Shell declined to comment on the duration of the shutdown.
September 29th, 2008:
Shell’s Pernis FCC seen shut for 10 days-traders
Shell says U.S. Gulf refineries ramping up after Ike
Shell said Saturday its U.S. Gulf refining throughput was about 1 million barrels per day out of a total of 1.2 million bpd.
Iran seeks foreign money for $8bn gas pipeline
Total and Royal Dutch Shell, which had been in talks with Iran about LNG projects, earlier this year said they wont enter any new energy deals because of the countrys heightened political risk.
Timor fights to tap undersea gas field
...the venture partners, which also include Royal Dutch/Shell and Osaka Gas, are "prepared to consider the results of the Timor Leste government's independent study," Woodside said in a statement, the country's official name.
Nigerian Oil Union opposes Chevrons sale
Nigeria, Africas most populous country of 140 million people, has the continents biggest hydrocarbon reserves. A spate of militant attacks earlier this month has interrupted production at some oil fields operated by Royal Dutch Shell Plc and other foreign companies.
Bush Poised to Sign Temporary-Budget Bill
Democratic leaders had hoped to extend the drilling bans, but such a move would have risked drawing opposition from Republicans and the White House. President Bush has announced that he would allow the bans to expire at the end of September. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Marvin Odum, the head of Royal Dutch Shell PLC's U.S. operations, acknowledged that "it is a possibility that [the ban] comes right back on."
Investors let down by online reports
Smiths evaluates online reports on 21 criteria, some of which reflect Investor Relations Society best practice. Top of the league table is Royal Dutch Shell.