Shell, Gazprom May Expand Sakhalin LNG by 2015, Governor Says
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, Royal Dutch Shell plc com News and information on Royal Dutch Shell . Plc Skip to Content Home Contact Us Contributors Mission Shell Blog Shell Library Shell , Gazprom May Expand Sakhalin LNG by 2015, Governor Says Dec 30th , 2010 by John Donovan By Ilya Arkhipov and Stephen Bierman Dec 29, 2010 5:18 PM GMT OAO Gazprom Russia’s gas export monopoly , and Royal Dutch Shell Plc may build a third train to produce liquefied natural gas at their 22 billion Sakhalin-2 venture by 2015, the regional governor . said The two companies may alternatively build a new LNG plant , Alexander Khoroshavin the governor of the Sakhalin region , told Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in a meeting today , according to Khoroshavin’s press service . A third train at the Sakhalin-2 project may boost capacity
: . Royal Dutch Shell plc com News and information on Royal Dutch Shell . Plc Skip to Content Home Contact Us Contributors Mission Shell Blog Shell Library SHELL ON HUMAN RIGHTS FREEDOM OF SPEECH : SPIN VS . REALITY Dec 28th , 2010 by John Donovan By Alfred and John Donovan Our outspoken friend , the former employee of Shell Oil USA , has raised the question of why Shell has not sued us for libel Extracts from an article we published in February 2006 are informative on the subject . Since then , Shell was legally obliged to supply us with internal documents including one indicating that Shell decided long ago that it will never take legal action against us . Perhaps this is over concern about what Shell describes as internal laundry” being aired in open court . As will be seen , the
: Royal Dutch Shell plc com News and information on Royal Dutch Shell . Plc Skip to Content Home Contact Us Contributors Mission Shell Blog Shell Library Allegations against Royal Dutch Shell : Truth is not libel Dec 28th , 2010 by John Donovan COMMENTS FROM A FORMER EMPLOYEE OF SHELL OIL USA Read your comments about Shell not suing Bill Campbell for libel . Obviously , they have not done so because they could not win . Truth is not . libel One might ask why RD Shell has not sued you for libel . You have accused them publicly of all manner of nefarious undertaking . As I recall , you recently even accused them of engaging in espionage against a sovereign government and military ally of the United Kingdom , the United States . Yet not a word out of RD Shell management . Why Obviously , this
Royal Dutch Shell plc com News and information on Royal Dutch Shell . Plc Skip to Content Home Contact Us Contributors Mission Shell Blog Shell Library Why won’t Shell sue its former HSE Group Auditor Bill Campbell for libel Dec 27th , 2010 by John Donovan By John Donovan Printed below are extracts from an email I sent on 9 August 2006 to the then CEO of Royal Dutch Shell Plc . Mr Jeroen van der . Veer It concerned very serious published allegations against Shell management by the former HSE Group Auditor of Shell International , Mr Bill Campbell . His allegations related to the Brent Bravo explosion in which two Shell employees lost their lives as a consequence of alleged criminal negligence . It was an investigation led by Bill Campbell that revealed the notorious Touch Fu All” safety
Royal Dutch Shell plc com News and information on Royal Dutch Shell . Plc Skip to Content Home Contact Us Contributors Mission Shell Blog Shell Library Shell scam against its employees in the Philippines Dec 27th , 2010 by John Donovan I am Antonio L . Buensuceso Jr . an immigrant from the Philippines and residing at 12901 Francine Ter , Poway , Ca 92064 and an avid follower of your ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC.COM . website In fact , I am posting your column in my blog : shelltabangaorefinerylife.blogspot.com for the simple reason that as I see it we stand on the SAME ground against SHELL , who since 1978 upon the start of my employment in PILIPINAS SHELL PETROLEUM CORPORATION , Shell Refinery , Tabangao , Batangas City , PHILIPPINES until February 2002 when the company booted me out of the
Royal Dutch Shell plc com News and information on Royal Dutch Shell . Plc Skip to Content Home Contact Us Contributors Mission Shell Blog Shell Library Shell’s corruption czar’ Dec 26th , 2010 by John Donovan Comment by a former employee of Shell Oil USA I read your re-posting of RD Shell’s 2007 advert for a corruption czar’ or whatever they were going to call this person . Interesting . It gave me a good . chuckle This advert is a public albeit very quiet admission by RD Shell management that they know they have a very widespread corporate problem with : internal corruption , bribery , fraud , money laundering , accounting irregularities’ , extortion , industrial espionage , conspiracy , and all sort and manner of unsavory and illegal . conduct Where was the follow-up management house
, , , Royal Dutch Shell plc com News and information on Royal Dutch Shell . Plc Skip to Content Home Contact Us Contributors Mission Shell Blog Shell Library Shell to investigate fraud , contract corruption , bribery , money-laundering and organised crime inside the Shell Group Dec 26th , 2010 by John Donovan Extracts from an article we published in January 2007. It is evident from the recent news of Shell being mired in endemic corruption in Nigeria , that the anti-corruption campaign was just another illusion conjured up by the Shell propaganda ministry to fool disillusioned investors in the wake of the reserves fraud . Organised crime investigations should have started at the very top of the company . The fact that Richard Wiseman , the senior official in charge of Shell ethics and
IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Dec 21 2010 Creative Economy Report 2010 Stock.Xchng The UNCTAD and the United Nations Development Programme UNDP have just launched the report Creative Economy Report 2010 The study reviews the market situation for all creative industries and summarizes recent developments in all regions of the world . It examines the economic , cultural , social , technological , and environmental trends that have prevailed over the past two years , taking a particularly close look at the consequences of the financial crisis and offering 10 key messages to assist governments in policy-making to enhance their creative . economies The report notes that global exports of creative goods and services more that doubled between 2002 and 2008.
IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Dec 21 2010 0 Creative Economy Report 2010 Stock.Xchng The UNCTAD and the United Nations Development Programme UNDP have just launched the report Creative Economy Report 2010 The study reviews the market situation for all creative industries and summarizes recent developments in all regions of the world . It examines the economic , cultural , social , technological , and environmental trends that have prevailed over the past two years , taking a particularly close look at the consequences of the financial crisis and offering 10 key messages to assist governments in policy-making to enhance their creative . economies The report notes that global exports of creative goods and services more that doubled between 2002 and 2008.
IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Dec 20 2010 0 Facebook Named Best Place To Work By Employees CC Laughing Squid Flickr Facebook is the best place to work among US companies according , to Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Awards , which lists the top 50 best places to work . Southwest Airlines and Bain Company follow up in second and third place , . respectively The survey was based on nearly 150,000 employee reviews submitted during 2010 on companies with more than 500 employees . The results of the study are seen as an accurate reflection of how satisfied workers are with their . employers Here s the complete list of this year’s Top 50 Best Places to . Work Share Written by IESE Library Staff in : Careers Tags : Best companies Employee motivation Migrant
The brutal reality of the resource curse in Africa is once again laid bare. The latest revelations from Wikileaks is that the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has siphoned $9bn in oil money and deposited it in foreign accounts, many of which are in London. Whilst the rest of the country languishes in brutal poverty, the...Continue reading 'The “Great Oil Thief”'.
IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Dec 17 2010 0 OECD Economic Surveys : Euro Area 2010 Stock.Xchng The 2010 edition of OECD s periodic review of the Euro area economy has just been published . As the euro area recovers from a severe recession , major reforms are now needed to restore confidence and stability . Tackling economic , fiscal and financial imbalances will be . crucial This edition includes chapters : on How to exit from the crisis Resolving intra-euro imbalances Avoiding unsustainable imbalances Rebuilding public finances Improving fiscal discipline Strengthening the banking system Making cross-border risks The full text is available online for the IESE . Community Share Written by IESE Library Staff in : Economics Statistics Tags : Economic
With so much talk about shale gas, renewable energy and the chokehold that oil has on our economy, it's easy to forget about coal -- which will still be important 25 years from now.
IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Dec 16 2010 0 UNCTAD : Non-tariff Measures CC United Nations UNCTAD has just launched the report Non-Tariff Measures : Evidence from Selected Developing Countries and Future Research Agenda The study highlights the key issues of the UNCTAD initiative in collaboration with international partners in United Nations organizations and agencies , regional organizations and national governments and other partners , and provides policy and technical guidance and recommendations on the implementation of a possible multi-year program to raise the profile of . NTMs The report is available on the web Share Written by IESE Library Staff in : Economics Statistics Tags : Developing countries Non-tariff measures Trade Trade policies UN
Shares in BP are falling this morning – 3 per cent in early trading so far – on the news that it could face penalties of $21 billion-plus if found fully liable for damages in a US federal lawsuit regarding the Deepwater Horizon drilling disaster. But BP is not alone. The US Department of Justice...Continue reading 'Another $20 Billion Bill for BP'.
When you think of the Deepwater disaster earlier this year, of course the main company responsible for the spill that springs to mind is BP, the operator of the rig. The next villain in the story is Transocean, the owner of the rig. One name that does not automatically jump out is Anadarko, the minority...Continue reading 'Deepwater’s Forgotten Villain'.
