MAY 2004 SHELL NEWS
Saturday 1 May, 2004
TheBakersfieldChannel.com: Shell Worker Claims Company 'Lied To Community'
Financial Times: In real world Shell is not shrinking
London Evening Standard: Huge profits at battered Shell
Sunday 2 May, 2004
The Independent: Watchdog shakes up oil audits in the wake of Shell scandal
The Times: Cox joins the ‘top table’ as BP prepares for life after Browne
The Times: Profit from the rising price of oil
The Observer: Shell halts crucial Sakhalin pipeline project
UK Bank Holiday Monday 3 May, 2004
Financial Times: Shell reschedules work to help whales
Tuesday 4 May, 2004
The Guardian: Shell hopes Iraq can help to plug oil leak
The Guardian: El Paso staff accused of reserves ploy
ComputerWeekly.com: Shell IT staff will be well placed to find new jobs
allAfrica.com: Land Owners Issue Shell 10-Day Ultimatum
SACOBSERVER.COM: Protestors Force Shell To Close Plant In Nigeria
Wednesday 5 May, 2004
Financial Times: Shell puts Iraq project on hold
Financial Times: Shell prepares for IT jobs in India
TheRegister.co.uk: Shell signs 'Mother of all outsourcing deals'
allAfrica.com: Warri Crisis: We're Losing $20m Monthly - Shell
Thursday 6 May, 2004
smh.com.au: Shell reputation reserves close to empty
Sunday 9 May, 2004
The Sunday Telegraph: US pension fund giants lead Shell onslaught
Monday 10 May, 2004
International Herald Tribune: Shell Concealed Extent of Its Problems to Protect Nigeria Partnership.
Tuesday 11 May, 2004
Financial Times: Score of Shell
TimesOnline: Shell dividends are still flowing
The Independent: Intelligent Energy plans flotation to develop fuel cells
London Evening Standard: Hewitt set to sign China trade deals
CityWire.co.uk: Lowland backs Shell's recovery
Wall Street Journal: Aggressive Oil Reserves Due To Mediocre Output - Study
Wall Street Journal: Shell's Brent Delta North Sea Oil, Gas Platform Restarted Sat
TimesOnline: Chinese deals worth £1.5bn announced
Wednesday 12 May, 2004
Financial Times: Shell executives to gather for summit
Financial Times: Added energy for trade links
Newark Star-Ledger: Judge to choose lead plaintiffs in Shell oil reserve fraud case. ("This is a fraud that was orchestrated apparently at the highest levels of the company, extending over many, many years, and executed knowing that this is defrauding the public.")TheBakersfieldChannel.com: Shell Has No Plans To Cover Refinery's Loss
The Times: BP, Shell and Kingfisher lead the British rush for contracts in China
Saturday 15 May, 2004
The Guardian: Shell in row over executive bonuses
The Guardian: The end-of-the-pier show
Financial Times: Royal Dutch's options prompt argument
Financial Times: Reserving a seat at Woodlands Resort conference circus
Financial Times: Shell names new head of SEI project
Financial Times: MMO2 chief to head merged Revenue (former Shell UK MD David Varney)
Financial Times: Chemistry graduate charged with devising right formula (Varney Again)
Daily Telegraph: Dutch eye Shell move
Daily Telegraph: City doyen takes Revenue hot seat
The Independent: Pumped up: the winners and losers from dearer oil
The Independent: Varney takes big pay cut for challenge of top Revenue job
The Independent: BP and Shell invest $1.2bn in Chinese petrol station expansion
London Evening Standard: Brown shows bosses the way
The Wall Street Journal: Royal Dutch In Dispute With Regulator Over Bonus
The Wall Street Journal: Sakhalin Energy CEO Steve McVeigh To Return To Shell
Sunday 16 May, 2004
Fortune Magazine: Now If Only Shell Could Find Some Oil ... (Forget the reserve drama: At the current rate, Shell will run out of oil in a decade). The Sunday Telegraph: Why are gas prices so high? (Royal/Dutch Shell... declined to comment specifically on whether there was any deliberate manipulation going on)The Sunday Telegraph: Cut-price chairmen are best avoided
