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December 15th, 2015:

Shell Bid Aims to Preserve U.S. Drilling Rights in Arctic Ocean

Screen Shot 2015-12-15 at 16.53.51Jennifer A Dlouhy: December 15, 2015: Bloomberg.com

  • Oil company files appeal challenging rejection by Interior

  • Clock now ticking on oil and gas leases expiring in 2020

Screen Shot 2015-11-03 at 08.42.45Royal Dutch Shell Plc is fighting to preserve U.S. drilling rights in Arctic waters three months after halting exploration indefinitely there because it failed to find meaningful oil or natural gas deposits.

Europe’s largest oil company filed a notice of appeal Tuesday challenging the U.S. Interior Department’s Oct. 29 rejection of the company’s requests to stop the clock on Arctic oil and gas leases that otherwise expire between 2017 and 2020. The dispute is expected to undergo an administrative review, possibly delaying a final judgment until after a new U.S. president takes office. read more

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Shell promises more cuts to win investors over on BG deal

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Michael Bow: 15 Dec 2015

Royal Dutch Shell moved to shore up support for its £35bn BG Group takeover yesterday, by promising to slash more jobs amid concerns shareholders could rebel against the deal. 

The Anglo-Dutch oil giant will axe a further 2,800 jobs around the world on top of 7,500 roles it had previously announced were for the chop.

The losses – equivalent to 3 per cent of the combined group’s workforce – coincide with the final furlong of the long-running takeover saga, which has been put under pressure due to this year’s oil price rout.  read more

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Shell internal communication BG takeover

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14 December 2015

Dear colleagues

Earlier today, in advance of completion of the recommended combination with BG Group, Shell announced further details of the proposed operational and administrative restructuring under consideration to achieve the expected synergies and benefits of the deal. The announcement will be covered in the media – indeed some of you may have seen it already – however, as the UK is specifically mentioned, I wanted you to hear directly from the company, even though at this stage there really is no additional information we can give. read more

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Shell can claim BG despite burden of proof weighing on van Beurden

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David Cummings, head of equities at Standard Life, says the deal no longer makes a lot of sense…

John Maynard Keynes was famous for changing his mind when the facts informing his decisions changed. Ben van Beurden, chief executive of Shell, is becoming infamous for his attachment to a decision whose factual foundation is eroding. The oil price, the data point against which the world economy and Shell’s purchase of BG Group are correlated, has changed drastically. read more

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