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January 26th, 2016:

Investors brace for BG merger vote

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by Veselin ValchevTuesday, 26 Jan 2016, 08:42 GMT

Royal Dutch Shell Plc (LON:RDSA) shareholders are due to vote on the £31 billion acquisition of smaller energy rival BG Group tomorrow, and all uncertainty in regards to the vote’s success seem to have evaporated.

A slew of highly influential investors and advisers have publicly backed the merger, which opponents have slammed as “value destructive” for Shell shareholders.

The only major investor to publicly come out against the acquisition is Standard Life, which argued that the slumping oil price has eroded the appeal of the merger. However, Standard Life also noted that it would vote for the deal with its BG Group holding at the respective vote on Thursday, the day after Shell votes. read more

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Oil prices to stay near current level throughout 2016, World Bank says

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Oil prices to stay near current level throughout 2016, World Bank says

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Phillip Inman Economics correspondent: Tuesday 26 January 2016 18.08 GMT

The World Bank has slashed its forecast for oil prices this year, saying the cost of a barrel of crude will stay near its current lows for the rest of 2016.

The Washington-based institution said a glut of oil that sent prices crashing by almost half last year and another 27% this month will continue to dominate the market for the next year. read more

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Corrib gas a ‘template’ for ‘how not to undertake a development’

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Lorna Siggins: 26 JAN 2016

The Corrib gas project is a template for “how not to undertake a development”, according to a new planning approach published by the British Institution of Civil Engineers.

Although the gas project has secured its final Government approval from Minister for Energy Alex White, the prospect of further legal challenges and the large Garda presence at an “invitation-only” opening reflects the fact that it still does not have community consent.

Two of the report’s four authors say that had both Shell and Government agencies adopted a more democratic approach, they could have avoided cost overruns, including “the loss of at least €600 million loss to the tax payer”, and could also have “avoided the serious ensuing conflict with the local community”. read more

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Oil price falls again as Shell shareholders prepare to vote on mega-merger with BG Group

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The price tumbled as much as 3 per cent during trading yesterday when it emerged Iraq had produced a record high of oil and may even raise output further.

The news comes as the market is already braced for more supply from Iran after sanctions were lifted. 

Tankers have begun to leave Iran’s ports and it agreed its first deal with a European company last week with Greece’s refinery Hellenic Petroleum. 

Some analysts expect Iran to increase production to between 3million and 4million barrels a day. Iraq’s fields produced more than 4.1million barrels a day. read more

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Shell, Eni In Fresh Trouble As Nigeria Begins Moves To Withdraw OPL 245

Screen Shot 2016-01-26 at 08.24.06The retrieval of the controversial oil bloc, estimated to contain about 9 billion barrels of crude, as well as placing heavy fines on the oil giants, is contained in a far-reaching recommendation by the office of the Director of Public Prosecution, DPP, Mohammed Diri.

The recommendation was at the instance of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, who is set to advise the federal government on how to proceed on a controversial deal that is being investigated by authorities in four different countries. read more

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After The Big Short, here’s The Big Long: Shell-BG

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By Nancy Hulgrave: 26 JAN 2016

“The Big Short” landed in UK movie theaters this weekend. The film adaptation of Michael Lewis’ best-selling novel tells the story of Wall Street outsiders who made a fortune predicting the subprime mortgage crisis and subsequent financial crash.

If you watch the film — and you’re not too busy deciding whether it’s Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt or Christian Bale you wish you were sharing popcorn with (don’t worry boys, you get Margot Robbie in a bubble bath — you’ll probably spend the two-odd hours wondering what the next big short might be and how you can profit. read more

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Climate Deal’s First Big Hurdle: The Draw of Cheap Oil

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By CLIFFORD KRAUSS and DIANE CARDWELLA version of this article appears in print on January 26, 2016, on page A1 of the New York edition

Barely a month after world leaders signed a sweeping agreement to reduce carbon emissions, the global commitment to renewable energy sources faces its first big test as the price of oil collapses.

Buoyed by low gas prices, Americans are largely eschewing electric cars in favor of lower-mileage trucks and sport utility vehicles. Yet the Obama administration has shown no signs of backing off its requirement that automakers nearly double the fuel economy of their vehicles by 2025. read more

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