The Sunday Times: Chemical reaction reflects shift to capitalism
The Sunday Times: Shell coy over £1bn refinery in China
Monday 17 May, 2004
Financial Times: OBSERVER: Road to Damascus
Financial Times: Dutch regulator exempts Shell pay packages
The Times: Need to Know: Global Business Briefing
The Times: Job file: If you have been overpaid, be very, very scared
The Wall Street Journal: U.K Regulator Weighs Becoming More Public
Tuesday 18 May, 2004
The Wall Street Journal: State Lawmakers To Probe Reason For High Californian Gas Prices
The Wall Street Journal: Despite Oil's Heady Climb, Finding Winning Energy Stocks Isn't So Easy
Daily Telegraph: India fall eclipses Cairn's oil boost
The Independent: India success makes Cairn a worthy hold
National Post: Shell Canada CEO Linda Cook leaves after a year to head Royal Dutch Petroleum
YahooNews.com: Royal Dutch Petroleum Company: Directorate Change
Reuters.co.uk: Shell insider to join top board
Wednesday 19 May, 2004
Reuters.com: At least three die in Shell Nigeria oil well fire
The Scotsman: Cook joins Shell's MD team to free Brinded for E&P role
The Wall Street Journal: Shell to Name Cook A Managing Director
The Wall Street Journal: Business, Agencies To Standardize Their Benchmarks
The Independent: Shell moves to plug holes in management board
The Wall Street Journal: Street Sleuth: Oil-Price Forecasts Seem to Miss Upward Trend
The Times: Need to Know: Global Business Briefing
Houston Business Journal: Cook being considered for high-profile Shell job
Financial Times: Canada candidate for top Shell job
AllAfrica.com: Task Force Stalls Closure of Shell Operations
Sacramento Bee: Shell denies greed spurs the closure
Thursday 20 May, 2004
The Guardian: Responsible attitudes
The Times: A global threat buried
The Wall Street Journal: New Californian Senate Panel To Examine Gasoline, Diesel Pricing
Oakland Tribune: Boxer pointing finger at Shell
Los Angeles Times: Shell's Refinery Shutdown: Standard Business Practice
Letter from Alfred Donovan to Lord Falconer, Lord Chancellor & Secretary of State
Friday 21 May, 2004
TheGlobe&Mail.com: Cook's tenure at Shell Canada far too brief
The Times: Drug company finds the right remedy for fat-cat headlines
The Wall Street Journal: Shell NZ Sells Pohokura Gas To Contact,Genesis, Multi Gas
The Wall Street Journal: Argentina Fuel Price Deal Leaves Refiners In Tight Spot
Daily Mail: American woman for Shell board
AllAfrica.com: Shell Confirms 3 Dead in Oil Well Fire
Saturday 22 May, 2004
Financial Times: Shell investors near governance pact
Financial Times: A diplomatic antidote to Dutch helm disease
The Wall Street Journal: Shell Nigeria Reports Second Pipeline Fire In Week
Sunday 23 May, 2004
The Sunday Times: The only way is up for oil prices
The Sunday Times: Business Letters
The Observer: Amec and Koreans in $1bn Iraq deal
The Sunday Telegraph: Shell gives
Watts a £1m golden farewell
The Sunday Telegraph: Corporate governance? Buy British
ThisisLondon.com: Shell gives Watts a £1m farewell
Oil & Gas Journal: Shell, JV partners start oil, gas production from Llano field in Gulf of Mexico
Monday 24 May, 2004
Financial Times: Royal Dutch/Shell severance deals not agreed yet
The Wall Street Journal: Shell NZ Sells Pohokura Gas To Contact, Genesis, Multi Gas
The Herald: Watts walks off with £1m at Shell
The Guardian: Calm after the storm in the pay wars
Yahoo.com Shell NZ Says Sells Pohokura Gas To NGC Holdings -2-
London Evening Standard: Shell slashes reserves again
CBC News: Shell reduces reserve estimates for fourth time this year
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Shell Makes Fourth Downgrade Of Oil Reserves This Year
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Royal Dutch/Shell Says Will Publish 03 Report May 28
YAHOO.com: Press Release from The "Shell" Transport and Trading Company, p.l.c.
