Article: BP, Shell attempt new cooperative approach to activist groups.(British Petroleum Company PLC, Royal Dutch/Shell Group and non-governmental organizations address oil companies' way of conducting business)

After circling one another warily for months, British Petroleum Co. plc (BP), Royal Dutch/Shell Group and a clutch of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are working to find a modus vivendi that will accommodate both the commercial ambitions of the oil companies and the NGOs' desire to see changes in the way the companies do business.

Both European majors have embarked on wide-ranging reviews -- in consultation with NGOs -- of ways to monitor the social and environmental impact of their operations.

BP has, for example, sought the guidance of British development agency Oxfam and others on its work in Colombia, while Shell is consulting with a wide range of ...

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