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[verwijderd] 3 oktober 2008 20:21

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Regal Denies Report That Shell May Bid; Shares Gain (Update2)

By Stephen Cunningham and Eduard Gismatullin

Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Regal Petroleum Plc, a U.K.-based explorer focusing on Ukraine, denied a report it got a $1.2 billion offer from Royal Dutch Shell Plc. The company's shares jumped the most in more than four years in London trading.

Regal rose 42 pence, or 51 percent, to close at 125 pence, the most since Jan. 23, 2004, valuing the London-based company at 264.6 million pounds ($470.7 million). The gain trims the stock's decline this year to 17 percent.

``No such approach has been received,'' Regal said today in a statement. A spokesman said Shell had inquired whether the company would be prepared to share some of its new rigs in Ukraine.

Speculation over possible mergers and acquisitions in the industry has grown as oil-company stocks have retreated amid a 35 percent drop in crude prices since July's record. The Dow Jones Europe Stoxx Oil & Gas Index posted its biggest quarterly decline in more than two decades in the three months through September.

The Daily Telegraph reported today that Shell, which unsuccessfully tried to buy Regal's Ukrainian assets last year, has ``within the last few days'' written to the company with a takeover proposal of 300 pence a share. Regal Chief Executive Officer David Greer declined to comment on the report, as did Shell spokeswoman Olga Gorodilina.

Urals, Sibir

Shell, Europe's largest oil producer, has also been reported to be interested in assets held by Urals Energy Plc and Sibir Energy Plc, which explore for oil and gas in Russia. The companies haven't confirmed the reports. Shell ended an agreement to pay $410 million for Regal's two Ukrainian gas fields last November.

Greer was project director of Shell's Sakhalin-2 oil and gas exploration project in Russia's Far East before quitting in June last year.

Regal will become profitable in the first half of 2010, Greer said Sept. 26, when the company reported a first-half loss of $3.3 million. It has proven and probable reserves of 169 million barrels of oil equivalent.

Regal's share price has also suffered from difficulties faced by other operators in Ukraine, such as Cadogan Petroleum Plc, which is embroiled in a legal dispute over licenses. Regal has spent ``a lot of time'' developing relations with Ukrainian government agencies, Greer said last week.

[verwijderd] 8 oktober 2008 16:06

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UPDATE:Shell Aims To Grow In Ukraine, Starts Drilling In 2009

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KIEV -(Dow Jones)- Royal Dutch Shell PLC's (RDSA) subsidiary Shell Ukraine E&P is planning to drill its first well in the country in 2009, and is looking for further opportunities in the country, the company's general manager, Patrick Van Daele, told Dow Jones Newswires Wednesday.

Speaking at the Ukrainian Energy Forum, Van Daele said the company had just started seismic activity at Shebelinka gas field in eastern Ukraine, which will be followed by the 3D survey. The survey will take about a year and will cover Shebelinka and West Shebelinka fields, he said.

Exploration and development of the field will be carried out jointly with Ukrgasproduction, a subsidiary of national oil and gas company Naftogaz Ukrainy.

Shebelinka, the largest gas field in Ukraine and the second largest in Europe, was discovered in the 1950s and is still producing. Shell is targetting resources about 3 kilometers below the current production horizon.

The work will provide accurate data on hydrocarbon reserves in the Dnepr-Donetsk basin, which is estimated by the U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin to have 11.5 billion barrels of oil equivalent. But before Ukraine can expect to attract foreign investors to the project, it must amend legislation to provide a transparent, level playing field, Van Daele said.

Shell doesn't disclose its estimation of reserves at any of the eight licenses in Ukraine, which it develops with Ukraine's state-owned partners. However, Van Daele said: "We are committed to Ukraine, we are happy with the licenses, but we also have an ambition to grow, we are looking at other opportunities onshore and offshore." He declined to provide further details.

Van Daele declined to comment on recent media reports that Shell has proposed a $1.2 billion takeover of London-listed Regal Petroleum (RPT.LN). Regal has denied reports, but said it is in talks with potential strategic partners to develop its gas reserves in Ukraine.

