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October 7th, 2008:

Shell’s hilarious attempt to beef up email security

By John Donovan

7 October 2008

Shell employees will need to be even more on their guard when communicating by email or using instant messaging systems. Shell Global Security managed by Ian Forbes McCredie OBE, a former senior officer of the British Secret Service, will now have access to an archive of all such communications.

The new security monitoring systems are thought to be an attempt to stem the flow of leaked emails to what Reuters has described as the “unofficial” Shell website, royaldutchshellplc.com read more

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Market Slide Puts a Spotlight on Big Oil’s Cash Hoard

The stock prices of Chevron Corp., BP PLC, Royal Dutch ShellPLC, Total SA and ConocoPhillips, the largest western oil companies, all hit new 52-week lows during the day on Monday.

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Falling Prices, Credit Woes Threaten Small Oil Firms: world economy’s outlook darkens: Shell shares down by 25% since July

Since peaking at $145 a barrel in July, U.S. benchmark crude has fallen 39% to $87.81 Monday. European integrated oil majors, such as Royal Dutch Shell PLC and Total SA, have seen their share prices fall an average of 25% over that time.

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Shell’s Sakhalin influence

Ethical Corporation: Not an oxymoron CampaignWatch – October 2008
Did Shell breach the rules?

Did Shell breach the rules?

Shell’s input into the Sakhalin environmental audit is questioned

US-based Pacific Environment, an environmental group that focuses on the Pacific rim, says Royal Dutch Shell influenced a supposedly independent environmental audit to determine whether its controversial Sakhalin II energy project would get finance. Campaigners say dozens of emails released by the UK government under the Freedom of Information Act show Shell officials in London attempted to downplay criticisms of the environmental impact of the $22bn oil and gas project off the east coast of Russia. Shell says its input into draft reports of this kind “is routine and designed to ensure accuracy”, but did not affect the findings in this case.  AEA Technology, which conducted and then published the audit in November 2007, says that although Shell and various banks made suggestions on the draft, it was under no pressure to accept them. It maintains the audit was an accurate, balanced and independent view of the project. Campaigners such as WWF are concerned about the effect continuous drilling at Sakhalin II, which has now received finance, will have on the endangered western grey whale.

Related Articles

» Sakhalin-2 project – Russia’s new-found environmental fears » Shell in Russia’s far east – Courting controversy » Russian Shell subsidiary considers impact on whales

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Announcement Court Hearing Regarding Binding Declaration of the Shell Securities Fraud Settlement Agreement

AMSTERDAM, October 7 /PRNewswire/ — The Amsterdam Court of Appeals has scheduled a hearing on 20 November 2008 regarding the petition to declare the Non-US Settlement Agreement concerning reserve-related claims binding.

The parties to the settlement agreement include Shell*, institutional investors including APG (All Pensions Group on behalf of pension fund ABP) and PGGM (on behalf of Stichting Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn), the Vereniging van Effectenbezitters (VEB), the Dutch shareholders association representing individual shareholders in The Netherlands and similar organizations, and the Stichting Shell Reserves Compensation Foundation. read more

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Gulf of Mexico oil output still at only half capacity after hurricanes

Nearly half the production from the biggest US oil and natural gas region remains shut down in the wake of hurricanes Gustav and Ike, which swept through the Gulf of Mexico last month.

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ENERGY: Governments Must Lead on Renewables, says Shell CEO

IPSNEWS.NET 

By Rahul Kumar*

BARCELONA, Oct 7 (IPS/Terraviva) – Royal Dutch Shell, which makes more than 310 billion dollars profit a year extracting oil and gas, mainly in third world countries, says it is up to governments rather than companies like Shell to take the lead in finding solutions for a sustainable energy future.

Shell CEO Jeroen Van der Veer told IPS in an interview at the IUCN World Conservation Congress that if governments wanted to fast-track the creation of sustainable energy, they must come up with long-term global standards to attract money into research.  read more

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Posted on Live Chat: 7 October 2008

This message about biofuels was posted for display on Live Chat. Because of its length we have posted it as an article.

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It is not our role to replace government’s responsibility – Shell’s Country Chair

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE

Basil Omiyi, Shell’s Country ChairViolence is becoming a constant presence in the Niger Delta, with a steady wave of attacks by militants against oil installations. Shell’s Country Chair in Nigeria, Basil Omiyi, discusses the causes of the crisis and analyses the role companies like Shell can play in helping Nigeria to find a way out. He says companies like Shell can generate revenues and jobs and invest in community development, but it’s not their role to replace government.

What is the root cause of the security crisis in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region?
The root cause is poverty. The geography of the area has been an obstacle to development. The marine part of the Delta is swampy and it’s very difficult to build roads and other essential infrastructure. Despite efforts by successive Nigerian governments in the past 40 years, the Delta region has remained poorer than most of the rest of Nigeria. read more

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Shell reportedly explores local wind project

Shell WindEnergy has been contacting landowners in the Hill Towns about installing 50 wind turbines totaling 100 megawatts of capacity — enough to power about 25,000 homes...

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Shell fingers IT contractor in theft of employee data

Shell Oil, the U.S. subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell PLC, began notifying employees of the data breach on Friday, via a written notice that was posted on the Houston-based company's Web site.

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