Wall Street Journal. Europe 2004 Chip Cummins - Abstracts

Wall Street Journal. Europe 2004 Chip Cummins
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BP doubled profit in 2nd quarter energy prices increased and output rose in Russia amid technology advances.Business, internationalChip Cummins
BP earnings soared in 3rd quarter.(British Petroleum Company PLC)Business, internationalChip Cummins
BP earnings soared in 3rd Quarter.(British Petroleum Company PLC)Business, internationalChip Cummins
BP earnings soared in 3rd Quarter.(British Petroleum Company PLC)(includes profit statistics table)Business, internationalChip Cummins
Calpers pressures oil companies for independent reserves audits.(California Public Employees Retirement System)Business, internationalChip Cummins
Chairman Watts, deputy are forced out at Shell: move by twin boards comes as U.S. regulator probes oil giant's reserve figures.(Philip Watts, Walter van de Vijver, Royal Dutch-Shell Group of Cos.)Business, internationalBhushan Bahree, Chip Cummins
Data cast doubt on oil discoveries.Business, internationalChip Cummins
Former Shell chairman defends role in scandal: Sir Philip says he relied on inside, outside auditors for energy-reserves data.(Sir Philip Watts )Business, internationalChip Cummins
How Shell's move to revamp culture ended in scandal.(Royal Dutch-Shell Group of Cos.)Business, internationalAlmar Latour, Chip Cummins
OPEC output boost doesn't seem likely: oil ministers still may cut production by reining in breaches of cartel's quota.Business, internationalChip Cummins
OPEC to cut output to sustain oil prices: cartel's daily production would fall by about 9%; move draws U.S. rebuke.Business, internationalChip Cummins
Overstated reserves cast doubt on Shell.Business, internationalSusan Warren, Michael Schroeder, Chip Cummins
Russian energy deal offers foreigners access to giant: Putin backs plan to boost state control of Gazprom, lift limits on ownership.Business, internationalGregory L. White, Chip Cummins
Russia to form energy giant open to West but led by Kremlin.Business, internationalGregory L. White, Chip Cummins
Saudis plan new oil wells to boost output capacity: move comes as response to worries on production, strong economic growth.Business, internationalBhushan Bahree, Michael (British actor) Williams, Chip Cummins
SEC may probe Shell over reserves.(oil, gas)Business, internationalChip Cummins
Shell arm reassigns finance executive: official at 'upstream' unit, Coopman, is first casualty since big March shakeup.(Royal Dutch/Shall Group's Frank Coopman)Business, internationalMark Long, Chip Cummins
Shell boards probe managers' bonuses: directors weigh whether incentives played a part in restatement of reserves.(Royal Dutch-Shell Group of Cos.)Business, internationalChip Cummins
Shell boards to meet on reserves issues: directors expected to focus on internal probe, tensions among former top officials.(Royal Dutch-Shell Group of Cos.)Business, internationalDeborah Solomon, Alexei Barrionuevo, Chip Cummins
Shell ex-official defends his role in reserves flap.(Sir Philip Watts, Royal Dutch/Shell Group)Business, internationalChip Cummins
Shell pegs budget for exploration to higher prices.(Royal Dutch Shell Group of Cos.)Business, internationalChip Cummins
Shell restatement has roots in 1990s: move to relax guidelines for accounting of reserves predates arrival of Watts.(Royal Dutch-Shell Group of Cos., Philip Watts)Business, internationalAlexei Barrionuevo, Chip Cummins
Shell's auditor had outside support.(Royal Dutch Shell Group of Cos.)(regulatory investigations by the United Kingdom and the United States)Business, internationalChip Cummins
Shell's ex-chairman knew about overstatement risk: Watts had 2 years' notice on possible issues; 'trail of communications'.(Philip Watts, Royal Dutch-Shell Group of Cos.)Business, internationalChip Cummins
Shell shakes up corporate structure.(Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.)Business, internationalChip Cummins
Shell's outside auditors got warning on reserves in 2002.Business, internationalChip Cummins
Shell's structure, strategy fueled reserve scandal: as rivals used acquisitions to counter dearth of oil, it continued to overbook.(Royal Dutch-Shell Group of Cos.)Business, internationalSusan Warren, Alexei Barrionuevo, Bhushan Bahree, Chip Cummins
Shell's top executives kept board in dark on reserves: directors only heard in December of woes arising in early 2002.(Royal Dutch-Shell Group of Cos.)Business, internationalChip Cummins
Shell to pay $4.6 million in severance, pension to ousted executive.(Royal Dutch/Shell Group, Walter van de Vijver)Business, internationalChip Cummins
Support grows for creating state-run oil firm in Iraq.Business, internationalChip Cummins
Top Shell officials spared for lack of ties to woes: current chairman and CFO said not to have realized extent of reserve problems.(Royal Dutch-Shell Group of Cos., Jeroen van der Veer, Judy Boynton)Business, internationalChip Cummins
Two top Shell executives began reserve feud in '02: Sir Philip resisted urgings of van de Vijver to begin housecleaning over data.(Royal Dutch/Shell Group, Sir Philip Watts, Walter van de Vijver )Business, internationalAlexei Barrionuevo, Chip Cummins
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