shell to feature on the cover of its annual report. Its elegant transparency was perhaps intended to signal the company’s new openness after the reserves debacle. Unfortunately, as we noted at the time, the image also resembled liquid going down a plughole.” (ShellNews.net) 2 April 05

FINANCIAL TIMES: Ground water lawsuits warning: “Royal Dutch/Shell warned that US lawsuits linked to alleged contamination of ground water could have a “significant impact” on future results if successful.” (ShellNews.net) 2 April 05 read more

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