Van Daele is confident of Ukraine's gas potential. "By combining investment promotion and hard work on efficiency, Ukraine can go a long way toward becoming gas self-reliant," he said, adding that the largely unexplored Black Sea still remains "a big unknown" when it comes to reserves. "The Black Sea is an area of promise, but it's an unproved promise," he said.

Shell unsuccessfully made a bid for the Prikerchenskaya field in the Black Sea in 2006.

Shell isn't planning to enter Ukraine's refining business, he also said.

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[verwijderd] 17 oktober 2008 21:28

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Goldman upgrades Royal Dutch Shell, downgrades BP

RDSA) was upgraded to buy from neutral by Goldman Sachs ahead of the oil majors' earnings updates in coming days. Goldman analysts noted that BP is close to the top of its two-year trading range verses Shell. Shell should have the best growth in cash flow from new projects in 2010-2013. Five major new projects that Shell is developing are expected to add $10 billion of cash flow to the company by 2012 at an expected price of $85 a barrel, Goldman noted.

[verwijderd] 26 oktober 2008 16:49

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Shell Australia: Clyde refinery to halt output
9/10/2008 12:08:39 PM
SYDNEY, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc's Australian unit said on Thursday its Clyde refinery in Sydney would temporarily shut down its refining process units for maintenance work at the end of November.

During the shutdown there would be no processing of petroleum products at the refinery, with all supplies to the market to be sourced from imports, Shell said in a statement.

The company did not say when the Clyde refinery would resume full production. (Reporting by James Thornhill)

[verwijderd] 27 oktober 2008 13:47

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Chevron replaces BP as third-biggest oil major
Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:21am EDT

[verwijderd] 3 november 2008 12:36

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Adnoc, Shell sign Abu Dhabi gas deal

Last Updated: November 03. 2008 2:24PM UAE / GMT Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) and Royal Dutch Shell have signed a preliminary deal to jointly explore, develop and produce offshore gas fields in Abu Dhabi.

“Adnoc and Shell Abu Dhabi signed a memorandum of understanding today under which Shell will evaluate potential joint exploration, development and production with Adnoc of offshore deep gas fields prospects in Abu Dhabi,” Shell said in a statement.

“Once the evaluation is completed, Shell hopes to move forward rapidly with final agreements in order to quickly begin joint exploration and development activities.”

The UAE, holds the world’s fifth-largest gas reserves at nearly 214 trillion cubic feet, much of it sour.

In July, Adnoc and ConocoPhillips signed a deal to develop sour gas reserves in the UAE for a cost that could exceed US$10 billion (Dh36.73bn), one of the largest in the past year open to international companies competing for limited access to the Middle East’s oil and gas fields.

Shell is already in a joint venture with Abu Dhabi Onshore Company with a 9.5 per cent interest and with Abu Dhabi Gas Industries (GASCO) with a 15 per cent stake, it said.

*Reuters

[verwijderd] 14 november 2008 21:54

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OMV in talks with Shell, BP on Nabucco gas

By Tom Bergin
LONDON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Austria's OMV AG is in talks with BP and Royal
Dutch Shell to buy Azeri and Iraqi natural gas for transport through the planned
Nabucco pipeline, which the EU hopes will reduce its reliance on Russian
imports.
OMV spokesman Thomas Huemer said the talks with BP were related to its
leading role in the Shakh-Deniz project in Azerbaijan, while Shell has signed a
gas deal with Baghdad that could lead to it becoming a major producer there.
The Nabucco consortium hopes gas from phase 2 of the Shakh-Deniz project
will be the bedrock of supplies to help get the pipeline off the ground, with
additional supplies coming later from Iraq and possibly Iran and the Caspian
region.
The shareholders are OMV, Romanian gas pipeline operator Transgaz German
utilituy RWE, Hungarian oil company MOL, Turkish pipeline operator Botas and
Bulgarian state gas company Bulgargaz.
OMV said building on the project would start in 2010 and first gas was
planned for 2013, but many analysts doubt the project will be able to secure
enough gas to get off the ground.
Nabucco spokesman Christian Dolezal said the consortium was confident
enough gas would be secured.
The second, $10 billion phase of Shakh-Deniz is expected to come on
stream between 2011 and 2012.
BP and Norway's Statoil control Shakh-Deniz, which produces around 15
million cubic metres of gas per day and has reserves of 1.2 trillion cubic

