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Selection of Shell related article links 17 Jan 2013

Selection of Shell related article links kindly supplied by a regular contributor

As one ship enough to tow Shell oil drilling rig in Gulf of Alaska?: Anchorage Daily News-Jan 14, 2013: Mass was so irritated by Shell’s assertions that he wrote a lengthy post disputing them on his weather blog. “Shell Oil made a misguided and …

Shell Oil Has Cut Corners and Put the Arctic At Risk During a Drilling ...: PolicyMic-Jan 14, 2013: The U.S. is set to become the world’s top oil producer by 2020, and new technologies in offshore oil drilling have been a significant factor in …

Exxon’s big plans for offshore drilling: CNN-The Hebron oil field, off the coast of Newfoundland, is thought to … But as Shell’s (RDSA) drill ships continue to run aground in the Arctic, critics

Ken Salazar stepping down as Interior secretary: Los Angeles Times-But environmentalists have also harshly criticized the agency for its willingness to let Shell Oil drill in the Arctic Ocean off the coast of Alaska, …

Federal review of $2B offshore projects assured: CBC.ca-The stakes are high for Nova Scotia, where oil giants BP and Shell Canada have promised to spend close to $2 billion exploring for oil off the …

Shell needs to step up and pay for the Kulluk mess: Alaska Dispatch-The Kulluk grounding didn’t result in an oil leak. What it did, however, demonstrate was that neither Shell nor the U.S. Coast Guard has enough …

Shell rigs in Kodiak, Seward; Endeavor work continues: Alaskajournal.com

Gas-to-Liquids Plants: No Longer Exclusive to Larger Players: Similarly, Shell has a project in the $18 to19 bn range in Qatar to … create GTL opportunities where gas byproduct from oil production is too far ..

Shell Close to Signing $10 Billion Shale Gas Deal with Ukraine: OilPrice.com-One of the final hurdles standing in the way of the $10 billion shale gas deal between Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS.A) and Ukraine was …

Our Way or the Highway: Bacon’s Rebellion-The retired Shell Oil executive said the CTB is far more passive today than when he … In an article two days ago (See “Kings of the Road?

Exciting future for Malaysia’s oil and gas industry: Malaysia Chronicle-For example, he said, Shell is working with Petronas Carigali to extend the life of the oil fields in the Baram Delta and North Sabah by …

Pilot in oil tanker accident switched course near Bay Bridge, during …: Marin Independent-Journal-Jan 15, 2013: The Overseas Reymar was empty, having unloaded millions of gallons of crude oil at the Shell refinery in Martinez the night before, but the …

Natural gas is gathering steam: Fleet Equipment Magazine-Shell Oil is also planning to build one hundred refueling stations. ConocoPhillips and Exxon have also purchased several natural gas drillers

UK seeks to water down Arctic oil drilling proposals: EurActiv-Jan 15, 2013: The UK is insisting that this clause be removed, because “oil spills … Shell is to be hauled back in front of the MPs to explain the Kulluk incident.

Army helicopters aid stranded oil rig: United States Army (press release)-Jan 16, 2013: The Royal Dutch Shell Arctic rig Kulluk Salvage is a circular drill … with them for several months before they were asked to help the oil rig.

Southeastern Turkey trends under exploration: Oil & Gas Journal-Shell is expected to drill five wells to the Dadas shale. … on four play types in Turkey: the Dadas shale oil trend, Paleozoic Bedinan sand trend, …

Salazar orders review of 2012 Arctic oil, natural gas drilling: Oil & Gas Journal-Jan 14, 2013: “His concerns echo what we have said all along, which is Shell Oil is not ready to drill in the Arctic,” she said on Jan. 9. “Any investigation will …

Interior Chief Had `Common Ground’ With Oil Industry: Businessweek-As oil spewed from the Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico, Interior … to review the exploration by Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA) in the Arctic off …

Law of the Sea remains critical for Alaska, nation: Homer Tribune-The diminishing icepack is also attracting oil and gas development. Shell began exploratory work in the Chukchi Sea and Beaufort Seas last …

Kulluk drilling unit reaches harbor on Kodiak Island after being …: Oil & Gas Journal-Jan 14, 2013: Shell Oil Co. Pres. Marvin Odum said, “We undertake significant planning and preparation in an effort to ensure these types of incidents do not …

UK- Tide of resource nationalism begins to ebb: (MENAFN – Arab News) For a decade, the oil industry has worried about … and the development of big new fields by Shell – all after a series of …

Burke blocks push for Ningaloo oil exploration: Sydney Morning Herald-Jan 15, 2013: A proposal to explore for oil and gas next to the World Heritage … Late in 2012 energy giant Shell began exploration drilling near the reef after …

Guns and the Energy Sector: Risk Awareness Grows: AOL Government-by Peter Gardett-Jan 16, 2013: Oil fields from Nigeria to Colombia have been subject to armed … or attack (a former Shell director told AOL Energy it would disperse into the …

EPA claims Shell’s grounded rig violated clean air rules: Houston Business Journal-Jan 14, 2013: Concerns over Arctic oil drilling came to the surface as inspections on Royal Dutch Shell’s grounded rig Kulluk revealed damage from the …

Roundup: Climate Change, Arctic Drilling And Prairie Chickens: Huffington Post (blog)-by Tom Zeller Jr.-Jan 14, 2013: After a series of mishaps and fumbles in Shell Oil’s foray to plumb for oil in Arctic waters, federal officials have launched an expedited inquiry.

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