Royal Dutch Shell A Share News (RDSA)

Oil companies shoulder pain of downturn with lower output

* Listed companies slashed production by 2.4 pct in Q3 * Declines follow sharp spending cuts in face of downturn * OPEC struggles to hammer out deal on output cut * GRAPHIC: http://tmsnrt.rs/2g3yCP5 By Ron Bousso LONDON, Nov 24 (Reuters) - The world's listed oil comp

Shell And Cosan Make Raizen Sugar Cane Venture In Brazil Permanent

Kazakhstan's Kashagan oilfield may produce up to 11 mln T in 2017 - ministry

MOSCOW, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's Kashagan oilfield may produce up to 11 million tonnes (221,000 barrels per day) in 2017 in the absence of major technical faults, the Energy Ministry said on Tuesday in a written response to Reuters. "The forecast for Kashagan oil production is betwee

UPDATE 1-Sweden's Lundin Petroleum finds more oil in Norwegian Arctic

(Adds detail) OSLO, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Lundin Petroleum has found additional oil and gas in the Norwegian Arctic, the Swedish company and the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said on Tuesday, lifting the company's shares. The find is located some 60 km (37 miles) from Lundin's Alta fin

WINNERS & LOSERS SUMMARY: Essentra Shares Sink After Profit Warning

UPDATE 1-Obama administration bars new oil exploration in Arctic waters

(Adds details of plan, quotes from industry group and environmentalist) By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday blocked new exploration for oil and gas in Arctic waters, in a win for environmental groups that had fought development of the e

Dutch refinery workers to take action next week, may cause disruption - union

LONDON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - A Dutch trade union representing workers at Shell's 404,000 barrel per day Pernis refinery said on Friday workers will take industrial action on Nov. 22 and Nov 23 after failing to reach agreement with the company over wage demands. ** Trade union FNV says it expe

Banks told to be more transparent on debt allocations

By Steve Slater LONDON, Nov 18 (IFR) - Banks need to be more transparent about their allocation policies for debt issuance and investors should ensure their orders reflect their true demand, the new board aiming to improve standards in fixed income markets said. The proposals from the

UPDATE 1-Iraq's oil contracts make joining OPEC output cut more painful

* Iraq must compensate firms for output curbs -documents, sources * Baghdad has already told OPEC it will not cut production * Says it needs every last dollar to fight Islamic State (Adds Exxon declines to comment) By Ahmad Ghaddar and Ahmed Rasheed LONDON/BAGHDAD, Nov 1

ITM Power gains permission to build Beaconsfield hydrogen station

(ShareCast News) - ITM Power, an energy storage and clean fuel company, has been granted planning permission from South Buckinghamshire District Council to construct a hydrogen refuelling station at oil behemoth Royal Dutch Shell's filling station in Beaconsfield. This will be the first hydrogen ref

Iraq's oil contracts make joining OPEC output cut more painful

* Iraq must compensate firms for output curbs -documents, sources * Baghdad has already told OPEC it will not cut production * Says it needs every last dollar to fight Islamic State By Ahmad Ghaddar and Ahmed Rasheed LONDON/BAGHDAD, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Iraq would have to co

UPDATE 1-Nigeria reaches a deal to pay $5.1 billion in unpaid bills to oil majors - minister

(Adds details) By Felix Onuah ABUJA, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Nigeria has reached a deal to pay $5.1 billion in unpaid bills to oil majors including Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil, the minister of state for oil said on Thursday. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), t

Dutch groups demand tighter curbs on Groningen gas production

AMSTERDAM, Nov 17 (Reuters) - A top Dutch court has received 25 appeals against the government's decision to cap production at the Groningen gas field at an annual figure of 24 billion cubic metres from protesters who think it does not go far enough. Several groups in the region had asked f

Shell's North Sea oil trading draws spotlight again this year

* Shell builds large position in BFOE forward cargoes * Crude price differentials, Brent market structure weak * Shell's Forties sales to Asia in Jan had supported Brent By Alex Lawler and Amanda Cooper LONDON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell has snapped up a large vo

Final investment decision on Tanzania LNG plant still 5 yrs away -Statoil

By Katharine Houreld DAR ES SALAAM, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The final investment decision on a Tanzania's $30 billion onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal will not be made for at least five years and possibly much longer, said Oystein Michelsen, Statoil's Tanzania country manager.