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JANUARY 2005 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL NEWS HEADLINES

Jan 31st, 2005
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JANUARY 2005 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL NEWS HEADLINES

Saturday, 1 January 2005

The Guardian (UK): Letters: Humanity wins out: “It’s a wonderful testament to the human spirit to see the millions that the public are donating. It’s also good to see that governments are doing their bit. But how much are corporations donating? Companies such as Shell, Microsoft, General Motors and Wal-Mart are richer than many nations and much of their profits are made by the cheap labour of the people in the affected countries.” (ShellNews.net) 1 Jan 05 read more

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Shell News Monday, 31 January 2005

Jan 31st, 2005
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Shell News Monday, 31 January 2005

ChannelNewsAsia: Shell, Caltex Masters tournament raise funds for tsunami victims: “Petrol company Shell has raised more than S$718,000 in donations for the Singapore Red Cross to help tsunami victims. The money was raised from a 5-cent donation from every litre of petrol and diesel it sold for a week. (ShellNews.net) 31 Jan 05

BLOOMBERG: BP, European Energy Stocks May Regain Lead on Earnings Outlook: “Shell’s fourth-quarter net income probably more than doubled to $4.91 billion, according to the median estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Bloomberg News.” (ShellNews.net) 31 Jan 05 read more

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Shell News Sunday, 30 January 2005

Jan 30th, 2005
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Shell News Sunday, 30 January 2005

Scotland On Sunday: Exxon Mobil to overhaul Ford with largest ever profit at £12.8bn: “Rival Shell will also unveil record profits this week, at $17.6bn. But the City will be focusing on the troubled company’s proven oil reserves – which are expected to be downgraded by a further billion barrels.” (ShellNews.net) 30 Jan 05

THE SCOTSMAN: Shell to Announce Record Profits: “Shell will this week announce record profits after sky-high crude oil prices lifted its results performance during an otherwise troubled year.”: “Shell is expected to use Thursday’s results announcement to update investors on developments with its restructuring and on whether it will have to reclassify its reserves for the fifth time after auditors called into question the status of 900 million barrels of oil and gas stocks.” (ShellNews.net) 30 Jan 05 read more

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Shell News Saturday 29 January 2005

Jan 29th, 2005
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Shell News Saturday 29 January 2005

The Guardian (UK): We like… … bluer than blue chips: “This year could restore confidence in Shell, as the group’s new structure and management ethics persuade fund managers to buy.” (ShellNews.net) 29 Jan 05

Citywire.co.uk: Shell bid rumours worry: “The FTSE 100 is lower, with talk of a Shell bid for US gas company Williams causing concern as a flurry of takeover speculation hits the market” (ShellNews.net) Posted 29 Jan 05

Business Wire: Shell Chemical’s David Scharer Honored With SDA Distinguished Service Award (ShellNews.net) Posted 29 Jan 05 read more

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Shell News Thursday 27 January 2005

Jan 27th, 2005
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Shell News Thursday, 27 January 2005

Canadian Press: Shell Canada has best-ever annual profit of $1.29B on sales of $11.29B: “The Canadian subsidiary of the Royal Dutch/Shell group said Thursday that the year’s profit gain was “driven by strong commodity prices and refining margins, and a significant contribution from the Athabasca oilsands project.” (ShellNews.net) 27 Jan 05

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Oil Prices Nudge Back Above $49 a Barrel: “I think OPEC needs to take immediate action,” said Kazunori Yamamoto, senior crude oil general manager at Japan’s Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (ShellNews.net) 27 Jan 05 read more

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Shell News Wednesday, 26 January 2005

Jan 26th, 2005
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Shell News Wednesday, 26 January 2005

FINANCIAL TIMES: Shaken up by heavyweight Shell (ShellNews.net) 26 Jan 05

The Scotsman: Windfall Tax Will Jeopardise Jobs, Warns Shell: “Shell’s UK chairman James Smith was today giving evidence to the House of Commons’ trade and industry select committee which is conducting an inquiry into high gas and electricity prices.”: “Committee chairman Martin O’Neill said rising oil prices had put Shell’s profits “beyond the dreams of avarice”. (ShellNews.net) 26 Jan 05 read more

