• Shell won’t stop oil production in Syria unless EU mandates a boycott

    Updated: 2011-08-31 16:51:30
    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 won’t stop oil production in Syria unless EU mandates a boycott Aug 30th , 2011 by John Donovan By Associated Press , Updated : Tuesday , August 30, 5:00 PM AMSTERDAM Royal Dutch Shell PLC will not stop producing oil in Syria unless it is directed to do so by the European Union , media in the Netherlands . report National broadcaster NOS news cites Dick Benschop , head of the company’s Dutch arm , as saying Shell thinks halting its operations there would hurt the Syrian people more than its . government Benschop’s remarks came after a behind-closed-doors meeting Tuesday with members of Dutch parliament who have called for a boycott to

  • Exxon Rosneft deal major setback for BP and Shell

    Updated: 2011-08-31 16:51:30
    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 Exxon Rosneft deal major setback for BP and Shell Aug 30th , 2011 by John Donovan Royal Dutch Shell PLC declined to comment on the Exxon-Rosneft deal and had no update on the status of Shell’s talks with Rosneft . Shell CEO Peter Voser said in July that his company was in early-stage talks with Rosneft over Arctic exploration opportunities . Exxon , Rosneft Sign Global Pact To Jointly Drill For Oil By William Mauldin and Isabel Ordonez of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES MOSCOW Dow Jones Exxon Mobil Corp . XOM and Russia’s OAO Rosneft ROSN.RS Tuesday announced a global partnership that would grant the Texas oil giant more access to Russia’s vast oil

  • Big oil companies may have to give up Iraq gas

    Updated: 2011-08-31 16:51:30
    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 Big oil companies may have to give up Iraq gas Aug 30th , 2011 by John Donovan Mon Aug 29, 2011 10:25am EDT By Ahmed Rasheed and Daniel Fineren DUBAI Reuters Many of the world’s biggest energy companies may have to surrender most of the gas from Iraq’s vast southern oilfields to a processing and export project led by Shell , a final draft contract between Baghdad and Europe’s biggest company , obtained by Reuters , . shows Oil giants including Royal Dutch Shell RDSa.L : Quote BP BP.L : Quote U.S . based Exxon XOM.N : Quote China’s CNPC , and Italy’s Eni ENI.MI : Quote signed technical service contracts to develop three oilfields in southern

  • The Irish Times: Protecting our resources

    Updated: 2011-08-31 16:51:30
    : 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 The Irish Times : Protecting our resources Aug 29th , 2011 by John Donovan The Irish Times Monday , August 29, 2011 OF ALL the big questions facing the State , few have more profound long-term implications than the management of our natural resources . Official estimates suggest a potential reserve of hydrocarbons equivalent to 10 billion barrels of oil off the west coast alone . Were all of this to be recovered , it would be enough to supply Ireland’s gas and oil needs for a . century With the stakes so high , it is imperative that the State gets its approach right . It has to balance the need to get companies to spend vast sums drilling

  • BEYOND UNEP REPORT, CRIMINAL LIABILITY SHOULD BE SLAMMED ON SHELL OIL COMPANY

    Updated: 2011-08-31 16:51:30
    , 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 BEYOND UNEP REPORT , CRIMINAL LIABILITY SHOULD BE SLAMMED ON SHELL OIL COMPANY Aug 29th , 2011 by John Donovan Nigeria’s then acting President Goodluck Jonathan with President Obama in 2010 By KORNEBARI NWIKE 8 28 2011 President Goodluck Jonathan constituted a special committee on oil pollution in Ogoniland recently , according to him to perform a holistic review of the UNEP report . The committee is chaired by Mrs . Diezani Allison-Madueke , Minister of Petroleum Resources and former Shell Oil Company employee . The committee also has Mr . Austen Oniwon , Group Managing Director of Nigeria National Petroleum Company NNPC as a member .

