EDMONTON The Alberta government and Shell Canada were in court Tuesday trying to quash an aboriginal band's attempt to halt oilsands development on traditional lands.
September 1st, 2009:
Alberta, Shell try to quash aboriginal challenge to oilsands leases
Dutch pioneers blaze trail on executive pay
Financial Times
By Richard Milne in Amsterdam
Published: August 31 2009 20:22 | Last updated: August 31 2009 20:22
The VEB was one of the main parties behind the revolt at oil company Shell that led to the sensational result of 59 per cent of its investors voting against its remuneration plan after it paid discretionary bonuses despite missing targets. I think that Shell made a conscious decision not to listen to shareholders … I think companies like Shell still dont get the argument, Mr Slagter says.
A senior director at Shell says that changes to the remuneration policy will come later this month. We need to listen to shareholders much more. It wasnt very pleasant what happened, he says.
Gorgon Project Gets Approvals From Regulators
The approval Tuesday of the five production licenses removed the final regulatory hurdle ahead of a decision by ExxonMobil Corp., Chevron Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell PLC.
BP, Shell and Exxon queuing up to seize control of Iraq’s huge oil fields
Seeking riches in danger zones
Oil and gas giants like BP, Shell and Exxon are already queuing up to seize control of Iraq’s huge oil fields, and G4S admits it has started talking with some groups about protecting their people and infrastructure.
Leaked List of 80 Shell Downstream Executive Appointments
By John Donovan
In May, we were first to break the news of major restructuring at Shell by Voser. Reuters acknowledged: The Royaldutchshellplc.com website was the first to reveal news of the planned restructuring.
On 20 June we published a Shell internal email from Peter Voser listing Appointments to Roles Reporting to the Executive Committee. (80 Executive VP Appointments)
On 3 August, we published a confidential list of further senior level appointments including over 300 at Vice Presidential level.