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Shell, PetroChina suffer $1.4bn Arrow Energy hit

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  • Matt Chambers
  • The Australian
  • March 18, 2016 12:00AM

Screen Shot 2016-02-17 at 08.47.47Oil giants Shell and PetroChina have been forced into a further $1.4 billion writedown on their Arrow Energy coal-seam gas joint venture in Queensland after drilling in the Bowen Basin failed to deliver expected results and has delayed the project. 

The writedowns, revealed in annual accounts filed with the Australian Securities & Investments Commission, came with an indefinite delay to the Bowen Basin project and 150 job losses at the joint venture company, which was formed in 2010 to acquire the then ASX-listed Arrow for $3.5bn. read more

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Arrow Energy gas plant gets the green light from government

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WITH four strokes of his pen, Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt has given approval to a suite of enormously expensive and controversial projects planned for Central Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef.

Mr Hunt approved two major projects from the Shell-owned Arrow Energy, allowing it to build a $15 billion dollar  plant on Curtis Island to convert coal seam gas to liquefied natural gas.

The final approval allows Shell, through Arrow to connect that factory to the mainland via an 9.45km underwater pipeline. read more

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Australia Delays Ruling on Shell-PetroChina Bid

NOVEMBER 2, 2011, 4:52 A.M. ET

By DAVID WINNING And DAVID FICKLING

SYDNEY—Australia’s foreign-investment watchdog has pushed back by up to 90 days a decision on the takeover of coal-seam-gas developer Bow Energy Ltd. by a joint venture of Royal Dutch Shell PLC and PetroChina Co.

In a government notice to parliament, the Foreign Investment Review Board said it needed more time to decide whether to approve the 535 million Australian dollar (US$557 million) deal, which would enable Shell and PetroChina’s Arrow Energy venture to expand its proposed gas-export facility in Queensland state. read more

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Arrow Wins Bow Energy After Boosting Offer to A$535 Million

By James Paton

Sept. 26 (Bloomberg) — Arrow Energy Ltd., owned by Royal Dutch Shell Plc and PetroChina Co., agreed to buy Bow Energy Ltd. after sweetening its offer to A$535 million ($516 million), gaining resources for a natural gas project in Australia.

The coal-seam gas explorer and producer in Queensland state increased its cash offer to A$1.52 a share from A$1.48, Brisbane-based Bow said in a statement today. That’s 72 percent more than the stock’s price of 88.5 cents in Sydney trading before Arrow made its initial offer on Aug. 22. read more

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Shell rapidly expanding its positions in unconventional gas (tight gas, shale gas and coal-bed methane)

From pages 31 & 32 of “Royal Dutch Shell and its sustainability troubles” – Background report to the Erratum of Shell’s Annual Report 2010

The report is made on behalf of Milieudefensie (Friends of the Earth Netherlands)
Author: Albert ten Kate: May 2011.

Unconventional gas and high-volume fracking

Not only for oil, but also for gas Shell is resorting to unconventional production methods. In December 2010, Shell-CEO Peter Voser stated: “In recent years, Shell has increased investment in natural gas projects in countries like Qatar, Australia, Russia, the United States and Canada, with a special focus on tight gas, shale gas and coal-bed methane – together these are known as unconventional gas. We’re currently exploring the potential for unconventional gas outside North America in countries like China and South Africa, as well as some European countries.” The Shell-CEO proceeds: “I know by 2012 Shell will be producing more gas than oil, and, I know, when it comes to natural gas supplies, a revolution is under way. (…) Shell is set for strong growth in tight gas.” read more

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Toxins confirmed in Australia coal-seam gas wells

Reuters Africa

Wed Nov 17, 2010 9:59pm GMT

SYDNEY Nov 18 (Reuters) – An Australian coal-seam gas company owned by Royal Dutch Shell and PetroChina Co Ltd has confirmed the presence of toxins in three wells in an Australian project.