  • Shell FuelSave wakens memories of Formula Shell debacle

    Updated: 2011-08-31 16:51:30
    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 FuelSave wakens memories of Formula Shell debacle Aug 28th , 2011 by John Donovan By John Donovan Here we are again in the midst of a major Shell advertising campaign with huge colour adverts in the UK national press for a new Shell wonder fuel , this time invented by Shell Fuel Scientists” : Its called Shell FuelSave Shell’s Fuel Scientists are being rather cagey about the secret formula Shell Efficiency improvers inviting drivers to guess what they do . 8221 Doesn’t Shell know The adverts claim : Our Fuel Scientists are more than satisfied with the results” described as a remarkable benefit . 8221 What results What benefit There is

  • Report: Exporting Energy Security: Keystone XL Exposed

    Updated: 2011-08-31 12:27:40
    The Keystone XL Pipeline: Oil for Export, Not for U.S. Energy Security Industry Documents Reveal Scheme to Reach Lucrative Markets Abroad Download the full report. In pushing for the Obama Administration’s approval of TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, the North American oil industry and its political patrons argue that the pipeline is necessary...'Report: Exporting Energy Security: Keystone XL Exposed'.

  • Exxon Beats BP to Arctic Prize

    Updated: 2011-08-31 10:18:11
    It will not just be Bob Dudley from BP who will be aghast at the news that Exxon and Rosneft have signed a historical deal to develop Arctic oil reserves, but many people from Alaska too. Just months after BP failed in a bid to form a strategic alliance with Rosneft, ExxonMobil has outsmarted its...Continue reading 'Exxon Beats BP to Arctic Prize'.

  • “Very Close Match” Between New Spill And BP’s Well

    Updated: 2011-08-30 11:37:55
    A renewed push for permits by oil companies in the Gulf of Mexico is being overshadowed by a row over whether BP’s capped Macondo well is actually leaking oil. If the well is somehow still leaking this would have major ramifications for BP, but also the wider industry that is gearing up for further drilling...Continue reading '“Very Close Match” Between New Spill And BP’s Well'.

  • Shell fuels Syrian Tanks?

    Updated: 2011-08-30 07:27:16
    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 fuels Syrian Tanks Aug 27th , 2011 by John Donovan By John Donovan SHELL IS A MAJOR SHAREHOLDER , PARTNER , OWNER AND MANAGEMENT PARTICIPANT IN A COMPANY SUPPLYING THE FUEL FOR SYRIAN TANKS USED TO CRUSH THE UPRISING On Wednesday 24 August 2011, I sent an email to Mr Michiel Brandjes , Company Secretary General Counsel Corporate , Royal Dutch Shell . Plc I asked him whether an email sent earlier that same day to a third party , purportedly by Graham Henley , General Manager of Syria Shell Petroleum Development B.V . was authentic . I supplied a . copy I also advised him of an allegation that Shell fuel has been used in  Syrian army

  • MEP claims gardaí assaulted him at Corrib gas protest

    Updated: 2011-08-27 00:31:45
    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 MEP claims gardaí assaulted him at Corrib gas protest Aug 26th , 2011 by John Donovan The Irish Times Friday , August 26, 2011 LORNA SIGGINS , Western Correspondent SOCIALIST Party MEP Paul Murphy says he intends to lodge a complaint with the Garda Síochána over his treatment at a Corrib gas protest in north Mayo . yesterday Mr Murphy says he was assaulted by gardaí” as he participated in a sit-down protest on a public road close to the Corrib gas terminal at . Ballinaboy I was punched in the head , I had my pressure point targeted as in my ear was deliberately twisted to a point of excruciating pain and my stomach was repeatedly poked and

  • EU Embargo on Syrian Crude Likely to Hurt Italy Most

    Updated: 2011-08-26 16:29:32
    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 EU Embargo on Syrian Crude Likely to Hurt Italy Most Aug 26th , 2011 by John Donovan Although the document only covers one month of Syrian petroleum exports , it provides a recent snapshot of ordinarily confidential trading activity in which European oil companies Repsol SA and Royal Dutch Shell PLC loaded Syrian crude , and Trafigura and Total SA loaded Syrian oil products in . July AUGUST 26, 2011 By BENOIT FAUCON And KONSTANTIN ROZHNOV LONDON—A shipping document suggests a European Union embargo on Syrian crude oil—expected to be finalized next week—would hit Italy hardest , even as the southern European country continues to make do

  • Free online library of over 27,000 Royal Dutch Shell related articles and documents

    Updated: 2011-08-26 16:29:31
    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 Free online library of over 27,000 Royal Dutch Shell related articles and documents Aug 25th , 2011 by John Donovan Free Research Access on Royal Dutch Shell Plc over 27,000 articles and documents FREE RESEARCH We have the worlds largest online library of news articles and leaked documents about the oil giant Royal Dutch Shell and related matters . They are all available FREE for educational and research . purposes Over 27,000 are stored here and on our sister website : www.ShellNews.net Over 20,000 articles and documents are available on this website by using our internal Search facility at the top of the far right column . There are no

  • The Rush for Libyan Oil Is On, and the Battle in Tripoli Isn't Even Over

    Updated: 2011-08-22 19:32:53
    Less than 24 hours after rebels swept into Libya's capital Tripoli, foreign oil companies including BP are already plotting their homecoming.

  • Fred Upton: Big Oil’s Superman in SuperCongress

    Updated: 2011-08-18 12:41:43
    Numerous recent polls reveal that the American people believe that Congress is more responsive to their campaign donors than their own constituents. In addition, Americans of all affiliations clearly favor ending oil industry handouts. The question is, whose side is Fred Upton on: the American people’s or Big Oil’s? Rep. Upton is Big Oil’s biggest...Continue reading 'Fred Upton: Big Oil’s Superman in SuperCongress'.

  • Oil Money and the “SuperCongress”

    Updated: 2011-08-17 11:40:59
    Eight of the twelve members of the newly-named Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction have voted in the last two years to allow oil companies to keep more than $4 billion annually in taxpayer subsidies in place. All six Republicans have consistently voted to preserve oil industry handouts. Oil industry lobbyists have made maintaining these handouts...Continue reading 'Oil Money and the “SuperCongress”'.

  • Oil Spills 'Round the World: The 2011 Edition

    Updated: 2011-08-16 11:54:42
    More than a year since the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the oil industry continues to chant its "We're not BP" mantra. A tally of recent oil spills suggests the rest of the industry is pretty...

  • Will Europe Heed Warnings over Fracking?

    Updated: 2011-08-12 10:11:04
    A recent report by the World Economic Forum on the future of the gas markets has highlighted the revolution that is currently happening in this sector. The report started by saying: “What a difference a few years can make in one of the world’s major energy markets. Advances in the production of unconventional gas –...<br /Continue reading 'Will Europe Heed Warnings over Fracking?'.

  • Get Ready for an OPEC-Fueled Oil Production War

    Updated: 2011-08-10 18:52:18
    According to the International Energy Agency, a double-dip recession could cut oil demand growth enough to create a global surplus of oil next year. Never mind that the Paris-based agency still...

  • From the Delta to the Sea

    Updated: 2011-08-08 11:26:30
    Often in the 24 hour news world, stories are reported at such a rate that no one ever takes a step back to see if they are joined up. No one ever seems to ask searching questions to see if two different stories are connected and therefore what are the consequences of that connection. You...Continue reading 'From the Delta to the Sea'.

