Cook joined the Shell board in 2004 in the aftermath of the embarrassing reserves scandal that cost chairman Sir Phil Watts and finance director Judy Boynton their jobs. She was devastated by the shake-up, having liked and respected Watts, but she refused to be deflected by the upheaval, choosing instead to get on with the job.
July 13th, 2008:
Cook to break the mould at Shell
Shell to sign deal to explore Jordanian oil shale
AMMAN (MarketWatch) -- Royal Dutch Shell PLC is in the final stages of striking a concession agreement with the Jordanian government to explore oil from the country's vast oil shale, a senior official at the state-run Natural Resources Authority said Thursday.
Despite 800 billion barrel potential, oil shale a hard sell
Shell, by nearly all accounts the industry leader in oil shale research, landed three of the leases.
Oil and credit woes fuel long summer of discontent
The best we can say about the outlook for the price of oil is that in the short run it will continue to be affected by geopolitical events
World’s largest mortgage providers teeter on the brink of collapse
Meanwhile, the price of oil reached fresh heights on Friday, breaching $147 a barrel. The jump, fuelled by concerns about Iranian crude production, comes only days ahead of a Treasury Select Committee hearing into oil price speculation. Sir Bob Reid, chairman of London's ICE Futures Exchange, will be questioned by the John McFall-led committee over its perceived part in the exploding price of oil.
Foreign firms eyeing Iraq deal as security improves
International investors, including Royal Dutch Shell, Dow Chemical Co, Japanese Marubeni and Indias Reliance, were showing heightened interest in the countrys main petrochemical plant near Basra.
Shell Taps BPZ For Peru Project
BPZ Energy, a Houston-based oil company operating in Peru, has unveiled a new investment scheme in Peruvian oil & gas alongside Royal Dutch Shell totaling $750 million over four years. Shell was active in Peru until 1998, when it decided to pass on the development of the Camisea gas fields.
Engen Snaps Up Shell’s Business In Zimbabwe
PETROLEUM products group Engen announced yesterday it had concluded a sale and purchase agreement to buy Shells downstream business interests in Lesotho and crisis-torn Zimbabwe, where Engen said it was taking a long-term view that the economy would recover.
Affidavit supplied by an Independent Solicitor Verifying Shell Business Ethics Survey Results
"I AM NOT AT ALL HAPPY WITH SHELL. I BELIEVE THE CURRENT REGIME IS TOTALLY IMMORAL"