The Independent (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
As the share price of Regal Petroleum, the London-based but Ukraine-focused oil producer, surged amid reports that Royal Dutch Shell was mounting a $1.2bn (£680m) bid for the company, a heavily moustached 52-year-old was watching the move with surprise.
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Regal Petroleum has denied it received a takeover approach from Royal Dutch Shell, rejecting reports it was sent a letter proposing a possible bid valuing the company...
Royal Dutch Shell plc .com (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Mr Greer's exhortations that his staff should “lead me, follow me or get out of my way” bore a striking resemblance to a famous speech given by the American general George Patton to troops during the Second World War. Widely ridiculed, Mr Greer, every inch the grizzled oilman, resigned.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Shares in oil explorer Regal Petroleum soared on reports Royal Dutch Shell was lining up a 1.2bn £600bn bid.
Royal Dutch Shell plc .com (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
It is understood that a letter proposing such a deal is in existence but there are doubts as to its status.
Royal Dutch Shell plc .com (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
In a formal statement released this morning, Regal said they had not received an offer. But the denial did not convince the market that a bid offer is out of the question, as Regal shares were holding their early gains by late morning.
Times Online (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Regal Petroleum, the oil and gas explorer, has denied speculation that it has received a $1.2 billion ($£677 million) bid approach from Royal Dutch Shell.
Royal Dutch Shell plc .com (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Shell spokeswoman Olga Gorodilina declined to comment on the report.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Ukraine-focussed oil and gas explorer Regal Petroleum denied newspaper reports on Friday that it has received a $1.2 billion (679 million pound) takeover approach from oil Major Royal Dutch Shell .
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Royal Dutch Shell has proposed a 1.2bn £600m takeover of Regal Petroleum the oil and gas explorer trying to recover from a controversial past under former chief executive Frank Timis.
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 27/09/2008
Investors are further likely to steer clear of oil and gas companies as Aim-listed Regal Petroleum, Ramco Energy and Petrel Resources report pre-tax losses
Money is the way (Free subscription) | 25/06/2008
Just don't expect any sense out of him. I was reading in the FT today about this David Greer character from Regal Petroleum. Apparently, when he was at Royal Dutch Shell he sent a memo to his managers which read, 'lead me, follow me, or get out of my way'. Now, I have been trying to analyse this from a mystical standpoint, and I still can't make any bloody sense out of it. Schizophrenic ain't the
Royal Dutch Shell plc .com (Free subscription) | 23/04/2008
Regal in talks over Ukraine gas fields sale Terry Macalister The Guardian, Wednesday April 23 2008 Russia’s Lukoil and other buyers are in talks with Regal Petroleum about purchasing its gas fields in Ukraine five months after a similar deal with Shell fell apart. Regal, an exploration and development company with a chequered history, said it had received [...]
Royal Dutch Shell plc .com (Free subscription) | 29/03/2008
March 29, 2008 Robin Pagnamenta Most people would shudder at the prospect of being sent to Siberia. Not David Greer. He spent four years on the bleak Russian plains as director of a vast oil and gas project for Shell and, although life was tough, it was not all about hardship. “Sometimes you’d get up in the morning [...]
Corporate Eye (Free subscription) | 06/02/2008
Regal Petroleum As usual, I’ve limited myself to only 15 minutes looking at this site, much less time that I would ordinarily take to review a site, but still have a few comments about things that immediately strike me. There are several good features about this site, such as the provision of biographies for senior [...]
