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Palin disappointed by Shell’s drilling decision

ANCHORAGE - Gov. Sarah Palin expressed her disappointment Dec. 18 in Shell Oil Company’s decision to cancel drilling activities in the Outer Continental Shelf of Alaska’s Beaufort Sea for 2009.

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Shell Oil Cancels Alaskan Drilling Project, 800 Jobs At Stake

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said she was disappointed in Shell’s decision because of its impact on the job market.

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Shell asks for rehearing of Ninth Circuit court decision; delays 2009 Beaufort drilling

Shell said it will file a petition with the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Dec. 18 to ask for a rehearing of the court’s decision to block Alaskan Beaufort Sea drilling.

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Nigerians get their day in court to fight oil companies

Shell spokesperson Robin Lebovitz said via email, “The allegations made in the complaints against Royal Dutch/Shell concerning the 1995 executions of Ken Saro-Wiwa and his eight fellow Ogonis are false and without merit. Shell in no way encouraged or advocated any act of violence against them or their fellow Ogonis.”

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McKerrow residents launch multi-million dollar law suit against Shell and other parties

The class action suit names Shell Canada Products…

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Shell considers appealing Beaufort ruling

The company’s general manager, Pete Slaiby, says the company was disappointed, particularly after investing $2.5 billion over the last three years on leases and operations in the state.

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Jury clears Chevron of charges in Nigeria clash

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. jury on Monday cleared Chevron Corp of liability charges arising from a violent clash on one of its oil platforms off the coast of Nigeria a decade ago.

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Chevron Is Cleared Over Nigeria Killings

Still, corporate lawyers were able to breathe a sigh of relief that the jury returned an unequivocal victory for Chevron. But the Alien Tort Claims Act faces another test in coming months: Royal Dutch Shell PLC faces a similar suit in New York City next year over whether the company was complicit in any way for the 1995 death of Nigeria activist Ken Saro-Wiwa. The company has called the allegation “false and without merit.”

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Shell, Chevron, BP subsidiaries and Total face HSE charges over Buncefield explosion

The five businesses - whose owners include Chevron of the US, BP and Royal Dutch Shell - faced health and safety charges carrying the threat of unlimited fines, the Environment Agency and the Health and Safety Executive said yesterday.

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Shell Oil/Motiva Gas Station Lease Dispute May Draw U.S. Supreme Court Scrutiny

The justices yesterday asked the Justice Department for advice on a bid by Massachusetts gas station owners to sue Shell Oil Co. and Motiva Enterprises LLC. A group of station owners say Shell and Motiva used rent increases to try to end their franchise arrangements so the companies could take over operation of the stations.

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