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Shell News Tuesday, 25 January 2005

Jan 25th, 2005
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Shell News Tuesday, 25 January 2005

The Guardian (UK): BP chief’s remarks enrage Iran: Oil minister lashes out as Lord Browne says country is not fit for investment: “…while US firms such as ExxonMobil and ChevronTexaco have steered clear, other European majors such as Shell and Total have been pushing ahead with projects.” (ShellNews.net) 25 Jan 05

THE LONDON TIMES: Buyout firm is latest suitor for Shell’s liquefied gas arm: “BC PARTNERS, the buyout group, yesterday emerged as the latest suitor for Royal Dutch/Shell’s liquefied petroleum gas business, which is expected to be sold for up to $3 billion (£1.6 billion), The Times has learnt.” (ShellNews.net) 25 Jan 05 read more

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Shell News Monday 24 January 2005

Jan 24th, 2005
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Shell News Monday, 24 January 2005

gateway2russia.com: Sibneft/Shell Global Solutions agreement reached.: “Sibneft and Shell Global Solutions signed an agreement on the launching of the program aimed to provide technical servicing of Omsky Refinery as a part of the long term plan of the plant’s development, Sibneft informed” (ShellNews.net) 24 Jan05

FINANCIAL TIMES: Failure of strategy dates back 10 years: “Shell’s announcement of plans to seek more than 1,000 engineers (report, January 18) generated remarkably little comment. It raises important questions, both for Shell and others.”: “Nobody has yet asked how Shell got into this situation in the first place.” (ShellNews.net) 24 Jan 05 read more

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Shell News Sunday, 23 January 2005

Jan 23rd, 2005
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Shell News Sunday, 23 January 2005

THE NEW YORK TIMES: A Peaceful Place, Still Ready to Fight (a Gas Plant): “Broadwater Energy, a partnership formed for the project by TransCanada Corporation of Calgary and Shell U.S. Gas and Power of Houston, an affiliate of the Royal Dutch Shell Group, is proposing to build what could become the first offshore liquefied natural-gas facility.” (ShellNews.net) 23 Jan 05

The Sunday Observer (UK): Shell reserves shortfall ‘even worse than feared’: Internal audit expected to downgrade another 500m barrels (ShellNews.net) 23 Jan 05 read more

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Shell News Saturday, 22 January 2005

Jan 22nd, 2005
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Shell News Saturday, 22 January 2005

Irish Independent: Landowners warned in pipeline row: “WARNING letters were delivered yesterday by Shell E&P Ireland to a small number of landowners denying company staff access to lands designated for gas pipeline.”: “The company is now threatening to seek a court injunction.” (ShellNews.net) 22 Jan 05

DAILY TELEGRAPH (UK) MOTORING: Diesel’s a gas: Meanwhile in Europe, Shell is working on its cleanest ever diesel, says Andrew English  (ShellNews.net) 22 Jan 05 read more

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Shell News Friday, 21 January 2005

Jan 21st, 2005
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Shell News Friday, 21 January 2005

FINANCIAL TIMES: Companies seek directors’ cover: “…Royal Dutch/ Shell’s overstatement of reserves as well as events at Parmalat were expected to result in claims under directors’ and officers’ policies” (ShellNews.net) 21 Jan 05

CityWire: Morgan prefers Shell to BP: (ShellNews.net) Posted 21 Jan 05 

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Nigeria Oil Union Threatens Strike In S Oil Region (ShellNews.net) Posted 21 Jan 05

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Moody’s Reports: West European Oil Rtgs Driven By Oil Price, Shareholder Returns In ’05: “During 2004, Moody’s took 11 rating actions (excluding multiple actions) on European oil companies, of which only two were downwards: one was the downgrade of Royal Dutch Shell’s rating to Aa1…” (ShellNews.net) Posted 21 Jan 05 read more