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  • BizKnowledge Watch 2011 August 08

    Updated: 2011-08-08 10:40:22
    IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Aug 08 2011 0 Blog Closed for Summer Holidays CC suesviews Flickr We would like to remind you that the blog will be on hiatus until September , but the library in Barcelona will remain open throughout the summer , from 9 a.m . to 2 p.m . We will be back , however , after the holidays with lots of interesting news . Happy Holidays Share Written by IESE Library Staff in : IESE Library Categories Books and libraries Careers Economics Statistics IESE Library IESE Reports Innovation Entrepreneurship Journals Market Industry reports Rankings Social responsibility Popular Posts Doing Business in Kenya Global Employment Trends for Youth 2010 Harnessing Business Opportunities in South Asia Insurance Distribution : Going for Broke(r

  • Jilted by another smooth-talking oilman

    Updated: 2011-08-05 21:20:39
    Ever get tired of those cheezy ads from oil companies or really fired up over ‘independent’ research that asserts that everything you thought was great about alternative enery sources turns out to be a myth? Well Erik Curren over at Transition Voice sums it up nicely on this cross-post. Thanks Erik… Every time I’m tempted...Continue reading 'Jilted by another smooth-talking oilman'.

  • BizKnowledge Watch Latest Asia Economic Monitor 2011

    Updated: 2011-08-05 07:06:52
    IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Aug 05 2011 Latest Asia Economic Monitor 2011 CC amee work Flickr The Asian Development Bank has just published the July edition of the Asia Economic Monitor After a strong rebound in 2010, economic growth in emergingEast Asia is expected to moderate in 2011 and 2012 as authorities continue to battle rising inflation . The report forecasts aggregate GDP growth for emergingEast Asia economies of 7.9 in 2011 and 7.7 in 2012. In 2010 aggregate growth reached 9.3 The AEM , a semiannual report , assesses the outlook of the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEAN the PRC Hong Kong , China Republic of Korea and . Taipei,China The full text is available online Share and : Enjoy Share Written by IESE Library

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  • BizKnowledge Watch World Investment Report 2011

    Updated: 2011-08-04 06:58:44
    IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Aug 04 2011 World Investment Report 2011 CC UNCTAD The UNCTAD has just published the World Investment Report 2011 : Non-Equity Modes of International Production and Development The study forecasts that , barring any economic shocks , FDI flows will recover to pre-crisis levels over the next two years . The challenge for the development community is to make this anticipated investment have greater impact on our efforts to achieve the Millennium Development . Goals In 2010 for the first time developing economies absorbed close to half of global FDI inflows . They also generated record levels of FDI outflows , much of it directed to other countries in the South . This further demonstrates the growing importance of developing

  • UNCTAD.ORG WIR2011 Non-equity modes of international production and development World Investment Rep

    Updated: 2011-08-04 06:58:38
    Section menu Programmes Investment and Enterprise World Investment Report WIR Series WIR2011 Non-equity modes of international production and development WIR Series Country Fact Sheets Academic Reviews Largest TNCs Annex Tables Regional Trends World Investment Report 2011 Non-Equity Modes of International Production and Development Highlights Table of contents Press Information Downloads Book information UN : Symbol UNCTAD WIR 2011 Sales no . E.11.II.D.2 Date of : publication 26 07 11 : ISBN 978-92-1-112828-4 To : order Order form Downloads Full report PDF , 250 Pages , 5459Kb Overview PDF , 40pp . 1793KB Also available : in Arabic Chinese French Russian Spanish Preface , Key Messages and Overview PDF , 15pp . 326KB Chapter I Global Investment Trends PDF , 38pp . 1917KB Chapter II Regional

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    IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Aug 04 2011 0 World Investment Report 2011 CC UNCTAD The UNCTAD has just published the World Investment Report 2011 : Non-Equity Modes of International Production and Development The study forecasts that , barring any economic shocks , FDI flows will recover to pre-crisis levels over the next two years . The challenge for the development community is to make this anticipated investment have greater impact on our efforts to achieve the Millennium Development . Goals In 2010 for the first time developing economies absorbed close to half of global FDI inflows . They also generated record levels of FDI outflows , much of it directed to other countries in the South . This further demonstrates the growing importance of

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