UPDATE FROM DELTA RIGHTS GROUP OF 115 FORMER SHELL NIGERIA EMPLOYEES

Information supplied to John Donovan

Hi John,

Find attached the Names of the NECONDE 115. For confidentiality, we pulled out their surnames. Their full names and surnames have been forwarded to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for his info and action.

The list shows where the NECONDE 115 are from, their ages and other info. Of note is that, out of 115 of them, 70 are from the Niger Delta, which makes up 60%.

The case in now in the Nigerian Court, and has generated a lot of media attention. read more

Might as well melt it all down and start over…

CAUSTIC COMMENTS ON MOTIVA REFINERY DEBACLE

FIRST COMMENT (FROM SHELL BLOG)

Re: Motiva Refinery Debacle – Unbelievable. Lock-out, Tag-out, the most basic safety rule, strikes again.

The same thing that blew-up Piper Alpha. Caustic – the same thing that blew up Norco. Unbelievable.

And Caustic doesn’t just pit stainless, it causes cracks in stress areas. They will have to use advanced ultrasound techniques on every millimeter of hundreds of miles of piping because a hidden crack will propagate and cause a failure days or years in the future.

Might as well melt it all down and start over. read more

LONDON RISING TIDE PROTEST AT SHELL GREENWASHING

Hot on the heels of their appearance at the Shell vs. Bodo case at the High Court, activists from London Rising Tide, staged a protest in and outside the Royal Festival Hall on Saturday 23rd June, highlighting the greenwashing of shell’s tardy image through cultural sponsorship in their ‘shell classic international’ festival at the southbank centre.

At dusk prior to the Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela concert, activists gathered near their south bank target, and prepared their  ‘Shell Hell’ face masks and grim reaper costumes. Shortly before seven, they formed a procession and swiftly made their way to the entrance of the Royal Festival Hall. read more

CALGARY — Shares in Calgary junior MGM Energy Corp. leaped by as much as 45 per cent on Thursday morning after it announced it had signed Shell Canada to help explore an oil play in the Northwest Territories.

The company’s stock rose seven cents to 22.5 cents in early trading in Toronto but closed the day at 20 cents, up 29 per cent from Wednesday’s close.

In a news release, MGM said the Canadian division of Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to fund the drilling and completion of up to two wells in the Central Mackenzie Valley Canol shale oil play to earn a 75 per cent interest in its exploration licence, 466B. read more

FROM OUR 2004 SHELL NEWS ARCHIVE: PROOF OF A BROKEN PROMISE. GAS FLARING BY SHELL STILL TAKES PLACE IN NIGERIA DESPITE THE PLEDGE QUOTED IN THIS ASSOCIATED PRESS ARTICLE TO END FLARING BY 2008

MLive.com: Shell repeats commitment to end Nigeria gas flaring by 2008

The Associated Press

28/06/04

LONDON (Dow Jones/AP) — Royal Dutch/Shell Group Monday reiterated a commitment to end the process of flaring off natural gas from oil projects in Nigeria by 2008.

The company said it has spent about $2 billion to date on infrastructure to collect and ship the gas which would otherwise be burned off into the atmosphere.

Shell has been under pressure from environmentalists and local residents to end gas flaring in Nigeria. Some say the process contributes to global warming. read more

FROM A SHELL RELATED EXPERT SOURCE (Alarming information supplied to John Donovan)

John

The attach file highlights a number of known hazards which Shell will need to address in their Arctic drilling and development work. One such hazard is highlighted on a map showing recent seismic (earthquake) activity in the area of the Beaufort Sea where Shell’s concession lies.

You make recall that this is the same issue that led to the takeover of Sakhalin 2 by Gazprom!

Chapter Three: Description of the Beaufort Sea Lease Sale Area ( Patience is required as document takes some time to load) read more

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy: Updated 10:59 p.m., Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Two Shell Oil Co. drilling rigs have begun their long treks to Arctic waters, where they are expected to begin boring five exploratory oil wells later this summer.

