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Monday, June 28th, 2010
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:48:34 GMT
Shell profits up 54% to £2m an hour - The Guardian
 The Guardian | Shell profits up 54% to £2m an hour The Guardian Shell is not alone: Unilever is needlessly slashing its employees' pension benefits when there is no financial reason for doing so." Shell, which has also upset staff by unveiling plans to shut its major research and development centre at Stanlow in ... |
Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:12:39 GMT
Shell to shut its main UK research base and transfer its work overseas - The Guardian
 The Guardian | Shell to shut its main UK research base and transfer its work overseas The Guardian Hundreds of senior scientists working at the centre at Thornton in Cheshire will be scattered to other offices in a move that follows the sale of the nearby Stanlow refinery and is seen by some as a more general retreat by Shell from the UK. Shell ... Shell to close its R&D facility in Cheshire by 2014 |
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:38:55 GMT
Chief dispels health and safety myths during visit to Stanlow refinery - Ellesmere Port Pioneer
Chief dispels health and safety myths during visit to Stanlow refinery Ellesmere Port Pioneer Ms Hackitt visited TTE Ltd (Training Tomorrows Engineers), based at the Essar Oil UK refinery at Stanlow in Ellesmere Port, where she met apprentices training for the chemical and oil industries. She highlighted the importance of managing real risks ... |
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:38:32 GMT
Shell's downstream segment sees losses of US$244m in 4Q11, full-year earnings ... - GTForum
 GTForum | Shell's downstream segment sees losses of US$244m in 4Q11, full-year earnings ... GTForum Henry added that Shell currently makes a profit of no more than a penny a litre worldwide in its downstream operations. He responded to questions regarding the impact of Shell's sale of the Stanlow refinery by noting that recent events could cause the ... |
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:59:32 GMT
Europe's refiners fall on hard times - Financial Times
 Telegraph.co.uk | Europe's refiners fall on hard times Financial Times “In terms of refining margins, the industry has hit rock bottom,” admits Volker Schultz, chief executive of Essar Oil UK, which runs the Stanlow refinery in Cheshire which was previously owned by Shell. “If these margins persist, it'll force a lot of ... Refinery closings could push gasoline prices back to $4 |
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:29:16 GMT
Safety chief uses high-hazard visit to distinguish real health and safety from ... - NewDesignWorld (press release)
Safety chief uses high-hazard visit to distinguish real health and safety from ... NewDesignWorld (press release) Judith Hackitt visited the Stanlow Oil Refinery in Ellesmere Port on Tuesday 31 January, where she met apprentices taking part in training to work in the chemical and oil industries. She praised the work taking place at the refinery to train young ... |
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:15:57 GMT
Petroplus insolvency risks 900 UK jobs amid petrol shortage fears - Telegraph.co.uk
 Telegraph.co.uk | Petroplus insolvency risks 900 UK jobs amid petrol shortage fears Telegraph.co.uk Photo: REUTERS By Emily Gosden The UK government moved to calm fears of a fuel shortage on forecourts in London and the South East after the Coryton refinery, which supplies 20pc of fuel for the region, stopped sales with immediate effect on Monday ... Petroplus Prepares to File for Insolvency After Talks Fail: Zurich Mover Petroplus Administrator Seeks to Keep UK Refinery Running Petroplus debt talks run out of fuel |
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:01:18 GMT
Queues at the pumps and soaring prices! Drivers start to feel petrol shortage ... - Daily Mail
 Daily Mail | Queues at the pumps and soaring prices! Drivers start to feel petrol shortage ... Daily Mail There are seven other refineries in the UK – at South Killingholme and Lindsey, both in North Lincolnshire; Fawley, near Southampton; Grangemouth, near Falkirk; Stanlow in Cheshire; and Milford Haven and Pembroke, both in Pembrokeshire. |
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:44:35 GMT
Petrol prices rise again even as demand falls - The Guardian (blog)
 The Guardian (blog) | Petrol prices rise again even as demand falls The Guardian (blog) In the last 10 years UK oil companies have sold their refining businesses to groups such as Ineos, which bought the Grangemouth refinery from BP and India's Essar Energy, which purchased the Stanlow refinery from Shell. Petrol pump display. |
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:05:32 GMT
Essar Energy plunges 26pc as court overrules £1.2bn tax deferral - Telegraph.co.uk
 Telegraph.co.uk | Essar Energy plunges 26pc as court overrules £1.2bn tax deferral Telegraph.co.uk Last year Essar Energy bought the Stanlow refinery in Cheshire – the UK's second largest refinery – from Shell, but the majority of the company's business operations are in India. Since listing, Essar Energy's share price has been hit by a series of ... Essar Energy plunges after Indian court ruling Essar Oil hit by supreme court sales tax deferment scheme ruling |
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:33:21 -0800
Rising crude prices help Shell boost profits 54 per cent
LONDON - Royal Dutch Shell, Europe's largest oil group, Thursday unveiled a 54% rise in full-year profits less than a month after shutting its final salary pension scheme to new employees in Britain, earning the ire of trade unions which accused it of "moral bankruptcy". Read more
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:19:48 -0800
UPDATE 2-Essar Energy plunges after Indian court ruling
* Court says firm can no longer benefit from tax deferralscheme * Company has benefited from deferred sales tax of $1.24 bln * Spokesman says company needs to clarify how much tax to bepaid back and when ... Read more
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:16:11 -0800
Essar Energy plunges 26pc as court overrules £1.2bn tax deferral
Essar Energy, the London-listed power giant, saw £592m wiped off its market value yesterday after a court in India ruled that it was not entitled to defer tax payments of $1.78bn (£1.2bn). Read more
