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Shell Icebreaker Eludes Protesters, Leaves Portland

2015-07-31 07:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Environment News Service: Greenpeace activists who rappelled from the St. John's Bridge in Portland and hung there overnight, today blocked Shell Oil`s Arctic drilling support icebreaker, the MSV Fennica, as it attempted to leave dry dock early this morning. At about 6:30am local time, the 380-foot long icebreaker approached the St. John's Bridge across the Willamette River and moved toward the bridge where the activists were suspended, but the ship turned back at about 8:00 am and returned to dry dock. The Fennica...

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Shell to cut down 6,500 jobs this year, divest up to $30bn assets by 2018

2015-07-31 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology

Netherlands based Royal Dutch Shell will be reducing its employee count by 6,500 this year, and speed up its spending cuts to cope with the falling oil prices.

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Shell Cuts 6,500 Jobs and Slashes Spending on Prolonged Downturn

2015-07-30 20:39:01| Energy - Topix.net

Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world. Royal Dutch Shell Plc said it's preparing for a "prolonged downturn" by cutting thousands of jobs and slashing billions of dollars in investments over the next two years.

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