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August 29th, 2007:

Times Online: Shell in talks over $2.1bn Iraqi project

Iraqi Industry Minister reveals Shell is expected to team up with Dow Chemical to expand a chemical plant near Basra

August 29, 2007
Steve Hawkes

Shell is in talks with the Iraqi Government about restoring and expanding a chemical plant near the city of Basra in a $2.1 billion (£1.1 billion) project, it emerged today.

Fawzi Hariri, Iraq’s Industry Minister, revealed that the terms of an agreement with Shell and the US giant Dow Chemical could be concluded by the end of the year.

He told Reuters: “We are looking to upgrade this [plant], and evaluate what type of products and facilities we need for the local market and beyond.” read more

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KGET.com: State orders cleanup at polluted Bakersfield refinery

Last Update: 8/28 1:43 pm 

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) – State regulators will force a polluted refinery’s owners to clean up decades worth of contaminated soil and groundwater lying beneath the facility.

The Big West Oil of California refinery in Bakersfield was partially shut down in June after releasing more than 1,000 barrels of oil from an underground pipeline.

Last week, the California Regional Water Quality Control Board issued a formal order requiring the refinery’s current and past owners to clean up the toxic mess, some of which dates to the mid-1980s.   read more

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Bloomberg: Shell Wants to Sell Some U.K., Irish, Faroe Oil, Gas Prospects

By Stephen Voss

Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc is seeking buyers for stakes in several oil and natural-gas exploration assets off the coast of the U.K., Ireland and Faroe Islands, a Schlumberger Ltd. energy asset marketing Web site said.

Shell is offering U.K. license P799, including the South Uist gas prospect, Irish licenses 2/94 and 2/05, which include the Dooish gas condensate discovery, and Faroe licenses 007 and 009, which include the William oil prospect, the site said.

An online data room opened yesterday and offers are due Oct. 15, the Web site said. Officials at Shell’s Aberdeen press office didn’t immediately return a phone call seeking comment. read more

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Reuters: UPDATE 1-Shell, Dow in talks on $2.1 bln Iraq chemical plant

Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:22 PM BST

DUBAI, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSa.L: Quote, Profile , Research) and Dow Chemical (DOW.N: Quote, Profile , Research) are in talks with the Iraqi government to rehabilitate and expand a chemical plant in southern Iraq at a cost of up to $2.1 billion, the Iraq industry minister said.

The talks on creating a joint venture or reaching a profit- sharing agreement could be concluded this year, Fawzi Hariri told Reuters in Dubai on Wednesday on the sidelines of an Iraq reconstruction conference. read more

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Predatory practices of Royal Dutch Shell: The Wexco Case

By John Donovan

We recently published an article about how the management of Shell Oil Products in the USA had for a number of years turned a blind eye to a lube chain in Illinois blending Shell’s Pennzoil oil brand with a cheaper product and selling it to consumers as Pennzoil.

Apart from the consumer fraud aspect, Shell management also failed to protect Shell employees from threats of violence by the management of the lube chain, The Grease Spot, Inc. The lube chain and Shell Oil Company both had reasons to keep a lid on the scandal. read more

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The Canadian Press: Oilpatch wondering who will use power from proposed Alberta nuclear plant

JAMES STEVENSON
August 28, 2007

(CP) – Bold plans to bring nuclear power to northern Alberta were unveiled Tuesday, but just exactly who’ll be using most of the megawatts remained a mystery even to many in the oilpatch.

It’s assumed that Energy Alberta Corp.’s proposed $6.2-billion project to put a Candu twin reactor in the sparsely populated Peace River area in the province’s northwestern corner is all about the oilsands, which require an immense amount of energy to squeeze oil from the ground. read more

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Grand Junction Daily Sentinel (Colorado): Penry urges caution on oil shale as lawmakers worry about water

EXTRACT: It’s too early to tell how thirsty Royal Dutch Shell’s in situ oil shale extraction process is, especially on a commercial scale, company spokeswoman Jill Davis said.  