Arrow Energy said in a statement released to the Australian stock exchange on Thursday that trace amounts of so-called BTEX group chemicals, which include benzene, had been found in the wells in Bowen Basin coal fields of northern Queensland state.

Arrow Energy is leading the development of a project that aims to turn coal-seam gas into liquefied natural gas for export, at an estimated cost of $10 billion for the first phase. read more

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Shell May Seek to Develop Unconventional Gas Fields in Russia

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By Stephen Bierman – Sep 24, 2010

Royal Dutch Shell Plc may seek to develop coal-bed methane in Siberian Russia after a meeting with regional officials.

“The Kemerovo region is Russia’s leading coal province and may be of interest for Shell given our expertise and advanced technologies in coal-bed methane,” Vera Surzhenko, a spokeswoman for Shell, said by telephone from Moscow today. “At the moment it is too early to say anything specifically.”

Russia, holder of the largest natural-gas reserves, may have as much as 87 trillion cubic meters of coal-bed methane, OAO Gazprom Chief Executive Officer Alexei Miller said in February. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the time said this was the equivalent of two OAO Gazproms. read more

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Shell-PetroChina Takeover of Arrow Means $308 Million Profit for New Hope

The takeover of gas producer Arrow Energy Ltd. by Royal Dutch Shell Plc and PetroChina Co. will generate a A$326 million ($308 million) profit for shareholder New Hope Corp., giving the coal miner more cash for acquisitions.

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CEO of Royal Dutch Shell Confronted by Protestors During World Energy Congress

Sept. 13, 2010, 6:13 p.m. EDT press release

ForestEthics: CEO of Royal Dutch Shell Confronted by Protestors During World Energy Congress


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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Sep 13, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX)

Before his keynote address today at the World Energy Congress in Montreal, CEO of global energy giant Royal Dutch Shell, Peter Voser was confronted by environmentalists to “get the Shell out” of Sacred Headwaters.

A brochure, mocked up as a Shell publication, was handed out to Voser and 1000 Congress attendees, ridiculing Shell’s activities to drill coalbed methane in the Sacred Headwaters. read more

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Bligh marks Arrow takeover

The Sydney Morning Herald

August 19, 2010 – 11:09AM

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A ceremony in Queensland has marked the takeover of coal seam gas company Arrow Energy Ltd by international oil giant Royal Dutch Shell and PetroChina Co Ltd.

Premier Anna Bligh said the $3.5 billion takeover of Arrow brought together Shell’s knowledge in liquefied natural gas (LNG) and China’s energy market.

Ms Bligh said the deal would see the company owned by Shell and Petrochina, CS CSG (Australia) Pty Ltd, accelerate delivery of the proposed Curtis Island LNG facility, which could process up to 16 million tonnes of LNG per year. read more

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Arrow approves takeover by Shell-PetroChina

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SYDNEY | Wed Jul 14, 2010 5:59am BST

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Arrow Energy (AOE.AX) shareholders approved a $3.05 billion takeover by Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) and PetroChina’s (0857.HK) on Wednesday, clearing the way for a final legal go-ahead due later this week.

Shareholders voted to demerge Arrow’s international assets into Dart Energy, a newly listed entity, and to sell the bulk of the company, including the coveted coal-seam gas assets to a consortium of Shell and PetroChina in an agreed deal. read more

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Shell: No Change To Proposed A$3.44B Offer For Arrow Energy

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

MAY 4, 2010

SYDNEY (Dow Jones)–Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN) said Wednesday there has been no change to it and PetroChina Corp.’s (PTR) A$3.44 billion takeover offer for Arrow Energy Ltd. (AOE.AU).

“There’s been no change to the proposed offer following FIRB (Foreign Investment Review Board) approval,” a Shell spokesman said.

