The Dutch government aims to cut down on carbon dioxide emissions by developing Carbon Capture Storage or CCS. Royal Dutch Shell has plans to take on this government project but is delayed because of opposition from locals in the town of Barendrecht, a suburb of Rotterdam.
Carbon Capture
Netherlands Protest Against Planned Shell Carbon Storage project
FT Royal Dutch Shell related articles published 13 August 2009
Shell joins carbon capture plant race
By Fiona Harvey, Environment Correspondent
Published: August 13 2009 03:00 | Last updated: August 13 2009 03:00
Royal Dutch Shell will today enter the government-sponsored race to build a carbon capture and storage plant in the UK – becoming the only major oil company to do so.
Arrow Energy
By Xi Chen in Hong Kong
Published: August 13 2009 07:46 | Last updated: August 13 2009 07:46
Arrow Energy, a partner of Royal Dutch Shell in gas exploration in Australia, rose 8.2 per cent amid market speculation that the company is in discussion of a potential takeover offer.From “Asian stocks lifted by Fed comments” (Subscription)