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Shell Buys Stake in Cleantech Solar

Dec 19, 2018

Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to acquire a 49 percent stake in Asia-focused firm Cleantech Solar, the energy giant's second investment in solar power this year.The Anglo-Dutch company will have an option to increase its holding in Cleantech after 2021…

Subsea 7 Wins Shearwater Deal from Shell

Dec 18, 2018

Offshore engineering and construction specialist Subsea 7 has won an EPCI contract from Royal Dutch Shell for the Shearwater Fulmar Gas Line (FGL) Re-Plumb project, located approximately 140 miles east of Aberdeen in the UK central North Sea…

Nigeria Sues Shell, Eni Over Oil Deal

Dec 13, 2018

Lawyers for the Nigerian government said they had filed a $1.1 billion lawsuit against Royal Dutch Shell and Eni in a commercial court in London on Thursday in relation to a 2011 oilfield deal.The OPL 245 oilfield is also at the heart of an…

Shell Says Talks Over Gazprom Asset Swap Suspended

Dec 12, 2018

Talks about a possible asset swap deal between Royal Dutch Shell and Gazprom have been suspended, Kommersant business daily reported on Wednesday, citing Cederic Cremers, head of Shell's business in Russia.The memorandum on the possible asset…

Shell to Go Ahead with Shearwater Gas Expansion

Dec 10, 2018

Royal Dutch Shell said on Monday it would expand the Shearwater gas hub in the British North Sea, its seventh project to get the green light in the ageing basin this year.The project, a joint venture with Exxon Mobil and BP, will include a modification…

Shell Sells Upstream Interests in Ireland for $1.3bln

Dec 02, 2018

Shell Overseas Holdings, an affiliate of Royal Dutch Shell plc, has completed the sale of its shares in Shell E&P Ireland Limited (SEPIL), which holds a 45% interest in the Corrib gas venture, for up to $1.30 billion, to Nephin Energy Holdings Limited (NEHL)…

Royal Vopak Rraises Stake in Pakistan LNG Terminal

Dec 02, 2018

Dutch petroleum storage company Royal Vopak announced that it will acquire in total 44% in Elengy Terminal Pakistan Ltd  (ETPL) in separate transactions with International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Engro Corporation Ltd (Engro Corporation)…

'World's First' Zero Emission Marine Biofuel Test Successful

Nov 30, 2018

Netherlands-based supplier of sustainable low carbon marine fuels GoodFuels Marine in conjunction with bulker and tanker owner and operator NORDEN A/S,  has successfully completed trials of the world’s first zero emission, ‘drop in’ Heavy Fuel…

Boskalis Inks Pact with Saudi Aramco

Nov 26, 2018

Dutch offshore services provider Royal Boskalis Westminster has been selected as a contractor on Saudi Aramco's Long Term Agreement (LTA) for Offshore Facilities program.Boskalis acquired the agreement in consortium with the United Arab Emirates-based company Lamprell…

Nigeria senate to probe state oil firm over Nigeria LNG funds

Nov 06, 2018

Nigeria's Senate voted on Tuesday to probe the state oil firm's alleged withdrawal of $1.05 billion from gas company Nigeria LNG.The Premium Times newspaper reported on Monday that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) had used…

Shell CFO Sees Oil Industry Cost Inflation

Nov 01, 2018

Royal Dutch Shell Chief Financial Officer Jessica Uhl said on Wednesday wages and services costs in the oil and gas industry around the world have started rising following a deep downturn since 2014.'We are seeing wage inflation and inflation…

Brazil's Cosan Eying Refining Partnership with Petrobras

Oct 30, 2018

Brazil's Cosan SA Indústria e Comércio, a leading ethanol producer and fuel distributor, is interested in refining partnerships with oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA, its chairman Rubens Ometto said on Tuesday.The company is 'looking at' potential partnerships…

Puma Energy Appoints New CEO

Oct 30, 2018

Integrated midstream and downstream oil group Puma Energy has appointed Emma FitzGerald as its new chief executive, the company said on Tuesday.FitzGerald will succeed Pierre Eladari on January 2, 2019.FitzGerald was previously an executive director at Severn Trent Water…

Petrobras Fires up Production in Offshore Lula Field

Oct 24, 2018

State-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro said on Wednesday it had started production on its eighth platform in the offshore Lula field, Brazil's most productive, as it ramps up output from the Santos basin in the coveted pre-salt oil play…

Shell to Invest $2 Bln Annually to Explore in Brazil

Oct 18, 2018

Royal Dutch Shell plans to invest $1 billion to $2 billion annually in oil exploration and production in Brazil through 2025, Brazilian newspaper Valor Economico reported on Thursday.The investment will be made regardless of the outcome of presidential election Oct…

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