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May 9th, 2005:

Fort Worth Star Telegram: American policy, courtesy of Beavis & Co.

Fort Worth Star Telegram: American policy, courtesy of Beavis & Co.

Posted 9 May 2005

By Molly Ivins

Creators Syndicate 

AUSTIN – When the history of this administration is written, I suspect the largest black mark against it will be wasting time.

The energy bill just passed by the House is a classic example of frittering away precious time and resources by doing exactly nothing that needs to be done about energy. The bill gives $8.1 billion in new tax breaks to the oil companies, which are already swimming in cash.

Exxon Mobil’s profits are up 44 percent, Royal Dutch/Shell up 42 percent, etc. According to the business pages, the biggest problem that oil executives face is what to do with all their cash. So why give more tax breaks to the oil companies? read more

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Asia.News: Shell/Total venture cautious on Saudi gas hopes

Asia.News: Shell/Total venture cautious on Saudi gas hopes

Monday May 9 05

By Dominic Evans

DAMMAM, Saudi Arabia, – Saudi Arabia’s first international joint venture gas exploration project has only a one in five chance of finding commercially viable gas reserves in the vast Empty Quarter, its chief executive said on Sunday.

And the earliest it could get any gas onstream would be in six years time, said Patrick Allman-Ward, chief executive officer of the South Rub al-Khali Company (SRAK).

SRAK is a joint venture of majors Royal Dutch/Shell and Total with Saudi Aramco. read more

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Process & Control Today: Shell Agrees Libyan Exploration Deal

Process & Control Today: Shell Agrees Libyan Exploration Deal

09/05/2005

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (NOC) and Shell Exploration and Production Libya GmbH (“Shell”) have reached a long-term agreement for a major gas exploration and development deal. The agreement covers the rejuvenation and upgrade of the existing Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Plant at Marsa Al-Brega on the Libyan coast, together with exploration and development of five areas located in the heart of Libya’s major oil and gas producing Sirte Basin. The contract follows the Heads of Agreement signed in March 2004 between NOC and Shell, in which both parties agreed to establish a long-term strategic partnership in the Libyan gas sector. read more

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