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Shell in planned maintenance at Puget Sound refinery

HOUSTON, March 9 (Reuters) - Shell is conducting planned maintenance at its 145,000 barrel-per-day Puget Sound refinery in Washington state, a company spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday. The spokesperson would not disclose the length of the maintenance or which units were impacted. W

Strike at Nigeria's NNPC has not affected oil production in Rivers State -union

YENAGOA, Nigeria, March 9 (Reuters) - A strike at Nigeria's state oil firm NNPC has not affected production in the key Rivers State in the Niger Delta, a labour union official said on Wednesday. The strike affected only administrative staff at NNPC, not workers at production units, said Chi

UPDATE 1-South Africa to start shale gas exploration in next year

(Adds Shell comment, details, background) CAPE TOWN, March 8 (Reuters) - South Africa will give the green light in the next 12 months to companies looking to explore for shale gas under the semi-arid Karoo basin, the government said on Tuesday, more than six years after firms such as Shell

Colonial, shippers to face off over pipeline congestion

By Kristen Hays HOUSTON, March 8 (Reuters) - Executives from Colonial Pipeline, which runs the main fuel artery for the U.S. Atlantic Coast, will be questioned by customers and regulators on Wednesday after worsening congestion spawned secondary markets for space on the system, driving up c

Motiva Port Arthur refinery restarting smallest CDU -sources

HOUSTON, March 8 (Reuters) - Motiva Enterprises was restarting the smallest crude distillation unit at its 603,000 barrel per day (bpd) Port Arthur, Texas, refinery on Tuesday, Gulf Coast market sources said on Tuesday. The 80,000 bpd CDU, called VPS-2, was shut for a brief period of maint

Shell says to start new exploration phase in BC-10 Brazil field

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 8 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell will start in coming days a new exploration phase in the BC-10 project off the coast of Brazil, where it has already invested more than $1 billion, the company's chief executive in the country said in a presentation. Shell wants to keep

UPDATE 1-Shell repays Iran 1.77 bln euros debt for oil deliveries

* Shell payment follows sanctions lifting * Move could lead to new Shell investments in Iran (Adds quotes, background) By Ron Bousso LONDON, March 7 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell has paid 1.77 billion euros ($1.94 billion) it owed the National Iranian Oil Company, settling deb

Shell repays Iran 1.77 bln euro debt

LONDON, March 7 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell said on Monday it had completed the payment of 1.77 billion euros ($1.94 billion) in debt to the National Iranian Oil Company in the wake of the lifting of sanctions on the country. "Following the lifting of applicable EU and U.S sanctions, we c

Total, Eni bet on new finds as rivals cut costs in oil downturn

* Exploration spend to halve from 2014 peak - Wood Mac * Total cuts 2016 spend by 21 pct, less than others * Others choose to add reserves via takeovers * Shell, BP failed to replace reserves in 2015 By Karolin Schaps LONDON, March 7 (Reuters) - As oil firms slash bi

Seawater pipeline attack heralds fresh trouble in Nigeria's Delta

* Attacks on oil facilities on the rise in Nigeria's Delta * Sophisticated seawater attack signals escalation of violence * Delta residents complain of neglect, poverty By Ulf Laessing LAGOS, March 4 (Reuters) - A sophisticated attack on a sub-sea pipeline in Nigeria's Del

Russia's Sakhalin-2 restores LNG production after technical fault

MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) - Sakhalin-2, Russia's sole liquefied natural gas (LNG) production plant, has completely restored production of LNG after a technical fault in late January disrupted the plant's work, a spokeswoman for the company told Reuters on Friday. She said production was res

Shell's Philippine unit to delay IPO further if market remains volatile

MANILA, March 3 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc's Philippine unit said on Thursday it would not hesitate to postpone its planned initial public offering this year if market conditions remain volatile, even if compliance with the listing requirement is long overdue. "If the market is down

UPDATE 2-Standard Life fund arm raises governance concerns at VW, Shell

(Updates with company reaction, Standard Life stakes) LONDON, March 2 (Reuters) - The investment arm of British insurer Standard life said on Wednesday it would step up its engagement with management at Volkswagen and Royal Dutch Shell over certain concerns it has regarding corporate govern

CORRECTED-Standard Life fund arm concerned by governance at VW, Shell

(Corrects name of VW executive in second paragraph to Hans Dieter Poetsche) LONDON, March 2 (Reuters) - The investment arm of British insurer Standard life said on Wednesday it would escalate its engagement with management at Volkswagen and Royal Dutch Shell, citing governance concerns.

Shell Faces Further Legal Action In UK Over Oil Spills In Nigeria