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May 17th, 2005:

Shell International and Ferrari renew partnership to 2010

Canada NewsWire (press release): Shell International and Ferrari renew partnership to 2010

17 May 2005

MONTREAL: One month ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix, Shell Canada announced that its international affiliate has renewed its technical partnership with Ferrari for a further five years from 2006 until the end of 2010.

The contract details, which were not disclosed, define the terms under which Shell International will continue to provide fuels and lubricants to Ferrari’s road car division as well as its racing operation.

Luca Di Montezemolo, Ferrari President and CEO, Jean Todt, Ferrari Managing Director and Rob Routs, Shell Downstream CEO signed the renewed sponsorship contract in Imola, Italy at the San Marino Grand Prix late last month. read more

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Shell continues to promote entrepreneurial sprit by sponsoring the world’s largest gathering of entrepreneurs

AME Info: (United Arab Emirates): Shell continues to promote entrepreneurial sprit by sponsoring the world’s largest gathering of entrepreneurs

17 May 2005

Royal Dutch/Shell Group (Shell) has continued its support to entrepreneurs in the Middle East region by being one of the key sponsors of ‘Entrepreneurs in Dubai’, the International Entrepreneurship Forum and Exhibition (IEFE), which will be the world’s largest gathering of entrepreneurs and business leaders.

Hussain Al Mahmoudi, Shell External Affairs Manager.

The event, to be held from May 23-25, 2005, at the Dubai International Exhibition Center, will host more than 30 world renowned speakers who will share their success stories and experience with around 1500 delegates expected to gather at the forum. read more

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Tesco rewards Leahy with a £2m bonus

Financial Times: Tesco rewards Leahy with a £2m bonus

By Elizabeth Rigby and Sundeep Tucker

Published: May 17 2005

Sir Terry Leahy has received a bonus of more than £2m after Tesco became the first retailer in the UK to break the £2bn profit barrier this year.

The chief executive was paid a £2.08m bonus in a mix of cash and shares in the year to February 28. He also received a salary of £1.04m, taking his total pay to £3.19m, against £2.98m last time.

The board shared a pay-out of £12.8m, with the top five executive directors taking £8.54m.

Tesco paid a total of £220m in bonuses, which it claims is the largest pay-out ever for a UK company. About 2,000 top staff – including store managers – shared £38.2m, with the remaining £169m shared between 150,000 staff. read more

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Business Standard (India): Shell to invest Rs 3,000cr at Hazira Port

Business Standard (India): Shell to invest Rs 3,000cr at Hazira Port

Press Trust of India / New Delhi May 17, 2005  

Royal Dutch/Shell today said it plans to invest Rs 3,000 crore in setting up a bulk cargo and container terminal at Hazira Port, where it has built an LNG receiving terminal.

“We are in discussions with Essar Steel for setting up a bulk cargo terminal at Hazira. The cargo terminal would be for Essar Steel’s captive use,” Marc Den Hartog, director of Shell India told reporters.

For the container terminal, Shell is talking to several multinational firms, including Maersk, P&O Ports of Australia, Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) and Dubai Port International. read more

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Reuters: Shell and PetroChina to develop gas field

Reuters: Shell and PetroChina to develop gas field

Tue May 17, 2005

BEIJING (Reuters) – PetroChina and Royal Dutch/Shell said on Tuesday they would go ahead with the joint development of the China’s Changbei natural gas field, with Shell as the operator.

Development costs for the project over its full life cycle, including the drilling of around 50 wells over 10 years, central processing facilities and inter-field pipelines, are expected to reach around $600 million, the firms said in a joint statement.

The two have a production sharing contract for the field, which is spread across the Inner Mongolia autonomous region and Shaanxi province and has estimated reserves of 50 billion cubic metres. read more

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Shell, PetroChina to invest 600 million usd developing Changbei natural gas field

AFX Europe (Focus): Shell, PetroChina to invest 600 million usd developing Changbei natural gas field

17 May 2005

AMSTERDAM (AFX) – Royal Dutch/Shell Group and PetroChina Co Ltd said they have agreed to invest 600 mln usd developing the Changbei natural gas field in north China.

The field is located in Shaanxi Province and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and is expected to deliver 3 bln cubic meters of gas per year by 2008, to the cities of Beijing, Shandong, Hebei and Tianjin.

Shell, which will be the operator of the project under a production sharing contract with PetroChina, today signed drilling and construction contracts for the field development. read more

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KEN SARO-WIWA FOUNDATION: CALL FOR EDUCATORS

KEN SARO-WIWA FOUNDATION: CALL FOR EDUCATORS

Posted 17 May 2005

The Ken Saro-Wiwa Foundation (KSWF) is looking for interested elementary and secondary teachers to participate in an education outreach program around the 10-year anniversary of the execution of Nigerian writer, human rights and environmental activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa.

The educational outreach program is part of a series of activities hosted by KSWF leading up to November 10th, 2005.

In 1995, Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight of his Ogoni (Nigerian community) colleagues were executed by the Nigerian Government following their campaign against the devastating environmental impacts of oil companies in their lands in the Niger Delta. read more

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