“Shell continues to look at the impact of the government proposal across all of our Australian investments,” the spokesman said, referring to the resource super profits tax announced this week by the Australian government. read more

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Shell, PetroChina Still Await Approval for Arrow Deal

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By Ben Sharples

April 6 (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc said the company’s joint A$3.5 billion ($3.2 billion) bid with PetroChina Co. to acquire Arrow Energy Ltd. is yet to be approved by the Australian government, denying a press report.

“We continue to work through the government approval process,” Phil Connole, Melbourne-based spokesman for Shell, said by telephone today. The Australian Financial Review reported earlier that backing from the nation’s Foreign Investment Review Board for the transaction had been secured. read more

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Shell, PetroChina Seek Australia Consent to Buy Arrow

April 1 (Bloomberg) -- Royal Dutch Shell Plc and PetroChina Co. have lodged an application with Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board, seeking approval for their joint A$3.5 billion ($3.2 billion) acquisition of Arrow Energy Ltd.

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Shale gas the new green issue

Besides ExxonMobil's big bet, Royal Dutch Shell and China's biggest oil company are spending billions of dollars buying shale and coal seam companies in Australia with a view toward converting it into LNG and shipping to China.

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Shell likely Santos suitor – analysts

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Thursday March 25, 2010
By Rebecca Le May and Xavier La Canna

Woodside Petroleum Ltd has quashed talk of a $15 billion takeover bid for Santos Ltd as analysts suggest the smaller company is more likely to appeal to other predators.

Royal Dutch Shell or ExxonMobil were more obvious candidates for a takeover of the Adelaide-based company, analysts said on Thursday as Woodside and Santos both denied media reports of a planned takeover.

Woodside chief executive Don Voelte told a conference in Perth the company did not comment on market rumours “but I can also just tell you that there’s nothing to it”. read more

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Shell expects to double spending on acquisitions to $2B

Bloomberg News
March 24, 2010, 12:53PM

Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Europe’s second-largest oil producer, said it expects to double spending on acquisitions to about $2 billion this year.

Shell will dispose of about $1 billion in assets this year, The Hague-based company said in slides prepared for the Howard Weil Energy Conference in New Orleans. The company sees its net capital investment this year at $29 billion.

Shell spent $1 billion on acquisitions last year and is targeting another $1 billion in cost savings this year. It will cut 2,000 more jobs by the end of next year to weather the economic slowdown, which has caused fuel inventories to swell in the U.S. and Europe. read more

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Shell and China’s CNPC sign 30-year gas discovery deal

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Royal Dutch Shell has strengthened its ties in China with a 30-year deal to explore for natural gas in the country.

The Anglo-Dutch energy giant will partner China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) in the project.

The deal follow’s this week’s joint bid with PetroChina, owned by CNPC, for Australia’s Arrow Energy gas company.

Shell has been expanding its search for gas assets rapidly, and the deal secures the company a strong presence in resource-hungry China.

Under the agreement, which still needs clearance from the Beijing government, Shell and CNPC will initially search for gas in a 4,000 sq km area in the Sichuan province. read more

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Arrow’s Davies hits target with sweetened Shell bid

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Fayen Wong PERTH Mon Mar 22, 2010 9:27am EDT

(Reuters) – When Nicholas Davies joined Brisbane-based Arrow Energy Ltd as chief executive in 2004, he was charged with growing the then junior explorer into one of Australia’s top coal seam gas producers by 2010.

Six years on, Arrow holds the largest coal seam gas acreage in Australia with plans to roll out the world’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant using the unconventional gas resource, drawing energy giants Royal Dutch Shell and PetroChina to launch a friendly takeover offer. read more

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Australia’s Arrow accepts Shell, PetroChina bid

Associated Press, 03.21.10, 08:30 PM EDT

SYDNEY — Arrow Energy Ltd., a major owner of gas assets in Australia, has agreed to a sweetened takeover bid from Royal Dutch Shell and PetroChina Co. worth Australian dollars 3.44 billion ($3.15).

