Shell to exit up to 10 countries in cost cutting drive after BG deal

By Ron Bousso and Karolin Schaps LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell will exit oil and gas operations in up to 10 countries in a drive to deepen cost cuts as it weathers weak oil prices and has to pay down debt following its $54 billion (£37 billion)acquisition of BG Group. The move, which includes the sale of 10 percent of its oil and gas production assets, will make Shell a smaller company that offers investors access to a more gas-heavy portfolio than some of its rivals such as Exxon M