The departure marks a final phase in Shell’s seven-year quest to drill in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas north of Alaska. Although the company is still awaiting final drilling permits to launch the work, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar told reporters on Tuesday that those approvals are probable.

Shell spokeswoman Kelly op de Weegh confirmed that the drilling rigs and support vessels have left the Seattle shipyard where they underwent hundreds of millions of dollars in renovations to prepare them for the planned drilling. read more

By LISA DEMER
Anchorage Daily News

Published: June 27th, 2012 09:29 PM
Last Modified: June 27th, 2012 09:30 PM

Two massive Shell Oil Co. drilling rigs left a Seattle dock early Wednesday, starting the long trek to Alaska’s Arctic waters and leaving behind years of legal battles and regulatory hurdles in a quest for riches under the sea.

With little drama, the Kulluk — a 29-year-old conical Arctic drilling rig that spent a dozen years mothballed in Canada — launched for Dutch Harbor, a supply stop on the way to the far north, just before 8 a.m. Seattle time. The Noble Discoverer — a 1960s-era vessel used as a log carrier before being converted for drilling — was right behind, said Curtis Smith, an Anchorage-based Shell spokesman in Seattle for the sendoff. read more

Posted on Wednesday, 06.27.12

The Associated Press

ATLANTA — A federal appeals court has rejected arguments by a coalition of environmental groups, who maintain that U.S. regulators failed to thoroughly review the potential dangers of drilling new deep wells in the Gulf of Mexico.

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision supports a federal agency’s approval, allowing Shell to move ahead with plans for 10 deep-water wells.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management failed to properly analyze potential catastrophic spills and underestimated the likelihood of a spill, the environmental groups argued. read more

Thu Jun 28, 2012 7:40am EDT

* Shell extends deadline for shareholder acceptances to July 11

* Cove shares continue to trade 10 percent above PTT’s offer price

* Analyst says still expects Shell to return with higher bid

* Shell has until July 17 to launch higher offer

LONDON, June 28 (Reuters) – Oil major Shell again extended a deadline for Cove Energy shareholders to accept its $1.8 billion takeover offer, leaving the way open to trump a higher bid from rival Thai group PTT Exploration and Production. read more

John

I have provided links to a couple of Shell documents on the subject of Business and Human Rights. Hypocrisy and window dressing for the gullible.

HUMAN RIGHTS DILEMMAS – A SHELL TRAINING SUPPLEMENT

BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS: A Management Primer

HYDROGEN POWERED VEHICLE

John,

I have supplied links to articles detailing Shell’s investment in hydrogen generation R&D.

Shell Announces $1 Million Research Project to Ohio State …

Alternate Fuel Shell Hydrogen

And links to related articles:

Nuclear power plants can produce hydrogen to fuel the ‘hydrogen …

New Way To Split Water Into Hydrogen And Oxygen Developed

People are getting very creative. Who knows? Maybe someone will eventually make the ‘eureka’ discovery and the oil and gas industry will be faced with a new reality to deal with. read more

Shell joins 3rd BASRA OIL & GAS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION

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By Jennifer A. Dlouhy Published 09:55 p.m., Tuesday, June 26, 2012

United States secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, speaks during a conference in Trondheim, Norway, Tuesday, June 26, 2012. The conference is centered on the management and use of natural resources in arctic areas. (AP Photo/Ned Alley / NTB scanpix) NORWAY OUT Photo: Alley, Ned / NTB scanpix

WASHINGTON – A top Obama administration official predicted Tuesday that Shell will win government permits to drill for oil in Arctic waters this summer, while the government readies a plan to allow further energy exploration in the region four years from now.

“Having seen the conditions that Shell has already met, it is probable that they are going to get these permits,” Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said.

Salazar stressed that federal regulators are still scrutinizing Shell Oil Co.‘s applications to drill up to five wells in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas, after a test Monday of one of its emergency response systems and in advance of other drills. read more

By Emily Pickerell Updated 10:33 p.m., Tuesday, June 26, 2012

An industry safety clearinghouse formed after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill is about to kick off a program for certifying outside auditors that the government soon may require to examine offshore operators’ safety plans.

