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May 4th, 2016:

Fort McMurray Fire: Shell Turns Oilsands Camp Into Shelter For Evacuees

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CP  |  By The Canadian Press: 05/04/2016 1:02 pm EDT

Screen Shot 2016-04-20 at 13.50.03CALGARY — The wildfire raging through the heart of Canada’s oilsands capital dealt a blow Wednesday to crude perations, with Shell Canada closing a major mining facility north of Fort McMurray, Alta.

The company temporarily shut down production at its Albian Sands mining operations located about 70 kilometres north of the city.

Shell said it made the decision to focus on getting employees and their families out of the region while also freeing up room at its 2,000-person work camp for some of the 80,000 people who were ordered evacuated Tuesday from Fort McMurray. read more

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Shell’s BG Risk Starts to Pay as Output Added, Costs Slashed

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By Rakteem Katakey: May 4, 2016

Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s record $54 billion acquisition of BG Group Plc is starting to pay off as the assets give it higher production and cash flow, helping it beat analysts’ earnings estimates when it reported quarterly results Wednesday. 

While Europe’s biggest oil company benefits from BG’s assets, it’s cutting expenses quickly enough to ensure the takeover isn’t adding any new costs. Shell’s forecasts for capital spending and operating expenses this year are now at the same level they would have been even if it hadn’t bought BG, Chief Financial Officer Simon Henry said. A majority of the 16 percent increase in oil and gas output came from the acquisition. read more

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Shell finance chief refuses to rule out further North Sea job losses

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Screen Shot 2016-04-25 at 15.56.32Written by Phil Allan – 04/05/2016 12:34 pm

Shell’s finance chief has refused to rule out further job losses in the North Sea as the oil giant announced its earnings had dropped by $4billion dollars in the first quarter of 2016.

Chief financial officer Simon Henry said the voluntary redundancy packaged announced recently announced as a result of Shell’s acquisition of BG Group, may not be the last to affect the North Sea as the company continues to look at cut costs from its global operation. read more

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Shell cuts spending as profits fall

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The oil firm said it would reduce investment to $30bn from a planned $33bn, after coming under pressure from shareholders to cut costs.

Shell also said profits in the three months to March had fallen to $800m from $4.8bn a year earlier.

Oil prices have fallen sharply over the past 18 months.

On average, in the first three months of 2016 oil prices stood at about $35 a barrel, down from a peak of $115 a barrel in June 2014.

Excluding one-off items, Shell’s preferred measure of profit, earnings fell to $1.6bn from $3.8bn in the quarter. read more

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Shell profits tumble following BG merger

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By Jillian Ambrose4 MAY 2016 • 8:32AM

Shell posted a sharp fall in profits in its first set of results since merging with global gas giant BG Group, but nevertheless beat expectations against a backdrop of low oil prices.

The oil major reported first quarter profit of $455m, less than half the $942m posted in its results for the last three months of 2015 and a fraction of its $4.5bn for the same period last year.

On a cost of supplies basis, which the oil industry uses to account for fluctuations in the price of oil, Shell made $1.6bn over the first quarter of the year. This was better than analyst expectations of just over $1bn but still well below the $3.7bn in the first quarter of 2015. read more

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Shell cuts spending further after BG deal

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LONDON | BY RON BOUSSO AND KAROLIN SCHAPS:Wed May 4, 2016

Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) on Wednesday cut its 2016 spending by another 10 percent after completing the $54 billion acquisition of BG Group, warning that low oil prices will continue to weigh.

In its first earnings results since the Feb. 15 deal that transformed it into the world’s top liquefied natural gas producer, Shell reported better-than-expected first-quarter results despite a 58 percent drop in profits.

Reflecting the deal, Shell said it sold 12.29 million tonnes of LNG in the first quarter, up 25 percent year on year. Shell’s overall oil and gas output rose 16 percent.

Shell, however, warned that low oil and gas prices, significant maintenance at production sites as well as “substantial redundancy and restructuring charges” will impact second-quarter earnings. read more

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Shell says Q1 oil and gas production rises 16 pct

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May 4, 2016

* First quarter 2016 unaudited results

* Cash flow from operating activities for Q1 2016 was $0.7 billion, which included negative working capital movements of $3.9 billion

* Total dividends distributed to shareholders in quarter were $3.7 billion, of which $1.5 billion were settled by issuing 65.7 million a shares under scrip dividend programme

* Gearing at end of Q1 2016 was 26.1% versus 12.4% at end of q1 2015

* Q1 2016 basic CCS earnings per share excluding identified items decreased by 63% versus Q1 2015. read more

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Shell Q1 earnings slump to $800m

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Royal Dutch Shell (LON:RDSA) has updated investors on its first-quarter performance this morning, unveiling a hefty drop in earnings, with the oil price rout weighing on the company’s results.

Highlights from Shell’s statement:

Following completion of the acquisition on February 15, 2016, BG Group plc (“BG”) has been consolidated within Royal Dutch Shell’s results. For all practical purposes, this includes February and March 2016, as the impact for the first half of February is deemed immaterial. read more

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