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July 5th, 2005:

Ireland Online: Resign call to Minister over Shell protesters jailing

Ireland Online: Resign call to Minister over Shell protesters jailing

Posted Tuesday 5 July 2005

Supporters of the five men jailed over opposition to a gas pipeline being built across their Co Mayo lands today handed in a letter calling for the resignation of a minister.

The letter was delivered to the Galway office of Minister of State Frank Fahey demanding he leave his post at the Department of Justice, as hundreds held protests calling for the release of the men.

The campaigners have claimed Mr Fahey, as former Marine Minister, approved of the pipeline and the compulsory acquisition of lands by the oil companies along the route. read more

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Irish Times: Memos show Shell talked of suing State

Irish Times: Memos show Shell talked of suing State

“Shell E&P Ireland discussed suing the State if the company failed to have opponents of the Corrib gas pipeline committed for contempt of court.”: “Mr Pyle “asked why not just have all of them committed”. His public relations manager Rosemary Steen “pointed out that from a public relations point of view this was not the best course of action”.

Tuesday 5 July 2005

Lorna Siggins, Marine Correspondent

Shell E&P Ireland discussed suing the State if the company failed to have opponents of the Corrib gas pipeline committed for contempt of court.

This emerges from memos contained in an exhibit attached to an affidavit issued by Shell to five Mayo residents opposed to the pipeline before a court hearing last week.

The memos recording discussions between Shell and its lawyers on several dates in June also indicate that company chief executive Andy Pyle wanted to have all the obstructing landowners “committed” for contempt of court, but was advised against this from a “public relations point of view”. read more

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Irish Times: Mayo contempt case

Irish Times: Mayo contempt case

“Street protests about the imprisonment of the men and the plans by the multinational company to refine gas from the Corrib field onshore have ignited concerns that the legitimate interests of local people may be subordinated to Shell.”

Tuesday 5 2005

Public opinion has become highly charged following the jailing of five men last week for contempt of court after they obstructed work on a gas pipeline near their homes in north Mayo being built by Shell E&P Ireland Ltd.

Street protests about the imprisonment of the men and the plans by the multinational company to refine gas from the Corrib field onshore have ignited concerns that the legitimate interests of local people may be subordinated to Shell. read more

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Irish Times: Shell seeks to reassure as protests continue

Irish Times: Shell seeks to reassure as protests continue

“Shell E&P Ireland has said it is “concerned” at the “level of misinformation and myths” circulated about the Corrib gas pipeline.”

Tuesday 5 July 2005

Lorna Siggins and Tom Shiel

Shell E&P Ireland has said it is “concerned” at the “level of misinformation and myths” circulated about the Corrib gas pipeline.

As protests continued in Mayo and Galway yesterday over the jailing last week of five north Mayo residents for contempt of court after they obstructed work on the pipeline, the company said it recognised that some people had concerns and had gone to “great lengths” to ensure that “accurate information is available” and to try and “correct some of the misperceptions that exist”. read more

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AFX Asia (Focus): Chevron Corp/Shell expand exploration off Australia’s north west coast

AFX Asia (Focus): Chevron Corp/Shell expand exploration off Australia’s north west coast

“It said in a statement that Chevron Australia will be the operator and will hold a 50 pct interest while Shell Development Australia will hold the remaining 50 pct.”

Tuesday July 05, 2005

SYDNEY (AFX) – Chevron Corp said its Australian subsidiary has successfully bid for the exploration rights to four deepwater blocks with significant natural gas potential in the Carnarvon Basin offshore Western Australia.

It said in a statement that Chevron Australia will be the operator and will hold a 50 pct interest while Shell Development Australia will hold the remaining 50 pct. read more

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A delicate balancing act to avert climate meltdown: By Ron Oxburgh

FINANCIAL TIMES: A delicate balancing act to avert climate meltdown: By Ron Oxburgh

By Ron Oxburgh

Published: July 4 2005

In 1896, Svante Arrhenius, the Nobel Prize-winning chemist, predicted that burning fossil fuels would increase the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and cause global warming. The recent statement from national science academies around the world confirms ­Arrhenius’s broad conclusion. It also shows that emissions of CO2 are disturbing the delicate balance of factors (such as sea temperature, salinity, currents, ice sheets and solar radiation) that maintained an exceptionally stable, gently warming climate over 8,000 years while human beings achieved the astonishing transformation that we call modern civilisation. read more

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Sibneft ready to pay big dividend

FINANCIAL TIMES: Sibneft ready to pay big dividend

“A spokesman said Shell had made “substantial progress” towards agreeing principles under which Gazprom could enter Sakhalin-2 in return for Shell participating in Gazprom’s Zapolyarnoye project in western Siberia.”

