JUNE 2004 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL NEWS
Tuesday 1 June, 2004
Daily Telegraph: Highest paid chief executives
The Wall Street Journal: Shell’s Ex-Chairman Got Pay Raise in 2003
The Guardian: Saudi siege fallout threatens oil prices
Wednesday 2 June, 2004
DallasNews.com: ChevronTexaco, Shell face price fixing case
Local10.com: Tainted Gas Leads To Class-Action Suit: Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Shell Oil
The Wall Street Journal: Shell Expects New Sakhalin LNG Sales To Japan By Year End
The Wall Street Journal: US Court Reinstates Shell, ChevronTexaco Price Fixing Suit
The Wall Street Journal: Florida Drivers Sue Shell Over High-sulfur Gasoline
The Wall Street Journal: Rival Nigerian Militants Pledge Peace In Niger Delta
The Wall Street Journal: Shell Australia
The Guardian: Shaken expatriates rethink Saudi future
Los Angeles Times: Chevron, Shell to Face Antitrust Trial
Thursday 3 June, 2004
Palm Beach Post: Shell, Texaco pump again as bad gas replaced
Wichita Business Journal: Kansas joins in lawsuit against oil company
Daily Telegraph: Transport doesn’t come much greener than that
The Wall Street Journal: East Timor Dispute Could Hurt Sunrise Gas Plan
Herald Sun News Au: Shell vows to stay on
Daily Telegraph: Oil majors reining in exploration says Expro
The Wall Street Journal: Senator Wyden Maintains Hold On FTC Nominee Over Gas Prices
Friday 4 June, 2004
The Boston Channel.com: Drivers Suing Shell, Texaco, Refinery Over Bad Gas
Geelonginfo.com: Dip in Shell profit
Toronto Star: Shell shells out for tainted gas: Canadians denied help for problem
Sun-Sentinel.com: Attorneys contest gas-gauge Shell ‘restrictions’
The Wall Street Journal: Labor Vows Calmer Waters In Timor Sea Talks
The Age.com.au: Woolworths under the pump
Saturday 5 June, 2004
Globe&Mail.com: Influence doesn’t require power, Shell CEO says
Financial Times: Shell sells Egyptian gas holding
TheAge.com.au: Shell to pay $75,000 over oil spills
The Independent: “Even those clowns at Shell”
BruneiDirect.Com: Special Children Get $14,000 Donation From Brunei Shell
Oil & Gas Journal: Shell, PPM Energy dedicate Colorado Green Wind Power project
Sunday 6 June, 2004 – D Day
The Observer: Whose eyes are on Cairn Energy?
The Observer: West looks to Russia for a crisis solution
Miami Herald Tribune: Station owners facing losses in sales
The Sunday Telegraph: Why liquified natural gas could spell an end to the Age of Oil
Monday 7 June, 2004
The Wall Street Journal: Woodside Picks Up Momentum As It Prepares to Tap New Fields
The Wall Street Journal: UPDATE: East Timor Seeks “Creative” Deal On Timor Gas
Forbes.com: Shell to Keep Oil & Gas Platform Closed
Tuesday 8 June, 2004
The Independent: Company chiefs’ pay rises by 20%
Daily Telegraph: City comment: “the invisible man from Shell”
The Times: Need to Know: Global Business Briefing
The Wall Street Journal: Shell To Exit Brazil’s Fuel Distribution Market – Report
The Wall Street Journal: Norway Offers Licenses On Shelf In 18th Round
The Guardian: Break out the bicycles
Business-Standard.com: Shell to shift IT jobs to India, Malaysia
Wednesday 9 June, 2004
Financial Times: Deep well of troubles in Nigeria
The Wall Street Journal: Miami Drivers Sue Shell, Refiner Over High-Sulfur Gas
Thursday 10 June, 2004
The Philippine Star: Police say Shell was real target
nbc6.net: “lawsuit seeks up to $100 million for up to one million drivers”.
ABS-CBNNEWS.com: Shell may miss profit target on soaring costs
ThisIsLondon.co.uk: US humiliation for oil giant Shell
The Guardian: Calpers demands review at Shell
Los Angeles Times: CalPERS Puts Shell, Disney on Focus List
cnn.com: Royal Dutch/Shell on list for poor financial and corporate governance.
