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July, 2015:

Kayakers will greet Shell Oil icebreaker this weekend

Jul 25th, 2015
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Friday, 24 July 2015 14:19 | Written by Steve Law

Adopting a page from Seattle protesters, Portlanders concerned about oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean will take to kayaks on Saturday, when Shell Oil’s icebreaker, the Fennica, is expected to arrive at Swan Island for needed repairs. The icebreaker is needed in the Arctic as part of Shell’s plan to explore for oil in the environmentally sensitive northern waters.

A flotilla of “kayaktivists” and others are expected to assemble at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 25, at the Swan Island boat ramp at the end of North Basin Avenue. The flotilla is scheduled to launch at 4 p.m. read more

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Shell icebreaker bound for Portland

Jul 25th, 2015
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EO Media Group: 24 July 2015

Royal Dutch Shell’s MSV Fennica icebreaker vessel passed through Astoria Friday evening and picked up a U.S. Coast Guard escort on its way up the Columbia River to Portland.

The vessel, which suffered a 39-inch gash in its hull and is bound for a Portland shipyard for repairs, is expected to be met by protesters concerned about Shell’s exploration of the high Arctic for oil and gas.

“The ship was on its way to support Shell’s drilling fleet as the company commences putting in two exploratory wells 70 miles off the coast of Alaska. The Chukchi Sea’s icy waters make it far too dangerous to drill without icebreaker ships in support,” according to Sightline, an online news source. read more

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Brazil clears $70 bln BG-Shell merger, BG says

Jul 24th, 2015
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Markets | Fri Jul 24, 2015 5:53pm EDT

BG Group Plc on Friday confirmed that it has received final unconditional clearance from Brazilian competition authority CADE for its acquisition by bigger rival Royal Dutch Shell.

The clearance of the $70 billion merger follows the 15-day period during which the preliminary approval granted by CADE on 8th July could have been appealed.

Shell is set to become the largest Brazilian offshore foreign operator after it completes the merger with BG, which it announced in April. read more

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Shell-BG merger approved by Brazil

Jul 24th, 2015
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THE HAGUE, July 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ —

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Royal Dutch Shell plc (“Shell”) (NYSE: RDS.A) (NYSE: RDS.B) today announced that its recommended combination with BG Group plc (“BG”) has received unconditional merger clearance from the Brazilian competition authority (CADE), satisfying the first of the pre-conditions to the combination. Other pre-conditions include merger clearances in Australia, China and Europe. read more

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Arctic drilling: Obama gives Shell the go-ahead despite 75% chance of major oil spills

Jul 24th, 2015
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ALICE HARROLD: THE INDEPENDENT: Friday 24 July 2015

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The Obama administration has granted permission to Royal Dutch Shell to drill for oil in the Chukchi Sea, off the northwest coast of Alaska.

The company was given the final approval for its application to drill in the Arctic on Wednesday in what was a major loss for green activists who have fought the drilling plans.

Shell has been granted permission start drilling exploratory wells about 140m off the coast of Alaska – one of the best prospective offshore areas in the world. read more

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Shell’s Positioning For Better Russia And Iran Relations Is Part Of Its Global Gas Strategy

Jul 24th, 2015
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Screen Shot 2015-06-18 at 22.09.48Zoltan Ban: 23 July 2015

Summary

  • Shell has been showing long-term interest in moving more towards natural gas for a while, with natural gas production surpassing its oil production in 2013.
  • Aside from its major acquisition of BG group, it is forming an alliance with Gazprom and is looking to be among the first in Iran.
  • The overall big picture suggests that Shell is giving up on North American shale gas and focusing on being a major player in conventional gas and LNG.

Before Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A, RDS.B) acquired BG Group, it was already a major player in the gas industry. Its upstream production has been more than half natural gas since 2013 already. It is constantly looking to expand its downstream presence, with plans such as the ethylene plant it wants to build in Pennsylvania, in order to take advantage of the cheap gas in the North-Eastern part of the United States. It also has a gas to liquids plant in Qatar, which is the world’s biggest. It should be no surprise then to see Shell actively involved in setting up a tighter partnership with both Russia and Iran. read more

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Green Activists Outraged At U.S. Approval Of Shell Arctic Drilling

Jul 24th, 2015
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Screen Shot 2015-06-30 at 21.06.27By Andy Tully: 23 July 2015

Environmental activists are furious that the Obama administration is allowing Royal Dutch Shell to begin its much-debated drilling in the Arctic Ocean this summer, even with one remaining condition.

Two permits were issued July 22 by the Interior Department’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, but with the provision that Shell can drill only one well at a time and that it can’t drill deep enough to reach oil deposits, an estimated 8,000 feet beneath the ocean floor. read more

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A Bad Call on Shell

Jul 24th, 2015
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Screen Shot 2015-05-19 at 18.39.24Michael Brune: Executive Director, The Sierra Club: 23 July 2015

The Obama administration inched a little closer to disaster yesterday when it issued almost-but-not-quite final approval to Royal Dutch Shell to drill in the Chukchi Sea this summer. Because Shell’s capping stack (a critical piece of emergency response equipment) is currently on its way to Portland, Oregon, aboard a damaged icebreaker that requires repairs, the oil company is allowed to drill only part way into the seafloor — stopping short of where the oil is. If and when the capping stack gets to the proposed drilling site, Shell could then reapply for permission to resume drilling the rest of the way. read more

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Shell banned from Arctic oil drilling without emergency equipment

Jul 23rd, 2015
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Royal Dutch Shell has been granted two final permits to explore for crude in the Arctic this summer, but the US has banned the company from drilling for oil until emergency equipment arrives in the region.

