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August 27th, 2007:

Forbes: Kazakhstan Not Doing Eni Good

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Parmy Olson, 08.27.07, 12:45 PM ET

LONDON – Italian energy firm Eni has kicked off crucial negotiations with Kazakhstan at a time when one of its biggest-ever oil production projects appears to be in danger.

The Kazakh government announced Monday that it was suspending operations at its Kashagan oilfield for three months because Eni, the leader of a group of oil companies including ExxonMobil (nyse: XOM – news – people ), Total, Royal Dutch Shell (nyse: RDSA – news – people ) and CononoPhillips (nyse: COP – news – people ), which have stakes in the offshore project, had violated environmental regulations. read more

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Bernama, Malaysia: Petronas, ExxonMobil & Shell Create Merdeka Award (* will Dr John Huong be Shell’s first nomination?)

August 27, 2007 20:52 PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 (Bernama) — National oil company Petronas and two major oil and gas companies, ExxonMobil and Shell, have set up a RM50 million trust fund for what is described as Malaysia’s most prestigious award, the Merdeka Award, to specifically celebrate, honour and reward excellence.

The award is to recognise and reward individuals and organisations that have made outstanding contributions for the advancement of Malaysia and its people.

The Merdeka Award is to be launched tonight by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in conjunction with Malaysia’s 50th year of independence. read more

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Belfast Telegraph: Shell to Sea protestors block Corrib gas refinery site

Monday, August 27, 2007

More than 40 Shell to Sea protesters are blocking trucks from entering the proposed Corrib gas refinery site in north Mayo.

Twenty of them entered the site this morning before being asked to leave by the Gardai, who are now calling for back-up to deal with the blockade.

A spokesperson for Shell to Sea says they have safety concerns over concrete pylons being used on the site.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/ireland/article2898946.ece

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Royal Dutch Shell Plc: 7-Eleven and Shell join forces at 269 petrol stations

27 Aug 2007 

Royal Dutch Shell (Shell) and Reitan Group (Reitan), owner of the 7-Eleven brand in Scandinavia, today signed an agreement to rebrand a planned 269 service stations across Norway, Sweden and Denmark.  

The agreement means these service stations will provide both Shell’s premium fuels and 7-Eleven convenience stores. The agreement covers a planned 91 YX service stations in Norway, 66 YX service stations in Denmark and 112 Shell service stations in Sweden.

Approximately 157 YX stations that come under this agreement are owned by Reitan and will be rebranded as Shell stations.  The convenience shops at all the service stations will be branded as 7-Eleven stores. read more

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Financial Times: Saudis set up force to guard oil plants

By Andrew England in Cairo
Published: August 26 2007 22:04 | Last updated: August 26 2007 22:04

Saudi Arabia has begun setting up a 35,000-strong security force to protect its oil infrastructure from potential attacks.

The move underlines the kingdom’s growing concern about its oil installations after threats from al-Qaeda to attack facilities in the Gulf, as well as rising tensions between Iran and the US.

The force already numbers about 5,000 personnel, a Saudi adviser said on Sunday. They are being trained in the use of new surveillance equipment, countermeasures and crisis management under a programme managed by US defence group Lockheed Martin, according to the Middle East Economic Survey in Nicosia. read more

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Bloomberg: Kazakhstan Orders Eni to Halt Work on Biggest Field (Update4)

By Nariman Gizitdinov and Greg Walters

Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) — Kazakhstan ordered Eni SpA to halt work at the world’s biggest oil discovery in 30 years as the Central Asian country follows Russia’s lead in seeking greater control over its natural resources.

The Eni-led Kashagan development was suspended for at least three months because of “environmental violations,” Environment Minister Nurlan Iskakov said on state television today. Kazakh officials also told Eni to halt construction of a refinery for allegedly violating safety rules and opened a criminal probe into alleged customs violations by an Eni unit. read more

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The Bakersfield Californian: Florez calls for action against Shell

Shell Oil ceased operations at its Bakersfield refinery on Sept. 30, 2004. The Rosedale Highway refinery was the largest in Bakersfield.

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THE ROSEDALE HIGHWAY REFINERY

BY STACEY SHEPARD, Californian staff writer, e-mail: [email protected] | Monday, Aug 27 2007: 2:27 PM

State Sen. Dean Florez has asked the state’s attorney general to take legal action against Shell for the company’s inaction in cleaning up contaminated groundwater beneath the Rosedale Highway refinery it previously owned.

