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May 26th, 2008:

Nigeria signs $3.1 bln funding deal with Shell

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria signed a $3.1 billion deal with the local arm of Royal Dutch Shell on Monday to plug a funding gap in their joint venture projects, the country's state oil firm NNPC said.

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TNK-BP output at risk as shareholders disagree-paper

MOSCOW, May 26 (Reuters) - The chief executive of BP's Russian venture, TNK-BP, has acknowledged for the first time that the Russian and British shareholders disagree on matters, saying it could damage oil production.

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Prince Andrew forced to defend decision to sell his palatial English mansion for £3 million above asking price

As part of his role as trade ambassador, Prince Andrew has been involved in brokering energy deals for British companies in Kazakhstan. Labour MP Ian Davidson said the property sale raised questions over whether there were any strings attached.

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Exxon again cuts funds for climate change skeptics

Exxon will not contribute to some nine groups in 2008 that it funded in 2007.

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Shell Nigeria says some output shut in after attack

LAGOS, May 26 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell said on Monday it had been forced to shut in some production in Nigeria after militants attacked a major oil pipeline in the Niger Delta.

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Shell soon to join Samsun-Ceyhan pipeline: sources

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc is near signing a deal with Turkish Calik Energy and Italian Eni to join work on a oil pipeline between the Black and Mediterranean seas, sources close to the deal said on Monday.

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Rebels claim attack on Shell pipeline

Rebels from Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta said they had blown up a Royal Dutch Shell pipeline and killed 11 soldiers in a gun battle today, but the army denied losing any men.

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Nigeria rebels say attack oil pipeline, army denies

LAGOS (Reuters) - Rebels from Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta said on Monday they had attacked a Royal Dutch Shell pipeline and killed 11 soldiers, but the army denied there had been any attack.

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We know why Prince Andrew is smiling…

Prince Andrew, the "Playboy Prince" connected with Shell, an oil giant with a long track record of corrupt business practices, has reportedly sold for £15 million ($30 million) the palatial house he received as a wedding gift from his mum, Queen Elizabeth II.

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Prince Andrew Shell Connections: Is Airmiles Andy earning his keep at last?

After the Easter weekend, the Prince criss-crossed the country on a chartered jet, meeting the President, pushing Rolls-Royce, BP, Shell and BG Energy, before flying back to UK on a scheduled British Airways flight.

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Prince Andrew Shell Connections: Abu Dhabi

HRH Prince Andrew closed the event remarking that there has never been a better time to invest in Abu Dhabi and reflecting on the prominent and vital role that companies like Shell have played in the economic expansion of the UAE.

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Prince Andrew Shell Connections: UK Royal visits project linked to death of whales

Prince Andrew, a senior member of the British royal family, may provoke international criticism this week when he visits an oil project which threatens to lead to the extinction of the Western Pacific grey whale, damage environments and destroy fisheries.

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Prince Andrew Shell Connections

At the end of the visit, Prince Andrew was also introduced to Shell's efforts to promote youth self-employment in the UAE when he met with a group of UAE nationals who had recently graduated from the Shell Intilaaqah programme, which nurtures the growth of young entrepreneurs.

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Qatar Petroleum and Shell open Pearl Village for 35,000 workers

The complex, jointly owned by Qatar Petroleum (QP) and Shell, was inaugurated by Qatar Electricity and Water Company’s general manager Fahad Hamad al-Mohannadi. Royal Dutch Shell’s executive director Linda Cook, diplomats and senior QP and Shell executives were among those present.

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Bad gas causes local cars to stall

The Safeway gas station in Maple Valley had gas mixed with water, and company spokeswoman Cherie Myers said the contaminated fuel came about 5 p.m. from a Shell refinery that supplies the gas stations.

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Executive pay revolt looms at HSBC

Shareholders have launched several revolts against bonus packages in recent weeks. Royal Dutch Shell and GlaxoSmithKline faced protests last week over high one-off retention bonuses. Meanwhile, the Financial Services Authority said it would take remuneration into consideration when assessing the risk faced by financial institutions.

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The globe’s most hydrocarbon-rich region facing prospect of critical shortages of gas

"...so far, no discoveries have been made and this year Total of France pulled out of the project, selling its stake to Royal Dutch Shell and Aramco."

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Prince Andrew sells his house to Kazakh tycoon for £3m above asking price

Among the industrialist's projects is a £2.5billion petrochemical plant in one of the oil-rich parts of western Kazakhstan. Prince Andrew, a patron of the British-Kazakh Society, was said to have been in Kazakhstan this weekend enjoying a private holiday.

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HSBC to face investor opposition over pay and sub-prime exposure

The UK's biggest bank risks becoming the next major company to face a rebellion over pay policies after the revolts endured by the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline and the oil group Shell last week.

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Prince Andrews office office confirms sale of house for £15m (inclusive of alleged £3m gift/payment/bribe?)

The Kazakh president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, is the other patron of an organisation whose sponsors include Shell...

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