Peter Voser, Shell chief executive officer, hosted a senior Qatari delegation that also included Mohammed Saleh Al-Sada, minister of state for energy and industry affairs, Qatar Petroleum directors, and members of the Pearl GTL management committee. Voser said, Over 48,000 people are working on the Pearl GTL sitethe largest single construction site in the oil and gas industry today. Much work remains to be done but we are on schedule to deliver.
October 12th, 2009:
Qatar inaugurates Pearl GTL control room
Question for Shell Ethics Chief, Richard Wiseman about Shell alleged use of asbestos
Posted on Shell Blog by “FE”
Dear Mr Wiseman
Can you please let me know if Shell used asbestos in their coal gasification plant in Dong Ting?
If yes, did Shell decide to remove the asbestos (providing a safe working environment) or did Shell decided for cost reasons to take no further action?
Who will take care of the asbestos during operation and maintenance?
Information added by royaldutchshellplc.com
Why is asbestos dangerous?
Breathing in air containing asbestos fibres can lead to asbestos-related diseases, mainly cancers of the lung and chest lining.
MARKET EXPECTATIONS: Shell looks most exposed to weak energy markets compared with rivals
MARKET EXPECTATIONS: Shell looks most exposed to those energy markets weakened by macroeconomic forces and will probably fare poorly in comparison to its rivals, as it did in the second quarter. "Shell is disproportionately exposed to spot gas (prices) in Europe, pointing to both volume and pricing risk during the quarter," said a report from Citigroup. It will also see a big impact from low refining margins. Declining oil and gas output, which Citigroup sees down 2.8% on the year, will exacerbate these problems.
SUNDAY TIMES ARTICLE BEING DISTRIBUTED AT SHELL CENTRE TODAY
Two men and a website mount vendetta against an oil giant
Extracts from Sunday Times article: 19 July 09
By Danny Fortson
Shell has taken some big knocks in the attack by a father and son in Essex
By his own admission, John Donovan is truly obsessed. Standing in his kitchen, the 62-year-old proudly opens the cabinets to reveal shelves stacked not with food but piles of papers and ring binders.
We dont cook much, he said with a chuckle. Every cupboard in this house has papers in it. Its the same in my bedroom; the garage is full as well. I have built up so much information so when we put something into print, we can back it up.
Shell Expects Output at Prelude off Australia in 2016
The vessel will be larger than an aircraft carrier, weigh about 600,000 metric tons and be around 480 meters long and 75 meters wide, Malcolm Brinded, Shells executive director for international upstream business, said Oct. 8.
Shell Schedules First Gas From Prelude Floating LNG In 2016
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
OCTOBER 11, 2009
SYDNEY (Dow Jones)–Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN) said in an environmental impact statement released for public comment Monday that production from its proposed Prelude floating liquefied natural gas project is scheduled to commence in 2016.
Annual production from the project, planned to be located offshore northwest Western Australia, is estimated to be 3.6 million metric tons of LNG, 1.3 million tons of condensate and 400,000 tons of liquefied petroleum gas, the statement said.
Shell Fund to Expand Alternative Investments
One of the U.K.'s biggest pension plans is moving forward with a strategy to invest hundreds of millions of pounds in alternative assets, potentially including hedge funds for the first time. The £10.6 billion ($16.8 billion) U.K. pension fund for oil company Royal Dutch Shell Group PLC agreed to a new strategic investment plan over the summer, according to a recent report to members of the pension plan.