Posts on ‘September 14th, 2007’

Vol. 12, No. 37  Week of September 16, 2007 By Marvin Odum, executive vice president of Shell Exploration & Production-Americas More than two years ago, Shell returned to Alaska to explore for the vast oil and gas resources yet to be discovered in the state’s offshore regions. We recognized a key ingredient to our success [...]

Starts to idle contract personnel, but says door not shut on ’07 Beaufort drilling By Alan Bailey Vol. 12, No. 37  Week of September 16, 2007 It’s been more than a month since Shell hoped to start its drilling program in the U.S. Beaufort Sea off Alaska, and three weeks since the U.S. Court of [...]

Fri 14 Sep 2007 NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil held near $80 a barrel after earlier rising to its third record high in as many days on Friday amid concerns over low inventories of fuel in consuming nations. Three refineries in the Port Arthur, Texas-area were working to restore operations after losing power on Thursday [...]

A small – but growing – group of experts think world oil production will peak in the next few years, to devastating effect. By Steve Hargreaves, CNNMoney.com staff writer September 14 2007: 2:50 PM EDT NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — At some point in the near future, worldwide oil production will peak, then decline rapidly, causing [...]

EMAIL DATED 10 SEPT 2007 FROM ALFRED DONOVAN TO ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC COMPANY SECRETARY & GENERAL COUNSEL CORPORATE, MICHIEL BRANDJES From: Alfred Donovan [mailto:alfred@shellnews.net] Sent: 10 September 2007 15:49 To: Brandjes, Michiel CM RDS-LC Cc: Cambell; van der Veer, Jeroen J RDS-CEJV; Ollila, Jorma RDS-RDS/CH; Brinded, Malcolm A RDS-ECMB; Wiseman, Richard RM SI-LMAPF; Ruddock, [...]

COMMENT BY A SHELL INSIDER ON THE NCR ARTICLE “I hope some journalists start putting this and the Brent fatalities together and strengthen Campbell’s story. It all is a result of forcing the substandard Shell Expro’s safety mentality onto the whole of EPE. The results are terrible and speak for themselves. And obviously no consequences [...]

By Paul Taylor BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – The European Union is trying to fend off moves by the U.S. Congress to punish foreign firms that do business in Iran, diplomats say. They say Brussels fears the U.S. moves could set Western allies against each other and undermine unity against Tehran over its refusal to halt uranium [...]

By Conrad de Aenlle Friday, September 14, 2007 Energy prices have been shaky, and so has the stock market. No wonder energy stocks, which were such standouts for so long, hit a rough patch. Shares of companies that hunt for oil and gas, drill for it, refine it and sell it recorded double-digit percentage losses [...]

3-0 DECISION: The oil company says it’ll keep trying for a green light. By WESLEY LOY wloy@adn.com Published: September 14, 2007 Last Modified: September 14, 2007 at 03:03 AM A federal court on Thursday denied Shell’s latest request to lift an order blocking the company’s Arctic Ocean drilling. The ruling from the 9th U.S. Circuit [...]

LONDON (Thomson Financial) – Royal Dutch Shell PLC said the 285,000-barrel per day Port Arthur oil refinery in Texas was shut down after Hurricane Humberto struck the area, causing widespread power cuts. The refinery is run by Houston-based Motiva Enterprises LLC, jointly owned by Shell and Saudi Aramco. ‘The Port Arthur electric utility has experienced [...]

14/09/2007  13:01 Five people were arrested today after around 50 protesters occupied Shell’s proposed Corrib gas refinery at Bellanaboy in Co Mayo. Up to 300 supporters of the Shell to Sea campaign began gathering outside the site from early this morning. A large number of them later scaled the gates of the complex. According to [...]

By Fergal O’Brien Sept. 14 (Bloomberg) — Protesters occupied the site of a proposed Royal Dutch Shell Plc natural-gas refinery in western Ireland today, temporarily halting work at the facility, the Irish Times reported. Around 300 people took part in a protest today at the gates of the site and a “large number” scaled the [...]

Friday, September 14, 2007 Shell Ireland has condemned the actions of protestors who trespassed onto its Bellanaboy refinery site in Co Mayo this morning. A large group of Shell to Sea protestors was bussed into the area this morning to take part in a sit-down blockade of the site. However, at least 50 people climbed [...]

Jimitota Onoyume, Vanguard (Nigeria) Published: Sep 14, 2007 GUNMEN, Wednesday night abducted the two-year-old daughter of a Nigerian Shell worker from the NNPC staff quarters at Akpajo, near Port Harcourt. Moments after the abduction, the gunmen demanded a ransom of N5 million. However, the State Security Service (SSS) yesterday arraigned one Prince Amadu and others [...]

Story Updated: Sep 14, 2007 at 12:44 AM AKDT   ALASKA/ NATIONAL – The 9th Circuit Court has backed up a ruling preventing Shell Oil from drilling in the Beaufort Sea. The original ruling came down in August and was appealed. The Court has stopped activity under the three year exploration plan until it can [...]