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September 11th, 2005:

Russia ‘vital to Europe’s energy security’

THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY: Russia ‘vital to Europe’s energy security’

“It comes as Shell prepares to bid for a slice of a $30bn (£16bn) liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in the Barents Sea.”

Sunday 11 Sept 2005

By Tim Webb

Published: 11 September 2005

Europe will be dependent on Russia for reliable energy supplies for decades to come, Malcolm Wicks, the new energy minister, will say in a speech in Moscow this week.

Europe must develop stronger ties with Russia as a result, he will tell Moscow-based executives from Europe’s largest energy companies, including BP, Shell, Norwegian firm Statoil and Russian gas giant Gazprom.

The UK became a net importer of gas this year for the first time in two decades as North Sea reserves dry up. read more

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‘Clever rascals’: blast for Shell on project near whale grounds

FROM OUR AUGUST 2005 SHELL NEWS ARCHIVE

THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY: ‘Clever rascals’: blast for Shell on project near whale grounds

“In his resignation letter to the chief executive of Shell, Jeroen van der Veer, Professor Richard Steiner of the University of Alaska marine advisory programme urged other members of the scientific panel to “opt out of this project”, describing Shell as “clever, stubborn rascals”.

Sunday 11 September 2005

By Jonathan Brown in Siberia

The chairman of an eminent scientific panel appointed to oversee Shell’s controversial gas development in the far-eastern Russian island of Sakhalin has resigned, accusing the oil giant of being “clever, stubborn rascals”.

The embattled company will return to court in Sakhalin tomorrow as environmental campaigners mount a last-ditch effort to stop the Anglo-Dutch giant from completing the world’s most expensive oil and gas project. read more

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Setback for Shell as whale expert quits over Sakhalin

The Observer (UK): Setback for Shell as whale expert quits over Sakhalin

‘There is much that Shell could do to make this project safer. They know it, we all know it and the world will know it if we, as scientists, take a stand.’: “Steiner’s comments will be a severe blow to Shell which, with Russian energy giant Gazprom, holds a majority stake in this important but very problematic project. This summer Shell said costs on Sakhalin-2 may be double original estimates, ballooning to $20bn.”

Sunday 11 Sept 2005

Nick Mathiason

Sunday September 11, 2005

Royal Dutch Shell’s $20 billion Sakhalin-2 gas and oil project off the east coast of Russia faces a further setback this weekend.

A leading whale expert has resigned in protest from the Independent Scientific Review Panel set up by Shell to monitor the effect the project was having on the endangered western Pacific grey whales.

Earlier this year, following pressure from environmentalists, Shell changed the route of a pipeline which could have led to the extinction of the whales. read more

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Shell move robs UK investors

The Sunday Times (UK): Shell move robs UK investors

“When the oil giant merged, British investors in the Dutch arm of the firm lost up to 25% of their holdings…”: “Many are elderly investors who have held the shares for decades and face tax bills of tens of thousands of pounds after their stock was converted into shares of the unified company, Royal Dutch Shell.”

Sunday 11 Sept 2005

When the oil giant merged, British investors in the Dutch arm of the firm lost up to 25% of their holdings, writes David Budworth

THOUSANDS of UK shareholders in Royal Dutch face an estimated £77m capital-gains-tax bill following its unification with Shell Transport & Trading, and the oil giant is being urged to offer compensation.

Many are elderly investors who have held the shares for decades and face tax bills of tens of thousands of pounds after their stock was converted into shares of the unified company, Royal Dutch Shell. read more

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Shell shifts emissions load to India’s SRF

The Business (EU): Shell shifts emissions load to India’s SRF

“ROYAL Dutch Shell has taken a stake in one of the world’s largest greenhouse gas reduction projects to help counteract its soaring emissions as it shifts production towards more polluting oil sands.”

Sunday September 11, 2005

By: Richard Orange

ROYAL Dutch Shell has taken a stake in one of the world’s largest greenhouse gas reduction projects to help counteract its soaring emissions as it shifts production towards more polluting oil sands.

Shell will buy the right to emit 500,000 metric tons of carbon from Indian chemicals firm SRF, its first involvement in a project that could earn more than $500m (£270m, E400m).

Richard Gledhill, global head of climate change at PricewaterhouseCoopers, which arranged the deal, told The Business: “This project is one of the biggest around. The point is that they’re about to put the project in for registration. It’s already been commissioned.” read more

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