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Egypt police find huge weapons cache in Sinai
CAIRO AFP — Egyptian police on Monday found a large cache of weapons in the Sinai desert during a routine patrol of the area, a security official said. Police found "171 mortar shells, anti-tank and anti-personnel grenades, 29 shells, 212 anti-tank projectiles as well as a number of detonators,"...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Manufacturing, SECURITY, shell
Research articles 2008-09-01
Sabotage forces Shell to cut output in Nigeria: company
LAGOS AFP — Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell cut output in southern Nigeria Monday after militants sabotaged at least one of its pipelines supplying crude, officials said. Shell declined to say by how much production was being reduced, stressing that the amount should not be exaggerated because of the possible...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, attack, barrel, MEND, Nigeria, SECURITY, Shell
Research articles 2008-07-28
Shell halts production at Nigerian oil field after attack
LAGOS AFP — Militants attacked Shell's main offshore oilfield in Nigeria on Thursday, forcing the Anglo-Dutch giant to shut down production and raising fears for the security of deepsea facilities in the region. "We shut down production at the Bonga oilfield following an attack by unknown militants this morning,"...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, attack, barrel, Nigeria, offshore, Outsourcing, SECURITY, Shell
Research articles 2008-06-19
Shell shuts down production at Nigerian oil field: spokesman
LAGOS AFP — Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell halted production Thursday at a major offshore oil facility in Nigeria because of a militant attack, a spokesman told AFP. "We shut down production at the Bonga oilfield following an attack by unknown militants this morning," Shell spokesman Precious Okolobo said. ...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, attack, SECURITY, Shell, spokesman
Research articles 2008-06-19
New operator to replace Shell in Nigeria's Ogoniland: president
ABUJA AFP — Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua on Wednesday said Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell would be replaced by another operator by the end of the year in the volatile Niger Delta's oil-rich Ogoniland region. Yar'Adua told the Nigerian community in South Africa, where he is on an official visit,...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Nigeria, Shell
Research articles 2008-06-04
Iran 'negotiating swap of Repsol, Shell gas projects'
TEHRAN AFP — Iran is negotiating with Spanish and British-Dutch energy giants to switch their gas exploration blocs with others due for later development, the oil minister was quoted on Thursday as saying. The comments by Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari came after sources in Spain's Repsol said the...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Iran, Outsourcing, Shell, South
Research articles 2008-05-29
Oil prices shoot to record peaks
NEW YORK AFP — Oil hit fresh record highs Monday amid reports of pipeline sabotage in Nigeria and as the US dollar remained weakened, traders said. Market participants said OPEC's stance not to increase its output against rising prices was also stoking values higher. New York's main oil...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Litigation, Nigeria, OPEC, Shell
Research articles 2008-04-21
Gazans mourn slain Reuters photographer
GAZA CITY AFP — Hundreds of mourners attended a funeral on Thursday for a Palestinian cameraman from the Reuters news service who was killed by an Israeli tank shell in the Gaza Strip. Mourners carried the body of Fadel Shana, 23, draped in a Palestinian flag, from Gaza City's...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, camera, shell, Thomson Reuters Corp.
Research articles 2008-04-17
Oil prices hit 102 dollars per barrel
LONDON AFP — World oil prices rose on Wednesday, snapping a three-day run of losses to breach 102 dollars per barrel as traders looked to fresh supply news in key crude producer Nigeria. New York's main oil contract, light sweet crude for delivery in May, rose 86 cents to...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, London, Nigeria, Shell
Research articles 2008-04-02
Strong characters in the Schmücke tunnel
Up to four sprayed concrete machines from the Sika/Putzmeister alliance have been used by the Schmücke tunnel consortium for 14 months to safeguard the tunnel excavation work. The section lengths vary substantially due to the very different geological conditions present. In the meantime, four stationary PM pumps have begun to...
