Shell to focus on Asian nations
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Royal Dutch Shell PLC has announced plans to increase its refining capacity in the Asian region by 22% by year-end 2010. The move is fostered by rising demand in Asia for oil products, while markets in Europe and the US have either fallen or remained relatively flat.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2007
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Reliance weighs stakes in refineries
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India's Reliance Industries Ltd. is examining the possibility of purchasing refineries in the Middle East and the U.S. The firm's interest also includes the acquisition of production blocks as well as upgrading and modernizing existing refinery projects overseas.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2007
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