The Dominican Republic government has concluded the buyout of Royal Dutch Shell Plc's 50 percent stake in a refinery for $110 million.
August 6th, 2008:
Dominican Rep. seals refinery stake buy from Shell
Open letter to Shell Canada:
I am puzzled by the logic used by Shell to justify its intention to extract coal-bed methane in the Klappan area.
Oil Dependency is Africas Undoing
Shell Petroleum Development Corporation (SPDC) has been mining oil in Nigerias Niger Delta in conjunction with NNPC, Agip and Elf. But all the while, Nigerian citizens have not benefited from these mines; their environment is destroyed.
Big Oil’s Russian Retreat
BP's difficulties in Russia follow the stripping of Royal Dutch Shell from its position as operator at Sakhalin Island a year and a half ago. Most of Shell's assets were sold under duress to Russia's giant natural gas company Gazprom.
LNG From Coal-Seam Gas Problems Are `Overstated,’ JPMorgan Says
Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Arrow Energy Ltd. andSunshine Gas Ltd. are among other companies planning LNG projects in Queensland using coal-seam gas.
Origin Is in `Detailed’ Talks on Coal-Seam Gas Assets (Update1)
McCann earlier today declined to comment to reporters in Sydney on a newspaper report that Royal Dutch Shell Plc and BP Plc are among companies that approached Origin over the assets.
BP to Invest $90 Million In U.S. Biofuels Producer
"This deal puts us at the front of the cellulosic biofuels game," said Sue Ellerbusch, president of BP Biofuels North America, in a statement.
Rockies wilderness at risk from latest dash for gas
Between two national parks lies a corridor rich in wildlife - but also in fossil fuels. Will protection follow now that the gas extraction drillers want to move in
‘Arctic Map’ could help divide natural resources
A new map of the Arctic has been drawn up by British cartographers which reveals the squabbling among countries staking a claim to its vast natural resources.
Shell in pipeline talks with fishing group
In an article on the union's website Mr Nustad said that Shell's deployment of "the world's largest pipeline vessel" was a "provocation".