Posts on ‘May 12th, 2006’

Shell builds castles in the sands Mega-major makes bid for junior BlackRock Ventures to expand interests in Alberta’s Peace River region Gary Park For Petroleum News The North American progeny of Royal Dutch/Shell are thrusting their way to the forefront of Alberta’s oil sands. Already rumored to be planning a C$17 billion investment over the [...]

NewsWire.ca: Shell Canada celebrates official opening of $400M ULSD project   CALGARY and FORT SASKATCHEWAN: Shell Canada Limited is pleased to celebrate the official opening of its $400-million Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel project at its refineries in Montreal East, Quebec and Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.   Shell Canada President and CEO Clive Mather, along with employees, [...]

Fri, May 12, 2006 Shell shocked over labour UPDATED: 2006-05-12 01:46:47 MST Search for skilled workers heats up as oil boom intensifies By IAN WILSON, BUSINESS EDITOR Finding workers — especially ones as productive as those currently at the oilsands — is a mounting challenge, says a Shell Canada official. “One of the areas of [...]

A cracking alternative to cement Alternative cement products make good environmental sense, writes Sean Dodson, especially if Britain is to meet its ambitious targets to reduce carbon dioxide emissions Thursday May 11, 2006The Guardian In 1824 an English bricklayer named Joseph Aspdin rediscovered one of the great secrets of the ancient world. Burning limestone and [...]

Bolivia, BrazilTread Delicate LineIn Energy Talks By DAVID LUHNOWMay 11, 2006; Page A10 LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia and Brazil began tough negotiations yesterday on terms of Bolivia's recent decision to nationalize its oil-and-gas industry, as well as its desire to raise the price of gas it exports to its energy-hungry neighbor. How talks play out over [...]

Oil Workers Kidnapped in NigeriaAfter Killing of Another Foreigner DOW JONES NEWSWIRESMay 11, 2006 11:32 a.m. Two foreign oil workers were kidnapped from a bus in the Nigerian oil city of Port Harcourt Thursday, people familiar with the matter said, a day after an expatriate employee of U.S. oil-services company Baker Hughes Inc. was shot [...]

Shell bids for two new blocks in Syria   Last Update: 7:14 AM ET May 12, 2006 LONDON (MarketWatch) — Anglo-Dutch major Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN) has submitted bids for two exploration blocks in Syria's current bidding round and is awaiting the result, a company spokesman said Thursday.   Syrian petroleum minister Sufian al-Alao [...]

Oil-News Roundup The WALL STREET JOURNAL ONLINEMay 12, 2006 Crude-oil prices rose again, crossing $73 a barrel, on continuing geopolitical tensions and supply concerns. Here is today's well of news about oil and energy. * * * BOILING OVER IN BOLIVIA: Bolivian President Evo Morales warned that oil companies whose assets were seized in a [...]

Foreign Oil Workers Kidnapped in Nigeria E-Mail Print Save By REUTERS Published: May 11, 2006 Filed at 2:21 p.m. ET Skip to next paragraph PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (Reuters) – Three foreign oil workers, including an Italian, were kidnapped from a car under armed escort in Nigeria's oil capital Port Harcourt on Thursday, a day after [...]

Venezuela Urges Control of Oil Projects E-Mail Print Save By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: May 12, 2006 Filed at 12:30 a.m. ET CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's congress, dominated by supporters of President Hugo Chavez, released a report recommending the state assume majority control of key heavy oil projects run by companies like Chevron Corp. [...]

Cassells to ask Shell to clarify its plans Lorna Siggins, Marine CorrespondentIrish Times; May 12, 2006 var html = getInAdHTML(“box”,FTSite,FTSection,FTPage,FTIndustry); document.write(html); if (showAd == 1) { var o = DOMGetElement(“artAd”); if (o) { DOMElementShow(o); } } else { var o = DOMGetElement(“artImg”); if (o) { DOMElementShow(o); } } The Government's Corrib gas pipeline mediator Peter [...]

Thu May 11, 2006 3:43 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. crude and gasoline futures ended sharply higher on Thursday as kidnappings in Nigeria and refinery snags in the United States stoked supply worries even though inventories rose last week. Crude for June delivery <CLM6> settled up $1.19 at $73.32 per barrel on the [...]

Friday, May 12, 2006. Issue 3409. Page 5.   EBRD Says It Will Move East in 2010 By Stephen Voss Bloomberg Alan Weller / Bloomberg EBRD President Jean Lemierre LONDON — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will cease funding in Baltic and Central European nations after 2010, turning its focus to Russia, southeastern [...]