In the letter to Attorney General Jerry Brown on Monday, Florez said the regulatory agency in charge of protecting groundwater — the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board — has been ineffective at getting Shell to clean up the contamination. read more

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Gulf Times (Qatar): Western oil firms face growing troubles in African countries

Published: Monday, 27 August, 2007, 05:31 AM Doha Time
 
COTONOU, Benin: Big foreign oil companies are finding it harder to make money in Africa because of the region’s often unstable politics, output restrictions and moves by some governments to rewrite contracts.

Africa remains one of the last big regions open to foreign oil exploration, and companies of all stripes are benefiting from record energy prices. But fresh obstacles threaten to crimp future production in a region that is crucial to global energy supplies. read more

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Houston Chronicle: Shell busy with fleet updates

Aug. 27, 2007, 7:48PM
Moneymakers
Five questions with Bob Salmon
Shell busy with fleet updates

By BILL HENSEL JR.
Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle

Bob Salmon moved to Houston two years ago to become general manager of shipping for Shell Trading U.S., which provides various hydrocarbon products and services, including shipping.

A native of Wales, he joined the Shell organization in 1971 as a deck cadet on the vessel Hindsia in the Far East.

His later jobs for Shell included seagoing officer on oil tankers and liquefied natural gas carriers. read more

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Reuters: Kazakhstan suspends Kashagan oilfield

Mon Aug 27, 2007 7:44 AM BST
By Raushan Nurshayeva

ASTANA (Reuters) – Kazakhstan suspended work at the huge Kashagan oilfield for at least three months on Monday, raising the stakes in the long-delayed project developed by a consortium of Western oil majors.

The project’s start-up delays and cost overruns have long irked Kazakhstan. It has threatened to revoke a permit held by an Eni-led group (ENI.MI: Quote, Profile , Research) to exploit the Caspian Sea site, the world’s biggest oil find in decades, over ecological concerns. read more

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Financial Times: Turkmen leader’s visit points to more openness with west

By Isabel Gorst in Moscow
Published: August 27 2007 03:00 | Last updated: August 27 2007 03:00

The president of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, is to visit the west for the first time since taking power when he attends the United Nations’ General Assembly in New York next month.

The move indicates that the central Asian republic is opening up to the outside world after 16 years of rule by Saparmurat Niyazov, an isolationist dictator who died in December.

Mr Berdymukhammedov’s trip to the UN will coincide with a visit by a Turkmen oil delegation to Washington and Houston, raising hopes for broader US engagement in a republic that holds some of the world’s biggest natural gas reserves. read more

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Alaska Journal of Commerce: Shell’s offshore drill plans drown in court battle: Drilling by Shell in 2008 may now be in doubt…

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The Nanuq, a 200-foot oil spill response and support vessel, sits at Dutch Harbor waiting to support Shell’s Beaufort Sea exploration. ASRC Energy Services crews the vessel for Shell. Photo courtesy of Shell Offshore Inc.  

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By Tim Bradner
Alaska Journal of Commerce   
 
Shell Offshore Inc. could be facing an extended delay in exploring promising offshore oil and gas prospects in the Beaufort Sea. It looks as if the 2007 drilling season is a write-off for the company. read more

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NIGERIAN TRIBUNE: Communities drag Shell to Yar’Adua over rent

Kayode Akinmade, Lagos – 27.08.2007

Two oil-producing communities in Delta State have dragged Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) before President Umaru Yar’Adua over the company’s refusal to pay them rents over a period of 41 years on lands leased to the company.

The communities, Ekakpamre and Uvwi-amvge, in Ughelli South and North local government areas of the state, said in their petition to President Yar’Adua that they decided to take their plight to the president rather than allowing their youths to disrupt economic activities in the area. read more

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The Guardian: UK oil firms cheating investors, says Russia

· Miners also accused of exaggerating reserves
· Fears of renewed Kremlin attack on resources sector

Terry Macalister
Monday August 27, 2007

Russia stepped up the pressure on British-listed energy and mining companies yesterday with an influential Moscow regulator alleging that some of them were “cheating” investors by exaggerating their reserves.

Oleg Mitvol, deputy head of the environmental watchdog Rosprirodnadzor, called on the London Stock Exchange and other authorities in the UK to stamp out the alleged abuses. read more

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