<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><?xml-stylesheet title="XSL_formatting" type="text/xsl" href="rss.xsl"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Alert Data News | Business | Companies | UK | Oil</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk</link><description>Latest Oil Business News powered by Alert Data</description><language>en-gb</language><copyright>&amp;copy; Alert Research Ltd 2005-2012</copyright><webMaster>rss@alertdata.co.uk</webMaster><ttl>30</ttl><docs>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/rss.php</docs><generator>PHP/5.2.13</generator><image><title>Alert Data</title><url>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/images/alertdata.gif</url><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk</link><width>216</width><height>51</height><description>Latest Oil Business News powered by Alert Data</description></image><item><title>Alkane Energy PLC</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/577.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Acquires Greenpark Energy - £6m investment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;As part of its ongoing expansion, Nottinghamshire-based alternative energy company Alkane Energy has acquired rival company Greenpark Energy for £5.7m.</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:30:46 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/577.htm</guid></item><item><title>Afren Plc</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/426149.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Appointment of Non Executive Director - 200 Employees - Annual Turnover of £191.9m&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Afren Plc have appointed Patrick Obath as a Non Executive Director.  The company has an annual turnover of £191.9m and over 200 employees.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:00:28 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/426149.htm</guid></item><item><title>Royal Dutch Shell PLC</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/14422.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Full Year Earnings up - Cash Flow up - 97000 employees&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Royal Dutch Shell's fourth quarter 2011 earnings, on a current cost of supplies basis, were $6.5bn compared with $5.7bn in the same quarter a year ago. Full year 2011 CCS earnings were $28.6bn compared with $18.6bn in 2010.  Cash flow from operating activities was $6.5 billion for the fourth quarter 2011 and $36.8 billion for the full year.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/14422.htm</guid></item><item><title>Petroplus Refining &amp; Marketing Limited</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/338474.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;In Administration - 1,000 Jobs at Risk - Restructing Options explored - Turnover £8.7m&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Petroplus Refining and Marketing, the company that runs Coryton oil refinery has gone into administration leaving 1,000 jobs at risk at the site in Thurrock.  Coryton refinery will continue to to operate without disruption while the financial position is clarified and restructuring options are explored. Jean-Paul Vettier is Cheif Executive Officer.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:54:01 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/338474.htm</guid></item><item><title>Petroplus Refining &amp; Marketing Limited</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/338474.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Company in administration - 1,000 jobs at risk&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Petroplus has gone into administration after a £1m credit line was withdrawn by the bank. Administrators PwC are seeking a buyer. The refinery in Coryton, Essex, employs 1,000 people and supplies 20% of petrol stations in the South East and London.</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:38:50 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/338474.htm</guid></item><item><title>GB Oils Limited</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/9830.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;GB oil acquires fuels and lubricants supplier in South West&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Oil company GB Oils, based in Warrington, Cheshire, has been granted approval by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to purchase Bristol-based Severn Fuels.  Severn Fuels, which was established in 1981, delivers fuel across the Forest of Dean and Bristol in the South West and in South Wales.</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:23:24 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/9830.htm</guid></item><item><title>SALAMANDER ENERGY PLC</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/82765.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;SALAMANDER ENERGY PLC - Appointment of NED&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;SMDR - NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR     Salamander Energy plc, is pleased announce the appointment of Dr Carol Bell as a non-executive director of the Company with immediate effect.   Carol enjoyed a successful career in the City, as a Managing Director of Chase Manhattan Bank's Global Oil &amp; Gas Group...</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/82765.htm</guid></item><item><title>Lupus Capital Plc</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/7500.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Lupus Capital Plc - Pre Close Trading Update&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;LUP - a leading international supplier of building products to the door and window industry and the world's number one manufacturer of marine breakaway couplings, today issues the following pre close trading update for the financial year ended 31 December 2011. The Group will announce its full y...</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:00:01 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/7500.htm</guid></item><item><title>Hunting PLC</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/2333.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Hunting PLC - Trading Statement&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;HTG - LSE: HTG), the international energy services group today provides a Trading Statement ahead of the announcement of its Annual Results on Thursday 8 March 2012.   Trading since the release of our Interim Management Statement on 17 November 2011 has exceeded management's expectations particu...</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:00:03 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/2333.htm</guid></item><item><title>Premier Oil Plc</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/570.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Premier Oil makes new acquisition&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Scotland based Premier Oil Plc, a leading independent oil and gas company, has acquired EnCore Oil Plc.  EnCore Oil is a UK focused exploration and production company.  EnCore has been re-registered as a private company.</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:00:02 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/570.htm</guid></item></channel></rss>
