Barrett's chairman and chief executive, Peter A. Dea, reiterated his opposition to the $55-a-share bid from Shell, a unit of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group.

Shell is a unit of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group.

The Government-financed Oil Directorate said the find had been made last week by the Norwegian unit of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group.

Ernst & Young, for example, has a joint venture with Shell International, a unit of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group.

A unit of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group will participate in exploring another area, in the northern provinces of Santa Fe and Chaco.

Amoco would have a 65 percent interest in the new company and Shell, a unit of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies, would have a 35 percent stake.

Shell, a unit of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group, does not report per-share earnings.

Shell Offshore, a unit of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group, plans to develop fields 185 miles southwest of New Orleans.

The plants are currently held by a partnership known as InterGen that is 68 percent owned by Shell Generating, a unit of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group.

Shell Oil, a unit of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group, made the resin used to manufacture the pipes; Hoechst Celanese made the fittings.