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March 17th, 2014:

Pipelines and welding risks for Shell: Kashagan and Prelude

Screen Shot 2014-02-12 at 13.18.45…customers of certain Far Eastern shipyards have found that in spite of vessels being delivered with all of the necessary certification, unsurveyed welds have not always been up to the standards of the specific “randomly selected” welds on which the certification had been based. This may have interesting implications for the Prelude vessel…. Since Shell does not seem to be able to ensure that the welds on their pipelines in Kashagan were properly executed, all of which should have been inspected, are they any more likely to be sure of the welds on Prelude?

From an oil industry expert

Mitsui paid $1.1 bn, and Anardarko perhaps $2.66bn to settle their liabilities in respect of Macondo.
 
Mitsui and Anadarko shared responsibility with BP because they were fully appraised of what was going on, and gave their approval to the Macondo operations. Shell is in the same position in Kashagan. It is rather naïve to compare Shell’s role as a partner in Kashagan with that of a shareholder in a public company.
 
In order for partners to give approval they require adequate information, to which they have ready access.
 
See this Wall Street Journal article for more information.
 
On another related subject, customers of certain Far Eastern shipyards have found that in spite of vessels being delivered with all of the necessary certification, unsurveyed welds have not always been up to the standards of the specific “randomly selected” welds on which the certification had been based. This may have interesting implications for the Prelude vessel…. Since Shell does not seem to be able to ensure that the welds on their pipelines in Kashagan were properly executed, all of which should have been inspected, are they any more likely to be sure of the welds on Prelude? read more

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Worlds biggest breach of employee data – Shell or Morrisons?

Screen Shot 2014-02-10 at 16.29.29“We are in possession of a massive database containing contact information for every Shell employee throughout the world.  It was supplied by an organized group of over 100 Shell employees from the USA, the UK and the Netherlands intent on a corporate revolution inside your company.”

By John Donovan

The news media has reported that Payroll details of 100,000 Morrisons staff have been published on the web.

The  UK supermarket chain launched an internal investigation after information about its 100,000 employees was allegedly leaked by an insider and posted on to the internet. According to The Daily Mail, “The company has set up a hotline and dedicated email address for staff who are worried about the possibility of their information falling into the hands of scammers. read more

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Shell Discovers Oil at Limbayong Field in Offshore Sabah

Screen Shot 2014-02-10 at 16.29.29Extract from an article by Petroliam Nasional Berhad published by RIGZONE on Monday 17 March 2014

Malaysia’s national oil and gas company Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) and Royal Dutch Shell plc announced Monday an oil discovery offshore Sabah, Malaysia. The drilling of the Limbayong-2 appraisal well was carried out by the consortium of Shell Malaysia (35 percent), ConocoPhillips (35 percent) and Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd (30 percent).

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Petroliam Nasional Berhad | Petroliam Nasional Berhad |
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Shell Nigeria: Forcados terminal closed by leak

Screen Shot 2014-02-10 at 16.29.29Extract from an Associated Press article published by The Washington Post on 16 March 2014

WARRI, Nigeria — Shell Nigeria says its Forcados crude oil export terminal is closed because of an undersea pipeline leak. The biggest oil producer in Nigeria refused to say how many thousands of barrels of exports are affected by the closure.

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COMMENT FROM A REGULAR CONTRIBUTOR:

I guess the oil thieves must have bought themselves a set of scuba gear….

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How Shell’s cutbacks will feel in Houston

Screen Shot 2014-02-10 at 16.29.29Extract from an article by Jordan Blum published by Houston Business Journal on 16 March 2014

Shell is cutting about 400 people — out of about 1,800 total — from its onshore North American operations. But Shell spokeswoman Kayla Macke emphasized that most of those 400 employees will be “redeployed” to other Shell projects.

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