(Adds dateline, details on protests, departure schedule) By Shelby Sebens PORTLAND, Ore., July 29 (Reuters) - Protestors rappelled off a bridge and formed a kayak flotilla in Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday hoping to delay Royal Dutch Shell's Arctic oil exploration this summer by block
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Read moreJuly 29 (Reuters) - Protestors rappelled off a bridge in Portland, Oregon on Wednesday hoping to delay Royal Dutch Shell's Arctic oil exploration this summer by blocking the return of a ship to Alaska that holds emergency equipment. Greenpeace said 13 protestors lowered themselves from the
Read moreBy Chijioke Ohuocha LAGOS, July 29 (Reuters) - Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company (NLNG) expects to take delivery of four LNG carrier ships before year-end and another two next year, its chief executive said, positioning the state-backed gas exporter to expand its share of the growing ma
Read more* Net adjusted profit $3.1 bln vs $2.6 bln consensus * Total sees cost cuts exceeding 2015 target * Output to rise by more than 8 pct despite Yemen (Adds shares, analyst, details) By Michel Rose PARIS, July 29 (Reuters) - French oil company Total posted higher than expe
Read moreBy Shelby Sebens PORTLAND, Ore., July 28 (Reuters) - Protesters began gathering in a riverside park in Portland Tuesday evening, planning to drop kayaks in the water to protest Wednesday's scheduled launch of a ship to be used by Royal Dutch Shell for Arctic oil exploration. Following
Read moreLONDON, July 28 (Reuters) - BP is less likely to be acquired following its $18.7 billion settlement over the 2010 Macondo oil spill, Chief Executive Officer Bob Dudley said on Tuesday. The has been much speculation in recent months that the British oil and gas giant could become an acquisit
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