royal dutch sheel to boost oil outputRoyal Dutch Shell plans to exit 35pc of its petrol station markets, reduce refining capacity by 15pc, cut around 2,000 jobs by end of 2011, make cost saving of $1bn this year and sell non-core assets worth $1bn-$3bn a year.

“The company had become too complicated and slower to respond than we’d like. So we are sharpening up,” said Peter Voser, the chief executive, in the company’s annual strategy statement.

He said the earnings last year had been “sharply reduced” by the recession, despite $2bn of cost savings and higher oil prices.
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March 18th, 2010