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Friday, September 22
Financial Post (Canada): Oilsands projects could crumble
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Fri 22 Sep 2006 09:04 AM BST
Wednesday, September 13
CBC News (Canada): Second gas leak in 5 days at Alta. Shell plant kept residents inside
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Wed 13 Sep 2006 02:50 PM BST
20:22:03 EDT Sep 12, 2006 FORT SASKATCHEWAN, Alta. (CP) - Residents northeast of Edmonton were told to stay ... more » Saturday, September 9
Edmonton Sun: Up to 600 employees evacuated from Shell plantToxic sour gas leak near Fort Saskatchewan
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Sat 09 Sep 2006 08:40 AM BST
Shell Canada is blaming a contractor hired to warn people of mishaps at a Fort Saskatchewan plant for failing to notify nearby residents of a toxic sour gas leak in a timely fashion. more »
Petroleum News: Chevron-led oil sands project on the move
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Sat 09 Sep 2006 08:32 AM BST
Shell Canada, as well as evaluating a multi-billion dollar expansion of Athabasca, is considering its option for Ells River. more »
Petroleum News: 2nd quarter Canadian M&A activity lively
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Sat 09 Sep 2006 08:15 AM BST
Shell Canada’s C$2.5 billion buyout of BlackRock Ventures was the only deal outside the trust sector that exceeded the billion-dollar mark. more »
Petroleum News: Alaska raids seen as second step in FBI crackdown on suspected public corruption
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Sat 09 Sep 2006 08:04 AM BST
EXTRACTS: More fallout from the scandal is expected in the November elections when some congressmen implicated in the scandal will ... more » Friday, September 8
Globe and Mail (Canada): New truck stops planned by Shell Canada and Flying J
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Fri 08 Sep 2006 07:44 AM BST
Canadian Press Calgary — Shell Canada and truck-stop specialist Flying J Canada Inc. are combining forces on road-transport services and ... more » Thursday, September 7
Reuters: Royal Dutch Shell snaps up more oil sands acreage
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Thu 07 Sep 2006 07:48 AM BST
Wed Sep 6, 2006 7:08 PM EDT CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell <RDSa.L> has added to its new ... more » Monday, August 28
Oil & Gas Energy Information: Shell Issues Formal Proposal to Expand Athabasca Oil Sands Project
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Mon 28 Aug 2006 03:07 PM BST
Monday, August 28, 2006 Royal Dutch Shell plc said that it welcomes Shell Canada’s formal proposal to expand the Athabasca ... more » Sunday, August 27
Canadian Press: Oilpatch faces long list of multibillion-dollar decisions in next four months
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Sun 27 Aug 2006 09:18 AM BST
12:45:42 EDT Aug 26, 2006 CALGARY (CP) - A wild pace to the final four months ... more » Thursday, August 17
Terrace Standard (Canada): Shell cancels gas drill program
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Thu 17 Aug 2006 07:17 AM BST
SHELL HAS abandoned plans to explore the Klappan region north of here for coalbed methane natural gas this year after ... more » Thursday, August 3
Calagary Sun: Husky Energy muscles past Shell Canada
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Thu 03 Aug 2006 07:14 AM BST
Buoyed by exploration success, high oil prices and promised growth in the Alberta oilsands, Husky Energy Inc. has vaulted into ... more » Saturday, July 22
Petroleum News: Feuding over Alberta royalties: industry, energy minister warn changes could be destructive to oil sands
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Sat 22 Jul 2006 11:30 AM BST
EXTRACT: Neil Carmata, a Petro-Canada vice president and the former head of Shell Canada’s oil sands division, said investors and ... more » Monday, July 17
Canadian Mining Journal: OIL SANDS SPENDING – Shell, partners see price of Muskeg River expansion skyrocket
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Mon 17 Jul 2006 08:00 AM BST
The cost of the first phase of the proposed Athabasca Oil Sands Project expansion is skyrocketing, SHELL CANADA of Calgary warned last week. more »
Thursday, July 13
Globe & Mail Canada: More record-breaking in Alberta oil patch
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Thu 13 Jul 2006 07:11 PM BST
