
* U.S. FTC regulalator give first clearance to deal * Approvals required from other key countries (Adds details, quotes, background) By Ron Bousso LONDON, June 16 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators have given the green light for Royal Dutch Shell's proposed $70 billion acquisition of
LONDON, June 16 (Reuters) - BG Group said on Tuesday it had received anti-trust regulatory clearance from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for Royal Dutch Shell's proposed $70 billion acquisition. The FTC clearance is the first regulatory approval received for the deal, announced on April
Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has warned the increasing tensions generated by a planned crackdown on tax avoidance could have strong repercussions on the industry. Simon Henry, the FTSE 100 group's chief financial officer, has urged political leaders to ensure global tax rules are not fragmented, clai
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* Companies slash jobs in face of oil price plunge * Experienced workers retiring early, raising safety fears * Previous downturns led to skills gaps in the sector * GRAPHIC-Age distribution: http://link.reuters.com/kan74w By Claire Milhench LONDON, June 16 (Reuters)
MOSCOW, June 16 (Reuters) - Russian gas company Gazprom, a leading shareholder in Russia's sole liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant, Sakhalin-2, hopes to be able to answer questions about the plant's expansion next year, Deputy CEO Alexander Medvedev said on Tuesday. The plant's capacity stan
VANCOUVER, June 15 (Reuters) - Canada's environment ministry on Monday said it had approved an East Coast offshore drilling project led by Royal Dutch Shell Plc, saying the exploration project was "not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects." The approval is contingent on
(Updates with Coast Guard, Shell comments) SEATTLE, June 15 (Reuters) - A Royal Dutch Shell PLC drilling rig that will search for oil in the Arctic left its temporary base in Seattle on Monday for the trip north to Alaska as dozens of activists in kayaks tried to stop it, authorities said.
(Adds details from protest, rig's movement) SEATTLE, June 15 (Reuters) - A Royal Dutch Shell PLC drilling rig that will search for oil in the Arctic pulled out of its temporary base in Seattle on Monday for the trip north to Alaska as dozens of activists in kayaks tried to stop its movemen
SEATTLE, June 15 (Reuters) - A Royal Dutch Shell drilling rig that will search for oil and gas in the Arctic pulled out of its temporary base in Seattle on Monday for the trip north to Alaska as dozens of activists in kayaks tried to stop its movement, authorities said. Live television news
(Recasts with Shell removing non-essential workers, details, background) By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, June 14 (Reuters) - Leading Gulf of Mexico oil producer Shell Oil Co, the U.S. arm of Royal Dutch Shell Plc , said it was removing non-essential workers from offshore platforms as a precaut