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October 3rd, 2017:

Shunning fossil fuels, 40 Catholic groups seek climate action

Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle: OCTOBER 3, 2017

OSLO (Reuters) – Forty Roman Catholic groups said on Tuesday they were shunning investments in fossil fuels and urged others to follow suit.

The coalition was the largest number of Catholic institutions, in countries including Australia, South Africa, Britain and the United States, to team up for a shift to greener energies, the Global Catholic Climate Movement said.

Among those taking part was Assisi’s Sacro Convento and other Catholic institutions in the Italian town, birthplace of Saint Francis, who inspired Pope Francis. read more

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Shell nabs Sinochem crude trader for Singapore desk

OCTOBER 2, 2017 / 2:15 PM

LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) has hired a former manager in Sinochem’s London office to help bolster its crude oil trading into the Chinese market, sources told Reuters.

Zheng Qingpu, who worked as the deputy general manager for Sinochem in London, has joined the Shell crude oil trading desk in Singapore, the sources said.

Major trading houses and independent oil firms are chasing qualified and well-connected staff for their Asia trading desks, spurred on by the opening up of China’s oil imports to include independent refineries. read more

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