The deal comes as Australia ramps up major natural gas projects in response to booming demand from China and elsewhere as a less polluting fuel than coal to drive power generators. read more

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Shell, PetroChina Win Arrow With Sweetened $3.2 Billion Offer

March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Royal Dutch Shell Plc and PetroChina Co. agreed to buy Arrow Energy Ltd. after increasing their offer to A$3.5 billion ($3.2 billion), marking China’s entry to Australia’s coal-seam gas industry.

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Takeover Target Arrow Halts Shares

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

By ROSS KELLY and CYNTHIA KOONS

FRIDAY MARCH 19, 2010, 2:00 A.M. ET

SYDNEY—Arrow Energy Ltd. has yet to strike an agreement with Royal Dutch Shell PLC and PetroChina Co. on a takeover offer, people familiar with the matter said Friday amid mounting speculation of a sweetened offer from the pair.

“There is no agreement at this point,” one person said.

It has been nearly two weeks since Royal Dutch Shell and PetroChina offered 3.3 billion Australian dollars (US$3.0 billion) for Arrow’s Australian operations. The continuation of talks may cool speculation that an Arrow-endorsed deal is imminent. read more

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Arrow close to deal with Shell on higher bid: report

Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:55pm EDT

(Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) and PetroChina (0857.HK) are close to an agreed deal with Australia’s Arrow Energy Ltd (AOE.AX) to lift their A$3.3 billion ($3.05 billion) takeover offer, an Australian newspaper said.

The Australian Financial Review said in an unsourced report on Friday that the companies could announced a deal as soon as Friday, which could be higher than their March 8 offer for A$4.45 in cash per share Arrow share plus a share in a new entity holding its international business. read more

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Arrow to soon respond on Shell, PetroChina offer: source

REUTERS

(Reuters) – Australia Arrow Energy Ltd (AOE.AX) has opened its books to Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) and PetroChina (0857.HK) for them to conduct due diligence for their joint takeover offer worth at least A$3.3 billion ($3.03 billion) sources said on Wednesday.

One of the sources said Arrow is expected to make a response on the offer within days. ($1=1.088 Australian Dollar)

(Reporting by Fayen Wong; Editing by Michael Perry)

REUTERS SOURCE ARTICLE

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Shell Ireland Corrib Gas Project Startup Delayed To ’12-’13

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

MARCH 16, 2010 By Lananh Nguyen Of Dow Jones Newswires

LONDON (Dow Jones)–The startup of Royal Dutch Shell PLC’s (RDSB) Corrib gas project off the west coast of Ireland will be delayed to 2012-2013, the company said Tuesday in a strategy update.

The project was originally set to come online between 2010-2011, but has been held up. Shell was asked by Ireland’s planning board in late 2009 to consider an alternative route for a nine-kilometer onshore pipeline to deliver gas from its Corrib fields to a processing terminal in response to local opposition. read more

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Shell may have to raise bid for Arrow Energy

A stream of analyst comments and silence on the offer from the Australian coal-seam gas group has fuelled expectations that Arrow will reject the bid and the two parties will have to come in with a higher – and hostile – offer. Last week, Shell and PetroChina offered A$4.45 in cash for each Arrow share, plus a share in a new, international Arrow entity.

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So far so good as Shell is giving a shaking

Times Online

March 16, 2010

David Wighton: Business Editor’s commentary

He arrived with a bang and within weeks had axed 5,000 jobs. But eight months after taking over the helm at Royal Dutch Shell, is Peter Voser making progress turning around the supertanker? read more

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Arrow May Reject A$3.3 Billion Shell/Petrochina Bid, Review Says

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By James Paton

March 15 (Bloomberg) — Arrow Energy Ltd. may reject a A$3.3 billion takeover offer from Royal Dutch Shell Plc and PetroChina Co., the Australian Financial Review reported, without saying where it got the information. The time Arrow has spent evaluating the offer and analysts’ comments that the bid is too low have led to speculation the proposal will be rejected, the newspaper said.

