Posts on ‘August 18th, 2005’

By John Donovan Obituary of an NBC President, Myron “Mike” Weinblatt (left) with whom I had dealings in 1979 during a presentation with my colleague Don Redhead to the full board of NBC at the Rockefeller Centre in New York. Also present; Irwin S. Segelstein; W Watts Biggers (Buck Biggers – shown right) NBC VP [...]

Financial Times: Royal Dutch Shell has won exploration licence off Irish coast “Royal Dutch Shell, the Anglo-Dutch energy group, has been awarded a licence to explore for oil and gas off the west coast of Ireland, where it is engaged in a legal dispute with residents about a proposed gas refinery and pipeline.”: “Separately, Shell [...]

FINANCIAL TIMES: NIGERIAN PROTEST SHUTS DOWN RIVERS STATE OIL PRODUCTION Published: August 18 2005 Shell yesterday shut down 14,200 barrels of daily oil production in Nigeria after community groups surrounded two of its facilities in Rivers State, in the oil-rich south-east of the country. Shell normally produces more than 1m barrels of oil a day [...]

Bangkok Post (Thailand); Non PTT stations to sell NGV soon “Natural gas for vehicles (NGV) will soon be available…”: “Shell Thailand has asked the department for permission to sell NGV, while state-run Bangchak Petroleum Plc (BPC) said it was also considering selling the fuel.” Thursday 18 August 2005 Natural gas for vehicles (NGV) will soon [...]

ABC NEWS Australia: Shell rejects concerns over Geelong refinery emissions “Shell says the community should not be concerned about the emissions of a cancer-causing agent from its Geelong refinery. Geelong residents have accused Shell of withholding data that indicates high emissions of benzene during April.” Thursday 18 August 2005 Shell says the community should not [...]

The Age (Australia): Residents, council fight chemical storage bid “The EPA has ordered an investigation of Shell’s air-monitoring equipment. It is also considering court action against Shell over an oil spill into Corio Bay in April – one of hundreds of environmental breaches at the company’s Geelong refinery in recent years.” Thursday August 18, 2005 [...]

FROM OUR AUGUST 2005 SHELL NEWS ARCHIVE The Age (Australia): Shell under fire over secrecy on discharges “Shell Australia has been accused of withholding data showing that high levels of potentially cancer-causing benzene have been released from the oil giant’s Geelong refinery.” Thursday 18 August 2005 By Ewin Hannan Geelong Grammar in the foreground with [...]

Manchester Evening News: Shell offers cash for climate change “MANCHESTER’S small business community has been invited to pitch its ideas on how to combat climate change in exchange for cash rewards. Shell Springboard, a fund set up by oil giant Shell to encourage positive approaches to environmental issues, will select the six best initiatives.” Thursday [...]

halvorsen.org (Norway): Shell loses claim for royaldutchshellplc.com versus 88-year old war veteran Read more at Alfred’s spicy RoyalDutchShellPlc.com. Alfred is a hard nut to crack…” Thursday 18 August 2005 Shell loses claim for royaldutchshellplc.com versus 88-year old war veteran (The Times, possible regreq). The Geneva-based WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Centre has ruled in favour of [...]

Financial Times: Investment made in biofuels “Royal Dutch Shell has bought a minority stake in Choren Industries, a German company that plans to turn wood chips into tar-free biofuel for use in cars.” Thursday 18 August 2005 By Rebecca Bream Published: August 18 2005 Royal Dutch Shell has bought a minority stake in Choren Industries, [...]

ABC NEWS ONLINE (AUSTRALIA): Authority clears Shell over refinery pollution fears Thursday 18 August 2005 The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) says concern over the emissions of a cancer causing agent from Shell’s Geelong plant in Victoria are unfounded. Some residents have accused Shell of withholding data that indicates there were high emissions of benzene during [...]