May 16th, 2014:
Energy sanctions aim to hurt Russia more than the west
Shell Credits IT With Early Deployment of Deepwater Platform in Gulf of Mexico
Extract from a Wall Street Journal article by Steve Rosenbush published 16 May 2014
Royal Dutch Shell says it began production at its Olympus deepwater drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico in February, six months ahead of schedule. Arjen Dorland, the executive vice president who runs the company’s Technical and Competitive IT unit, says Shell’s multidisciplinary approach to technology helped move the project along.
Garda concerns at whistleblower plan
Some allegations against the Garda, including from whistlerblower company OSSL, have arisen from the Shell led Corrib Gas Project
Extracts from an RTE News article published Friday 16 May 2014 under the headline: “AGSI admits concerns at whistleblower plan“
The President of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors has said it is concerned by the decision to assign the role of receiving confidential information from garda whistleblowers to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission. The decision was made by Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald yesterday.
Tim Galvin said people would be very nervous about going to GSOC and then whatever issues they might have would not come out into the open. Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Mr Galvin also said he believed more garda whistleblowers would come forward. He said: “If we have skeletons in the cupboard, let’s bring them out. Get them out into the open.
US protection for whistleblowers fearing retaliation from employer
RECEIVED FROM A REGULAR CONTRIBUTOR
As a service to any Shell US whistleblowers fearing some sort of retaliation from Shell you might want to post this information about employee legal protections against employer retaliation.
The following two articles may help:
Employee Retaliation Claims Play Big Before the High Court: www.abajournal.com Magazine June 2011 Issue
Extract
• Robinson v. Shell Oil Co. (1997). Title VII’s retaliation clause protects former employees as well as current employees from unlawful retaliation.
Kazakh Minister: All Kashagan Pipelines To Be Replaced
Extracts from a Reuters article by Olesya Astakhova published 15 May 2014
MOSCOW, May 15 (Reuters) – The consortium developing the giant Kashagan oilfield will have to replace the entire pipeline system at the deposit, Kazakhstan’s oil minister said on Thursday, confirming that output there would not resume this year. The North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC) developing Kashagan said last month that it did not expect to produce oil this year due to the leaks. NCOC includes Eni, Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch Shell, Total, China’s CNPC, Japan’s Inpex and Kazakh state-run company KazMunaiGas.
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