By BOBBY MAGILL The Daily Sentinel
Wednesday, August 29, 2007

With oil shale and other Western Slope and Front Range interests at stake in how the remainder of the Colorado River Basin’s water will be divvied up, Sen. Josh Penry, R-Grand Junction, said Monday he believes oil shale extraction technology needs to be proven before the government can speculate about how much water it will consume. read more

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Bloomberg: Shell, Exxon Allowed to Expand Wadden Sea Gas Output (Update1)

By Fred Pals and Marcel van de Hoef

Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Exxon Mobil Corp. will be allowed to expand its natural gas production in a wetlands area in northeast Netherlands, a government court said today, overruling objections from environmental groups.

Shell and Exxon’s Dutch venture, Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij BV, had been awarded permits last year to increase production as it seeks a return on an investment of more than 300 million euros ($400 million) to date. Environmentalists were seeking the revocation of those permits. read more

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Business News Americas: Shell opening 100th VNG service station – Brazil

Published: Aug 29, 2007

(Business News Americas) – The Brazilian unit of Anglo-Dutch oil company Shell (NYSE: RDS-B) was due to open its 100th VNG service station in the country on August 29, the company said in a statement. The new station is in Pernambuco state. Shell aims to have 110 VNG service stations in service by year-end, up from 55 in early 2006. According to Brazil’s oil association IBP, Brazil has 1.4mn VNG-fueled vehicles. – (Business News Americas)

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New Straits Times (Malaysia): Shell and TV3 video jingle on road safety

Published: Aug 29, 2007

PETALING JAYA: Shell Malaysia, in association with TV3, has come up with a video jingle on road safety, featuring the popular comedy group, Senario.

The video jingle, supported by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Transport, will be aired today and is tailor-made for youngsters.

It will convey the importance of following traffic regulations.

Shell Malaysia launched the catchy and entertaining public message yesterday as an integral part of its 50th annual Shell Traffic Games, a nationwide competition promoting road safety awareness. “To ensure our roads are used responsibly and courteously, we need to get that safety message out to as many people as possible, and also make sure they listen and take notice,” Shell Malaysia chairman Datuk Saw Choo Boon said at the launch. read more

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AAP News (Australasia): SA: Motor club urges a second look at petrol vouchers

ADELAIDE, Aug 29 AAP – South Australia’s motoring body has called on the consumer watchdog to reinvestigate the impact of supermarket discount vouchers on competition in the petrol market.

In its submission to the petrol price inquiry, the Royal Automobile Association (RAA) said while the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) had already reported on discount vouchers, significant market share had since been gained by Coles and Woolworths through their affiliations with Shell and Caltex. read more

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Philippine Daily Inquirer: Tax credit scam witness laments slow justice

Michelle V. Remo,
Published: Aug 29, 2007

THE MAIN WITNESS TO THE MULTIBILlion-peso tax credit scam has asked Finance Secretary Margarito Teves to help speed up the resolution of the case that has dragged on for more than a decade.

Unfortunately, it appears that government efforts to recover the lost revenues in the tax credit fraud and punish its author cannot take off, for one reason or another, said the lawyer of witness Felix Chingkoe in an Aug. 22 letter to Teves.

Felix Chingkoe is the brother of Faustino Chingkoe, the main suspect in the tax credit fraud perpetrated in the 1990s that resulted in the government losing more than P5 billion worth of revenues. read more

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Financial Times: Notebook: Swearing blind in the Commons

By Sue Cameron
Published: August 28 2007 19:20 | Last updated: August 28 2007 19:20

As the political circus starts up again, stand by for more suggestions on how Gordon Brown can meet his pledge to “rebalance power between parliament and government”. One idea from Quentin Letts, writing in The Observer, is that witnesses to Commons select committees should be forced to give evidence on oath – as happens in the US and New Zealand. Make witnesses realise that parliament is a high court and that they should stand in awe of it, says Mr Letts. read more

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