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Shell News Thursday, 20 January 2005

Jan 20th, 2005
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Shell News Thursday, 20 January 2005

DAILY MAIL (UK): City & Finance: Shell to recruit 1,000 engineers: “SHELL is recruiting 1,000 more engineers to beef up the business at the centre of lasts year’s reserves scandal.” (ShellNews.net) Posted 20 Jan 05

FINANCIAL TIMES: BP aims to abandon share option incentives: “…Royal Dutch/ Shell has requested a meeting with City investors to discuss the introduction of new remuneration policies. The size of executive bonuses used to be partially linked to the level of the company’s reserves but that pay scheme was abandoned last year following the embarrassing downgrades of its oil and gas stocks.” (ShellNews.net) 20 Jan 05 read more

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Shell News Wednesday, 19 January 2005

Jan 19th, 2005
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Shell News Wednesday, 19 January 2005

FINANCIAL TIMES: Black gold: “Royal Dutch/Shell’s drive to recruit more than 1,000 engineers in exploration and production (EP), revealed in yesterday’s FT, has an added wrinkle in the US…” (ShellNews.net) 19 Jan 05

FINANCIAL TIMES: Big potential profits outweigh high risks: “The reserves problem is just one of a host of issues facing Shell in Nigeria as it tries to restore its stock market reputation. (ShellNews.net) 19 Jan 05

FINANCIAL TIMES: FSA sounds warning of threat from international regulation: “Also pending before the tribunal is the case of Sir Philip Watts, former chairman of Royal Dutch/Shell, who claims he was “identified and prejudiced” when the FSA fined the oil company £17m for its conduct during the debacle over the size of its reserves.” (ShellNews.net) 19 Jan 05 read more

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Shell News Tuesday, 18 January 2005

Jan 18th, 2005
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Shell News Tuesday, 18 January 2005

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Royal Dutch / Shell Seeks New Engineers: “The scandal cost the company almost $150 million in fines imposed by U.S. and British regulators and led to the sacking of three senior executives.” (ShellNews.net) 18 Jan 05

FORBES: Royal Dutch/Shell to Hire 1,000 Engineers: “The scandal cost the company almost US$150 million in fines imposed by U.S. and British regulators and led to the sacking of three senior executives.”: “Analysts are also waiting to discover whether Shell will reclassify its reserves for the fifth time since last January when it announces its annual results on Feb. 3.” (ShellNews.net) 18 Jan 05 read more

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Shell News Monday, 17 January 2005

Jan 17th, 2005
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Shell News Monday, 17 January 2005

Houston Chronicle: Shell Oil awaits a new leader: U.S. chairman will seek to rebuild company’s image: “As part of the Royal Dutch-Shell Group of Companies’ continued management shuffle, it is installing a new U.S. country chairman, John Hofmeister…”: “widely credited with hiring Judy Boynton, the former chief financial officer who was tainted in the reserves accounting scandal that inflated Shell’s oil and natural gas assets. She was finally dropped this month, albeit with a $1 million severance package. Boynton joined Shell in 2001 after leaving as vice president of Polaroid. A few months later, Polaroid filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and angry shareholders accused her of manipulating the company’s finances to appear better than they actually were.” (ShellNews.net) Posted 17 Jan 05 read more

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Shell News Sunday, 16 January 2005

Jan 16th, 2005
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Shell News Sunday, 16 January 2005

THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY (UK): Shell chief’s warning over nuclear waste: “Britain will not have learnt the lesson of the Indian Ocean tsunami if the Government continues to drag its feet over nuclear waste storage policy, Shell’s chairman has warned.” (ShellNews.net) 16 Jan 05

Angola Press (Africa): Shell reopens closed stations in southern Nigeria: “The Anglo-Dutch energy group Shell has reopened all its oil pumping stations shut down last month because of community unrest in southern Nigeria, a spokesman told AFP.” (ShellNews.net) 16 Jan 05 read more

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