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April 24th, 2018:

Shell Invests in the Vito Development in the Gulf of Mexico

Shell rendering of its Vito deep-water development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Vito will feature a new, simplified host design and associated infrastructure.

HOUSTON, April 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Shell Offshore Inc. (Shell), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, today announces the final investment decision for Vito, a deep-water development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico with a forward-looking, break-even price estimated to be less than $35 per barrel. This decision sets in motion the construction and fabrication of a new, simplified host design and subsea infrastructure. read more

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Shell holds tight to shale basin in Argentina

The Dutch supermajor is selling off everything from its retail stations to a refinery in Argentina, but won’t give up its stake on the Vaca Muerta shale.

By Daniel J. Graeber: April 24, 2018

April 24 (UPI) — The Vaca Muerta shale formation in Argentina has substantial growth potential remaining, Shell said Tuesday after it unloaded its downstream business.

For close to $1 billion in cash, Royal Dutch Shell said it was selling off everything from its retail service stations to its refinery in Buenos Aires to Raízen, the third largest energy company in Brazil. After the close, Shell will still have a footprint in the downstream, or refinery side, of the energy sector in Argentina. read more

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BRIEF-Shell To Sell Its Downstream Business In Argentina To Raízen

Reuters Staff: APRIL 24, 2018

April 24 (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell PLC:

* SHELL – SHELL TO SELL ITS DOWNSTREAM BUSINESS IN ARGENTINA TO RAÍZEN

* SHELL – SALE INCLUDES BUENOS AIRES REFINERY, AROUND 645 RETAIL STATIONS, LPG, MARINE FUELS, AVIATION FUELS, BITUMEN, CHEMICALS AND LUBRICANTS BUSINESSES

* SHELL – SALE DOES NOT INCLUDE SHELL’S UPSTREAM INTERESTS IN THE VACA MUERTA SHALE FORMATION

* SHELL – BUSINESSES ACQUIRED BY RAÍZEN WILL CONTINUE RELATIONSHIPS WITH SHELL THROUGH COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS, REPRESENTING ESTIMATED VALUE OF $0.3 BILLION.

* SHELL SAYS “SEES SUBSTANTIAL LONG-TERM GROWTH POTENTIAL IN ARGENTINA’S SHALE RESOURCES” Source text (go.shell.com/2qUesxW) Further company coverage: read more

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Shell, Inpex near finish line in race to export north Australian LNG

Henning Gloystein: APRIL 24, 2018

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Shell and Inpex are on the final stretch of a years-long race to export gas from offshore northern Australia, where both have spent billions of dollars building the world’s biggest maritime vessels to grab a slice of Asia’s booming LNG market.

Anglo-Dutch energy major Royal Dutch Shell and Inpex, Japan’s biggest oil and gas producer, are vying for first gas from two overlapping fields after delays and cost overruns that have plagued both projects. 

The pair have spent billions on offshore facilities, including Shell’s 490 meter (1,600 ft) long Prelude floating liquefied natural gas unit and Inpex’s Ichthys Explorer semi-submersible platform, both the world’s largest of their class. read more

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