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May, 2005:

Businesses call for urgent action on climate change

The Guardian: Businesses call for urgent action on climate change

Mark Tran

Friday May 27, 2005

The right government policy on climate change could minimise costs to business and need not harm competitiveness, 13 of Britain’s most powerful companies said today.

In a letter addressed to the prime minister, Tony Blair, HSBC, Shell, BP and others said there was a need to take urgent action now to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.

They pledged to engage other businesses, the UK public, governments and international businesses to back the effort.

The companies – which between them employ tens of thousands of people and have a turnover of £452bn – said the private sector and government were caught in a Catch 22 situation that they wanted to help resolve. read more

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San Jose Mercury News: Bush pushing hydrogen fuel as alternative

San Jose Mercury News: Bush pushing hydrogen fuel as alternative

26 May 2005

DEB RIECHMANN

Associated Press

WASHINGTON – President Bush stared inquisitively down into the nozzle of a hydrogen fuel hose on Wednesday, then pumped the fuel into a blue compact car as he renewed his plea for Congress to pass a wide-ranging energy bill.

But with the cost of hydrogen double that of premium gasoline, even the president acknowledged that seeing today’s children take their driver’s tests in pollution-free cars is a long-term goal.

“This is the beginning of fantastic technology,” Bush said at a Shell station in northeast Washington, the first retail hydrogen and gasoline fueling station in North America. “Hydrogen is the wave of the future. We’re too dependent on foreign sources of energy.” read more

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U.S. President Bush Tours Shell Hydrogen Service Station

H2Carsbiz (Denmark): U.S. President Bush Tours Shell Hydrogen Service Station

26 May 2005

By PEB based on a White House Press Release

U.S. President George W. Bush talks to the media as he stands with Rick Scott, Operations and Safety Coordinator, Shell Hydrogen, L.L.C. at the Shell Benning Hydrogen Service Station in Washington D.C. ; the first integrated gasoline/hydrogen station in North America.

On May 25, U.S. President Bush was given a tour of the Shell Benning Hydrogen Service Station in Washington D.C. The tour took place whilst President Bush is fighting in the fourth year to get his Energy Bill through the Senate. read more

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US FTC clears Shell decision to shut California refinery

AFX Europe (Focus): US FTC clears Shell decision to shut California refinery

26 May 2005

SAN FRANCISCO (AFX) – A Federal Trade Commission investigation of Shell Oil Company’s decision to shut a California refinery found the company did nothing wrong, the government agency said.

Shell’s announcement that it would shut its Bakersfield refinery by Oct 1, 2004, triggered a storm of accusations by consumer groups and lawmakers that the company was trying to drive up gasoline prices by cutting refining capacity.

“The commission found no evidence to substantiate this,” the FTC said in a statement late Wednesday. read more

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Nigeria: Niger Delta communities said preparing to protest against oil giant

BBC Monitoring Service: Nigeria: Niger Delta communities said preparing to protest against oil giant

26 May 2005

Excerpt from report by John Iwori entitled “13 oil communities protest against Shell” published by Nigerian newspaper This Day website on 25 May; subheading inserted editorially;

The abandonment of phase II of the Imiringi -Nembe road project, being embarked upon by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has sparked off a gale of demonstrations in 13 host communities in the Niger Delta region.

This Day checks revealed that the operations of the Anglo-Dutch oil giant in the region might be jeopardized if the protests continue. read more

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Nearly 400 former Shell staff still wait on Malaysian Appeal Court hearing after winning their High Court case against Shell

ShellNews.net: Nearly 400 former Shell staff still wait on Malaysian Appeal Court hearing after winning their High Court case against Shell

Posted 26 May 2005

In September 2004  the Miri High Court ordered Sarawak Shell Bhd (SSB), Sabah Shell Petroleum Co Ltd (SSPC), the Trustees of Shell Sarawak and Sabah Retirement Fund (SSSRBF) and Shell Sarawak and Sabah Provident Fund (SSSPF), to pay nearly RM100 million to 399 former Shell employees. The total sum to be paid to the plaintiffs is estimated to be RM100 million.

 

Counsel for Shell applied for a stay of execution pending appeal. Counsel for the plaintiffs, Datuk Dr Cyrus Das, brought to the courts attention the fact that the majority of the plaintiffs are well over the age of 60 and in weak and declining health. read more

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The great oil rush of 2005

THE TIMES: The great oil rush of 2005

Posted 26 May 2005

By Rhys Blakely, Times Online

Cairn Energy is moving one step closer to unlocking the riches it discovered under a plot of Indian desert bought at a knock-down price from the hapless Shell. If only the rest of the oil sector could put in such a slick performance.

The Scottish minnow turned FTSE 100 oil giant is likely to receive approval from the Indian government to develop its three key onshore fields in western Rajasthan, Platts, the commodities news service, reported this morning. read more

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Niger Delta Communities Protest Against Shell

allAfrica.com: Niger Delta Communities Protest Against Shell

25 May 2005

This Day (Lagos)

Onwuka Nzeshi

Warri

About 50 oil bearing communities and hosts to the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Delta State, staged a peaceful demonstration at the weekend in protest over the alleged relocation of Shell’s major departments from Warri, Western division to the eastern division in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State.

