(Adds details on project's history) By Kristen Hays HOUSTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell shelved its Louisiana-to-Texas Westward Ho pipeline after years of delays, reductions in scope and after other new pipelines began flowing, a spokeswoman confirmed on Tuesday. "Aft
Read moreHOUSTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell shelved its Louisiana-to-Texas Westward Ho pipeline after years of delays and reductions in scope, a spokeswoman confirmed on Tuesday. "After a thorough review and as a result of changing market conditions, Shell Pipeline Company LP has decided to no
Read more* Refining margins to remain strong into 2016 -banks * Maintenance, strong demand, low crude prices to support * Q2 2015 refining margins strongest on record By Ron Bousso LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - A rare run of strong European refining profits will extend to the end of t
Read more* Average 2015 output up about 9 percent from 2014 * Fewer unplanned shutdowns than 2014 * Field plays role in pricing global oil exports By Alex Lawler LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The North Sea Buzzard oilfield, which plays a role in pricing global crude exports, is pumpin
Read moreNEW YORK, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell PLC plans to shut down a 35,000 barrel-per-day crude unit at its refinery in Sarnia, Ontario for up to 45 days of planned work starting Saturday, according to a source familiar with the plant's operations. The work at the 70,000 bpd refinery wa
Read more* Spread between BG shares, Shell offer rises * Oil price, regulatory approvals, risk-aversion to blame * Deal still expected to complete in early 2016 * Graphic: http://link.reuters.com/qyf54w By Ron Bousso LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - A look at valuations illustrates
Read moreCOPENHAGEN, Sept 7 (Reuters) - A Greenland court on Monday fined Greenpeace over $26,000 for disrupting oil drilling off the island's coast, the latest chapter in the environmental group's fight to stop industrial development in the Arctic. Greenpeace activists boarded or tried to board an
Read moreMOSCOW, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Russia's Gazprom and Royal Dutch Shell have started commercial talks on Baltic LNG project, Interfax news agency quoted Gazprom Chief Executive Alexei Miller as saying on Monday. The Russian gas producer plans to build a liquefied natural gas plant in the Baltic S
Read more(ShareCast News) - Britain's new Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) said the country's North Sea oil and gas sector has lost over 5,000 jobs since late 2014. A slump in oil prices, which has seen the price of Brent crude fall 55% since June 2014, has hit operations in the industry hard, leading to the loss
Read moreBy Karolin Schaps LONDON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Britain's North Sea oil and gas sector has shed more than 5,000 jobs since late last year, the country's new Oil and Gas Authority said on Monday, putting an official figure on job losses resulting from a year-long decline in oil prices. No
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