Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Australias emerging coal-seam gas industry is headed for consolidation as rivals seek the most profitable way of developing ventures that liquefy the fuel for export, Royal Dutch Shell Plcs local partner said.
February 5th, 2009:
Shell Partner Sees Australian Project Consolidation
Malcolm Brinded tells Shell employees in an email: “tough choices”, shed contractor staff”, “cut overheads everywhere”: Maybe Shell should shed him
Posted on Shell Live Chat 5 February 2009
: Its interesting that while Shell EP boss Malcolm Brinded (right) is reported to have told employees in an email to make tough choices and to “shed contractor staff, challenge requirements, eliminate consultancy work, reduce travel massively, cut overheads everywhere, he appears to be in line for a bonus worth over Euro EUR 807,813. Maybe Shell should shed him.
LEAKED SHELL INTERNAL EMAILS FROM JEROEN VAN DER VEER AND MALCOLM BRINDED DATED 29 JANUARY 2009
Shell Sued Over Texas Refinery Emissions
Environmental activists filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of citizens against Shell,reports the Houston Chronicle. Environment Texas Citizen Lobby and the Sierra Club claim Shell and many of its subsidiaries have released millions of pounds of excess toxic air pollutants along the Houston Ship Channel over the past five years
Shell Criticized for Manipulating Environmental Audit Report
Dozens of e-mails secured through the Freedom of Information Act show how Shell officials in London attempted to downplay and edit environmental criticism of the $22 billion Sakhalin II energy scheme.
Shell Accused of Greenwashing, Again
Last August, Shell was reprimanded by UKs Advertising Standards Authority for violating advertising rules when it claimed that the two oil projects in Canada and the U.S. involved sustainable forms of energy. That wasnt the first time Shell faced criticism over its green advertising.