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Europe
Shell to shed 10,000 jobs and assets worldwide
Royal Dutch Shell plans to make a total of 10,000 staff and direct contractors redundant as it continues its efforts…
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Europe
Standard Life opposes Shell’s takeover of BG Gas
Standard Life, a major investor in Royal Dutch Shell, says it will vote against the oil major’s proposed takeover of…
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Europe
Shell terminates Polar Pioneer contract with Transocean
Shell has terminated the contract for Transocean semi-submersible , having made the rig famous this year for all the wrong…
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Europe
Shell slashes capex again
Royal Dutch Shell has slashed its capex for the remainder of this year and into 2016, as it readies to…
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Americas
Shell terminates contract for infamous drillship
On the same day that another drillship named Discoverer was given an early termination, Noble Corporation has announced that Shell…
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Americas
Shell appeals to have its Arctic leases extended
Less than three months since it abandoned indefinitely its exploration for oil in US Arctic waters Shell is still trying…
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Gas
Monadelphous scores $144m Shell FLNG deal
Australian engineering company Monadelphous has been awarded a long term maintenance and modifications services contract associated with Shell Australia’s Prelude…
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Americas
Shell reveals potential 100m barrel oil find in Gulf of Mexico
Shell announced on Wednesday it has found a potential 100m barrels of oil equivalent at its deepwater Kaikias field in…
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Europe
Shell and BG Group announce post-merger personnel changes
Shell has confirmed it will retain a number of key executives after it completes its $70bn takeover of BG Group,…
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Americas
Alaskan deepwater port study canned
A feasibility study for a $210m deepwater port to be built in Nome in Alaska has been suspended, following Royal…
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Americas
US Interior Department cancels prospective lease sales for Arctic drilling
Less than a month since Shell’s surprising decision to pull out of Arctic oil exploration, the US government’s Interior Department…
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Americas
Shell drilling vessels depart Alaska
The two leased drilling vessels at the heart of Shell’s now-abandoned Arctic oil exploration program are on the move away…
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Europe
Traders book product tankers for floating storage of diesel
As bulk storage for petroleum products nears maximum capacity in Europe, traders are now booking tankers for use as floating…
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Americas
Bill introduced to House that would ban oil and gas drilling in the Arctic
A Democratic member of the US House of Representatives has introduced a bill to put a complete stop on leasing…
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Americas
Shell’s Arctic pullout receives mixed reactions
Shell’s sudden and surprising decision to abandon its oil exploration in the Arctic received a range of reactions on Monday.…
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Americas
Shell abandons oil exploration in offshore Alaska
Shell has abandoned its plans to explore prospects in offshore Alaska after failing to find sufficient reserves of oil and…
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Environment
Shell CEO says oil production in Arctic probably 15 years away
For all the hue and cry over Shell’s current oil exploration campaign in the Arctic it could yet be almost…
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Europe
Australia hits out at Shell’s merger with BG
Shell’s planned merger with BG has hit a speed bump. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has warned the…
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Europe
Navios Maritime Acquisition VLCC gets two-year timecharter
Navios Maritime Acquisition has fixed one of its six VLCCs to Shell on a two-year timecharter. The Nave Neutrino (298,300…
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Americas
Greens label President Obama a hypocrite over Shell approval
President Barack Obama’s visit on Monday to Alaska where he will push for action on climate change has drawn a…
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