Royal Dutch Shell, Tony Blair and Muammar Gaddafi
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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 Royal Dutch Shell , Tony Blair and Muammar Gaddafi Oct 31st , 2011 by John Donovan From pages 42 43 of Royal Dutch Shell and its sustainability troubles” Background report to the Erratum of Shell’s Annual Report 2010 The report was made on behalf of Milieudefensie Friends of the Earth Netherlands Author : Albert ten Kate : May 2011. In May 2005, Shell signed an agreement to start a joint venture with the Libyan National Oil Corporation . The joint venture would revamp and expand the existing liquified natural gas LNG Plant at Marsa el-Brega on the Libyan coast . It would also explore for gas and subsequently develop five areas totalling
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 Missing Shell exec found dead in Netherlands Oct 31st , 2011 by John Donovan 31 October 2011 CALGARY What should have been business as usual in the Netherlands turned tragic this weekend , as a missing Shell Canada employee has turned up . dead Barry Maguire , a general manager of design engineering for Shell , was found by the sea early . Sunday A spokesman for the company confirmed Sunday evening Maguire of Calgary who had died while on a business . trip He had been reported missing . Thursday We understand from the police in the Netherlands that the body of the employee , who previously had been reported missing , was found earlier
Last Friday, oil giant Royal Dutch Shell, announced that it had doubled third quarter profits to $7.2 billion. So where is this cash coming from? Let’s not forget that Shell has spent millions over the last fifteen years trying to remould its image from a dirty oil company implicated in human rights abuses to a...Continue reading 'Shell “Threatens” the EU with Long-Term Exit'.
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 Malcolm Brinded sucking up to the Chinese government Oct 29th , 2011 by John Donovan Following the demise of his friend Gaddafi Royal Dutch Shell Executive Director Malcolm Brinded center figure in photo immediately above has turned his attention to the Chinese government . Jia Qinglin Front , R same photo chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference CPPCC listens to the introduction of a senior manager as he visits the research and development center of Royal Dutch Shell in The Hague , the Netherlands , Oct . 28, 2011. Xinhua Li Tao SOURCE Posted in : China GoogleNews Human Rights Malcolm
IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Oct 28 2011 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers 2011 CC camknows Flickr Bank of America Deloitte and Discovery Communications are among the ten best companies for working mothers , according to a new survey published by Working Mother . magazine The Working Mother 100 Best Companies are selected based on responses to 650 questions that address such issues as access to and usage of flexible work arrangements , parental leave , childcare , health and wellness support and the advancement of women to all levels of . management To view the Working Mother 100 Best Companies list , visit www.workingmother.com Share and : Enjoy Share Written by IESE Library Staff in : Rankings Tags : Balance Flexibility Rankings Working mothers
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 OIL GIANT ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PROFITS BONANZA Oct 28th , 2011 by John Donovan By David Cralk : Friday October 28,2011 OIL giant Royal Dutch Shell unveiled a doubling in profits yesterday thanks to higher prices as it vowed to slash European investment because of economic . fears Chief executive Peter Voser said the group was making good progress as it reported third-quarter profits of 7.2billion 4.5billion for the period to the end of September up from 2.1billion last . time It said oil prices , often soaring above 100 a barrel and new projects particularly in Canada and Qatar , had been the main drivers offsetting a 2 per cent dip in
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 PROFITS HIT 49m A DAY Oct 28th , 2011 by John Donovan By STEVE HAWKES , Business Editor : Friday 28 October 2011 12.5bn cash in the bank 90,000 staff around the world 3m output in millions of barrels a day SOARING oil and gas prices have sent profits surging to 49million a day at . SHELL The energy giant made a whopping 4.5billion over the three months to October DOUBLE the same period a year . ago Yesterday’s figures come as drivers are being forced off the road by soaring petrol prices as the cost of oil hits record . highs AA chiefs claim a quarter of motorists are cutting . back AA president Edmund King said motorists will not
: 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 is another country : they do things differently there Oct 28th , 2011 by John Donovan The oil giant handles budgets and projects of a size that would daunt nation states . The difference is that it need answer to no one and it’s running a huge surplus Posted by Terry Macalister Thursday 27 October 2011 13.08 BST The Guardian Shell : ticking like a Swiss watch’ . Photograph : Leon Neal AFP Getty Images What European leader would not want to swap places with Shell boss Peter Voser He has just doubled the company’s profits in the third quarter , amassed 30bn 18.7bn of cash over the last nine months and is now buying back shares at 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 North Sea oil spill risk unacceptably high’ , claims European commission Oct 27th , 2011 by John Donovan Commission says new laws needed to prevent another Deepwater Horizon , as Shell and Exxon reveal massive profits Terry Macalister guardian.co.uk Thursday 27 October 2011 13.34 BST Shell made 7.2bn in profits in the third quarter . Photograph : Royal Dutch Shell EPA The European commission has warned that the likelihood of a Deepwater Horizon-type accident in the North Sea remains unacceptably high” as it outlined new laws to counter the . danger The moves have angered the UK government and offshore oil industry while threatening to put
IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Oct 27 2011 The 2011 EU Industrial R D Investment Scoreboard CC 2011 EU Industrial R D Investment Scoreboard IRI The European Commission’s 2011 EU Industrial R D Investment Scoreboard shows that R D investment by top EU companies recovered strongly in 2010, with a 6.1 rise following a 2.6 decrease in 2009. However , data for the world’s top 1400 companies show EU companies as a whole lagging behind major competitors from the US and some Asian economies on R D growth . There was a general positive trend in 2010, as global R D investment increased by 4 a robust up-turn after the 1.9 drop observed in 2009. The global top 50 in terms of total R D investment includes 15 EU companies , 18 US firms and 13 from Japan . Two
Britain was joined by some Eastern European countries yesterday in backing Canada in its dirty fight to force the EU not to discriminate against the tar sands in the Fuel Quality Directive. A meeting of European environment experts yesterday had been expected to vote on a proposal by the European Commission to give a different...Continue reading 'Britain Backs Canadian Bullying Over Tar Sands'.