In just one February sale this year, oils sands attracted $559-million. Of that, Royal Dutch Sell PLC put down $465-million for 10 parcels of land west of the main oil sands region north of Fort McMurray. Shell is on the experimental fringes, hoping to recovery bitumen from limestone, which has never worked on a commercial scale. more »
Monday, July 10
The Financial Times: Canada's oilsands rush hits the buffers
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Mon 10 Jul 2006 07:36 AM BST
Last week, Royal Dutch Shell and its partners said they were reviewing the economics of the first phase of a planned C$13.5bn expansion of their Athabasca project. more »
Saturday, July 8
From Petroleum News: Anadarko farewell fires up buyers’ market
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Sat 08 Jul 2006 03:33 PM BST
Others deemed to be in the running are Canadian Oil Sands Trust, Shell Canada, Nexen and ConocoPhillips, all hungry for gas production to support their oil sands ventures. more »
Petroleum News: Deep Panuke back from Deep Six
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Sat 08 Jul 2006 03:24 PM BST
That keeps the spotlight on Shell Canada, which analysts believe is eager to obtain more reserves to support its 31.3 percent stake in Sable. more »
Daily Mail: Oil giant to Shell out 50pc more in Alberta
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Sat 08 Jul 2006 07:46 AM BST
“It’s unfortunate that Shell has had three very large world-scale projects that have all experienced cost overruns — Bonga, Sakhalin, and now Athabasca,” said Jason Kenney of ING. more »
Friday, July 7
Financial Post: Some oilsands projects could end up shelved
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Fri 07 Jul 2006 03:16 PM BST
The partner in the joint-venture Athabasca Oil Sands Project (AOSP) said this week the cost to build a first expansion phase has soared 50% since last fall, when project operator Shell Canada Ltd. more than doubled an initial investment forecast to $7.3-billion. more »
The Financial Times: Shell to review Canada oilsands project
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Fri 07 Jul 2006 07:24 AM BST
Labour shortages and soaring equipment costs have raised a question mark over the future of one of northern Alberta's biggest oilsands projects, controlled by Royal Dutch Shell. more »
The Vancouver Sun: Fears Athabasca oilsands costs have spiralled out of control
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Fri 07 Jul 2006 07:09 AM BST
Even in an industry that has seen its share of multibillion-dollar cost overruns to build megaprojects, word that Athabasca's first major expansion could cost 50 per cent higher than the current $7.3 billion pricetag hit oilsands producers hard on the stock market. more »
The Times: Costs explode at Shell Canadian venture
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Fri 07 Jul 2006 06:53 AM BST
SHELL is facing a cost explosion in the expansion of the Athabasca Oil Sands Project, a mining venture that extracts oil from bitumen deposits in the Canadian province of Alberta. more »
Reuters: Other firms feel Shell Canada's oil-sands pain
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Fri 07 Jul 2006 06:43 AM BST
Developers of northern Alberta's huge oil-sands reserves may have to rework or delay their projects to avoid massive cost overruns, industry watchers said on Thursday, after Shell Canada Ltd. said expanding the Athabasca Oil Sands Project would cost billions of dollars more than earlier estimates. more »
Thursday, July 6
MarketWatch: Shell Canada: Oil sands project faces higher costs
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Thu 06 Jul 2006 07:14 AM BST
Shell Canada's C$7.3 billion ($6.57 billion) plan to expand its 155,000 barrel-a-day Athabasca Oil Sands Project, or AOSP, could cost 50% more than previously expected, according to one of the companies involved in the project. more »
Reuters: Shell Canada partner sees big oil sands cost hike
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Thu 06 Jul 2006 12:54 AM BST
Shell Canada Ltd.'s C$7.3 billion ($6.6 billion) Athabasca oil sands expansion in northern Alberta is facing massive expense overruns... more »
Saturday, July 1
Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com: Oil sands projects face credit concerns
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Sat 01 Jul 2006 01:28 PM BST
From Petroleum News: Neil McMahon, an oil analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein, said major players such as ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, BP, and Italy’s Eni may turn to oil sands and other unconventional assets for a larger chunk of their reserves by 2020 to offset declining conventional resources. more »
