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July 17th, 2009:

Shell may cut staff at Gulf Coast refineries, chemical plants

Posted by Bloomberg News July 17, 2009 12:13PM

Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Europe’s largest oil company, may cut additional staff at Gulf Coast refineries and chemical plants to reduce costs.

“We did cost reviews at all our Gulf Coast sites,” said Anne Peebles, a Shell spokeswoman. “I believe impacted employees have already been communicated to. Should future staff reductions occur, employees will be communicated with.”

The review is expected to be completed by the end of the year, according to Peebles, who declined to say how many employees have been let go. read more

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Shell Email Leak Says US Convent Refinery Income Dismal -Blog

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

JULY 17, 2009, 2.47 AM ET

LONDON (Dow Jones)–Income performance at Motiva Enterprises LLC’s Convent refinery near Baton Rouge in Louisiana has been dismal since July 2008 and the company needs to cut costs to return to profitability, according to an internal email from part-owner Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB) which was leaked to a blog critical of the company.

“We are getting our costs in line at Convent in order to become competitive in a tough business environment,” the email sent to Motiva staff by manager David Brignac said. “We are considering reductions in operator positions, but no final decisions have been made on operator staffing levels,” he writes in the email posted Friday on royaldutchshellplc.com. read more

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Inquest finds drowning of Shell refinery worker was accidental

MARTINEZ — Friends and family of an Antioch man and Shell Martinez Refinery employee who drowned in a water tower at the facility shed tears of relief Thursday after jurors at an inquest into the death determined it was accidental.

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Shell weighs staff cuts at U.S. Gulf refineries

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Shell Oil Co said on Thursday it was considering staff cuts at its refineries and chemical plants on the U.S. Gulf Coast to reduce costs in the current recession. Among the plants where reductions are being considered are the refineries Shell operates jointly with Saudi Aramco through Motiva Enterprises

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Inquest under way into death of Shell refinery worker

MARTINEZ — An inquest is under way today into the death of a veteran Shell Martinez Refinery worker who drowned in a water tower at the facility in April.

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