Tags: Business Software Alliance, concrete, consortium, shell, Strategy
Research articles 2008-04-01
Gabon faces nationwide oil strike: union
LIBREVILLE AFP — An oil workers strike which has paralysed production at a Shell subsidiary in Gabon, west Africa, is set to become an industry-wide dispute, union officials warned Friday. Industrial action at Shell's Gamba terminal has halted 60,000 barrels a day of crude production since the strike began...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, barrel, Shell, strike, worker
Research articles 2008-03-28
Shell replacing oil reserves faster than depletion
LONDON AFP — Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell said on Monday that it was replacing proved oil and gas reserves faster than they were being depleted despite the sale of a part of a major asset in Russia. Chief executive Jeroen van der Veer said as oil reached another...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, asset, barrel, reserve, Russia, Shell
Research articles 2008-03-17
Answers to quiz on 2D
1. D. Larter, 32, tells Shape, "Working out has always been a part of my life." But, she explains, "honestly, sexy isn't just about good looks. Sexy is a beautiful laugh, a great sense of humor and self-assurance." 2. F. In Cosmo, Rihanna, 20, elaborates on...
Tags: 2D, husband, laugh, NBA, sensation, shell
Research articles 2008-03-03
In memoriam: Melbourne Romaine Carriker 1915-2007
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On February 25, 2007, our mentor, colleague, and great friend, Melbourne Romaine Carriker died at Lewes, Delaware. It was his ninety-second birthday. He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. Mel's life was as eventful and full as his scientific career. He was born February 25,...
Tags: biology, Massachusetts, Rutgers University, shell
Research articles 2008-03-01
Shell sets out vision of energy future
LONDON AFP — Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell unveiled its vision of the world's future energy sources Thursday, suggesting two scenarios where policy either remains with individual countries or is decentralised to allow a reduction in energy consumption and carbon emissions. In both cases, Shell envisaged gas and oil prices...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Shell, Strategy, vision
Research articles 2008-02-14
Oil prices jump on Venezuelan, Nigerian supply fears
NEW YORK AFP — Oil prices moved sharply higher Monday after Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez threatened to cut oil sales to the United States and as traders tracked fresh unrest in Nigeria. The threat from Chavez, who has made such threats before, boosted prices even as analysts downplayed the...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, analyst, Exxon Mobil Corp., Nigeria, SALES, Shell, unrest, Venezuela
Research articles 2008-02-11
Business or coach?
Like millions of Canadian boys before him, Adam Shell grew up dreaming of a career in hockey. But unlike other hopefuls, he set his sights on the sidelines instead of centre ice. "From the beginning, I wanted to be a coach," says the CA from Thornhill, Ont., whose long-term goal...
Tags: CAREER, coach, Computer Associates International Inc., NHL, Ontario, Shell
Research articles 2008-01-01
Europe, Asia flock to Tripoli: Given its geographic position and the enormous potential of its oil and gas reserves, the world's energy companies are beating a path to Libya's door. Neil Ford has the details
While much has been made of the return of US firms to Tripoli and growing investment by Asia's oil and gas companies in the country, it is European companies that have made the biggest commitment to Libya. BP's investment in the North African state was announced with great publicity...
Tags: BP Plc, FINANCE, Ford Motor Co., Government, HARDWARE, Investment, Libya, Shell
Research articles 2008-01-01
Snail caviar! The new gourmet frontier
SOISSONS, France AFP — Snail's egg caviar anyone? It may sound like a challenge to the taste buds, but the salty, pink-white delicacy could be gracing hundreds of French tables this Christmas. Caviar and champagne are a byword for the festive season in France, while a dozen "escargots" --...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, food, France, Manufacturing, shell
Research articles 2007-12-15
Gazprom, Shell, Sonatrach and Polski win first gas contracts: Libya
TRIPOLI AFP — Libya on Sunday awarded four potentially lucrative gas exploration contracts to fuel giants Shell, Gazprom, Sonatrach and Polski, the first ever given to foreign firms as relations warm between Tripoli and the West. The biggest award went to Algerian firm Sonatrach in association with Oil India...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, France, Gazprom, Libya, Shell
Research articles 2007-12-09
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