[verwijderd] 27 november 2008 20:07

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Shell puts another oil sands project on hold
Reuters
Published: Thursday, November 27, 2008

Shell via Bloomberg News
CALGARY, Alta. -- Royal Dutch Shell PLC is delaying another Canadian oil sands project, saying Thursday it has withdrawn a regulatory application for its 100,000 barrel per day Carmon Creek thermal project as it looks to shave costs by revamping the project.

The delay is the latest blow to what had been an ambitious schedule of projects for Canada's oil sands. The oil sands region of northern Alberta contains the largest oil reserves outside the Middle East, but they are technically challenging and expensive to extract.

Shell, one of the biggest players in the oil sands, last month delayed an expansion of its oil sands mining operation when costs rose and oil prices fell.

Adrienne Lamb, a spokeswoman for the company, said Shell is reviewing and redesigning the Carmon Creek project and plans to submit a new application to regulators. The company hasn't yet decided when that will take place.

"The review is looking at opportunities to reduce costs and improve the profitability of the project," Ms. Lamb said. "As a result of that we expect there will be some changes ... Rather than update the application we decided the best path forward is to submit a new application."

Shell had been expected to make an investment decision on Carmon Creek in 2010. However, Ms. Lamb said that will now be delayed because of the changes and the company hasn't decided on a new schedule.

Shell had not released a cost estimate for the project, which was to have been built in two 50,000 barrel per day tranches.

Unlike the company's mining operations, Carmon Creek would use thermal techniques to produce the reserves, pumping steam into the ground to liquefy the tar-like bitumen so that it can be pumped to the surface.

Along with Shell, Suncor Energy Inc , Nexen Inc , Petro-Canada , Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. and others have said they'll delay or defer projects in the region because falling oil prices have squeezed profits while costs stay high.

A shortage of skilled labour in the remote region has helped push up costs as companies compete for a small pool of tradesmen and contractors.

© Thomson Reuters 2008

[verwijderd] 2 december 2008 19:48

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Shell drills deepest offshore well

By Upstream staff

Shell Oil has set a world water depth record in drilling and completing a subsea well 9356 feet below the water’s surface in the Silvertip Field at the Perdido development project, about 200 miles from Houston in the Gulf of Mexico.

As an oil well, the Perdido record is 35% deeper than the previous oil well record of 6950 feet, also set by Shell at the Gulf of Mexico’s Fourier field.

At Perdido, Shell intends to drill an even deeper well at the Tobago field at 9627 feet, which will surpass the present world record at Silvertip.

Shell operates the Perdido Development on behalf of partners Chevron and BP.

The Perdido development will drill 35 wells (22 direct vertical access and 13 remote) in the Great White, Tobago and Silvertip fields in Alaminos Canyon.

Moored in about 8000 feet of water, the drilling and production facility will be the deepest in the world. Nine polyester mooring lines averaging more than two miles in length now hold the spar in place.

The floating structure will weigh 50,000-tons and be nearly as tall as the Eiffel Tower when fully operational.

First production from Perdido is expected around the turn of the decade, with the facility capable of handling 130,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. To get the oil and gas to market requires installing 77 miles of oil export pipelines and 107 miles of gas export pipelines.

The Perdido development includes a common processing hub that incorporates drilling capability and functionality to gather, process and export production within a 30-mile radius of the facility.

[verwijderd] 12 december 2008 11:37

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Sakhalin Energy, een joint venture waarin Royal Dutch Shell ook een belang heeft, is gestart met de olie-export vanuit zijn nieuwe terminal en zal de komende weken beginnen met de productie van liquified natural gas (LNG). Dat heeft de joint venture vrijdag bekendgemaakt.

