June, 2017:

‘Ogoni 9’ Widows Suing Shell

Jun 30th, 2017
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ESTHER KIOBEL IS TAKING ON SHELL IN A FINAL FIGHT FOR JUSTICE

Widows of executed Nigerian activists seek Shell apology, compensation Reuters 29 June

Ogoni widows file civil writ accusing Shell of complicity in Nigeria killings: The Guardian: 29 June

Nigerian widows seek to sue Shell in Dutch courts: AFP: 29 June

Widows of Ogoni leaders killed by Abacha sue Shell in Netherlands: Premium Times: 29 June 2017

Shell faces court over Ogoni deaths: The Times 29 June 2017

IN THE DOCK: SHELL’S COMPLICITY IN THE ARBITRARY EXECUTION OF THE OGONI NINE: Amnesty International 29 June 2017 read more

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OIL PRICE NEWS

Jun 30th, 2017
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Crude Slump Wipes $113 Billion From Oil Drillers: Bloomberg: 30 June 2017

Oil companies have spent three years slashing spending and firing workers to protect profits, only to find their hard work blown away as prices entered another bear market.

Big Oil’s Costly Love Affair With the British Pensioner: Bloomberg 29 June 2017

Now, with oil prices falling back into a bear market, the dividend yields of several European integrated oil stocks have widened again.

Oil Snaps Longest Gain in a Month on Signs U.S. Supplies Rose: 28 June 2017 read more

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Shell Prelude News

Jun 30th, 2017
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Shell’s floating LNG facility sets sail from South Korea for Australia: Reuters: 29 June 2017

Royal Dutch Shell’s Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) ship has left a shipyard in South Korea for its destination offshore northwest Australia, the company said on Thursday.

Shell’s Prelude LNG vessel sets sail: The West Australian: 29 June 2017

Tug boats began towing the 488m Prelude out to sea early this morning from Samsung Heavy Industry’s Geoje shipyard, according to a website monitoring vessel movements. read more

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Royal Dutch Shell Climate Change News

Jun 30th, 2017
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Shell endorses climate task-force recommendations: UPI 29 June 2017

The first in the industry, Royal Dutch Shell said it’s aligned with a transparency measure on climate steered by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Shell boss backs G20 call to come clean on climate risks: The Telegraph 29 June 2017

Royal Dutch Shell boss Ben Van Beurden has joined over 100 major companies to back calls from a G20 taskforce for the world’s largest companies to come clean on the financial impact of climate change. read more

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More Shell News 29 June 2017

Jun 30th, 2017
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Shell acquires local power company MP2: Houston Chronicle: 29 June 2017

Royal Dutch Shell said Thursday that it plans to acquire MP2 Energy, a power and retail electric company based in the Woodlands, as the oil major seeks to diversify its business.

Trump says the Atlantic, Arctic could soon be open to oil drilling: The Washington Post: 29 June 2017

The White House is making a bid to overturn the Obama administration’s five-year plan forbidding oil and gas exploration in the Arctic and Atlantic oceans and will examine opportunities to drill almost anywhere off the U.S. coast. read more

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Shell News Update 29 June 2017

Jun 30th, 2017
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Shell, Korean gas co. ponder LNG partnership with Energy Transfer Partners: FuelFix: 29 June 2017

South Korean gas company and Royal Dutch Shell are considering throwing their weight behind yet another liquefied natural gas plant.

Shell Energy North America Signs Purchase Agreement To Acquire MP2 Energy LLC: CISION: 29 June 2017

Shell Energy North America (“SENA”) announced today that it has signed a purchase agreement for the acquisition of MP2 Energy LLC (MP2).

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Shell News Update 28 June 2017

Jun 30th, 2017
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Shell, Exxon to appeal latest Groningen gas production cap: Reuters: 28 June 2017

A joint venture between Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil said on Wednesday it will file an appeal against a Dutch government plan to lower a production cap at the Groningen natural gas field

CCBC students surprised, starstruck by Shell CEO visit: The Times: 28 June 2017

About 15 students enrolled in the Community College of Beaver County’s process technology program on Monday got the surprise of a lifetime when their class was crashed by Royal Dutch Shell CEO Ben van Beurden. read more

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Widows Hold Shell Liable for ‘Judicial Murder’

Jun 29th, 2017
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By John Donovan

In the last 24 hours, Royal Dutch Shell companies in The Netherlands, the UK and Nigeria have all been served legal proceedings by a human rights law firm, Prakken d’Oliveira.

An extract from an English version of the Writ of Summons is provided below. The content is a further hammer blow to Shell’s already shattered reputation arising from its past activities in Nigeria e.g. OPL 245.  Basically the “judicial murder” of the “Ogoni 9” has come back to haunt Shell again. read more

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Embargoed News about Royal Dutch Shell

Jun 28th, 2017
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Important news about Royal Dutch Shell likely to deliver a further hammer blow to the oil and gas giants already shattered reputation arising from the OPL 245 corruption scandal, will be published here on 29 June 2017. 

