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UPDATE 1-Safety risks prompt Dutch court to order cuts at Groningen gas field

(Adds quotes from ruling, gas prices, analyst comment) By Anthony Deutsch and Toby Sterling THE HAGUE, Nov 18 (Reuters) - A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered more cuts in gas production at Groningen, Europe's largest gas field, saying the government had given too little consideration t

Dutch court orders Groningen gas field output be capped at 27 bcm/yr

THE HAGUE, Nov 18 (Reuters) - A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered production at the massive Groningen gas field be lowered to 27 billion cubic metres per year from a current limit of 33 bcm. Presiding Judge Jaap Polak said the government had given insufficient consideration to the risk of e

UPDATE 1-Norway's Statoil follows Shell in pullout from Alaska

(Adds details on Shell pullout) OSLO, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Norwegian oil major Statoil said on Tuesday it will pull out of Alaska's Chukchi Sea, just weeks after Royal Dutch Shell abandoned the treacherous waters there after spending billions on oil exploration work. The latest pullbac

East Timor appeals to Australian public in border dispute

By Rodney Joyce SINGAPORE, Nov 17 (Reuters) - East Timor is seeking Australian public support to try to persuade Canberra to settle a longstanding maritime border dispute over the oil and gas rich waters that lie between the two countries, a senior minister told Reuters. Development M

UPDATE 1-Shell Canada president to step down at year-end - company

(Adds comment, details on Crothers, context) By Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The president of Shell Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, is stepping down at the end of this year, less than one month after the company cancelled a major oil sands

President of Shell Canada to step down after 6 years - company

CALGARY, Alberta, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The president of Shell Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, is stepping down at the end of this year, the company said on Monday, less than month after Shell canceled a major oil sands project in northern Alberta. Lorraine Mitchelmore,

Shell plans to retain four senior BG execs after merger -memo

LONDON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell plans to retain four members of BG Group's executive team after the companies' planned merger next year, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Monday. The memo indictates that the planned $70 billion takeover of BG by Shell remains on

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks Recover From Shock Of Paris Attacks

BUZZ-Oil cos: gain on geopolitical tensions

** Oil producers, service providers and drillers up between 1-8 pct, as oil edges up in nervous trading on Monday ** Oil, which usually spikes in the event of accentuated geopolitical risk in the Middle East, gains following the deadly attacks on Paris and large-scale French airstrikes in S

NORWAY GAS-Flows to Britain rise

* Pipeline gas flows to Europe at 344 mcm/day * Langeled flows to Britain rise to 60 mcm/day OSLO, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Norwegian pipeline gas flows to Britain rose on Friday on higher deliveries via the Langeled pipeline, data from gas system operator Gassco showed. Gas flows to Europ

Statoil wins eight oil exploration licenses off Canada

OSLO, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Norwegian oil firm Statoil and partners have won eight licenses to explore for oil and gas off the coast of Canada, the firm said late on Thursday. Two licenses are off Nova Scotia, while six are off Newfoundland, near Statoil's major Bay du Nord oil discovery that

UK's oil capital Aberdeen reels from global price slump

By William James and Karolin Schaps ABERDEEN, Scotland, Nov 13 (Reuters) - In the bars, boardrooms, hotels and high streets of the Scottish city of Aberdeen, there is one question on most people's lips: how do you survive a global oil price slump? Oil firms are scaling back their oper

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Sea Of Red As Stocks End Firmly Lower

Gazprom cuts its share in Nord Stream to 50 pct - Interfax

MOSCOW, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Gazprom has agreed to sell an additional 1 percent of its stake in the Nord Stream gas pipeline to the French company ENGIE, cutting its stake in the project to 50 percent, Interfax news agency reported on Thursday. Engie's interest in the project follows a statem

BUZZ-Shell Midstream Partners: Raises equity to buy pipeline assets

** Shell Midstream Partners down 1 pct after MLP raises equity to acquire pipeline assets from parent Royal Dutch Shell PLC ** Units rise as much as 2.2 pct in first 5 minutes before fading, but still trading comfortably above their issue price ** Buys Lockport Crude Terminal and Auge