By Christian Schmollinger
Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) — A chemical plant operated by Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Europe’s second-largest oil company, may return to service in the next two days after an unidentified failure caused the shutdown of two units.
Shell is in the process of restarting the gas olefins and the liquid olefins cracker units at the plant in Norco, Louisiana, said Wade Gauthreaux, the site supervisor on duty. The gas unit, capable of producing 1.4 million pounds a year of the chemical used to make plastics, will return to service first, he said.
The plant shut yesterday because of a power failure, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reported, citing a company spokeswoman. Gauthreaux disagreed, saying the problem was not power related. He did not give a specific reason for the shutdown, saying that an investigation is still continuing.
“The theory is that it’s another problem,” Gauthreaux said by telephone. “We’ll be bringing the gas plant back first since it didn’t go down and that can return the fastest.”
The liquids cracker can produce 1.9 million pounds of olefins, according to Shell Chemical’s Web site.
To contact the reporter on this story: Christian Schmollinger in Singapore at[email protected].
Last Updated: October 23, 2008 23:27 EDT
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Royal Dutch Shell conspired directly with Hitler, financed the Nazi Party, was anti-Semitic and sold out its own Dutch Jewish employees to the Nazis. Shell had a close relationship with the Nazis during and after the reign of Sir Henri Deterding, an ardent Nazi, and the founder and decades long leader of the Royal Dutch Shell Group. His burial ceremony, which had all the trappings of a state funeral, was held at his private estate in Mecklenburg, Germany. The spectacle (photographs below) included a funeral procession led by a horse drawn funeral hearse with senior Nazis officials and senior Royal Dutch Shell directors in attendance, Nazi salutes at the graveside, swastika banners on display and wreaths and personal tributes from Adolf Hitler and Reichsmarschall, Hermann Goring. Deterding was an honored associate and supporter of Hitler and a personal friend of Goring.
Deterding was the guest of Hitler during a four day summit meeting at Berchtesgaden. Sir Henri and Hitler both had ambitions on Russian oil fields. Only an honored personal guest would be rewarded with a private four day meeting at Hitler’s mountain top retreat.
IN JULY 2007, MR BILL CAMPBELL (ABOVE, A RETIRED GROUP AUDITOR OF SHELL INTERNATIONAL SENT AN EMAIL TO EVERY UK MP AND MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS: 
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