Oct 17 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell PLC:
* AGREES TO SELL UPSTREAM INTERESTS IN DENMARK TO NORECO FOR$1.9BILLION
* REACHED AGREEMENT WITH PUBLICLY LISTED NORWEGIAN ENERGYCOMPANYASA TO SELL ITS SHARES IN SHELL OLIE-OG GASUDVINDING DANMARKB.V.
* TRANSACTION HAS NO DIRECT IMPACT ON SHELL’S OTHERBUSINESSES INDENMARK
* SALE IS SUBJECT TO REGULATORY APPROVAL AND EXPECTED TO BECOMPLETED IN 2019.
* FOLLOWING COMPLETION, SHELL WILL RETAIN DOWNSTREAMPRESENCE INDENMARK THROUGH A/S DANSK SHELL
* SALE IS CONSISTENT WITH SHELL’S STRATEGY TO SIMPLIFY ITSPORTFOLIO THROUGH A $30 BILLION DIVESTMENT PROGRAMME
* SALE REPRESENTS PRODUCTION OF SOME 67,000 BOE/D (SHELLSHARE) IN2017Source text for Eikon:Further company coverage: