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November 7th, 2008:

Nigerians file suit against Shell in Dutch court

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — An environmentalist group and four Nigerians filed suit against Royal Dutch Shell PLC in the Netherlands on Friday, claiming the company was negligent in cleaning up oil spills in Nigeria. read more

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Sakhalin Energy says pipeline from Sea of Okhotsk completed

Published: Nov. 7, 2008 at 3:06 PM PRIGORODNOYE, Russia, Nov. 7 (UPI) — A 496-mile Russian oil and gas pipeline from the Sea of Okhotsk to Prigorodnoye is on line and has begun operations, an energy company official said. Marina Makarova, manager in charge of the pipeline at Sakhalin Energy Co., said the pipeline, which began filling with gas and oil Thursday, is scheduled to receive its first tanker for shipment by the end of the year, Itar-Tass reported. Within a month, it should be pumping oil from offshore deposits in the Sea of Okhotsk to Prigorodnoye, located on the Mereya River, the report said. © 2008 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. UPI.COM ARTICLE
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Russia Increases Its Stake in Pipeline

Besides Russia and the government of Kazakhstan, other partners in the pipeline include Chevron, BP, Exxon Mobil, Shell and the Russian companies Rosneft and Lukoil. It was built to ship oil from the Tengiz field to the Black Sea.

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Shell to Start Brazil Pre-Salt Drilling Late 2009, Valor Says

Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Royal Dutch Shell Plc plans to start drilling Brazilian deepwater oil finds below a salt layer at the end of 2009 in the Epitonio field, in the BM-S-54 block, Valor Economico reported, without saying where it got the information.

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Analysis: Shell, Iraq say gas deal OK

Officials at Royal Dutch Shell and the Iraqi Oil Ministry refute claims that a proposed gas joint venture would have exclusive access to Basra province's gas industry, though a key member of Parliament criticizes the project.

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Government of Saskatchewan, Royal Dutch Shell and University of Regina establish international CO(2) storage assessment centre

The Government of Saskatchewan, Royal Dutch Shell and the University of Regina today announced a new international centre that will help make western Canada a world leader in the worldwide deployment and acceptance of Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (CCS).

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Conoco, Aramco Delay Saudi Refinery

Project delays in the high-cost Canadian oil sands have been announced in the past month by Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Suncor Energy Inc. and Nexen Inc.

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Shell WindEnergy leaving Albany County

Now, the Houston company, a unit of Royal Dutch Shell, has mailed letters to landowners it had been negotiating with to say it is walking away from the project.

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Irish government announce new initiative to sort Corrib gas issue

The arrival of the pipe laying ship the Solitaire in the area earlier this year led prominent Shell to Sea protester Maura Harrington to stage a hunger strike which she only halted when the ship left Irish waters

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Shell Corrib Project: ‘Undoubted mistakes’ admitted

Late last month former UN assistant secretary general Denis Halliday criticised the "ugly" methods used by gardaí to control Corrib gas protesters.

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New forum on Corrib gas project set up

A NEW Government-backed initiative on the Corrib gas project expects to begin hearings "within the month", according to the two Ministers involved.

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Battle with oil thieves in Nigeria

Around 20 speedboats launched a co-ordinated attack on a military position at Clough Creek in Bayelsa state on Wednesday before being repelled, military spokesman Rabe Abubakar said. He said the civilian was shot by the attackers as they retreated.

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Oil ‘to shoot back through $100’

The IEA estimates that firms like Shell and BP need to invest $350bn a year to replace older wells as well as meet demand from fast growing economies like China.

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Financial crisis hits global oil investment

The growing financial crisis and plunging energy prices have forced oil companies to scale back spending and delay projects, with expensive ventures in the Canadian oil sands hardest hit.

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WWF Memorandum submitted to UK Inquiry relating to ECGD and Sakhalin II

During the construction of Sakhalin II, there were several times when urgent action was needed to intervene in the construction of offshore components. Yet ECGD failed to respond to the information provided by NGOs.

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Sakhalin II Corruption Allegations first reported on RoyalDutchShellPlc.com published in House of Commons Report

Corruption Allegations — Allegations have been made by a whistleblower of inappropriate relationships between SEIC management and its contractors, in particular Starstroi and its subcontractor SU4. (22)

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