The US Interior Department’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) conditionally granted Shell permits for exploration in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska, in a season which sea ice limits from July until October.

However, Shell must have emergency equipment to contain a potential blown-out well deployable within 24 hours before drilling into the oil zone, the BSEE said. read more

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U.S. says Shell is not yet allowed to drill in Arctic oil zone

Jul 22nd, 2015
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The Department of the Interior conditionally granted Shell permits for oil exploration in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska.

Timothy Gardner: Jul 22, 2015 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday granted Royal Dutch Shell <RDSa.L> two final permits to explore for crude in the Arctic this summer, but said the company cannot drill into the oil zone until required emergency equipment arrives in the region.

The department’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) conditionally granted Shell permits for exploration in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska, in a season which sea ice limits from July until October. read more

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Shell gets permits necessary for limited oil exploratory drilling off Alaska’s northwest coast

Jul 22nd, 2015
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Screen Shot 2015-06-13 at 09.26.53Associated Press: July 22, 2015 | 4:29 p.m. EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has given Royal Dutch Shell PLC approval to begin limited exploratory oil drilling off Alaska’s northwest coast.

The two permits issued Wednesday clear the way for drilling in Chukchi Sea, but with conditions.

Shell can only drill the top sections of wells because the company doesn’t have on site the critical emergency response equipment to cap the well in case of a leak. That equipment is aboard a ship headed to Portland, Oregon, for repairs. read more

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Here’s Why Royal Dutch Shell plc Was Downgraded By S&P

Jul 22nd, 2015
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According to S&P, the softness in crude oil prices and significant capital expenditures, despite recent spending cuts, have weakened Shell’s financial risk profile, which is reflected in the ratings downgrade.

By: MICHEAL KAUFMAN: Jul 22, 2015 

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has downgraded the credit rating of European oil major Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (NYSE:RDS.A) by one notch, according to a note released Tuesday. The credit rating agency has lowered the long-term corporate credit rating for Shell from AA to AA-, while affirming a short-term rating of A-1+.

“We removed the long- and short-term ratings from CreditWatch, where we placed them with negative implications on April 9, 2015,” S&P said in the note. According to S&P, the softness in crude oil prices and significant capital expenditures, despite recent spending cuts, have weakened Shell’s financial risk profile, which is reflected in the ratings downgrade. read more

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Shell accused of providing £25,000 in alcohol to police

Jul 22nd, 2015
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Screen Shot 2015-07-22 at 09.35.09Richard Hartley-Parkinson for Metro.co.uk

Wednesday 22 Jul 2015

Shell has been accused of supplying £25,000 in alcohol to Irish police officers by two suppliers to an Irish gas project.

Desmond Kane and Neil Rooney both claimed in court that they were told by someone from Shell E&P Ireland to buy the alcohol, according to the Irish Journal.

Rooney told Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court that he was asked by senior pipeline engineer Conor Byrne to make the delivery in 2007.

He said he initially bought £7,000 worth of alcohol but was told by Byrne ‘you stupid c**t, there’s over 300 guards here, you’ll have to go back and get more’. read more

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S&P cut its rating on Shell after big BG merger

Jul 22nd, 2015
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Standard & Poors cut its rating on Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSa.L) by one notch to ‘AA minus’ from ‘AA’, citing a weaker financial risk profile, mainly due to soft oil prices, and continuing substantial capital expenditures.

The rating agency said the outlook on the company is negative reflecting possible adverse effects on credit metrics if the large BG Group Plc (BG.L) acquisition is finalised.

Shell announced in April that it has agreed to buy BG Group Plc for about 47 billion pounds, making it the first oil super-merger in a decade. read more

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FT: Royal Dutch Shell taken down a notch by S&P

Jul 22nd, 2015
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Screen Shot 2015-06-04 at 15.36.59The inability of oil prices to push on from the high for the year reached in early May has caught up with Royal Dutch Shell.

That’s the view of credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s, which on Tuesday cut its rating on the Anglo-Dutch oil major’s long-term credit rating to ‘AA-‘ from ‘AA’.

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Dear Mr. President: Prove Your Climate Rhetoric and Stop Arctic Drilling

Jul 22nd, 2015
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Miyoko Sakashita: Oceans Director, Center for Biological Diversity: 21 July 2015

Dear Mr. President:

I’ve often been struck by your soaring rhetoric on combating climate change, transitioning to clean energy sources, and protecting the natural environment. Clearly on some level you get it, as you’ve demonstrated in speech after speech. That’s why I don’t understand how you could even consider approving Shell’s dangerous plan to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean this summer – and why I’m imploring you to stop this reckless and short-sighted project. read more

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