Tuesday 5 July 2005

By Neil Buckley in Moscow and Thomas Catan in London

Published: July 5 2005

Sibneft said yesterday it was recommending a record $2.29bn dividend for 2004, amid increasing signs that Roman Abramovich’s oil company may change hands.

Shares of Russia’s fifth-largest crude producer gained 2.2 per cent on news of the big pay-out. Sibneft had previously said it would pay no dividend before resolving efforts to reclaim 34.5 per cent of its shares held by the beleaguered Yukos oil group since their failed 2003 merger. read more

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Energy-Rich Nations Are Raising Price of Foreign Admittance

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Energy-Rich Nations Are Raising Price of Foreign Admittance

“The Exxon Mobil Corporation saw profit jump 44 percent to $7.86 billion in the first quarter this year, while Royal Dutch/Shell’s profit climbed 28 percent. The combined net income of the four biggest oil companies – Exxon Mobil, BP, Shell and ConocoPhillips – increased 39 percent from a year earlier, the companies reported in April.”

Tuesday 5 July 2005

By JUAN FORERO

Published: July 5, 2005

LA PAZ, Bolivia – For centuries, this country made it easy for prospectors to mine – from the Spaniards who plundered gold to the tin barons of the 19th century to the multinational energy companies that flocked here in the 1990’s to develop Latin America’s second-largest natural gas deposits. read more

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: AGMs provide a platform for all

FINANCIAL TIMES: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: AGMs provide a platform for all

By Alexander Trotter

Published: July 5 2005

From Mr Alexander Trotter.

Sir, Sir Mark Moody-Stuart’s letter (June 30), questioning the independence of people offered trips to attend annual meetings, is pertinent and highlights his concerns about the corporate governance aspects of shareholders organising into “membership organisations”, with questioning being dominated by one such organisation. Obviously no comparison should be made between Friends of the Earth and those larger institutional investors that join together in order better to promote their interest as shareholders. read more

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Joe Shell’s good reputation is important to pensioners

FINANCIAL TIMES: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Joe Shell’s good reputation is important to pensioners

“…which of the founders of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group in 1907 – Marcus Samuel and Henri Deterding – might be turning in his grave at the decisions just taken in London and The Hague…”

Thursday 5 July 2005

By Neville Beale

From Mr Neville Beale.

Sir, In your articles about the last annual meeting of Shell Transport and Trading, you report me as “a small . . . investor” asking which of the founders of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group in 1907 – Marcus Samuel and Henri Deterding – might be turning in his grave at the decisions just taken in London and The Hague (“Dutch uncles worry as oil group unites”, June 29).

However, I was also speaking as a former employee for some 30 years. read more

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The Guardian: Shell and M&S plan trade aid for Africa

The Guardian: Shell and M&S plan trade aid for Africa

“Marks & Spencer and Shell are to form an unusual partnership aimed at reducing poverty in Africa by encouraging local commercial ventures.”

Terry Macalister

Tuesday July 5, 2005

Marks & Spencer and Shell are to form an unusual partnership aimed at reducing poverty in Africa by encouraging local commercial ventures.

The two companies are to cooperate in a supply chain strategy that will see the Shell Foundation – the charitable wing of the oil group – invest $1m (£570,000) in local flower and fruit growing enterprises.

Research by M&S released today shows that 60% of the public believe British business is not doing enough to help African nations with their wide-ranging problems. And 80% of those interviewed believe trade – as much as the aid issue highlighted by the Live 8 concerts at the weekend – offers the best way to fulfill Africa’s potential. read more

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£1bn payout oils talk of Sibneft deal

THE TIMES (UK): £1bn payout oils talk of Sibneft deal

“A press report in Kommersant, a Moscow financial newspaper, suggested that a bid for Sibneft by Gazprom in collaboration with Shell was imminent. The giant Russian utility is in talks with the Anglo-Dutch oil company over the swap of a stake in Shell’s gas project in Sakhalin and a share in Zapolyarnoye, a large Siberian gasfield owned by Gazprom. Neither Shell nor Gazprom commented on the rumour.”