The Times: Merrill’s BP downgrade puts a brake on FTSE
CityWire.co.uk: Broker Roundup: Teathers upgrades Shell
The Wall Street Journal: Nigeria Oil Union Claims Strike Halts Oil Output
Bloomberg.com: Shell `Feeds’ Nigeria “violence”, May End Onshore Work
Reuters.co.uk: Shell says it unwittingly fed conflict in Nigeria
Friday 11 June, 2004
Financial Times: Violence ‘may force Shell to quit Nigeria’
The Scotsman: Shell Pledges Future to Conflict-Torn Nigeria
Financial Times: Good to be good
The Guardian: Shell ‘may have to leave Nigeria’
Daily Telegraph: Shell advised to retreat from Nigeria
Daily Telegraph: Memos expose Shell’s years of lying
The Times: Shell ‘may have to abandon Nigeria’
Daily Mail: Shell crisis over Nigeria violence
The Independent: Bribery and corruption put fresh dent in tarnished image of Shell
Local10.com: Gas Company Apologizes; Service Centers To Make Repairs
Saturday 12 June, 2004
Investors.com: $20 million Settlement Announced in Class Action with Shell
aljazeera.net: Shell rejects ‘quitting Nigeria’ rumours
Daily Telegraph: Wall Street Life: Take an oil price over $40 – then quadruple it
Daily Telegraph: The week that was: “Shell is in full damage limitation mode again”
The Guardian: Beyond the bottom line
The Times: BG’s oil asset sale faces new threat
Financial Times: Shell holds meeting with UK investors
BBC News: Shell admits fuelling corruption
The Scotsman: Shell admits it may have had role in violence
The Wall Street Journal: Kazakh Govt Aims For BG’s Stake In Kashagan
The Wall Street Journal: Halliburton Says SEC Probing Nigerian Venture
The New York Times: An Oil Enigma: Production Falls Even as Reserves Rise
Sunday 13 June, 2004
The Observer: Revealed: How Shell’s desperate thirst for oil is devastating Nigeria
The Observer: Can they be sure of Shell?
The Sunday Telegraph: Shell faces rough ride from investors
Monday 14 June, 2004
Financial Times: Shell investors threaten to revolt
Financial Times: Investors ‘to embarrass’ Shell board
The Wall Street Journal: Nigerian Troops Raid Oil Delta Village; 6 Killed
Winnipeg Sun: Balmoral to fete Shell CEO Cook
Solar Access.com: Shell Solar to bring electricity to more remote Chinese villages
Tuesday 15 June, 2004
Radio Netherlands: Oil and Ethics
The Wall Street Journal: BP Defends Method Of Estimating Oil, Gas Reserves
Financial Times: Investors press Shell to name executives under review
Financial Times: Dialogue of the deaf
Financial Times: LEADER: Delta blues
Financial Times: The pension fund finger can point both ways
The Guardian: Shell tries to win friends as it owns up to mistakes
Daily Telegraph: Isis heads for showdown at Shell meeting
London Evening Standard: Speed up reform, Shell warned
Wednesday 16 June, 2004
Financial Times: Observer: Shell hole
Financial Times: Where to hold ’em
Daily Telegraph: There’s enough oil left to last for 40 years, says BP
The Times: Funds fail to question the wisdom of Shell’s rhubarb cola
The Wall Street Journal: US Post Office To Test Fuel Cell Vehicle
The Wall Street Journal: Shell To Invest $100M In Venezuela In 2004
Times-Picayune: Company can’t say which locations sold the tainted gasoline
BBC News: Shell review slammed over secrecy
The New York Times: In Mexico, Anger Over Gas Terminals
Corporate Governance NETwork!: Shell Governance Questioned
The Guardian: Big investors go public with Shell demands
London Evening Standard: US rebels warn Shell of challenge
The Times: Shell under fire from US investors
Bloomberg.com: Shell to Provide Details `Soon’ on Governance Review (Update1)
Daily Mail: Reserves row spotlight on oil giants
Daily Mail: Speed up reform, Shell warned: Shell gets a rocket
Thursday 17 June, 2004
The Times: Shell will respond to worries over transparency
The Times: Tough Shell needs to be prised open
Financial Times: Shell bows to investor demands
The Times: Need to Know: Global Business Briefing
Daily Telegraph: They’re trying to prise Shell open but its likely to simply clam up
Daily Telegraph: Investor pressure gets some answers from Shell
The Independent: Greater efficiency, not a new wonder fuel, is the answer to higher oil prices