To contact the reporter on this story: James Paton in Sydney at [email protected]

SOURCE ARTICLE read more

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Shell May Raise Arrow Energy Offer, RBS Morgans Says

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By James Paton

March 12 (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc and PetroChina Co. may need to increase their offer by as much as 55 Australian cents a share to A$3.7 billion ($3.4 billion) to acquire Arrow Energy Ltd., said an analyst at RBS Morgans.

“Shell and PetroChina may have to sweeten their offer for Arrow to as much as A$5 a share,” Nik Burns, a Melbourne-based analyst, said in a note to investors. While the companies may need to raise the bid to at least A$4.80 a share, the transaction is “more than likely to proceed,” said Burns, who predicted last month that Shell may make an offer for Arrow. read more

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Shell’s Ann Pickard in for Arrow Energy

The Australian

Matt Chambers
Thursday March 11, 2010 12:00AM

ROYAL Dutch Shell will this month fly its new head of Australian production and exploration, Ann Pickard, into the centre of its $3.3 billion joint bid for Arrow Energy.

The appointment of Ms Pickard — head of Shell’s operations in the restive Nigerian delta oilfields and the rest of Africa for the past five years — is seen as a sign of Australia’s growing importance to Shell, which is planning big liquefied natural gas projects on the east and west coasts. read more

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Shell May Need to Increase Arrow Bid, Bernstein Says

March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Royal Dutch Shell Plc and PetroChina may need to increase their bid for Arrow Energy Ltd. by as much as 18 percent to A$3.9 billion ($3.5 billion) based on similar transactions in Australia, Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. said.

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Shell’s Arrow Bid May Spur Coal-Bed Gas Takeovers

March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Royal Dutch Shell Plc and PetroChina Co.’s A$3.3 billion ($3 billion) bid for Arrow Energy Ltd. may spur more takeovers of Australian producers of coal-bed gas, a growing source of supply for Asian energy importers.

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Shell, PetroChina bid $3 billion for Australia’s Arrow

(Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) and PetroChina (0857.HK) jointly bid more than $3 billion for Australia's Arrow Energy (AOE.AX), marking a Chinese firm's first foray in the country's burgeoning coal-seam gas sector and sending Arrow's shares soaring by nearly half.

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PetroChina Confirms Joint Bid With Shell For Arrow; No Details

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

MARCH 7, 2010, 9:01 P.M. ET

BEIJING (Dow Jones)–PetroChina Co (PTR) has just launched a bid with Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA) for Australian energy producer Arrow Energy (AOE.AU), Jiang Jiemin, chairman of PetroChina confirmed Monday.

The joint bid was in its early stages and there was no timetable for the process, he said.

He declined to give details, such as the percentage share of PetroChina and Shell.

Jiang was speaking on the sidelines of China’s National People’s Congress, the nation’s annual legislative session, which ends March 14. read more

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Shell May Offer A$3.3 Billion for Arrow Energy

Bloomberg.com: Shell May Offer A$3.3 Billion for Arrow Energy, Review Says

By Gavin Evans

March 8 (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc has offered about A$3.3 billion ($3 billion) for Arrow Energy Ltd. to take control of the company’s gas assets in Australia’s Queensland state, the Australian Financial Review reported, without saying where it got the information.

Shell is offering about A$4.50 a share for its Brisbane- based partner in a coal seam gas project in Queensland, the newspaper said. Arrow wouldn’t comment on the offer, which may have been made Friday, the Review said. Arrow Energy shares closed at A$3.48 on March 5, valuing it at A$2.6 billion. read more

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Shell’s 30 per cent stake in restless Arrow Enegy

It is one thing to own the right to mine the gas, but it is a different issue to actually get it to the market and, as far as Arrow’s gas, it would seem Shell is in the ideal position to dictate terms, given it is the logical party to commercialise the project.

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Arrow Energy to Spend A$300 Million Seeking Gas for LNG Plants

Aug. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Arrow Energy Ltd., Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s Australian partner in coal-seam gas production, will spend A$300 million ($251 million) drilling wells to supply gas to two planned liquefied natural gas plants in Queensland.

