CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - The Canadian and Alberta governments have promised C$865 million ($823 million) to help oil major Royal Dutch Shell Plc develop carbon capture and storage at its oil sands processing plant in an effort to help meet goals to curb global warming.
October 8th, 2009:
Shell carbon plan wins Canadian government funding
Shell’s Malcolm Brinded says tax dodging is a good idea
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FLOATING PALACE
October 9, 2009
By Scott Rochfort
Royal Dutch Shell was keen to stress yesterday that its planned $US5 billion ($5.54 billion) floating platform off the West Australian coast was about delivering LNG.
Asked if the offshore platform, which is in Australian territorial waters, aimed to dodge WA state taxes, Shell’s head of international upstream operations, Malcolm Brinded, noted: ‘‘If the guys can find a way of not paying taxes, it is always a good idea. [But] that is not one of the drivers, let’s put it that way.”
Royal London eyes oil explorers
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil exploration and production firms offer better gearing than majors BP and Royal Dutch Shell to an oil price unlikely to head lower, a Royal London Asset Management money manager said.
Shell to Use Worlds Biggest Ship at Australian Field
Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Royal Dutch Shell Plc plans to deploy a vessel much larger than an aircraft carrier off the coast of northwestern Australia to house the worlds first floating liquefied natural gas plant.
Shell happy with progress of Iraq natgas talks-CEO
WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - The chief executive of energy company Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) said he is pleased with the progress of negotiations with Iraq on developing natural gas currently flared at the southern oil hub of Basra.
REPLY TO “UNCLE TOM”
POSTING ON SHELL BLOG BY “shellwaarbenjijnu” (REPLY TO “UNCLE TOM” posting)
Uncle Tom you are obviously an American to make such a comment about the arrogant Dutch taking you down the tube. History will record that the robust, strong, technically superior RDS was totally derailed by the Americanisation of the company as a quid pro quo for the buying out of the remaining Shell Oil stock in the 1980s. The dreadful transformation of Shell was driven by Shell Oil parented personnel who brought in the short termism and such nonsense as Kotters 7 Habits of Successful people and Senges 5th Discipline. True insights such as those of Charles Handy were not only discouraged, they were essentially banned. Almost overnight Shell was turned away from being a successful technically strong company functioning on a core of motivated, loyal employees, a long term vision and core beliefs to being a Enron Wannabee. Many of us who had grown up in Old Shell were appalled by the arrogance, hubris, hype, hypocrisy and crass greed of the new breed of colleagues who were focused on one thing only the end of year merit rise and bonus. Ridiculous and unsubstantiated claims on performance were the norm a far cry from the modesty, even humility of the traditional RDS employee. The seeds of the what became the proved reserves issue were sown at that time. So please Uncle Tom reserve the word arrogant for the Americans who truly believed that they and only they knew about the oil business and had to come over to teach the hapless, ignorant Europeans what to do and how to do it. The once strong company has never recovered from the insights and assistance foisted upon it during the transformation years and, as you put it, has been going down the tubes ever since.
Shell CEO Says Higher Costs Limit Canadian Oil Sands Projects
Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Higher costs and low oil prices are limiting further development of oil sands projects in Canada, the chief executive officer of Royal Dutch Shell Plc said.
Why I have sold my entire stakes in BP and Shell
Neil Woodford, the star fund manager, believes BP and Royal Dutch Shell may be forced to cut their dividends next year and has sold all his stake in the companies.
Has Shell’s notorious “Touch F*** All” offshore safety policy surfaced again?
Outspoken comment from a Retired Shell North Sea Platform Manager on an article published today by the Aberdeen Press & Journal
The Article
HSE says order was for gas leak on Shell platform
Thursday October 8 2009
The Health and Safety Executive has revealed it was a significant gas leak on board Shell’s Brent Charlie platform which led it to issue a prohibition notice to the energy giant.
The Press and Journal reported yesterday that production from the North Sea installation had been virtually halted for an unknown period after a gas problem in one of its legs.
An HSE spokesman said yesterday: “This was a significant release of hydrocarbons,” but he added that the gas leak had not caused any injuries or damage.
I like this website: its full of facts, fiction, lies, gripes, belly aching…
Posting on Shell Blog by “Uncle Tom”
My comments on a few things . . . . I like this website, its amusing to read as time permits. Its full of facts, fiction, lies, gripes, belly aching, and some revealing details about people in Shell and Motiva that they thought no one would ever know about. Amusing!
Fact #1
Since the arrogant Dutch took over command of Shell USA some years ago, we starting going down the tube. If you work with many Dutch people in Shell, you will soon realize that they think they own the Company and rules are not made for them, but for everyone else. I watched them discriminate, lie, cheat, and steal from the Company because they (because they were a Dutch employee) owned the Company.
Europe fails chemistry test as industry heads east
Europes oil refining industry is voting with its feet. A swath of less competitive oil refineries are to be sold or closed over the next year. Three plants in Britain are threatened: Shells huge facility at Stanlow in Cheshire; the Ineos plant in Grangemouth, Scotland; and the Petroplus Teesside refinery, which will close if a buyer is not found. Shell is talking to buyers Essar, the Indian conglomerate, is in the frame.
Shell Plans US$5B Floating LNG Off W Australia
SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN) said Thursday it has commenced early-stage design work on what could be the world's first operational floating liquefied natural gas platform.
Shell In Discussions On Gladstone LNG Consolidation
SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN) Executive Director, Upstream International, Malcolm Brinded said Thursday the company is in consolidation talks with other ventures planning to build liquefied natural gas plants at Gladstone in Queensland state.