Royal Dutch Shell has shut three oil flow stations in Nigeria's Niger Delta region after a pipeline was sabotaged, a company spokeswoman has said.
January, 2010:
Nigeria’s oil pipeline sabotaged – Royal Dutch Shell
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More job cuts at ailing Royal Dutch Shell
The Sunday Times
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By Danny Fortson
PETER VOSER, boss of Royal Dutch Shell, will warn of fresh job cuts this week as he reveals sagging profits at the oil giant. Since taking the top job six months ago Voser has cut 5,000 staff. He warned this weekend that the restructuring may need to go further as the company battles falling production and a huge cost base. He added: As part of that, it may also mean that some more people have to go.
Analysts expect the group to report a quarterly profit of $2.9 billion (£1.8 billion) on Thursday, a 40% drop over the same period last year. This would take its annual profit to $13.4 billion, down 57% on the $31.4 billion it made in 2008 when the oil price hit a record of $147 a barrel.The results will come in stark contrast to rival BP. Analysts expect it to post a profit of $4.8 billion for the quarter, about 75% better than the same time a year ago. The jump is largely thanks to the overhaul initiated by Tony Hayward since he took over as chief executive in 2006.
Peter Hitchens, analyst at Panmure Gordon, said: The question is, can Voser turn it round and get Shell going in the right direction? The underlying business is still in decline.
Voser is carrying out a raft of other cost-cutting measures, including the sale of large swathes of its Nigerian oilfields, a plan revealed in The Sunday Times last month.
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Published: January 30 2010 03:20
Royal Dutch Shell is to sell its stake in three Nigerian oil-producing licenses, underlining its new chief executives cool stance towards what was long a mainstay of the groups operations.
In recent weeks fresh rumours have circulated that Shell was seeking to dispense of Nigerian assets worth billions of dollars.
Peter Voser, Shells new chief executive, said in October that the groups production in Nigeria had fallen to 120,000 barrels a day from 300,000 b/d before the start of a rebellion by militant groups in the Niger delta demanding a greater share of the regions oil wealth.
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Royal Dutch Shell is likely to endure more humiliation at the hands of BP this week, when it posts profits an estimated $1.7bn lower than its rival.
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BAGHDAD, Jan. 29 (UPI) — The chief executives of two of the world’s oil giants have been waxing lyrical about helping Iraq quadruple its oil production over the next decade, but questions linger about whether it can be done.
Some energy industry experts believe that given the plethora of problems that the Iraqi government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is having to deal with, Baghdad is being way too ambitious.
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Ex-BAE middleman charged with bribery
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It is the first ever criminal case brought during long-running corruption investigations into the British weapons manufacturer, which began more than five years ago after disclosures in the Guardian.
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Nigeria militants ‘end truce in Delta oil region’
BBC NEWS: Mend has carried out many attacks over several years
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A militant group in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta says it is ending the ceasefire it declared last October.
Jomo Gbomo, who said he was a spokesman for the group Mend, said it did not believe the government would restore control of resources to local people.
Mend has demanded that residents be given a greater share in profits from oil resources and land.
It warned oil companies to prepare for what it called an all-out onslaught against installations and personnel.
Analysts say it is not yet clear if this statement comes from the whole of Mend – the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta – or just a faction that did not accept the offer of an amnesty from President Umaru Yar Adua.
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