Thursday, June 15
Globe & Mail (Canada): Shell sets BlackRock output
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Thu 15 Jun 2006 04:00 PM BST
Shell Canada Ltd. expects to achieve crude oil output of between 30,000 and 50,000 barrels a day from its recent acquisition of BlackRock Ventures Inc., the company said yesterday. more »
Wednesday, June 14
Toronto Star: Shell gets clearance for BlackRock deal
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Wed 14 Jun 2006 09:03 AM BST
Shell Canada said Tuesday it had received approvals from the federal industry minister and Competition Bureau for its $2.4-billion takeover bid for BlackRock Ventures Inc. more »
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: In Oil's New Era, Power Shifts To Countries With Reserves
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Wed 14 Jun 2006 08:03 AM BST
"I don't know how long exploration will continue to be a major play" for big oil companies, "but 50 years from now it will be that much more difficult than it is today," says Malcolm Brinded, Shell's head of exploration. "You want to get in there now to get access to the best acreage and drill the best wells. You don't want to hang back in a situation like this." more »
Tuesday, June 13
Chronicle Herald (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada): Oilsands project restart delayed
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Tue 13 Jun 2006 03:38 PM BST
The turnaround — involving as many as 4,000 maintenance workers and expected to cost $100 million to $125 million — is described as the largest in the history of the Canadian subsidiary of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group. more »
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Exxon May Find Pipeline Self-Competing
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Tue 13 Jun 2006 08:33 AM BST
With costs rising, the Mackenzie consortium -- whose partners also include Royal Dutch Shell PLC unit Shell Canada Ltd., ConocoPhillips and others -- last year raised projected capital costs by 50% to C$7.5 billion (US$6.8 billion) from about C$5 billion forecast in 2002. more »
Monday, June 12
Financial Post: Ottawa firm signs with Shell
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Mon 12 Jun 2006 10:17 PM BST
Energy giant Royal Dutch Shell is in negotiations with a Canadian ethanol producer to purchase an innovative renewable fuel product. more »
Reuters: Shell Canada's Athabasca turnaround delayed
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Mon 12 Jun 2006 03:25 PM BST
Shell Canada Ltd. (SHC.TO: Quote) said on Monday that completion of scheduled maintenance at its Athabasca Oil Sands Project will be delayed beyond its previously announced eight weeks as extra work is needed. more »
Saturday, June 10
BREITBART.COM: World's who's who hold secret talks in Ottawa
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Sat 10 Jun 2006 08:00 AM BST
Other attendees seen arriving in Ottawa on Thursday included former Canadian ambassador to Washington Frank McKenna, Royal Dutch Shell chairman Jorma Ollila, former World Bank president James Wolfenson and Scandinavian Airlines chairman Egil Myklebust, according to reports. Conspiracy theorists who follow the group accuse it of plotting world domination at its informal annual gatherings. more »
Wednesday, June 7
Globe & Mail (Canada): Terror takes aim at bottom line
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Wed 07 Jun 2006 12:01 AM BST
The companies hit most frequently were McDonald's Corp., with 10 attacks, and Royal Dutch Shell PLC, with nine.: Losses by company: Royal Dutch Shell, $10.3-billion*: The Anglo-Dutch oil and gas giant has been the victim of numerous terrorist attacks around the world, most recently in Nigeria's volatile Niger Delta region. more »
Saturday, June 3
Petroleum News: Oil sands get mining sector attention
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Sat 03 Jun 2006 03:02 PM BST
There had been an earlier breakthrough when employees of BHP Billiton, after being laid off as part of a North American downsizing by the Australian mining giant, formed Western Oil Sands, which now has a 20 percent share of Shell Canada’s Athabasca project. more »
Petroleum News: Global trend reaches Canada High Arctic
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Sat 03 Jun 2006 01:47 PM BST
A report by the Resources Ministry said development of ExxonMobil’s Sakhalin-1, Shell’s Sakhalin-2 and Total’s Kharyaga production-sharing agreements are behind schedule, over budget and lacking Russian involvement. The ministry said Russia’s Academy of Natural Science urged Russian companies in the projects should have a 51 percent presence to solve the problems. more »