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Arrow Energy Shares Rise After Report of Shell Bid

Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Arrow Energy Ltd., Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s Australian partner in coal-seam gas production, rose in Sydney after the Sunday Telegraph reported that Shell made a A$3 billion ($2.5 billion) offer for the company.

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Marine inquiry launched as Corrib gas vessel hits rocks

IRISH TIMES: Monday, August 17, 2009: THE DEPARTMENT of Transport and Shell EP Ireland have initiated separate investigations into the grounding of a Corrib gas project support vessel off Erris Head in Co Mayo early yesterday.

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Royal Dutch Shell tables £1.5bn bid for Australia’s Arrow Energy

Royal Dutch Shell has made a A$3bn (£1.5bn) approach for Australian coal-seam gas producer Arrow Energy.

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Arrow Energy Has Talks On Possible Takeover

Arrow and Shell have both said previously that they've held talks about Arrow selling more gas to Shell. It would hardly be surprising if a potential takeover transaction came up in conversation.

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Origin, Conoco May Spend A$35 Billion on LNG Project

BG, a venture between Santos and Malaysia’s Petroliam Nasional Bhd., and Royal Dutch Shell Plc are among those also proposing to build LNG plants on Curtis Island based on coal- seam gas, which hasn’t previously been used as a fuel for export LNG. Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd.

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Queensland May Export 20 Million Tons a Year of LNG, Bow Says

Royal Dutch Shell Plc, which said in February it is studying a site near Gladstone in the northeastern state for a potential LNG project, may produce 9 million tons a year from its plant, using three processing units, De Stefani said. It’s too early to comment on the capacity of Shell’s potential project, said Claire Wilkinson, a Perth-based spokeswoman for the company’s Australian unit.

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Arrow to Buy Beach Gas Asset for Up to A$400 Million

April 3 (Bloomberg) -- Arrow Energy Ltd., the Australian coal-seam gas producer, agreed to buy Beach Petroleum Ltd.’s stake in a gas venture for as much as A$400 million ($287 million) after failing in a bid for Pure Energy Resources Ltd.

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BG wins control of Australia’s Pure in gas push

The bid for Pure initially pitted BG against its larger rival, Royal Dutch Shell, which already has a joint venture with Arrow developing coal bed methane in Australia and elsewhere. However, Shell undermined Arrow's chances of winning Pure when it said last month that, in the absence of a higher offer, it would sell its own 11 per cent stake to BG.

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BG Group Has Majority Control of Pure Energy

Rival bidder Arrow Energy, which is Royal Dutch Shell's Australian joint-venture partner, holds about 20% of Pure and hasn't said whether it will sell its stake into BG's bid.

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BG takes majority control of Pure Energy

Rival bidder Arrow Energy, which is Royal Dutch Shell's Australian joint venture partner, holds about 20pc of Pure and hasn't said whether it will sell its stake into BG's bid.

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BG Group wins control of Pure Energy

The bid for Pure initially pitted BG against its larger rival Royal Dutch Shell, which is a joint venture partner of Arrow in developing coal bed methane in Australia and around the world. However, Shell undermined Arrow’s chances of winning Pure when it said last month that it would sell its 11 per cent stake to BG, in the absence of a higher offer.

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BG Gains on Deal for Pure Energy

While Arrow didn't say what it plans to do with its 20.3% stake in the group, analysts expect the Australian firm -- which is backed by Royal Dutch Shell PLC -- to sell its stake into BG's offer. Arrow wasn't available for comment.

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Arrow Energy Closes Offer for Pure, Wins 20.31% Stake

The offer closed March 13, leaving Arrow with a 20.31 percent interest in Pure, Brisbane-based Arrow said today in a filing to the Australian stock exchange. The company, Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s Australian partner in gas extracted from coal seams, didn’t say what its plans are for the stake.

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