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October 9th, 2006:

Irish Times: Protests over gas pipeline

Published: Oct 09, 2006

Madam, – I am astonished at the recent statement by Joe Murray of the non-governmental organisation Afri about the protests against work on the Shell gas terminal in North Mayo.

Mr Murray says that the Irish Government should not “emulate the role of the Nigerian government during the crisis there in the 1990s, when that government colluded in the executive execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight members of the Ogoni community”.

To link the execution of nine citizens in Nigeria to what is happening in north Mayo at the moment is the finest example of hyperbole I have come across in quite some time, and speaks volumes about the nature of these protests. – Yours, etc, read more

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Irish Times: Kremlin threatens to close BP and Shell projects in Russian Far East

By: Chris Stephen in Moscow, Irish Times
Published: Oct 09, 2006

Russia has turned up the heat on oil giants BP and Shell, threatening to shut down two gigantic oil and gas developments in the Far East on environmental grounds.

The threats have created a storm of protest amid accusations that the action is a Kremlin move to force the oil giants to cede control to the Russian state.

Shell’s massive Sakhalin 2 oil and gas project, financed principally by two Japanese companies, has already had its licence suspended by the Ministry of Natural Resources. read more

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Brunei Times: Shell, Exxon expand business in Asia

09-Oct-06

ROYAL DUTCH SHELL will extend its marine fuels business to all main ports in China expecting double-digit expansion, but rival Exxon Mobil will sustain its growth through Hong Kong and Singapore, senior executives from the oil majors said.

Loh Wai Kiew, chief executive of Shell Marine Products Ltd, said the European major, which launched its shipping fuel business in Shanghai earlier this year, will expand it to China’s 15 other ports as the firm sees continued growth in Asian shipping volumes. read more

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