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November 16th, 2013:

Supermajordämmerung

SHELL, DRIVEN TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH

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The day of the huge integrated international oil company is drawing to a close

In the 1950s the seven sisters controlled some 85% of global reserves. Today over 90% of reserves are under the control of national oil companies (NOCs) which are owned, at least in part, by the governments sitting on the oil in question.

As well as missing some good opportunities, the supermajors seem to be pursuing some dubious ones. Shell’s misfiring attempts to explore the Arctic, now abandoned until 2014 after damage to vital equipment, look like an extreme example of lack of choice. read more

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London wide Greenpeace protest

Greenpeace supporters will hold protests at over 70 Shell petrol stations across the country in support of the ‘Arctic 30’ today. It comes as Russian officials have signaled they will ask that the Greenpeace group be detained an extra 3 months – meaning they could be behind bars over Christmas.

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Sat 16 Nov 2013

Greenpeace supporters will hold protests at over 70 Shell petrol stations across the country in support of the ‘Arctic 30’ today.

It comes as Russian officials have signaled they will ask that the Greenpeace group be detained an extra 3 months – meaning they could be behind bars over Christmas.

Activists will be asking bystanders to sign a petition asking Shell to pull out of their joint oil drilling venture with Gazprom.

Protests will take place across Shell’s petrol stations in London, including: Bayswater, Holloway Road, Old Street, Southwark, Whitechapel, Grosvenor Road, Lewisham, Richmond Road and Staines Road. read more

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They’re Backkkk…

Screen Shot 2013-01-11 at 20.09.51After a series of calamities in Shell Oil Company’s 2012 Arctic drilling program, which included having its oil spill containment dome “crushed like a beer can” (BOEM officials words, not mine), having its drilling rig the Noble Discoverer slip an anchor (and at another point in time catch fire), and ending the season by losing control of its other drilling rig, the Kulluk, which ran aground off the coast of Alaska’s Kodiak Island, many questioned whether or not Shell would be back in the Arctic.

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Cindy Shogan

After a series of calamities in Shell Oil Company’s 2012 Arctic drilling program, which included having its oil spill containment dome “crushed like a beer can” (BOEM officials words, not mine), having its drilling rig the Noble Discoverer slip an anchor (and at another point in time catch fire), and ending the season by losing control of its other drilling rig, the Kulluk, which ran aground off the coast of Alaska’s Kodiak Island, many questioned whether or not Shell would be back in the Arctic. read more

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Shell’s LNG-Producing Monster Ship, Prelude

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On Geoje Island, off the coast of South Korea, as many as 5,000 workers have been building the largest vessel ever constructed. With a deck the size of seven football fields and containing three times as much steel as the Golden Gate Bridge, the Prelude will spend years anchored above a natural gas field off Australia, pumping fuel from under the seabed and turning it into a liquid that can be shipped to Asian customers.

Led by Royal Dutch Shell (RDS/A), the project could transform the global gas industry. Until now, liquefied natural gas projects, which chill the fuel until it turns into a liquid that can be transported on tankers, have relied on giant onshore plants. Putting an LNG facility on top of a ship will open up dozens of fields once considered too remote or too small to be viable. “It’s a very crucial technology,” says Shell Chief Executive Officer Peter Voser, who rates approving the project as the single most important decision he’s made while running the Anglo-Dutch company. “This will be a solution that works for many, many fields.” read more

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