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May 16th, 2005:

BP refinery deaths top industry in U.S.

Among big oil companies, only Shell and its Houston-based refining companies came close to BP's death toll. Shell Oil Products, predecessor Equilon Enterprises and sister company Motiva Enterprises together recorded 11 deaths -- half the BP total.

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Showa Shell’s Group Net Profit Soars Amid Rise in Oil Prices

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Showa Shell’s Group Net Profit Soars Amid Rise in Oil Prices

By SHIGERU SATO OF DOW JONES NEWSWIRES

May 16, 2005

TOKYO — Showa Shell Sekiyu KK said its group net profit soared 90% in the first quarter amid strong domestic demand for kerosene, the main heating oil in Japan, and a rise in global crude-oil prices.

Group net profit rose to 10.93 billion yen ($101.8 million) from 5.77 billion yen a year earlier, the Japanese oil refiner and wholesaler said.

Group revenue rose 18% to 523.35 billion yen from 445.32 billion yen a year earlier as higher crude-oil import costs bolstered prices of the company’s wholesale refined products, such as kerosene and gasoline. read more

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London Evening Standard: ‘Green’ protesters target Shell

London Evening Standard: ‘Green’ protesters target Shell

Steve Hawkes, Evening Standard,

16 May 2005

FRIENDS of the Earth will launch its biggest protests of the summer annual general meeting season next month when it attacks Shell over a series of ‘broken promises’ to communities affected by the oil giant across the world.

The environmental pressure group is planning to bring campaigners from Russia, South Africa, Nigeria and Brazil to London ahead of Shell’s annual general meeting on 28 June.

It will also call on MPs to put pressure on the Anglo-Dutch titan to dramatically improve its environmental and social record. A cross-party briefing is likely to be held ahead of the annual meeting. read more

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