Friday, June 2
The Guardian: The next big thing or a risky gamble: Shell looks to turn sand into oil
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Fri 02 Jun 2006 09:46 AM BST
A recent decision by Shell to pay $2.2bn (£1.18bn) for a Canadian oil company with only 22 employees and no reserves recognised by the US financial regulator has surprised some in the business. Is it another wrong turn from a group that "mis-stated" 25% of its reserves in 2004 or a smart move that allows Shell to steal a march on competitors by taking a dominant position in "unconventional" oil production? more »
Wednesday, May 24
Reuters: Shell Canada's Mather sees consolidation
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Wed 24 May 2006 01:11 AM BST
Shell Canada Ltd. Chief Executive Clive Mather said on Tuesday he expects further consolidation among Canada's heavy oil industry and that his company will be among the buyers. more »
Saturday, May 20
Financial Post (Canada): Calgary-based oil producer may invest up to $7.4-billion to develop oilsands crude
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Sat 20 May 2006 09:25 AM BST
Such companies as Shell Canada Ltd. and Suncor Energy Inc. are investing billions of dollars to tap Alberta's tar-like sands, estimated by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers to contain the most crude outside the Middle East. more »
Houston Chronicle: (PRN) Shell Energy to Sell Assets to MXenergy
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Sat 20 May 2006 01:53 AM BST
Shell Energy Services Company, L.L.C. (Shell Energy) has entered into an agreement to sell substantially all of its assets to MxEnergy Inc. (MXenergy). The sale is expected to close mid-2006 subject to state and federal regulatory approvals. more »
Petroleum News: Kaktovik accuses Shell of insincerity
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Sat 20 May 2006 01:46 AM BST
The village of Kaktovik has issued a stinging rebuke to Shell Oil, which is planning to conduct seismic work in nearby whaling waters this fall. In a strongly worded resolution, passed unanimously by Kaktovik’s city council, villagers described Shell Oil as a “hostile” force in the community. Kaktovik is located on the shores of the Beaufort Sea within the borders of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. more »
Friday, May 19
Financial Post - Canada: Shell, Nigerian militants may be close to agreement over oilfield production: Must meet key demands
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Fri 19 May 2006 07:56 AM BST
Activists in Nigeria's oil heartland have given Royal Dutch Shell PLC promising signals over a possible return to oilfields it was forced to abandon after a series of militant attacks three months ago. more »
Thursday, May 18
Reuters: Canada oil sands firms hope for gains from Shell bid
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Thu 18 May 2006 12:20 AM BST
The oil sands region, located around Fort McMurray, Alberta, contains an estimated 174 billion barrels of potential reserves, second only to those of Saudi Arabia. But the tar-like bitumen locked in the sands is expensive and challenging to produce and difficult to refine. more »
Sunday, May 14
The Business Online: The big oil companies target Canadian oil sands operators
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Sun 14 May 2006 09:33 AM BST
Alberta’s vast reserves of oil sands and heavy oil, with more than 174bn barrels, rival Saudi Arabia’s and, thanks to the $70-a-barrel oil price, what was five years ago marginally economic is now highly profitable. So when Royal Dutch Shell last week snapped up Canadian heavy oil company Blackrock Ventures for $2.18bn (E1.68bn, £1.15bn) hopes were raised that the long-awaited oil sands takeover boom may have begun. more »
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Solution or Distraction? An Ethanol Reality Check
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
on Sun 14 May 2006 09:18 AM BST
Q. Finally, who's this "Corn Cob Bob" guy?
A. He's the mascot of the Canadian ethanol industry, promoting good will for corn-based fuel by attending events and handing out balloons and other goodies. But he was unceremoniously thrown out (on his ear) at Canada Day festivities in Ottawa last year, reportedly at the behest of Shell Canada, which had paid to be an exclusive sponsor. more »
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