Olie en LNG zullen worden geexporteerd via twee supertankers vanaf een nieuwe tankerbeladingseenheid die 4,5 kilometer offshore is geinstalleerd in Aniva Bay.

Royal Dutch Shell plc heeft een minderheidsbelang van 27,5% in het project, nadat het vorig jaar onder Russische druk de helft van zijn meerderheidsbelang overdroeg aan Gazprom. De andere minderheidsaandeelhouders zijn Mitsui & Co en Mitsubishi Corp.

voda 28 januari 2009 17:01

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Shell advies omhoog naar outperform - SP

AMSTERDAM (Dow Jones)--Analisten van Seymour Pierce hebben het advies voor Royal Dutch Shell verhoogd naar outperform van underperform. Zij stellen dat het aandeel Shell relatief gezien een veilige haven biedt in de huidige turbulente markten, en het effectenhuis verwacht dat de aandelen het op korte termijn beter zullen doen dan de bredere markt. "Hoewel er wat twijfels zijn over de groeiniveaus op korte termijn, verwachten we dat de samenstelling van Shells activiteiten het bedrijf in staat stelt om een jaarlijks investeringsbudget van ongeveer $22 miljard te handhaven en het dividend verder te verhogen", aldus Seymour Pierce. Het aandeel staat woensdagochtend in Amsterdam 0,3% hoger op EUR19,16. (MAN)

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Porscheknakker 28 januari 2009 17:51

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Ik vind het wel vreemd, dat het aandeel vandaag niet veel koerswinst heeft gemaakt. Als ik dat afzet tegen andere aandelen is een koerswinst van 7 ct erg weinig.

Groet

[verwijderd] 29 januari 2009 08:14

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4TH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2008 UNAUDITED RESULTS

Royal Dutch Shell’s fourth quarter 2008 earnings, on a current cost of supplies (CCS) basis, were $4.8 billion compared to $6.7 billion a year ago. Basic CCS earnings per share decreased by 27% versus the same quarter a year ago.
Full year 2008 CCS earnings were $31.4 billion compared to $27.6 billion for the full year 2007. Basic CCS earnings per share for the full year 2008 increased by 16% when compared to 2007.
Cash flow from operating activities for the fourth quarter 2008 was $10.3 billion. Net capital investment for the quarter was $6.8 billion. Total cash returned to shareholders, in the form of dividends and share repurchases, was $2.7 billion.
A fourth quarter 2008 dividend has been announced of $0.40 per share, an increase of 11% over the US dollar dividend for the same period in 2007.
The first quarter 2009 dividend is expected to be declared at $0.42 per share, an increase of 5% compared to the first quarter 2008 US dollar dividend.

Royal Dutch Shell Chief Executive Jeroen van der Veer commented: "We delivered satisfactory performance in the fourth quarter of 2008, given the pressure on demand for oil and gas due to a weaker global economy. Our strategy remains to pay competitive and progressive dividends, and to make significant investments in the company for future profitability. Industry conditions remain challenging, and we are continuing the focus on capital and cost discipline in Shell."

[verwijderd] 29 januari 2009 08:39

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Voor het hele verslag in het nederlands.

www-static.shell.com/static/nld/downl...

Gr. Eric.

[verwijderd] 29 januari 2009 08:57

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MARKET TALK: Cijfers Shell KW4 2008 ogen niet slecht

Donderdag 29 Januari 2009 08:39
AMSTERDAM (Dow Jones)--De cijfers van Shell over het vierde kwartaal van 2008 'ogen niet slecht', zegt handelaar Geoffrey Leloux van Keijser Capital. Hij schat in dat Shell met de cijfers, zoals deze donderdag op tafel kwamen, het in vergelijking met zijn concurrenten aardig doet. Positief element in de cijfers is het dividendbeleid. 'Ik zou niet al te flauw zijn op het aandeel', aldus Leloux. Het aandeel Shell sloot donderdag EUR19,16. (ANS)

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January 29, 2009 02:39 ET (07:39 GMT)

