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June 5th, 2016:

Shell poised for deep cuts as BG casts shadow

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Danny Fortson: June 5 2016, 12:01am, The Sunday Times

Shell could show fresh signs of financial strain from its takeover of rival BG this week as it lays out plans for deeper cost-cuts and a potential delay in the mammoth asset sale launched by the oil giant to help pay for the £35bn deal.

Chief executive Ben van Beurden is under increasing pressure to justify the blockbuster acquisition, which he pulled off despite the plunging oil price.

Crude closed on Friday at $49 a barrel, less than half its 2014 high. read more

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