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Shell sees no end to its pain after a dive of 70%

30.07.09
Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell reported a 70% slump in profits and warned the global economy was a long way from recovery... more

Shell reports 70% dip in profits

30.07.09
Royal Dutch Shell announced a 70% slide in profits to £1.4 billion in the period between April and June... more

Slew of sparkling figures show there’s life in UK PLC

30.07.09
Leading shares launched a fresh assault on the 4600 level again, enabling stock-market investors to extend their current winning streak... more

Shell takeover rumour puts oil giants in the spotlight

22.07.09
Talk that Royal Dutch Shell was eyeing up BG Group put the focus on big oil today ... more

Footsie keeps up momentum as the bulls make their mark

20.07.09
The bulls are back in town. After the stock market enjoyed its best week this year last week, with the FTSE 100 gaining 6.3%, shares in London were on the rise again today ... more

Cazenove property lift

06.07.09
It has been a hell of a ride for those stock-market investors that dared to test the commercial property market at the start of the year ... more

Oil giants scramble for a share of Iraqi bonanza

29.06.09
The heads of the world's biggest oil companies are on the way to Baghdad to bid for lucrative Iraqi oil contracts... more

Shadow over thousands as new Shell chief makes his mark

27.05.09
Royal Dutch Shell unveiled plans for a radical shake-up affecting 24,000 staff as new chief executive Peter Voser asserted his authority in the boardroom... more

Shareholders revolt on Shell and Next pay

19.05.09
Oil giant Shell and fashion chain Next have suffered massive shareholder revolts over boardroom pay... more

Bears feel the squeeze as positive view holds sway

13.03.09
The decision of stock-market investors to take a more upbeat view of prospects this week appears to have met with some success... more

Woodside confident over fundraising

20.02.09
Energy: Oil and gas producer Woodside Petroleum insists it will not be forced into asset sales, and believes it can raise funds of up to $1.7 billion from the debt markets... more

New man at top must ask: what is the point of Shell?

29.01.09
Energy analysis: It is the ultimate triumph of the number crunchers... more

Shell’s profits take a dive as the price of crude plummets

29.01.09
Energy: Royal Dutch Shell reported a 28% slump in fourth-quarter profits as the oil price collapsed, but still notched up a record haul for the year... more

Woodside set to take £204m hit on profits

22.01.09
Energy: Oil and gas producer Woodside Petroleum today warned that about £204 million will be wiped off this year’s profit as it puts its ambitious Californian project on hold and takes foreign exchange losses... more

Woodside set to take £204m hit on profits

22.01.09
Energy: Oil and gas producer Woodside Petroleum today warned that about A$430 million (£204.1 million) will be wiped off this year’s profit as it puts its ambitious Californian project on hold and takes foreign exchange losses.... more

2009 will provide rich pickings for investors who keep their nerve

31.12.08
When the champagne corks pop tonight and stock market investors wish each other a prosperous New Year, how many will believe it?... more

Market report: Bargain hunters boost the Footsie

29.12.08
Bears in the stock market were feeling the squeeze in a market place desperately short of stock... more

Market report: Worries over bailouts put bank trio on slide

17.11.08
The three High Street banks taking refuge in the Government's lifeboat were the biggest fallers among blue-chip stocks today as City investors became increasingly disillusioned with the terms of their proposed fund-raisers.... more

Shell motors past BP with 71% rise in profit to £6.6bn

30.10.08
Royal Dutch Shell made even bigger profits than arch-rival BP in the last three months, on the back of record oil prices... more

Market report: LSE victim of sell-off as rival unveils a US tie-up

22.10.08
Shares were being sold off across the board today, but the London Stock Exchange itself was one of the blue-chip index’s biggest casualties... more

Woodside fights Oz carbon move

16.09.08
Energy: Oil and gas producer Woodside Petroleum, 34%-owned by Royal Dutch Shell, says a planned Australian carbon-trading scheme will more than double its operating costs on most projects... more

Shell finds only minor storm damage

05.09.08
Shell Oil expects to restart most of its operations in the Gulf of Mexico over the next few days following their shutdown ahead of Hurricane Gustav last week... more

Oil’s climb fuels leap by Woodside

27.08.08
Oil and gas producer Woodside Petroleum, 34%-owned by Royal Dutch Shell, has seen first-half net profit rise 67% on higher crude prices and output from a new oil project off Australia’s northwest coast... more

Iraqi lawmakers stall on oil law

13.08.08
Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Exxon Mobil had all hoped to sign short-term service contracts by the end of June... more

Market report: Merrill begging bowl adds to banking woes

29.07.08
Merrill Lynch's impersonation of Oliver Twist in wanting "some more" cash did not go down well in the City... more

Dolly puts Gulf on storm watch

22.07.08
Gulf of Mexico oil producers are keeping a close watch on Tropical Storm Dolly, which is growing in strength... more

Oil-price spiral lifts Woodside

17.07.08
Woodside Petroleum, the Australian producer 34-owned by Royal Dutch Shell, says second-quarter sales jumped 52% thanks to soaring oil prices... more

Shell baffled by soaring oil-price

29.04.08
Bosses at Shell admit they have little idea where the oil price might end up... more

Woodside alert on output blow

25.03.08
Woodside says a delay in the start-up of BHP Billiton's £555.3m Neptune oil and gas project in the US will reduce forecast production... more

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