Archive for January, 2008

Shell breaks European and UK record with 14bn profit

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Royal Dutch Shell, Europe’s biggest oil firm, yesterday reported record UK and European company profits of $27.6bn (13.9bn) for 2007, an increase of 9% on a year earlier. However, profits for the four…

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Union leaders brand Shell’s record 14bn profits obscene

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Shell recorded the biggest annual profits in British corporate history yesterday at $27.6bn (14bn) causing a storm of protest from trade union leaders and green groups who said the ‘obscene’ profits c…

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Qld-PNG gas pipeline back on the cards

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

By Liam Fox An Oil Search rig at work in the mountains of PNG’s Southern Highlands province. (AAP Image: Lloyd Jones) The dream of building a pipeline …

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GoM leaves it to Cabinet

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Sources said to effect a minimal price hike, Mr Chidambaram was asked to cut customs duty on crude oil and petroleum products and Re one a litre excise duty …

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Bonnett’s Energy Services Trust provides an update on its outstanding credit facilities

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

TSX SYMBOL: BT.UN CALGARY, Jan. 31 /CNW/ – Bonnett’s Energy Services Trust (the “Trust” or “Bonnett’s”) provides the following update with respect to matters relating to its outstanding credit fac…

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Saxon Energy Services Inc. – 2007 Fourth quarter and year end results conference call and webcast

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

CALGARY, Jan. 31 /CNW/ – Saxon Energy Services Inc. (“Saxon”) intends to release its 2007 fourth quarter and year end results at approximately 5:00 AM MST (7:00 AM EST) on Thursday, February 14, 200…

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Penn West Energy Trust Provides 2007 Income Tax Information

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

CALGARY, Jan. 31 /CNW/ – (TSX – PWT.UN; NYSE – PWE) Penn West Energy Trust (“Penn West”) is pleased to provide 2007 tax information on distributions for unitholders resident in Canada and the United…

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Shell’s $27.6bn profits ‘obscene’

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

The big rise in crude prices has helped cushion Shell against a 4.5pc drop in oil and gas production – a more than 10pc rise in the cost of labour and …

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Shell Counts The Cost Of Oil

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

) ‘B’ shares remained unchanged at £17.44 ($34.69), on Thursday in London. Its ‘A’ shares fell 2 pence (4 cents), or 0.1%, to £17.91 ($35.63). Analysts had been hoping for profits of $5.8 bi…

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Shell reports record profit for a European company

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

LONDON: Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday posted annual net income of $31.3 billion for 2007, a record for a European company, but lower production and indications of disappointing reserves suggest that e…

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