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Coral Companies to Merge Into Parent Company, Shell Energy North America

Posted on: Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 09:00 CST

HOUSTON, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Shell Energy North America (US), L.P. (Shell Energy North America) intends to simplify its corporate structure by merging its active, U.S.-based Coral operating companies into Shell Energy North America, with Shell Energy North America as the remaining entity. This merger is expected to be completed in 2008, and affects Coral Energy Resources, L.P.; Coral Power, L.L.C.; Coral Energy Management, LLC; and Coral Gas Marketing, LLC.

"Our commitment to customer service includes making our systems and processes easier, more efficient and user friendly. This merger will help accomplish that by clearly illustrating our relationship to Shell and the Shell brand and eliminating confusion caused by multiple operating companies with multiple names," said Mark Hanafin, president and CEO of Shell Energy North America.

The company announced its plans so that it can begin to work with customers, counterparties, regulatory agencies and others in the coming months to ensure a smooth transition.

It's a detailed process, but worth the effort since the end result will yield a more simplified, understandable corporate structure for our customers, vendors and our employees, Hanafin added.

Headquartered in Houston with regional offices throughout the United States and Canada, Shell Energy North America is a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) and in conjunction with its subsidiaries operates throughout North America as an integral part of Shell's global trading network. A leader in North American gas and power marketing, Shell Energy North America and its subsidiaries trade and market natural gas, wholesale power and risk management products with counterparties and customers throughout the region. As a part of Shell, it leverages Shell's resources, global reach, employee expertise and financial strength to offer integrated, comprehensive energy solutions tailored to meet the needs of its wide variety of customers, including large commercial and industrial users, major retailers, local gas distribution companies, electric utilities, independent power producers, retail energy aggregators, and oil and gas companies. Shell Energy North America's success can be linked to its ongoing ability to provide customers with a diverse network of supply supported by a host of flexible and integrated marketing, trading, risk management and asset management tools and services.

Shell Oil Company, including its consolidated companies and its share in equity companies, is one of America's leading oil and natural gas producers, natural gas marketers, gasoline marketers and petrochemical manufacturers. Shell, a leading oil and gas producer in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, is a recognized pioneer in oil and gas exploration and production technology. Shell Oil Company is an affiliate of Shell, a global group of energy and petrochemical companies, employing approximately 112,000 people and operating in more than 130 countries and territories.

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