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July 16th, 2009:

Email from Shell official fuels rumors of Convent Refinery sale

By John Donovan

The Shell internal email printed below, supplied to us by a Shell insider, was circulated earlier today by David Brignac, an official at the Shell/Motiva Convent refinery, described as “a strategic site for Motiva and Shell”.

The content seems to be a badly botched attempt to deal with a number of rumors causing anxiety that has led to many postings by refinery employees on our Shell Blog facility.

Brignac appears to pour fuel on an already inflammatory situation by admitting that income performance at the refinery since July of 2008 has been dismal. Notably, he does not categorically deny that cost cutting is being undertaken to “better position the refinery for a sale”, conceding that “whenever we as a business entity are not generating income we are not in control of our own destiny”. This appears to be a clear warning to the refinery employees. read more

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Energy jitters in Nigeria

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LAGOS, Nigeria, July 16 (UPI) -- Foreign investors are exploring their options outside of Nigeria as the country lags in its obligations for resource development because of militant activity.

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Fresh Air Fund-Racers team for the NYC Half-Marathon on August 16th

Hi again Alfred

I sent you an email last week and didn’t hear back so I thought I would try again. The Fresh Air Fund is still looking for runners and sponsors to join our Fresh Air Fund-Racers team for the NYC Half-Marathon on August 16th. It would be a huge help if you could post a mention of this exciting news on Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com. This is a great way to participate in NYC’s premier summer road race while helping Fresh Air Fund children. Please feel free to use anything from our site here:

http://freshair.org/racers
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Jordan Parliament Approves Shell Oil Exploration Deal

AMMAN (Dow Jones)--The Jordanian Parliament has approved a multi-billion dollar concession agreement with Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA) to explore oil from Jordan's vast oil shale resources, a person at the country's Natural Resources Authority, or NRA, said Thursday.

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Nigerian militants declare ceasefire

A leading militant group in the oil-rich Niger Delta yesterday declared a 60-day ceasefire and said it would seek talks with the Nigerian government.

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