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.
November 7th, 2008:
Nigerians file suit against Shell in Dutch court
Sakhalin Energy says pipeline from Sea of Okhotsk completed
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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)