Charlie Williams, executive director of the Houston-based Center for Offshore Safety, said at a meeting with the Houston Chronicle editorial board Tuesday that regulators now allow internal auditors to meet requirements for independent audits of company programs called Safety and Environmental Management Systems. read more

Updated June 26, 2012, 12:02 p.m. ET

TRONDHEIM, Norway—Two of the world’s major oil and gas producing nations, bolstered by big Arctic discoveries in recent years, are looking to further develop one of the world’s most remote regions as a more vibrant hub of exploration.

Norway plans to award new drilling licenses for dozens of blocks of sea acreage in icy Arctic waters as early as 2013, Norway’s oil ministry said at a conference here Tuesday. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, speaking at the same conference, said the Obama administration plans to further open and develop its own Arctic areas for drilling to continue reducing that nation’s dependence on foreign imports. read more

FROM OUR 2004 SHELL NEWS ARCHIVE

The Observer: Ethical funds dump Shell shares

Nick Mathiason and Oliver Morgan

Sunday June 27, 2004

Leading institutions are selling shares in Shell over concerns about the way the company deals with environmental issues associated with its activities in Africa, the United States and Sakhalin Island off the Russian coast.

As the oil giant braces itself for a stormy annual general meeting tomorrow, two leading fund managers representing blue-chip City institutions have confirmed that they have ditched all their Shell shares.

Socially responsible investment (SRI) funds belonging to Investec Henderson Crosthwaite and Morley Fund Management have sold all Shell shares in recent months. The move is significant, because SRI decisions increasingly affect mainstream analysts’ investment recommendations. read more

By JOHN M. BRODER

A version of this article appeared in print on June 27, 2012, on page A14 of the New York edition

WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Tuesday that it was “highly likely” that the agency would grant Shell permits to begin drilling exploratory wells off the North Slope of Alaska as early as next month.

Mr. Salazar, while acknowledging that the Arctic presented unique environmental and safety challenges for oil and gas operations, said he was confident that Shell would meet the Interior Department’s new standards for offshore drilling. He noted that Shell had successfully tested a new oil spill containment device in Washington State’s Puget Sound in recent days and said he believed the company’s claims that it could collect at least 90 percent of any oil spilled in the event of a well blowout. read more

 June 26, 2012, 1:27 p.m. EDT

Shell, others to turn U.K. refinery into terminal

By Konstantin Rozhnov

Royal Dutch Shell PLC RDS.A +0.77% , Royal Vopak NV and Greenergy Ltd. have agreed to buy the majority of the assets of the Petroplus Holdings AG’s Coryton refinery in England to turn it into an import and distribution terminal to be managed by Vopak, the administrator of Petroplus’s U.K. subsidiaries, the companies and the U.K. government said Tuesday.

The sale will be completed within several months, once the current refinery closure process has been concluded, PricewaterhouseCoopers, the administrator, said in a statement. read more

26 June 2012 Last updated at 19:01

Hundreds of job losses have been confirmed in a deal that will see one of UK’s biggest oil refineries become a storage depot.

Administrators PwC said the site in Coryton, Essex, would become an “import terminal” for petrol and diesel.

The site will be operated by Royal Vopak, Greenergy and Shell UK, PwC said.

Steven Pearson, of PwC, said the closure would see the “majority” of the 500 Coryton employees made redundant.

The plant, which previously supplied 20% of fuel in London and the South East, ceased production earlier this month. read more

By Stephen Treloar and Katarzyna Klimasinska – Jun 26, 2012 3:32 PM GMT+0100

Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA) will begin drilling off Alaska’s north coast in the third quarter, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said as he outlined U.S. plans to advance Arctic energy production.