[verwijderd] 29 januari 2009 09:33

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MARKET TALK: Shell-cijfers beter dan verwacht
Donderdag 29 Januari 2009 09:10

AMSTERDAM (Dow Jones)--De cijfers van Shell over het vierde kwartaal zijn beter dan verwacht, aldus handelaar Rob Koenders van Harmony Vermogensbeheer. 'Sterk is het dividendbeleid en de handhaving van de kapitaalinvesteringen', aldus Koenders. Hij wijst op de lagere olieprijs, 'hetgeen duidelijk negatief uitpakt voor Shell', aldus Koenders. Het aandeel sloot woensdag op EUR19,16. (ANS)

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Porscheknakker 29 januari 2009 10:25

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Het is jammer, dat Shell pas vandaag met de cijfers is gekomen. Dat had gisteren moeten zijn. Bij een positieve stemming zaten wij nu al op minstens 20 euro.
Helaas is het vandaag met die stemming weer niks. Alles in het rood, behalve de luchtbel Fortis.

Groet

relic 29 januari 2009 11:19

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Shell betaalt meer dividend uit

fijn bericht!!! :¬)

29 januari | 10:16

Royal Dutch Shell (EUR 19,16 - Kopen) heeft in het vierde kwartaal aanzienlijk beter gepresteerd dan analisten hadden gedacht. De nettowinst daalde 28 procent tot USD 4,79 miljard. Bovendien is het dividend verhoogd. Ons advies is daarom Kopen.

De winst van de divisie exploratie en productie kwam hoger uit dan gedacht, ondanks een fors lagere olieprijs. Bovendien de divisie gas en energie presteerde ook beter dan marktvorsers verwachtten.

Als blijk van zelfvertrouwen heeft de Brits-Nederlandse oliemaatschappij het dividend verhoogd met 11 procent tot USD 0,40 per aandeel. Dit is over het laatste kwartaal van 2008. Het dividend over de eerste drie maanden van 2009 is met 5 procent verhoogd tot USD 0,42 per aandeel.

Shell heeft een 'schone' balans en hoeft in tegenstelling tot zijn concurrenten geen extra goodwill af te schrijven. Ook heeft het concern een sterke balans. Bovendien is het verhoogde dividend aantrekkelijk.

Porscheknakker 29 januari 2009 11:37

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quote:
relic schreef:
Shell betaalt meer dividend uit

fijn bericht!!! :¬)

29 januari | 10:16

Royal Dutch Shell (EUR 19,16 - Kopen) heeft in het vierde kwartaal aanzienlijk beter gepresteerd dan analisten hadden gedacht. De nettowinst daalde 28 procent tot USD 4,79 miljard. Bovendien is het dividend verhoogd. Ons advies is daarom Kopen.

De winst van de divisie exploratie en productie kwam hoger uit dan gedacht, ondanks een fors lagere olieprijs. Bovendien de divisie gas en energie presteerde ook beter dan marktvorsers verwachtten.

Als blijk van zelfvertrouwen heeft de Brits-Nederlandse oliemaatschappij het dividend verhoogd met 11 procent tot USD 0,40 per aandeel. Dit is over het laatste kwartaal van 2008. Het dividend over de eerste drie maanden van 2009 is met 5 procent verhoogd tot USD 0,42 per aandeel.

Shell heeft een 'schone' balans en hoeft in tegenstelling tot zijn concurrenten geen extra goodwill af te schrijven. Ook heeft het concern een sterke balans. Bovendien is het verhoogde dividend aantrekkelijk.

Op 4.2.2009 noteert het aandeel ex-dividend.
Ik begrijp dan ook de verkopers van vandaag niet.
Goede cijfers en een hoger dividend. Wat wil de belegger nog meer?!

Groet

relic 29 januari 2009 11:57

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Ze hebben een KW verhouding van 8,56!
maw is dus spotgoedkoop. geen schulden, goed dividend en op termijn hele goede vooruitzichten want de olieprijs blijft echt niet zo laag.

Nouja voorlopig kunnen we ze nog goedkoop inslaan.

mvg,

Relic

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