FROM OUR AUGUST 2004 SHELL NEWS ARCHIVE… Miami Herald: Shell, Texaco clients seek refunds “faulty fuel sold by Shell”: “said it has received about 70,000 claims: “figure will easily run into the tens of millions of dollars.”; About 70,000 claims have been filed due to the fuel-quality problem that shut down Shell and Texaco stations [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Tainted Fuel’
Shell wonder fuels: Shell Canada settles Quebec tainted gas class-action suit
FROM OUR JULY 2005 SHELL NEWS ARCHIVE… Shell Canada settled a class-action lawsuit in Quebec over a gasoline additive that caused fuel systems and gas gauges to malfunction. The company said it can’t estimate the cost yet, but some reports put the figure at $100-million. National Post: Shell Canada settles Quebec class-action suit Bloomberg News [...]
Tainted Gas Leads To Class-Action Suit: Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Shell Oil
From our Archives… According to a release from the lawyers who filed the suit, the “class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Florida’s consumers against Shell and others as a result of the sale of Shell’s tainted gasoline containing dangerously high levels of sulfur. The gasoline has already damaged the fuel gauges of [...]
Another Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Shell Over Tainted Gas
nbc6.net: Another Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Shell Over Tainted Gas Posted 9 June 2004 MIAMI, Fla. — Another day, another lawsuit for Shell Oil. Their gasoline was tainted with elevated sulfur levels and has damaged thousands of cars. The bad gas is gone — but blame is still going around. An attorney is seeking up [...]
Miami Drivers Sue Shell, Refiner Over High-Sulfur Gas
The Wall Street Journal: Miami Drivers Sue Shell, Refiner Over High-Sulfur Gas DOW JONES NEWSWIRES June 8, 2004 4:47 p.m. Posted 9 June 04 MIAMI (AP)–Lawyers for motorists with broken gas gauges will seek more than $100 million in damages from Shell and its refiner Motiva Enterprises for repairs, insurance claims and lost time blamed [...]
Miami Herald Tribune: Station owners facing losses in sales
Miami Herald Tribune: Station owners facing losses in sales BY PATRICK DANNER pdanner@herald.com Posted on Sun, Jun. 06, 2004 While some Shell and Texaco dealers’ fuel sales have returned to normal levels, others claim sales are still off. The pumps are back on at South Florida Shell and Texaco outlets, but station operators are still [...]
Attorneys contest gas-gauge Shell ‘restrictions’
Sun-Sentinel.com: Attorneys contest gas-gauge Shell ‘restrictions’ By Michael Turnbell Transportation Writer Posted June 4 2004 Attorneys sought a court order Thursday asking a federal judge to stop Shell Oil Co. from requiring consumers to sign away their rights when filing claims to fix fuel gauges damaged by tainted gasoline. Fort Lauderdale lawyer David Scott said [...]
Shell shells out for tainted gas: Canadians denied help for problem
FROM OUR ARCHIVES… Toronto Star: Shell shells out for tainted gas: Canadians denied help for problem TONY VAN ALPHEN BUSINESS REPORTER Jun. 4, 2004. Sulphur harms gas gauges in Florida Oil giant Shell is reimbursing motorists in Florida for fuel gauge repairs made necessary by contaminated gasoline, something its Canadian subsidiary wouldn’t do here last [...]
Drivers Suing Shell, Texaco, Refinery Over Bad Gas
TheBostonChannel.com: Drivers Suing Shell, Texaco, Refinery Over Bad Gas Posted 4 June, 2004 Lawsuit Claims High-Sulfur Gas Ruined Gas Gauges MIRAMAR, Fla. — Two drivers are suing Shell Oil, Texaco and a refinery, claiming the gas gauges on their cars were damaged by high-sulfur gas. The class-action lawsuit filed Wednesday could come to represent thousands [...]
Shell, Texaco pump again as bad gas replaced
Palm Beach Post: Shell, Texaco pump again as bad gas replaced By Paul Owers, Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Thursday, June 3, 2004 The last of the 420 Shell and Texaco gas stations in South Florida that sold sulfur-laden fuel reopened Wednesday. All gas supplied by Motiva Enterprises for sale at Shell [...]
Florida Drivers Sue Shell Over High-sulfur Gasoline
The Wall Street Journal: Florida Drivers Sue Shell Over High-sulfur Gasoline DOW JONES NEWSWIRES June 1, 2004 11:08 p.m. Posted 2 June 02 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP)–Amid thousands of similar complaints, two drivers who say fuel gauges on their cars were damaged by high-sulfur gasoline sued Shell Oil Co. and its refiner Tuesday in federal [...]
Shell Oil replaces sulfur-tainted gasoline
news-press.com: Shell Oil replaces sulfur-tainted gasoline Staff and wire reports Published by news-press.com on May 30, 2004 Shell Oil interrupted or stopped the sale of gasoline at more than 500 stations in the South because of high levels of sulfur that can damage vehicle fuel gauges and make an empty tank appear full. [...]
The Sun Herald: Shell shuts pumps in parts of South
The Sun Herald: Shell shuts pumps in parts of South By ALAN SAYRE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Posted on Sat, May. 29, 2004 New Orleans on empty Shell stations on the Coast were not affected by the problem at the Norco refinery because the gas they sell comes from the Mobile area. [...]
Arizona Republic: Shell reduces earnings for ’03 by $203 million
Arizona Republic: Shell reduces earnings for ’03 by $203 million Associated Press May. 29, 2004 12:00 AM LONDON – The Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Cos. on Friday reduced its 2003 earnings by $203 million in an annual report delayed by two months due to a scandal involving the downgrading of its oil and [...]
Raised Sulfur Levels in Gas Reported
The New York Times: Raised Sulfur Levels in Gas Reported By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: May 28, 2004 SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — A Houston-based oil refinery is asking the Shell and Texaco stations it supplies to stop selling regular and mid-grade gasoline that was shipped through the Port of Tampa or Broward County’s Port Everglades. [...]
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