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May 27th, 2004:

Shell pipped to the best in-house tax team gong

The Guardian: City diary

 Adam Jay

Thursday May 27, 2004

Disappointment at Tuesday night’s LexisNexis UK Tax Awards, where Shell was pipped to the best in-house tax team gong by BT. The oil giant (not quite as giant as we thought a few months back) denies it was asked to consider standing in if no one pitched up from BT, but declined as it has a problem with reserves. And bad news too for KPMG’s Transfer Pricing Team which failed to win best international tax team. Still, as host Clive Anderson pointed out, they sound a top team for Sir Alex and Jason Ferguson.
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Shell temporarily shuts down 106 stations

HeraldTribune.com: Shell temporarily shuts down 106 stations

 

The Associated Press

Posted 27 May 2004

 

NEW ORLEANS — Shell has temporarily halted the sale of gasoline at 106 of its Shell and Texaco gas stations in the greater New Orleans area after discovering high levels of sulfur in the fuel.

 

The company detected elevated levels of sulfur in gasoline that was delivered to its Kenner distribution center, Shell spokesman Shawn Frederick said. Stations that had received gas from that center were notified and began ceasing gasoline sales Wednesday, Frederick said. They will remain closed until further notice, he said. read more

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Kansas, other states’ pension funds involved in Shell litigation

Newsday.com: Kansas, other states’ pension funds involved in Shell litigation

 

By JOHN HANNA

Associated Press Writer

Posted 27 May 04

 

TOPEKA, Kan. — Public pension funds in eight states, including Kansas, are battling affiliates of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Cos. in federal court, alleging that the conglomerate misled investors about its oil and gas reserves.

 

Since January, Shell has downgraded the status of about 4.47 billion barrels of its oil and gas reserves. The controversy forced the company’s three top executives to resign.

 

Shell’s parent companies, the Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. and Shell Transport & Trading Co., face 20 lawsuits in U.S. District Court in New Jersey. The company has a manufacturing, research and sales facility in Linden, N.J. read more

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