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More Shell News 27 June 2017

Jun 27th, 2017
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Shell Signs Agreement for Biofuel Technology: CISION: 27 June 2017

CALGARY, June 27, 2017 /CNW/ – Royal Dutch Shell plc, through its subsidiary Shell International Exploration and Production B.V. (“Shell”), and SBI BioEnergy Inc. have reached an agreement granting Shell exclusive development and licensing rights for SBI’s biofuel technology. Edmonton-based SBI has a patented process that can convert a wide range of waste oils, greases and sustainable vegetable oils into lower carbon drop-ins for diesel, jet fuel and gasoline.

Russia’s Pipeline Play Has Eastern Europe On Edge: OilPrice.com: 27 June 2017

If completed, the pipeline would give Russia more than fifty percent of the Germany gas market and potentially increase its share of markets throughout Central and Western Europe. The pipeline is set to be completed in 2019 and is supported by joint-funding from five European energy companies, including Royal Dutch/Shell, Uniper and ENGIE. read more

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Further Shell News Update 27 June 2017

Jun 27th, 2017
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Canada M&A Hits Decade-High as Foreign Owners Flee Oil Sands: Bloomberg: 27 June 2017

Mergers and acquisitions in Canada are set for the strongest start in a decade as foreigners sell their oil sands investments. ConocoPhillips and Royal Dutch Shell Plc are leading the exodus amid a bear market for crude.

Big Oil: Surviving at $40, Thriving at $60: Barron’s: 26 June 2017

The price of oil is rising today, but that hasn’t helped oil stocks like ExxonMobil (XOM), Chevron (CVX), Total (TOT), and Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A), which remain little changed or under pressure. We expect companies to continue pulling on all operational and financial levers in order to adjust to the oil price reality… read more

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Shell News Update 27 June 2017

Jun 27th, 2017
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Shell CEO, board of directors visit Beaver County: The Times: 27 June 2017

The chief executive officer and a majority of the board of directors of Royal Dutch Shell were in Beaver County Monday to view the ethane cracker plant site, but also to talk to local leaders about their experiences with the $6 billion project.

Shell in clean energy race: The Business Times: 27 June 017

ROYAL Dutch Shell aims to be a leader in clean energy and sees an opportunity in using its global presence and established brand to scale up the new energies business quickly as and when. The second largest-publicly traded oil company in the world also plans on establishing itself across the full value chain of renewables and alternative energies as it has done for oil, said a senior executive in the firm. read more

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Shell News Update 26 June 2017

Jun 27th, 2017
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Hackers Hit 75% of Drillers as Sketchy Monitoring Is Blamed: Bloomberg: 26 June 2017

Three out of four oil and natural gas companies fell victim to at least one cyber attack last year as hacking efforts against the industry become more frequent and sophisticated. That’s the finding from a report released Monday by industry consultant Deloitte LLP. Technology advances, such as Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s recent control of operations in Argentina from an operating center in Canada, offer new openings for hackers, the authors wrote.

China pumps cash into African floating LNG projects in strategic push: Reuters: 26 June 2017

The $12.6 billion Prelude project, which is due to start operating off Australia in 2018, is typical of those conceived during the era of high energy prices. read more

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Shell two-faced on ethical trading

Jun 26th, 2017
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While pretending to be at the forefront of ethical trading, trumpeting claimed business principles, including honesty, integrity, and transparency, Shell was responsible for a grubby spying and intelligence gathering campaign targeting Anita Roddick and her company.  

By John Donovan

Yesterday, The Sunday Times contained an eight page independent feature – FUTURE OF RETAIL. The first page focussed on ethical trading under the headline: “Ethical commerce is in demand and on the rise” with a sub-headline: “Business should be ethical to do the right thing and not just because it may make money”. Authored by Ian Burrell, the article commences and concludes with paragraphs devoted to the famed ethical entrepreneur Dame Anita Roddick, the founder of The Body Shop. read more

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Dutch Quakes Rattle Exxon, Shell — WSJ

Jun 26th, 2017
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Big gas field is causing tremors, exposing energy firms to criminal probe and rising bills

By Sarah Kent Dow Jones Newswires

GRONINGEN, The Netherlands — For decades, the giant Groningen gas field beneath the flat, green farmland in the north of this country counted among the greatest prizes for Exxon Mobil Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell PLC. Then the earthquakes started.

Shell and Exxon are pushing back through their joint venture, Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij BV or NAM.

NAM said it is considering formally contesting the government’s decision. It also expressed surprise at the Dutch court order to the prosecutor to open a criminal investigation this year… read more

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300 temblors since 1991 at the Groningen gas field.

Jun 25th, 2017
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Quakes Giving Dutch Province ‘A Makeover We Don’t Want’

By Sarah Kent Dow Jones Newswires

GRONINGEN, The Netherlands — Irma de Joode was talking on the phone with her brother when she heard what sounded like rolls of thunder and felt her entire house jump beneath her feet. The Aug. 16, 2012, earthquake was the biggest ever to rock the flat, green plains of this northern Dutch province. The source was Europe’s biggest natural gas field. The earthquake was one of more than 300 temblors since 1991 that Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Exxon Mobil Corp. and the Dutch government acknowledge were caused by their activities at the Groningen gas field. read more

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