The protesters said the company had moved its key offices namely the finance/Treasury, minor contracts, major contracts recruitment, community front desk, contracts/procurement and logistics departments from Warri to Port Harcourt. This means that even though Shell still has its largest concentration of oil wells and production facilities in the western Niger Delta, all of these infrastructure would now be administered from its Eastern division. read more

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Shell hails major gas strike off the coast of Norway

The Scotsman: Shell hails major gas strike off the coast of Norway

25 May 05

JIM STANTON

DEPUTY BUSINESS EDITOR

SHELL, the Anglo-Dutch energy giant, appears to have made its biggest gas strike off Norway for more than a decade.

The company said it had found gas at its Onyx prospect in the Norwegian Sea, with Norwegian officials suggesting a major find.

In a statement, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) said: “The size of the discovery may approach 60 billion standard cubic metres of producible gas.”

It added: “Gas was proven in Jurassic sandstones and two successful production tests were performed.” read more

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The Guardian: Macho cash

The Guardian: Macho cash

25 May 2005

The “headline” profits of £10.3bn trumpeted by Vodafone yesterday might have qualified as the Biggest Profit Turned By A British Company – except that would have been misleading.

Followers of the bulge bracket corporate scene this year will have first seen Shell declared as the leader in February with £9.4bn, only to be eclipsed a month later by HSBC with £9.6bn. But comparing the heavyweights of corporate Britain has an air of comparing apples, pears – and oranges, too. read more

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Scarborough Today (UK): Oil giant Shell to sponsor Rotunda

Scarborough Today (UK): Oil giant Shell to sponsor Rotunda

24 May 2005

SHELL UK has become the first corporate sponsor of the Rotunda Museum.

Lord Oxburgh, the chairman of Shell Transport and Trading, will announce full details of the major boost to the Rotunda renovation campaign when he arrives in Scarborough to visit the museum today.

An eminent geologist himself, Lord Oxburgh said he was delighted to be making the announcement on behalf of Shell UK and to visit Scarborough again.

He said: ‘The Dinosaur Coast is one of the richest geological coastlines in Britain and the Rotunda Museum is unique. read more

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Jurassic find gives Shell hope of brighter future

Daily Telegraph: Jurassic find gives Shell hope of brighter future

By Christopher Hope, Business Correspondent (Filed: 24/05/2005)

Shell, which is restructuring itself after losing 25pc of its proved oil and gas reserves last year, yesterday announced one of its biggest finds of the year off the coast of Norway.

The Anglo-Dutch energy giant said it had made a “significant discovery in sandstones of Jurassic age” in its Onyx South West prospect in the Norwegian Sea, more than 5,000 metres below sea level, 150 kilometres north of Kristiansund. read more

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NEW YORK TIMES: Battle in the Sound

NEW YORK TIMES: Battle in the Sound

Posted 14 May 2005

The chorus of local opposition to a floating, Queen-Mary-size natural gas operation in the middle of Long Island Sound grew even louder last week, when the Suffolk County Legislature voted overwhelmingly to oppose the project and hire lawyers to fight it.

The strength and unanimity of Long Island’s opposition to the project’s developers, Broadwater Energy, have been impressive; there is nothing like a huge, scary energy project in our own backyard to get our protective instincts up. But Long Islanders opposed to Broadwater might want to guard their ammunition and use it wisely – this could be a long struggle. Here’s why: read more

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MosNews (Russia): Shell Says Progress Reached in Gazprom Asset Swap Talks

MosNews (Russia): Shell Says Progress Reached in Gazprom Asset Swap Talks

24 May 2005

International oil major Royal Dutch/Shell said on Monday, May 23, that progress has been made in its talks with Russia’s natural gas monopoly Gazprom regarding asset swap. The companies want to exchange stakes in Siberian and Far East deposits, Shell CEO Jeroen van der Veer said.

“We are in discussions with Gazprom about various projects,” van der Veer, quoted by Reuters, told reporters after speaking to the Institute for International Economics. “We feel that we have especially over the past two months made a lot of progress but they are not finalized.” read more

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Norwegian gas find for Shell

THE TIMES (UK): Norwegian gas find for Shell

By Carl Mortished, International Business Editor

May 24, 2005

Shell has made a significant gas discovery in Norway at its Onyx South West Prospect where a well was tested for 1.5 million cubic metres of gas per day. The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate suggested that the gasfield, in which Shell has a 30 per cent interest, could contain reserves of 60 billion cubic metres.

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Shell discovers ‘Big Cat’ gas field off Norway coast

The Independent: Shell discovers ‘Big Cat’ gas field off Norway coast

By Michael Harrison, Business Editor

24 May 2005

Shell, the embattled oil giant, won some respite from its woes over dwindling reserves yesterday by announcing a significant gas discovery off the coast of Norway.

The Onyx South West field, in which Shell has a 30 per cent stake, is estimated to contain about 60 billion cubic metres of gas, officially qualifying it as one of the company’s “Big Cat” prospects.

The amount of gas in the field is equivalent to 377 million barrels of oil. To qualify as a Big Cat prospect, Shell’s share of potential production has to be in excess of 100 million barrels. read more

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