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April 18th, 2010:

Shell employees: American vs European pay

Shell should learn from the Asian and put them in key positions but instead they are sending more Americans and European to Asia.

Posting on Shell Blog by AsiaDragon on Apr 18th, 2010 at 3:27 am

So much about American vs European pay, how about their capability and competency in this challenging World. It is outdated model. It is also a case of a Pot calling a Kettle black. The Asian’s pay are 30-50% lower or even more but working twice as hard. Look at both the Top and Middle level management in the last 1 year, who has delivered more businesses. Shell should learn from the Asian and put them in key positions but instead they are sending more Americans and European to Asia. It only increases the cost and reduces productivity. So much about diversity, why not include an Asian in the EC to start with. Time to wake up. Vision 2010. read more

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OFFSHORE DRILLING: Blazing a trail far out at sea

A view from a helicopter shows a supply vessel near the massive Perdido hub, which is temporarily burning off natural gas until production begins.

Blazing a trail far out at sea

By BRETT CLANTON Copyright 2010 Houston Chronicle

April 17, 2010, 12:24AM

Astronauts just had to get to the moon. They didn’t have to figure out how to extract oil from it.

With the new $3 billion Perdido oil and natural gas platform, in a remote deep-water area of the Gulf of Mexico, Shell and its partners have effectively done both.

After more than a decade of work, they began last month pumping oil at the massive floating facility, which sits in nearly 8,000 feet of water and draws from wells that far below the sea floor, setting several records along the way. read more

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