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May 24th, 2005:

Scarborough Today (UK): Oil giant Shell to sponsor Rotunda

Scarborough Today (UK): Oil giant Shell to sponsor Rotunda

24 May 2005

SHELL UK has become the first corporate sponsor of the Rotunda Museum.

Lord Oxburgh, the chairman of Shell Transport and Trading, will announce full details of the major boost to the Rotunda renovation campaign when he arrives in Scarborough to visit the museum today.

An eminent geologist himself, Lord Oxburgh said he was delighted to be making the announcement on behalf of Shell UK and to visit Scarborough again.

He said: ‘The Dinosaur Coast is one of the richest geological coastlines in Britain and the Rotunda Museum is unique. read more

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Jurassic find gives Shell hope of brighter future

Daily Telegraph: Jurassic find gives Shell hope of brighter future

By Christopher Hope, Business Correspondent (Filed: 24/05/2005)

Shell, which is restructuring itself after losing 25pc of its proved oil and gas reserves last year, yesterday announced one of its biggest finds of the year off the coast of Norway.

The Anglo-Dutch energy giant said it had made a “significant discovery in sandstones of Jurassic age” in its Onyx South West prospect in the Norwegian Sea, more than 5,000 metres below sea level, 150 kilometres north of Kristiansund. read more

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NEW YORK TIMES: Battle in the Sound

NEW YORK TIMES: Battle in the Sound

Posted 14 May 2005

The chorus of local opposition to a floating, Queen-Mary-size natural gas operation in the middle of Long Island Sound grew even louder last week, when the Suffolk County Legislature voted overwhelmingly to oppose the project and hire lawyers to fight it.

The strength and unanimity of Long Island’s opposition to the project’s developers, Broadwater Energy, have been impressive; there is nothing like a huge, scary energy project in our own backyard to get our protective instincts up. But Long Islanders opposed to Broadwater might want to guard their ammunition and use it wisely – this could be a long struggle. Here’s why: read more

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MosNews (Russia): Shell Says Progress Reached in Gazprom Asset Swap Talks

MosNews (Russia): Shell Says Progress Reached in Gazprom Asset Swap Talks

24 May 2005

International oil major Royal Dutch/Shell said on Monday, May 23, that progress has been made in its talks with Russia’s natural gas monopoly Gazprom regarding asset swap. The companies want to exchange stakes in Siberian and Far East deposits, Shell CEO Jeroen van der Veer said.

“We are in discussions with Gazprom about various projects,” van der Veer, quoted by Reuters, told reporters after speaking to the Institute for International Economics. “We feel that we have especially over the past two months made a lot of progress but they are not finalized.” read more

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Norwegian gas find for Shell

THE TIMES (UK): Norwegian gas find for Shell

By Carl Mortished, International Business Editor

May 24, 2005

Shell has made a significant gas discovery in Norway at its Onyx South West Prospect where a well was tested for 1.5 million cubic metres of gas per day. The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate suggested that the gasfield, in which Shell has a 30 per cent interest, could contain reserves of 60 billion cubic metres.

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Shell discovers ‘Big Cat’ gas field off Norway coast

The Independent: Shell discovers ‘Big Cat’ gas field off Norway coast

By Michael Harrison, Business Editor

24 May 2005

Shell, the embattled oil giant, won some respite from its woes over dwindling reserves yesterday by announcing a significant gas discovery off the coast of Norway.

The Onyx South West field, in which Shell has a 30 per cent stake, is estimated to contain about 60 billion cubic metres of gas, officially qualifying it as one of the company’s “Big Cat” prospects.

The amount of gas in the field is equivalent to 377 million barrels of oil. To qualify as a Big Cat prospect, Shell’s share of potential production has to be in excess of 100 million barrels. read more

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Shell Makes Natural Gas Find Off Norway

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Shell Makes Natural Gas Find Off Norway

Posted 24 May 2005

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

OSLO, Norway (AP) — A wildcat exploration well drilled in the Norwegian Sea has made a promising natural gas strike, although it was too early to say how large, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate announced Monday.

The well was drilled by the Norwegian branch of Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies at its Onyx prospect off western Norway.

”The new discovery in the Norwegian Sea is very encouraging and proves that the Norwegian continental shelf has great potential for new and significant finds. This could be an important discovery, and will lead to renewed interest in the area,” Norwegian Oil Minister Thorhild Widvey said in a news release. read more

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Lloyds List: Shell ready to reap rewards of gas find

Lloyds List: Shell ready to reap rewards of gas find

Martyn Wingrove

May 24, 2005

Royal Dutch/Shell has found a significant gas-condensate field in the Norwegian Sea which holds the potential for a raft of new awards for offshore contractors.

The Anglo-Dutch oil major found a large reservoir of natural gas and some condensate in the Onyx SW wildcat exploration well in block 6406’9, 40km west of its Draugen production platform.

‘We are dealing with a significant find,’ said Rien Herber, exploration director for Shell Exploration ‘ Production Europe. read more

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North Sea gas find for Shell

Financial Times: North Sea gas find for Shell

By Clay Harris

Published: May 24 2005

Royal Dutch Shell said it had made a “significant discovery” of gas at its Onyx South West prospect in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said the Onyx discovery could approach 60bn standard cubic metres of produceable gas, subject to determining the limits of the deposit.

Shell declined to put any figure on the size of the discovery, but Rien Herber, its exploration director for Europe, said: “There are indications that we are dealing with a significant find.” read more

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