“We anticipate that there will be exploration with the initial wells going in by Shell this summer,” Salazar said today in an interview at a meeting of energy ministers in Trondheim, Norway. “We have now pending exploration plans that have been submitted by other companies as well.” read more

FROM A REGULAR CONTRIBUTOR

The world has vast volumes of what is called ‘stranded’ natural gas. This is gas that is not considered economically exploitable for a variety of reasons. As a consequence this type of gas is usually ‘flared’, i.e., burned, at the well site, although a small amout of it is utilized one way or the other at or near the well site.

However, our ability to convert that gas into LNG and diesel type fuels is rapidly beginning to make this resource economically viable to explt.  And believe it or not, there is somewhere on the order of 6000 TCF of this gas located worldwide. read more

FROM A REGULAR CONTRIBUTOR

John,

Thought you might like this article.

New Toilet Turns Human Waste Into Electricity and Fertilizer‎‏

Why can’t those geniuses at Royal Dutch Shell think of something like this ??? Maybe RD Shell needs to invest in the Loo market.

Think of all the natural gas that can be generated and recycled.

How many trillions of cubic meters of gas found in conventional geologic gas fields is an invention like this worth ???

Perhaps we are getting a peek at the future for modern sewage disposal where billions upon billions of cubic feet of natural gas are recovered from human waste daily. How much of this bio-gas does a city like London or New York or Paris, etc. produce on a daily basis ??? read more

By Elisha Bala-Gbogbo – Jun 26, 2012 9:20 AM GMT+0100

Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA)’s Nigerian unit plans to build a $3.5 billion gas plant in the southeastern Imo state, Lagos-based ThisDay reported, citing Mutiu Sunmonu, Shell’s chairman in Nigeria.

To contact the reporter on this story: Elisha Bala-Gbogbo in Abuja at [email protected]

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Dulue Mbachu in Abuja at [email protected]

SOURCE

The Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday threw out a petition by Defenders of Wildlife and Gulf Restoration Network to halt Shell Oil’s latest exploration plan to drill in the Gulf of Mexico.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management had approved Shell’s plan, or “Shell EP,” to conduct drilling in ten exploratory wells between 7,100 and 7,300 feet deep off the shore of Alabama in the Central Gulf of Mexico.

The petitioners challenged the ruling, claiming that Shell EP violates the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species. The court said that NEPA’s requirements had been met, and the low probability (estimated risk of 0.07%) of an oil spill means the exploratory drilling does not violate the Endangered Species Act. read more

Published June 25, 2012 Dow Jones Newswires

Shell France, a unit of Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB), will as soon as this week start drilling exploration wells off the coasts of French Guyana that are believed to harbor promising oil reserves, its Chief Executive Patrick Romeo said in an advanced copy of an interview with professional weekly Bulletin de l’Industrie Petroliere, or BIP, to be released Tuesday.

The moves comes after the French government lifted the suspension of exploratory works in the region. read more

We will bear the burden of Shell tax credits

June 26, 2012

I am dumbfounded by the Post-Gazette’s Friday editorial “No Shell Game: Corbett’s Tax Break Plan Is a Good Deal for State”! You have sold out to the interests of big oil and gas along with the Corbett administration. Your initial caution flag on ethane cracker tax credits has turned into a white flag of surrender.

Royal Dutch Shell (the full name) has co-headquarters in London, United Kingdom, and in The Hague, Netherlands. It is the second-largest company in the world based upon revenues. Why are we even considering giving tax credits to such a global behemoth? It would be better that Shell pay us for the privilege of operating here. read more

By Sarah Young

LONDON | Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:42am EDT

(Reuters) – Shareholders are betting Shell (RDSa.L) will up the stakes in a bid battle for explorer Cove Energy (COVE.L) after Thailand’s PTT Exploration and Production PTTE.BK extended the deadline for investors to accept its $1.9 billion offer.

Cove shares were up 0.3 percent to 265.5 pence at 1021 EDT on Monday, still above the 240 pence per share PTT has offered, as investors eyed a potentially higher bid from Shell.

PTT said on Monday that investors would now have until July 6 to accept its offer, after it won acceptances from only 0.25 percent of Cove shares by last Friday’s deadline. read more