According to Verna Rutherford of Motiva, changes are being implemented to assure tighter control of costs on the $7 billion refinery expansion project that began December 2007. Demand for Motivas products is down, and with lower demand, margins are also down, making tight cost control essential.
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Lay-offs at Motiva project while construction continues
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Court Orders Shell to Forfeit Biggest Oil Terminal in Africa
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Bori has ordered multi-national oil giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), to forfeit its oil terminal situated in Bonny Island to the indigenes of the area.
Shell Has Fire at Deer Park, Texas, Refinery After Gasket Leak
Feedstock to the reactor was discontinued after the leak was discovered and operators focused on extinguishing the flames. Shell's Emergency Response Team was dispatched to help tackle the blaze and keep the surrounding equipment cool, the report said.
Shell’s Pernis FCC seen shut for 10 days-traders
Shell declined to comment on the duration of the shutdown.
Shell sees bulk of US offshore fields back in 2 wks
NEW YORK, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Shell Oil (RDSa.L: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), the largest oil producer in the storm-battered Gulf of Mexico, said on Thursday it expects the bulk of its offshore fields back on line within two weeks.
Shell says Convent refinery needs power, repairs
NEW YORK, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Shell Oil said on Tuesday it was hoping to ramp up production soon at its Gulf Coast refineries in the wake of Hurricane Gustav, but at least one of them needs power and repairs before it can restart.
Shell rebuked for ‘greenwash’ over ad for polluting oil project
n an embarrassing rejection of Shell's "greenwash", the Advertising Standards Authority said the company should not have used the word "sustainable" for its controversial tar sands project and a second scheme to build North America's biggest oil refinery.
Dominican Rep. seals refinery stake buy from Shell
The Dominican Republic government has concluded the buyout of Royal Dutch Shell Plc's 50 percent stake in a refinery for $110 million.
New Sunoco chief will build on experience at Shell
Sunoco's new leader has a challenging road ahead as she leaves her Houston-based position running global refining for Royal Dutch Shell, an analyst said Friday.
Toronto Sun: Royal Dutch Shell dropped a bomb
But while G-8 leaders urged petroleum suppliers to boost production and refining and to increase investment in oil exploration and output, Royal Dutch Shell dropped a bomb.
UPDATE 1-Shell scraps plans for new Canadian refinery
CALGARY, Alberta, July 8 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSa.L:Quote, Profile, Research) has canceled plans to build a new multibillion-dollar refinery near Sarnia, Ontario, due to poor market conditions and surging costs, the oil major said on Tuesday.
Shell may process oil sands crude at US refineries
Shell may process oil sands crude at US refineries
Tue Jul 8, 2008 1:59pm EDT CALGARY, Alberta, July 8 (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSa.L: Quote,Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) may process tar-like crude from its Canadian oil sands holdings at some of its U.S. refineries, rather than at a proposed C$27-billion ($26-billion) plant in Alberta, the head of the oil major’s Canadian unit said on Tuesday.Shell is still evaluating options and the timing for future phases of its Athabasca oil sands project, which now produces 155,000 barrels a day.
The company and its partners have proposed boosting oil sands output to 770,000 barrels a day over the next several years, and two years ago announced plans for an upgrading plant to be built in four 100,000-barrel-a-day stages.
“There’s a range of options being looked at. One potential outcome is that all that upgrading’s done in Alberta,” David Collyer, Shell’s country chair for Canada, told reporters.
Shell Canada announces refinery project dead
Despite "unprecedented" community and government support, Shell Canada has announced it will not proceed with its refinery project in St. Clair Township.
Shell Sarnia Refinery Project Halted
Major disappointment for Sarnia Lambton Tuesday. Shell is abandoning plans for a multi billion dollar heavy oil refinery in St Clair Township.
Shell, Valero Unfazed So Far By Mexico Oil Export Slump
Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA) is receiving Mexican crude oil at or above levels stipulated in its contract with Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, at its Deer Park, Texas, refinery, Shell said in an email Monday. Shell spokesman Destin Singleton said the refinery also receives crude from other sources.
Refinery backers downplay impact of U.S. mayors
Shell Canada spokesperson Heather Cooper said it is far too early to predict whether the ban would impact the proposed refinery, which will process heavy crude from Albertas oil sands.
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