The Guardian: Oil chief: my fears for planet: Shell boss’s ‘confession’ shocks industry
The Guardian: Downstream do: “worry that Shell is in denial”
Bloomberg.com: Shell Considers Unifying Board to Improve Governance (Update1)
Reuters: Shell unveils corporate governance review plans
NUOS INT’L: Shell threatens the followers of Ken Saro-Wiwa with secret agents and subpoena
London Evening Standard: Shell forced to lift lid on shake-up
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The Guardian: Shareholders prise Shell open
Washington Times: Shell to abandon priority shares
Scotsman.com: Shell considers unified board to win confidence
Bloomberg.com: Shell Oil Must Pay $153.6 Mln Award to Union Carbide (Update1)
Houston Chronicle: Royal Dutch, Shell look at full merger
Friday 18 June, 2004
Financial Times: How Shell changed its culture and lost its way
Financial Times: Planning strengths weakened by mistakes
Financial Times: Priority shares held Shell in an iron grip
Financial Times: Shell far too big a bite for predators
FT.com site: Lex: Royal Dutch/Shell
FT.com site: Hostility to oil giant abates
The Times: Shell ponders merger of its companies
The Guardian: Shell to scrap its takeover defences
Daily Telegraph: Shell plans to overhaul dual board structure
Daily Telegraph: Getting specific
The Independent: Shell hints at abolishing its dual board
Yahoo.com: Shell Delivers First Gas From Malaysia’s Serai Project
channelnewsasia.com: Shell confirms oil spill in south-eastern Nigeria state
Daily Express (Malaysia): Shell’s assurance on environmental care
Saturday 19 June, 2004
The Guardian: Are we ready for when the oil runs out?
The New York Times: Shell Weighs Modifying Dual Setup
allAfrica.com: Community Demands $750m Compensation From Shell
The Wall Street Journal: Shell Weighs End Of Dual Boards As Pressure Rises
Sunday 20 June, 2004
Sunday Telegraph: Shell coming to the end of going Dutch
Sunday Telegraph: Shell bosses ‘must remain liable for recent blunders’
The Observer: Trial of two cities: London or the Hague?
The Observer: Top bosses see pension values soar
The Independent: Why so shy, Shell?
Monday 21 June, 2004
Financial Times: The insidious charms of Shell’s dual votes: But just one factor in the foul up
Los Angeles Times: Shell to Cut Summer Output at Bakersfield Refinery, Leaked Papers Say
Reuters.co.uk: Shell shareholders prepare to make AGM waves
Business Report: The corporate pressure of performance
Yahoo.com: Nippon Oil Starts Commercial Gas Production In Malaysia
The Wall Street Journal: Abu Dhabi Picks ExxonMobil As Partner In Zakum Field
TimesOnline: Investors set for Shell showdown
TimesOnLine: Shareholders force change on Shell
Tuesday 22 June, 2004
The Times: The lost Arabic school for scandal: “the spy school”
Financial Times: A healthy new business is born
Sacramento Bee: Reports of cutbacks in summertime gas false, Shell Oil says
Canada.com: Shell workers in Nigeria walk off job in ‘warning strike’ to avert job cuts
Wednesday 23 June, 2004
The Independent: Cairn director buys £624,000 of company shares
Daily Telegraph: It’s a space issue
The Times: SWISS BROKER UBS MOVES SHELL TRANSPORT FROM “BUY” TO “NEUTRAL”
The Wall Street Journal: THE YOUNG AND THE OLD:
Financial Times: SEC leans to voluntary code on oil reserves
Friends of the Earth: Behind the Shine – the Real Impacts of Shell’s Work Around the World
The Scotsman: Oil Giant Accused of Environmental ‘Abuse’
The Guardian: FoE says Shell fails own green pledge
TheAdvocate.com: Woman sues Shell Oil, refinery for damage caused by gasoline
Itar-Tass.com: Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell considers inviting Gazprom into Sakhalin- 2 project
Thursday 24 June, 2004
The Guardian: Finding the right focus
Bloomberg.com: ABB’s Peter Voser to Be Shell Chief Financial Officer
jacksonville.bizjournals.com: Shell stations support fallen heroes fund
Daily Telegraph: Gazprom wooed
The Wall Street Journal: Shell Transport Names Peter Voser Finance Director
SHELL PRESS STATEMENT: Announcement of appointment of new CFO
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL GROUP: The Shell Report 2003
