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June 3rd, 2008:

Shell involved in Petronas litigation

NEW DELHI, June 3 — Oil giant Petronas has filed a US$100 million (RM322 million) lawsuit against India's Adani Energy Ltd for failing to comply with an agreement to import liquefied natural gas (LNG).

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ConocoPhillips reveals it has been subpoenaed in CFTC oil price fixing probe: What about Shell, the leader in illegal cartels?

NEW YORK (Reuters) - ConocoPhillips said on Monday it was subpoenaed last December by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as part of the agency's six-month investigation into manipulation of the oil market.

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Petronas RM600 billion profit: Where has it all gone

...very few Malaysians have access to Petronas’ detailed accounts. Where is the accountability and transparency in the use of these massive amounts of public funds?

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Has Oil Production Reached a ‘De Facto’ Peak?

I’m not sure what to call the peak we have now reached. Maybe it should be called “Peak Practical Production.” Or “De Facto Peak Oil.” Or just, “Th..Th..That’s All, Folks.”

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Nigeria: Oil and Gas Operations Fragile – Shell

THE Anglo - Dutch oil giant Shell has described oil and gas expoloration and production in the Niger Delta as fragile given the prevalent threat of hostage taking and threat of attacks, while pointing out that in the last four years it has made $93 billion in CCS earnings, invested $60 and paid $55 billion dividends to shareholders.

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Oil executives say soaring costs hurt them, too

WASHINGTON — Executives from the five biggest international oil companies on Wednesday said they are victims of high oil prices along with U.S. consumers, but Senate lawmakers showed little sympathy.

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Morales Takes Step Against Operation Part-Held by Shell

SÃO PAULO, Brazil -- In a bid to regain political footing amid a growing autonomy movement by Bolivia's richest states, Bolivian President Evo Morales ordered the nationalization Monday of a natural-gas pipeline operator half-owned by Royal Dutch Shell PLC and a U.S. investment fund.

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Shell to Spend $742 Million For Stake in Arrow Gas Assets

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: MELBOURNE, Australia -- Royal Dutch Shell PLC said it will pay A$776 million (US$742 million) for a partial stake in key assets belonging to Arrow Energy Ltd., marking the latest deal in Australia's booming coal-bed-gas sector and giving the Brisbane firm marketing power.

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Total outlines post-oil strategy

Mr de Margerie said that though the group was confident about its future as an oil producer, "we must have the courage to say that there will be no more oil by the end of the century". Total intended to develop activities in three key areas of renewable energy: solar and nuclear power and clean coal.

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Shell joins Arrow in Australian gas project

Royal Dutch Shell is the latest international energy group to expand into Australia's thriving coal bed methane industry, joining forces with Arrow Energy to develop projects in Australia and internationally.

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Shell’s Arrow Energy Deal Is Enough For Now: CEO

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell's deal to buy into Arrow Energy Ltd's coal seam gas projects for $739 million is enough of an investment for now, Chief Executive Jeroen van der Veer said on Monday.

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Shell keen to tap into coal seam gas in Australia

It is odourless, invisible and buried deep within the earth, and everyone seems to want it. For the third time in a week, a major oil company struck a deal to secure rights to Australia's suddenly fashionable coal seam gas reserves.

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Shell moves on Australia’s coal seam gas market in $700m deal

Royal Dutch Shell has signed a $700m (£356m) deal to buy a stake in Australia's Arrow Energy to jointly produce natural gas from coal deposits.

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UK calls on G8 for united stand over oil speculation

A call for global agreement on preventing manipulation of the crude oil market is to be made by John Hutton, the Business Secretary, at a meeting of G8 energy ministers in Japan this weekend.

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Class action giant Melvyn Weiss to serve 30 months

In August 2005 Schulman, Bershad and his partners on the East Coast firm now known as Milberg secured a $90 million settlement for investors in Shell. They had sued the company and its directors, including former chairman Sir Philip Watts, over the oil reserves scandal.

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Cut biofuel targets to feed the poor, leaders are urged

World leaders will be urged today to cut EU and US biofuel targets immediately and divert more grain to tackle the global food crisis.

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Shell to make major investment in Malaysia over next 5 years

Van der Veer said world energy demand was estimated to double in 2050 as the world population grew to nine billion.

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BP faced with three U.S. trials arising from Texas refinery explosion

Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA LN): Motiva Enterprises LLC, a joint venture of Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Saudi Arabia's state oil company, said it is shutting down its Port Arthur, Texas, refinery after a power disruption. Royal Dutch Shell fell 17 pence, or 0.8 percent, to 2133 pence.

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Nigeria: 2,500 Shell Workers Face Sack As 1,000 Retire

As the deadline for the voluntary disengagement of staff of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) expired last Friday, the management of the oil company is set to lay off about 2,500 of its workforce, who refused to cash in on the window of voluntary retirement at the end of last month.

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Kuwait eyes Shell, Dow Chem for China refinery JV

BEIJING, June 3 (Reuters) - Kuwait Petroleum Corp (KPC) is considering Royal Dutch Shell and Dow Chemical Co as possible partners in a refinery it intends to build as a joint venture with Sinopec in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, a senior KPC executive said on Tuesday.

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Japan banks set to extend loans to Sakhalin-2 project

TOKYO, June 3 (Reuters) - The state-run Japan Bank for International Cooperation and four private banks are in final talks to co-finance loans to back the Sakhalin-2 liquefied natural gas project, the JBIC said on Tuesday.

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