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To: Gameboy who wrote (841)	9/19/1998 9:13:00 AM
From: jad	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1153

Bad news from Shell: The price of oil crude rises above $15 a barrel for the first time in months, but comments from Royal Dutch, the Netherlands company which controls Shell are driving the stock lower. Of principal importance is the statement that Shell does not see oil prices recovering anytime soon. Lack of Asian demand and oversupply are the principal reasons. The recent difficulties that these companies have had in the past months have led to a lot of budget cutting and expense trimming. If oil prices ever recover substantially, the possibilities for major oil companies, including Shell, are strong. But analysts are mixed on oil company futures in general, as Shell illustrates:Goldman Sachs has a Market Outperform rating on RD, Schoder & Co has a Perform-In-Line, and Duetsche Bank has a Sell