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Posts on ‘January 3rd, 2010’

Shell the architect of violence in Nigeria’s Niger Delta says Ogoni

The world and the Ogoni people should be aware that Shell Oil Company the architect of violence in Nigeria’s Niger Delta is behind the planned militarization of Ogoniland.

Sunday Times share tips for 2010, picks Royal Dutch Shell

Peter Voser, the chief executive who took over in July, has launched a huge restructuring, which includes substantial staff cuts. The company’s shares have a 5.8% dividend yield that provides a good support for the price.

Dutch city taking legal action against Royal Dutch Shell on safety grounds

BARENDRECHT, Netherlands: A plan by oil giant Shell to store 300,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year in a depleted gas reservoir beneath a Dutch city has drawn the ire of residents and local officials who have vowed to thwart it. “We are going to do everything to oppose this project,” declared Barendrecht deputy mayor Simon Zuurbier, who voiced fears for the safety of the city’s 50,000 inhabitants. “We are taking legal action to get it cancelled and we’ll approve none of the required permits.”

Shell: We are serious about meeting climate challenges

…in mid-December, the Gazette reported that the California Air Resources Board (ARB) recently released data indicating the Martinez Shell petroleum refinery was the state’s second worst polluter of greenhouse gases — particularly carbon dioxide — in 2008. According to the agency, a subdivision of California Environmental Protection Agency, last year the facility discharged 4.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane and other gases into the atmosphere, contributing to the entrapment of solar radiation and warming of the planet’s surface.

Petrobras to exit ONGC block, Shell keen to get in

Shell has offered technology to convert natural gas into liquid (liquefied natural gas) at a floating offshore facility at the deepsea and then transporting the fuel in ships to the shore.

Shell accused of abandoning solar power buyers in the developing world

Row over responsibility for sold-off systems has left Sri Lankan communities unable to replace faulty equipment Terry Macalister The Observer, Sunday 3 January 2010 Shell is at the centre of a row over warranties for solar power systems sold to the developing world. Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images Shell has become embroiled in a major row [...]

Video from Royal Dutch Shell Swiss Mafia Member, Matthias Bichsel

Matthias Bichsel, Director Projects & Technology, Royal Dutch Shell plc, explains the new projects and technology business division and how it interacts across the organisation and creates competitive advantage. The video is prefaced with a warning about reading Shell’s Form 20-F. This is the declaration submitted to  the US Securities & Exchange Commission, which for [...]

Shell in row over green scheme for poor nations

London: Shell has become embroiled in a major row with the World Bank and green energy companies after allegations that it is unfairly refusing to honour warranties on solar power systems sold to the developing world.