Anglo-Dutch

Earlier this month, Royal Dutch Shell PLC Chief Executive Peter Voser said in an internal publication the Anglo-Dutch oil giant in 2012 would for the first time produce more natural gas than oil.

Exxon Predicts Gas Use Will Surpass Coal's Angel Gonzalez 2011

Anglo-Dutch consumer-products group Unilever gained 2.7%, after reporting a 10% increase in first-half profit.

In Europe, Sturm und Drang 2011

HONG KONG—The issuance of Chinese-currency debt by Anglo-Dutch conglomerate Unilever N.V. highlights continued interest in yuan bonds despite regulations making it complicated to use that money within China.

Unilever Issues Dim Sum Bonds Shai Oster 2011

In 1995, the group successfully forced Anglo-Dutch major Royal Dutch Shell PLC to dismantle its Brent Spar North Sea oil-storage facility on land rather than dumping it at sea.

Court Rules Against Greenpeace in Drilling Protest Archibald Preuschat 2011

Unilever had planned to raise prices Friday on items including shampoo and laundry detergent to offset higher commodity costs, but the Anglo-Dutch consumer-goods company postponed the increases following a meeting earlier in the week with officials from the National Development and Reform Commission, according to a Unilever spokesman.

Beijing's Price Fears Stay Unilever's Hand Laurie Burkitt 2011

The National Development and Reform Commission, China's economic planning agency, fined Unilever two million yuan $308,000, saying the Anglo-Dutch company had broken the law when it spread information about impending price increases and disrupted market order.

China Fines Unilever for Price Comments Paul Sonne 2011

The Anglo-Dutch maker of household goods said it will spend more in the face of stronger competition from U.S.-based market leader Procter & Gamble Co. and Switzerland's Nestle SA to build its brands in developing economies, where it records over 50% of its revenues, such as Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and Eastern Europe.

Unilever's Sales Rise, But Outlook Weakens Simon Zekaria 2011

The Anglo-Dutch major's earnings stood in contrast to peer BP PLC, which reported a 5% decline in adjusted profit Wednesday, weighed down by continuing costs resulting from last year's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Shell's Profit Soars Alexis Flynn 2011

Meanwhile, Los Angeles-based Occidental Petroleum Corp. said profit jumped 46% to $1.55 billion, and Anglo-Dutch giant Royal Dutch Shell PLC posted profit of $6.29 billion, up 30%.

Exxon, Shell Profits Soar On Higher Oil Prices Isabel Ordonez 2011

But in recent months the Anglo-Dutch oil major has pulled back from some of its investments.

Biofuels Industry Battles Past Bumps in the Road Guy Chazan 2011