BBC News: Shell appoints new finance chief: “a Shell veteran”
Financial Times: Shell appoints ABB executive as new CFO
ThisIsLondon: Friends of the Earth target Shell
The New York Times: Shell Appoints Voser to Finance Post
The Guardian: Shell appoints new finance director
CityWire.co.uk: Shell shines, Hanson humbled
Friday 25 June, 2004
London Evening Standard: Shell ‘has lied for 10 years’
Reuters: Watchdog lawyer sues Shell over reserves
The Wall Street Journal: Eni Drops Bid For Shell ‘s Iberian Gas Stations – Source
The Wall Street Journal: GSPC May Buy LNG From Shell ‘s Project In W India-Official
Financial Times: Shell urged to bring investors into review
Financial Times: Voser returns to Shell to do the impossible
Financial Times: Head-butts have a place in struggle for reform
The Independent: Shell hires new finance director after reserves scandal
The Independent: Shell appointment
Daily Telegraph: Market welcomes return of Shell boss
The Times: Shell hires veteran as new chief of finance
BBC News: Ex-Shell chief gets £1m pay-off
Financial Times: Shell to give Watts £1m pay-out
Reuters.com: Shell says Watts pay-off does not rule out legal action
expatica.com: Spanish oil giant reaches deal with Shell
Saturday 26 June, 2004
Financial Times: Pension funds file suit on behalf of Shell
Financial Times: Shell in more controversy with Watts pay-off
The Guardian: Shell’s £1m goodbye for ousted Watts
The Guardian: Sowing seeds for success
The Guardian: What happened next?
The Independent: Turn your big idea into a money-making business
The Independent: Investor fury over £1m pay-off for Shell chief
The Times: Former Shell chief awarded £1m payoff
Houston Chronicle: Shell pays $2 million to Watts: Reserves report forced departure of ex-chairman
The Wall Street Journal: Shell Holders Suit Meant To Correct Governance
Sunday 27 June, 2004
The Observer: A pearl in Shell?
The Sunday Telegraph: Shell heads for shareholder defeat on director responsibility
Sunday Times: Shell told to hurry up on transparency
Taipei Times: Former chairman of Royal/Dutch Shell gets giant payout: “after an accounting scandal”
Monday 28 June, 2004
The Times: Shell faces investor revolt over chairman’s £1m payoff
The West Australian: Anger at Shell’s slow review pace
North County Times: Shell accused of shorting gas supply
San Francisco Chronicle: Thirty Royal Dutch/Shell employees questioned by SEC in reserves probe
BBC NEWS: Troubled Shell faces shareholders
Reuters.co.uk: Shell survives shareholder rebellion
SKY NEWS: INVESTORS ARE DISGUSTED
The Times: Shell investors reject key proposal
The Guardian: Shareholders vent anger over Shell scandal
MLive.com: Shell repeats commitment to end Nigeria gas flaring by 2008
Press Release from Friends of the Earth
The New York Times: Shell Asks Shareholders for Forgiveness
Oil & Gas Journal: Pension funds sue Shell brass, auditors, seeking damages, policy changes
Business Report: take one share to Shell AGM
Tuesday 29 June, 2004
Houston Chronicle: Royal Dutch-Shell fuels doubts
Daily Telegraph: Shell boards survive as showdown evaporates
Daily Telegraph: Shell’s board survive: No wonder Shell is in such a mess
Business Report (SA) Shell chairman to view problems at Sapref, says activist: “Shareholders are tired of Shell’s lying and spinning”: “a chorus of disillusionment over its integrity and transparency”
Financial Times: Shell chief ‘was told in advance’ of problems
Financial Times: Score of Shell
The Independent: Still Shell-shocked: “a company which is obviously still in denial”
Wednesday 30 June, 2004
Financial Times: BP surprises with upward adjustment
Daily Telegraph: Investors stunned by Shell revelation
The Wall Street Journal: BP, Norsk-Hydro Differ in Booking Field’s Reserves
Business Day: Grindrod, BP and Shell in R350m BEE deal
New York Times: Oil Firms Differ with on SEC Gas Reserves
Expatica News: Shell: 85pc of written off reserves exist
AccountingWEB.com: Pension Funds Sue Shell Seeking Damages, Governance Changes
sg.biz.yahoo.com: Shell New Zealand Approves Pohokura Gas Field
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