Tuesday 5 July 2005

By Carl Mortished, International Business Editor

MOSCOW is agog with takeover rumours concerning Sibneft, the oil company controlled by Roman Abramovich, which yesterday announced a record £1.3 billion dividend payment to its shareholders.

The scale of the cash distribution, which is almost double the oil company’s profits in 2003, has prompted speculation that Sibneft’s owners are taking funds from the company ahead of a sale.

A press report in Kommersant, a Moscow financial newspaper, suggested that a bid for Sibneft by Gazprom in collaboration with Shell was imminent. The giant Russian utility is in talks with the Anglo-Dutch oil company over the swap of a stake in Shell’s gas project in Sakhalin and a share in Zapolyarnoye, a large Siberian gasfield owned by Gazprom. Neither Shell nor Gazprom commented on the rumour. read more

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The Guardian: Abramovich windfall hints at permanent move to UK

The Guardian: Abramovich windfall hints at permanent move to UK

“Anglo-Dutch oil group Shell is one of the names linked with purchasing Sibneft, perhaps working alongside the Russian government-owned energy giant, Gazprom.”

Tuesday 5 July 2005

Terry Macalister

Roman Abramovich, the owner of Chelsea football club, yesterday received a payout worth up to £780m from his oil empire in Russia stoking speculation he might be heading to Britain for good.

The cash – which will come in useful if Chelsea wants to buy players such as Steven Gerrard – came from the oligarch’s Sibneft oil company which announced a record $2.29bn (£1.3bn) annual dividend. read more

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Ulster TV: Rally for Shell farmers

Ulster TV: Rally for Shell farmers

“A public rally is taking place tomorrow evening in protest at the jailing of five Mayo farmers, who are refusing to allow Shell Oil to place a gas pipeline on their lands. The company took an injunction against the men, for blocking access to the site of the proposed gas pipe. They have been sent to Clover Hill prison.” read more

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BBC NEWS: Abramovich firm in $2.3bn payout

BBC NEWS: Abramovich firm in $2.3bn payout

“The Kommersant newspaper said on Monday that Gazprom could launch a joint bid for Sibneft with Royal Dutch Shell.”

Tuesday 5 July 2005

Will Mr Abramovich’s stake in Sibneft be put up for sale?

Sibneft, the Russian oil firm in which Chelsea football club owner Roman Abramovich owns a majority stake, is to pay a $2.29bn (£1.3bn) dividend.

The payout has triggered speculation that Sibneft could be sold.

Russian newspaper Kommersant said two state-owned firms – gas giant Gazprom and oil firm Rosneft – were interested in buying the company.

The paper said Gazprom could sign an $8bn deal this week to buy Mr Abramovich’s stake. read more

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Daily Mail: Chelsea owner to rescue Shell

Daily Mail: Chelsea owner to rescue Shell

CHELSEA football club owner Roman Abramovich is being touted as the unlikely saviour of troubled Shell.: SHORTAGE: Shell could target Abramovich’s oil and gas empire Sibneft to plug reserves: “Reports from Moscow say the Sibneft takeover could be unveiled this week.”

Tuesday 5 July 2005

Ian Lyall,

5 July 2005

The Anglo-Dutch oil giant is thought to be ready to table a £4.5bn bid for the billionaire’s Sibneft oil and gas empire as it desperately attempts to plug a gaping hole in its reserves.

News of Shell’s interest broke as the oil tycoon picked up a dividend cheque for £780m from his Siberian oil company.

It is one of the biggest single payouts to a Britishbased businessman, and would allow the former oligarch turned soccer supremo to buy 26 Steven Gerrards. read more

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FINANCIAL TIMES: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: THE DOUBLE STANDARDS OF SIR MARK MOODY-STUART

ShellNews.net: FINANCIAL TIMES: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: THE DOUBLE STANDARDS OF SIR MARK MOODY-STUART

Tuesday 5 July 2005

By John Donovan

ShellNews.net Editor and a Shell shareholder

Sir

I am writing with regard to the letter from Sir Mark Moody-Stuart published by The Financial Times on 30 June 2005 under the headline: “Enjoy a free trip and get to ask Shell a question.”

In his letter Sir Mark questioned the independence of individuals who asked questions at his final AGM as a Shell Transport director. He also made reference to the “Alternative Shell Report” published by the Friends of the Earth. I note that Tony Juniper, Executive Director of the FOE subsequently confirmed that the FOE did not pay for the relevant individuals to travel to the AGM as Sir Mark had wrongly alleged. read more

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