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June 7th, 2012:

Shell speeds up refinery closure

Shell has been non-committal on the future of its Geelong refinery…

SHELL has brought forward the closure of its Clyde refinery in Sydney by up to nine months, cutting about 350 jobs as tough operating conditions plaguing the shrinking sector worsen.

Shell said it would close the 90-year-old refinery on September 30, which is earlier than indicated last year when the company said Clyde would close some time before the middle of next year.

Like most Australian manufacturers, refineries are straining under the weight of a high dollar, high-skilled labour costs and expensive raw materials – in the case of refineries, crude oil. read more

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Shell to close Sydney refinery

Oil company Shell will close a Sydney refinery in September, creating uncertainty for up to 275 employees and at least 100 contractors.

Thursday June 7, 2012

Oil company Shell will close a Sydney refinery in September, creating uncertainty for up to 275 employees and at least 100 contractors.

The company on Thursday informed staff at the Clyde refinery, in Sydney’s west, that operations will stop from September 30.

Staff will be supported in finding other employment, either within the terminal operations at the site, or elsewhere within Shell, the company said.

Up to 30 employees had already found other jobs, Shell said.

The decision to close down comes almost one year after Shell decided to convert the Clyde refinery into a dedicated fuel import terminal. read more

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Is Shell The Equivalent Of Nazi-Era Firm? Legally, Perhaps – Forbes

FROM A SHELL RELATED SOURCE

John,

Found some articles you might find interesting –
 
Supreme Court to Decide Whether US Corporations Can Be Sued for

This is a ‘blast from the past’ but a good reminder of the particulars of RDS’s conduct –

Factsheet: Shell’s Environmental Devastation in Nigeria | Center for …

This is most interesting because it was published in Forbes,

Is Shell The Equivalent Of Nazi-Era Firm? Legally, Perhaps – Forbes

And then I found this item. It is a bit dated, but who do these people think they are fooling? read more

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Shell Sues Green Groups, Just in Case

Shell Oil sued 14 major environmental groups in Federal Court to stave off the “virtual certainty” of legal challenges to its right to harass or kill walruses and polar bears during its summertime Arctic drilling.

Courthouse News Service

Thursday, June 07, 2012

By PURNA NEMANI

ANCHORAGE (CN) – Shell Oil sued 14 major environmental groups in Federal Court to stave off the “virtual certainty” of legal challenges to its right to harass or kill walruses and polar bears during its summertime Arctic drilling.

Shell has sued environmental groups three times since February and received two protective injunctions. It sued on Feb. 29 to try to stop 13 environmental groups from launching “last-minute legal challenges” to its Arctic drilling, and claimed Greenpeace had illegally boarded Shell’s Noble Discoverer vessel on Feb. 27 in protest. read more

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SHELL CORRIB GAS PROJECT IN IRELAND ON SHAKY GROUND

EMAIL RECEIVED FROM MAURA HARRINGTON SPOKESPERSON OF “SHELL TO SEA” CAMPAIGN: SHELL CORRIB GAS PROJECT IN IRELAND ON SHAKY GROUND

Dear John,

Further interesting developments on the west coast!

This morning registered a 4.0 magnitude earthquake off Belmullet. This occurred in the general area of the Corrib Field and at a depth too close to the reservoir for any complacency.

Shell had hydrotested the offshore pipeline over the weekend and, while I’m by no means saying that Shell is the cause of the earthquake it is not unreasonable to wonder what the effect of this has on ALL their offshore Corrib installations.

Below link to Irish Times article where ‘Shell’s pet Rabbitte’ feels the need to say there is ‘no link’ with Corrib! read more

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Ogonis Elect Leaders for Autonomous Authority

Investigation finds shocking levels of pollution from oil spills in Ogoniland, even at spill sites that companies claim to have cleaned up.

Photo of oil spill, taken during February 2010 UNPO visit to Ogoniland

Ogonis Elect Leaders for Autonomous Authority

Over 2,500 candidates vie for self-government offices to administer Ogoni affairs

Ogonis begin voting on the 7th of June, 2012 to elect leaders of the Ogoni Central Indigenous Authority (OCIA) to pave way the inherent authority of the Ogoni people to govern themselves within their own boarders. All Ogonis people throughout the world are free to contest. read more

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