On Saturday the outgoing Democratic governor of New York State, David Paterson ordered a seven-month moratorium on some natural gas drilling in the state. He issued an executive order prohibiting high-volume hydraulic fracturing of horizontally drilled wells. The order stands until July 1. Hydraulic fracturing which is also known as fracking, involves blasting millions of...Continue reading 'USA Becomes A Fractured Nation'.
IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Dec 13 2010 0 Energy Efficiency Stock.Xchng The World Economic Forum in partnership with Accenture has just launched the report , Energy Efficiency : Accelerating the Agenda The study emphasizes the urgent need for energy efficiency to be at the forefront of the global . agenda According to the report , energy demand is expected to increase by 40 percent by 2050. The estimated capital required to meet projected energy demand through to 2030 amounts in cumulative terms to US$ 26 trillion . Of all the energy options , energy efficiency would provide the largest capacity for cutbacks in energy demand in the medium . term The report drew on the expertise of over 20 stakeholders across the public and private sectors to create a
IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Dec 10 2010 0 World Trade Profile 2010 Stock.Xchng The World Trade Organization has just launched the report Trade Profile 2010 The study gives quick references on national and trade statistics of WTO members and countries which are in the process of negotiating WTO . membership It combines information on trade flows and trade policy measures of members , WTO observers and other selected . economies For more information : http : www.wto.org english res_e booksp_e anrep_e trade_profiles10_e.pdf Share Written by IESE Library Staff in : Economics Statistics Tags : Statistics Trade World Trade Organization WTO Dec 10 2010 0 Emerging Consumer Electronics Markets CC Amarand Agasi Flickr Datamonitor 360 has just published the
IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Dec 09 2010 0 The Best Tools for Modern-Day Learning CC Matt Hamm Flickr Twitter remains in pole position of the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2010 List compiled by Jane Hart , founder and CEO of the Centre for Learning Performance . In second and third place , respectively , are YouTube and Google Docs Meanwhile , relative newcomers Slideshare and Skype improved their positions on last year’s rankings while Delicious , Google Reader , WordPress and Moodle dropped . slightly The list is the result of input from 545 people worldwide who shared their top tools for . learning You can view the final ranking here Share Written by IESE Library Staff in : Rankings Tags : Learning Online social networks Rankings Plugin by wpburn.com
One of the main concerns of the Ogoni activist and writer, Ken Saro-Wiwa was the collusion between Shell and the Nigerian Government. We already know that this collusion went from the top levels of the government to routine logistical and financial support for the military. Saro-Wiwa once said that one of their protests was “anti-Shell,...Continue reading 'Nigeria: “Shell has access to everything”'.
With only a few days to go in the UN climate talks in Cancún, many questions remain on the outcomes, including on one of the most important issues currently on the table – climate finance. Finance in the context of the climate talks refers to funding for developing countries to address climate needs – financing...Continue reading 'Global Climate Fund In, World Bank Out'.
Six years ago, in preparation for George Bush’s visit to the US, leaked Diplomatic cables by Wikileaks show that the ecological cost of the dirty sands was not seen as a diplomatic issue of contention. A message to President Bush by America’s Ambassador in Canada, noted that, in advance of Bush’s visit to Canada at...Continue reading 'Canada’s Secret “Sensitivities” over Tar Sands'.
IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Dec 08 2010 0 The top 10 issues mining companies will face in the coming year stock . Xchng Deloitte has released a comprehensive report on trends in the global mining industry which have identified ten of the top issues they believe will influence the global mining sector most in the coming year , presented in order of : priority 1. The fickle face of financing : International investment fuels the sector 2. When supply can’t match demand : Volatility is the new normal 3. Securing a social license : Engaging stakeholders takes center stage 4. New taxes , new regulations and new governments : Political agendas take center stage 5. How to invest more strategically : Hint , you’ll need a long-term plan 6. The lost generation 
IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Dec 07 2010 0 Major Challenges in 2011 Stock.Xchng The World Economic Forum has asked Global Agenda Council members to identify the most important global trends that will likely impact the global economy , society and environment in the next 12-18 months . A survey of almost 600 global experts including leaders from business , academia , civil society , government and other walks-of-life was carried out to identify the leading challenges facing the world , the most important of which : are global power shifts the uncertain economic recovery population growth inequality and resource shortages The complete survey results are available online Share Written by IESE Library Staff in : Economics Statistics Tags : Global trends