Shell’s withdrawal from the Thames Estuary wind farm project

Posted on May 13, 2008 by John Donovan.
Categories: BP, Daily Telegraph.

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Daily Telegraph Letters: Wind and snow

Both Shell and BP employ significant engineering and planning resources to determine viable business opportunities for their companies. So the withdrawal of Shell from the Thames Estuary wind farm project and BP’s stated lack of interest in wind turbines strongly endorse Christopher Booker’s assertions (May 4) that wind turbines are not an economic or reliable way to produce electricity.

Bruce Tait, Hythe, Kent

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2008/05/11/nosplit/dt1101.xml

Court rules on BP blast victims’ rights

Posted on May 8, 2008 by John Donovan.
Categories: BP, Financial Times.

A federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday that the rights of victims in BP’s fatal Texas City explosion in March 2005 were violated by US prosecutors who reached a secret plea agreement with the UK oil group late last year before consulting victims.

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TNK-BP wins record tax rebate in Russia worth almost £215m

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Categories: BP, Russia.

Pressure from Mr Mitvol two years ago led rival Royal Dutch Shell to sell part of its holding in the Sakhalin 2 field.

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Lawsuit Filed to Block Loud Oil Exploration in Arctic Seas

Posted on May 7, 2008 by John Donovan.
Categories: BP, Shell.

Seeking a preliminary injunction to prevent seismic surveying in the Arctic Ocean, the lawsuit alleges the federal government violated the National Environmental Policy Act by issuing permits to Shell Oil and British Petroleum prematurely, before completing an Environmental Impact Statement.

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Exxon’s $10.89 Billion Net Disappoints Investors, Fuels Gathering Political Storm

Posted on May 2, 2008 by admin.
Categories: BP, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Gazprom, Uncategorized.

Exxon Mobil Corp.’s $10.89 billion first-quarter profit report Thursday ranks as one of the biggest hauls in U.S. corporate history. But the results disappointed Wall Street and added to concerns about the future of the industry.

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