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March 6th, 2010:

Motiva says it will hire locally

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By DAN WALLACH

March 6, 2010

A Baton Rouge, La., company called Performance Contractors last week won a contract from the Motiva Enterprises Port Arthur refinery to build a large piece of the refinery’s crude expansion project.

Motiva did not reveal the amount of Performance’s contract that accounts for a portion of the estimated $7 billion project that will double the refinery’s capacity to 600,000 barrels of crude oil refining per day.

Motiva’s expansion project director Nick Smallwood has estimated that the project will employ about 6,500 construction workers at its peak. The refinery expects activity to intensify this year. read more

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Approval of Shell Corrib gas project may be examined

The Irish Times – Friday, March 5, 2010

MARY CAROLAN and LORNA SIGGINS

THE STATE and oil giant Shell have lost their bid to stop two Mayo residents pursuing High Court claims as to whether a ministerial consent given eight years ago for the Shell Corrib gas pipeline is valid.

Ms Justice Mary Laffoy ruled yesterday that Brendan Philbin and Bríd McGarry were entitled to have that issue and other public law claims determined by the court.

Responding to the ruling , Ms McGarry of Gortacragher, Co Mayo, said last night that she was “delighted that we can continue with our counter-claim”. read more

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