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January 8th, 2015:

Shell in court again, this time Canada

Screen Shot 2015-01-06 at 21.26.38From an article published by the observer.ca on 7 Jan 2015 under the headline:

“Shell to appear Feb 13 in Sarnia court”

Shell Canada has been charged by Ontario’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change following a Jan. 11, 2013 incident at its plant near Corunna.

Ministry spokesperson Kate Jordan said in an email that the charge is related to a leak of flare liquids at its Sarnia Manufacturing Centre.

The charge alleges Shell Canada did commit the offence of discharging, or causing, or permitting a discharge of a contaminant into the natural environment that caused or was likely to have caused an adverse effect, contrary to the Environmental Protection Act. read more

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Big Oil’s Dilemma: Save or Borrow?

Screen Shot 2015-01-07 at 23.11.04From an article by Justin Scheck published 7 Jan 2015 by Dow Jones Newswires under the headline:

“Oil Firms’ New Dilemma: Save, or Borrow More?

Extracts

For years, big oil companies have been spending more money than they bring in. With oil prices having more than halved since last June, that is becoming an ever trickier way to run their businesses.

Now, companies like Exxon Mobil Corp., Royal Dutch Shell PLC and BP PLC must decide whether to risk future earnings by cutting developments, risk upsetting investors by cutting dividends, or take on big debt in the hope that oil prices will soon recover.

Shell Chief Executive Ben van Beurden has said in recent months that last year’s capital spending would be lower than 2013’s. A spokesman said the company has enough borrowing capacity to maintain dividend and capital spending levels “for a reasonable period of time.”  read more

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Shell’s disastrous foray into Arctic waters

Screen Shot 2014-10-31 at 17.18.55From an article by Joel Connelly published 7 Jan 2015 by Seattlepi.com under the headline:

“Will Port of Seattle be repair center for Shell Oil’s Arctic vessels?

Extracts

The Port of Seattle’s Terminal 5 is being proposed as a repair and service center for vessels engaged in Shell Oil’s troubled, delayed program to drill for oil in Arctic waters of the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas off Alaska.

In the summer of 2012, the tug Lauren Foss towed the Shell exploration ship Noble Discoverer away from a beach in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, after its anchor slipped and the 512-foot vessel nearly ran aground.

The contractor operating the Noble Discoverer, Noble Drilling LLC, later pleaded guilty to eight felony counts for violating environmental and safety laws, and paid a $12.2 million fine. The violations were discovered during a U.S. Coast Guard safety inspection. read more

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Niger delta communities to sue Shell in London

Screen Shot 2015-01-06 at 21.26.38From an article by John Vidal published by The Guardian on Wed 7 Jan 2015 under the headline: read more

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