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August 25th, 2007:

The Observer: Kazakh oil rethink

Alex Brett
Sunday August 26, 2007

Agip KCO, the energy consortium which will operate the highly prized Kashagan oilfield in Kazakhstan, has been forced to renegotiate its deal with the Kazakh authorities amid allegations that its development will inflict what was described earlier this week as ‘irreparable damage to the environment’.

 The consortium, comprised of seven companies, most notably Shell, Exxon Mobil, Total and ENI, its operator, was due to begin drilling its first well in 2005, but this was postponed to 2008. read more

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ShellNews.net: Royal Dutch Shell predatory business practises

By John Donovan
26 August 2007

During the course of business dealings and many bouts of litigation with Shell over the years, I discovered that Shell management has no compunction about stealing ideas or information disclosed to them in strictest confidence.  I had to sue Shell in the UK High Court on four successive occasions after they misappropriated my companies’ intellectual property.

Another equally objectionable predatory practice of Shell is that if a small company putting a proposal to Shell has a relationship with a third party manufacturer or supplier, Shell has a track record of going behind the back of the small company to cut them out of the deal, so that they don’t earn a penny. Shell is that ruthless. read more

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Times of Oman: Shell accuses Argentina of discrimination

AFP: Saturday, August 25, 2007 11:43:42 AM Oman Time
 
BUENOS AIRES –– Anglo-Dutch oil company Royal Dutch/Shell, whose top executives are under threat of arrest, accused the Argentine government of “discrimination” in a page-wide advert published Friday in leading newspapers.

“The discrimination Shell is being subjected to is inadmissible,” said company president Juan Aranguren in the statement, adding that the firm was unfairly blamed and fined for a
diesel fuel shortage in the country.
read more

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Financial Post (Canada): Some Russia partnerships gone sour

Published: Aug 25, 2007

Pan American Silver Corp. spent millions on the Dukat silver mine in the 1990s, but lost control of the mine in a legal battle and wrote off its $37-million investment in 2000.

Archangel Diamond Corp. files a lawsuit claiming US$1-billion in damages in 2001 over a long-running licence dispute with its Russian partners. CEO Ray Clark says in an official statement: “Frustrating as this is for…shareholders of Archangel, it must also be a concern for the Russian government, a government that continues to maintain it is keen to encourage foreign investment.” read more

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Financial Post (Canada): Magna’s man in Moscow remains a mystery; ; Who Is Oleg Deripaska?

EXTRACT: “It’s a bit like doing a deal with the devil,” said a manager with one of Magna’s major institutional shareholders. “The Russians have structured a lot of deals so that they work in their favour, whether it’s the forced takeover of the assets of Yukos or the virtual expropriation of the Sakhalin island project from Shell. And you sort of think: ‘Well you know, are you going to get a fair shake from these guys?’

THE ARTICLE

Published: Aug 25, 2007 read more

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Financial Times: Russia cuts oil supplies to German refineries

By Hugh Williamson in Berlin and Isabel Gorst in Moscow
Published: August 25 2007 03:00 | Last updated: August 25 2007 03:00

Russia has made significant cuts to oil supplies sent to German refineries recently, rekindling concerns in Germany over the reliability of Russian energy supplies.

Lukoil, Russia’s second largest oil producer, yesterday acknowledged that supplies to Germany had been reduced by about one-third in July and August but refused to explain why the reduction had occurred.

Analysts said Lukoil’s decision not to provide previously contracted quantities of oil could be aimed at extracting higher prices from German refineries or be part of Lukoil’s efforts to acquire stakes in German and European refineries. read more

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Daily Telegraph: Sibir wins £460m Moscow deal

By Roland Gribben
Last Updated: 12:52am BST 25/08/2007

Sibir Energy has ended a politically tortuous nine-year negotiating saga to buy the City of Moscow’s energy assets and add a refinery to strengthen its presence in Russia.

The Aim-listed company is paying $922m (£460m) in cash and shares to gain control of the 240,000-barrel-a-day refinery and 139 filling stations in the run-up to acquiring production assets in Russia and achieving a full London market listing next year. The shares jumped 43 to 525p. read more

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fool.com: Deep Water, Deep Pockets

By Toby Shute August 24, 2007

What was remarkable about the most recent lease sale in the Western Gulf of Mexico? Not the number of blocks receiving bids, nor the total dollar volume of winning bids. It was the lopsided nature of the bidding, which showed Norwegian heavyweight Statoil (NYSE: STO) to be by far the most eager to tackle the lower tertiary. That’s the geologic formation way out in the deep water that has been estimated to contain anywhere from 3 billion to 15 billion barrels of oil. read more

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YouTube: British Columbia: Nigeria North? A video concerning Royal Dutch Shell, of Niger Delta infamy…

An excellent video concerning Royal Dutch Shell, of Niger Delta infamy…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2RUhJGbjDM

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