Tuesday 25 May, 2004
Australian Financial Review: Shell makes more reserve revisions
BBC News: Shell trims back reserves again -Can Shell draw a line under the scandal?
ChannelNewsAsia.com: Shell cuts oil reserves for fourth time
Financial Times: Call to UK companies on risk controls
Financial Times: Shell accounts get signed off at last
Financial Times: Shell restates 2002 reserves for the fourth time
Daily Telegraph: Shell slices still more off proven reserves
The Guardian: Shell forced to make fourth downgrade
Toronto Star: Oil giant Shell downgrades reserves again
The Independent: Shell seeks to draw a line after fourth cut in reserves
The Times: Shell shock will be hard to dispel
The Times: Shell Legal Director “kept in the dark”
The Times: Crude prices surge near to 21-year high
The Times: Shell cuts reserves for fourth time
Ananova.com: Reserves Crisis Flares At Shell
Daily Mail: Vanishing reserves
Wednesday 26 May, 2004
Houston Oil & Gas Journal: Royal Dutch/Shell trims its 2002 reserves again
The Scotsman: Shell wipes 120m more barrels from reserves
The Wall Street Journal: Shell Says Bought Back 1.2 Mln Own Shares
Thursday 27 May, 2004
Newsday.com: Kansas, other states' pension funds involved in Shell litigation
HeraldTribune.com: Shell temporarily shuts down 106 stations
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,1225548,00.html
Friday 28 May, 2004
Financial Times: Shell executives paid no bonuses in 2003
Financial Times: Shell aims to Shed arrogant reputation
The Observer: Oiling the machinery of war
The Wall Street Journal: Shell Annual Report: Co Vows To Regain Trust Of Shareholders
The Wall Street Journal: Tiny SEC Staff Monitors Data on Oil Reserves
The New York Times: Raised Sulfur Levels in Gas Reported
London Evening Standard: Shell boss missed £2m payout
Bloomberg.com: Shell Says It's Reviewing Timing of Canada Reserves Revision
Saturday 29 May, 2004
BBC News: Disgraced Shell bosses lose bonus
Financial Times: Shell goes for the ultimate in transparency
San Jose Mercury News:Shell Reduces Earnings by $203 Million
Forbes.com: TEXT-S&P may still cut Shell Group entities
The Guardian: Apologetic Shell promises culture change
The Independent: Sacked Shell chief keeps 1m options
The Independent: Where to invest and still have a clear conscience
The Telegraph: Shell's Sir Philip still connected to the pipeline
Daily Telegraph: Watts' pension pot tops £10m
The Wall Street Journal: Ousted Shell Executives Won't Get 2003 Bonuses
The Wall Street Journal: More Oil Co Reserves Shocks Unless Rules Tighten -Banker
The New York Times: Shell Discloses a Large Pay Package for Its Former Chairman
The Times: Oil price bubble will burst, but fear of shortage remains
The Times: Shell withholds bonuses from ousted directors
The Scotsman: Troubled Shell's board bonuses axed
Arizona Republic: Shell reduces earnings for '03 by $203 million
The Sun Herald: Shell shuts pumps in parts of South
Sunday 30 May, 2004
Houston Chronicle: Former SEC leader Levitt notes irony in Shell's troubles
news-press.com: Shell Oil replaces sulfur-tainted gasoline
The Observer: Saudi horror sparks fears of oil crisis
The Observer: Shell's ground zero
The Observer: Don't vote before you read this
The Times: The Andrew Davidson Interview: Life’s a gas for BG supreme
The Independent: Shell chief faces investors' wrath over reform at annual meeting
The Wall Street Journal: Hostages Are Released After Saudi Crisis Ends
The Business: Shell UK bosses join push for single board
The Business: Benchmark Column: Shell
Monday 31 May, 2004 UK Bank Holiday: USA Memorial Day Holiday
News.com.au: Shell cuts earnings $285m
BARRON'SOnline.com: Winds of Fortune
Mail on Sunday: £150m bonanza for Shell auditors
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