Earlier today, twenty-two House Democrats sent a letter to President Obama expressing their support for the Keystone XL pipeline project. The letter was announced in a press release from TransCanada. Both the letter and the press release predictably recycle discredited arguments for Keystone XL on energy security and jobs. What TransCanada didn’t mention is that...Continue reading 'Big Oil Buys Democratic Support for Keystone XL'.
Just over two years after the Wiwa versus Shell case was settled in a New York Court room, the US Supreme Court has given approval for another ground-breaking legal case against Shell to be heard. The lawsuit will consider whether corporations can be sued in U.S. courts for allegedly aiding human-rights abuses overseas. Amazingly, the...Continue reading 'Shell Guilty Again?'.
It’s been a good few days for BP. The company’s share price surged 5.1 per cent this morning after it was announced that Anadarko Petroleum will pay $4 billion to settle all claims for last year’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The US-based Anadarko Petroleum was a part-leaseholder of ill-fated Macondo well. As part of...Continue reading 'BP: Reprieved from Death Row'.
IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Oct 14 2011 0 The State of Education in Spain stock . Xchng The Fundación Élogos has published , jointly with IESE the 2010 edition of its annual report on the state of education in Spain . The study presents a detailed analysis of the investments made and methods used by companies , NGOs and public education institutions in the field of . education The report also includes a broad overview of the latest trends in the Spanish education sector , including a close look at the fast-growing e-learning market . Click here to read the report in . full Share Written by IESE Library Staff in : IESE Reports Tags : Education Education institutions Spain Oct 14 2011 0 New product : Passport GMID Euromonitor International’s Global
I wasn’t bowled over with surprise to hear news of Rick Perry’s energy plan today. I could have written it myself. The plan is a fossil fuel industry wish list. Open everything up and dismantle any regulation that might get in the way of digging, drilling, fracking and burning. It’s not really news. It wasn’t...Continue reading 'Rick Perry’s predictable energy plan'.
IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Oct 13 2011 0 100 Best Latin American Companies Shougang Hierro Perú is this year’s strongest performing Latin American company , according to a ranking published by Latin Business Chronicle The ranking lists the 100 best companies in Latin America based on a variety of indicators including sales and profit . growth LBC analyzed a total of 779 listed Latin American companies , using information drawn from the databank Economática . The final ranking included only businesses with annual sales of more than US$100 . million The full ranking is available on the web to members of the IESE . community Share Written by IESE Library Staff in : Rankings Tags : Best companies Latin America Categories Books and libraries Careers
IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Oct 12 2011 0 Nobel Prize for Economics Awarded to Professors Sargent and Sims CC Nobel Prize Organization The Nobel Prize for Economic s has been awarded to two US academics , Thomas J . Sargent and Christopher Sims They have been chosen for their empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy . Both professors have studied how economic policy , such as raising interest rates or cutting taxes , affects macroeconomic variables such as GDP and . inflation Thomas J . Sargent is a professor of economics at New York University Christopher Sims is a professor of economics and banking at Princeton University More information can be found on the Nobel Prize organization’s web page Share Written by IESE Library Staff
IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Oct 10 2011 0 Regional Economic Outlook for Latin America CC IMF The International Monetary Fund IMF has published the Regional Economic Outlook for the Western Hemisphere Shifting Winds , New Policy Challenges According to the REO , Latin America and theCaribbeanis facing a range of challenges from the crisis . Downside risks are significant , with some countries more vulnerable than others . But growth has so far held up reasonably well in the . region The latest baseline projection is for a modestly lower growth outlook for Latin America and theCaribbeanat 4.5 percent in 2011 and 4 percent in 2012, down 0.1 percentage point from the forecast published in . June The full REO is available o nline Share Written by IESE
IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Oct 07 2011 0 Trade and Employment CC ILO The International Labour Office ILO jointly with the European Commission EC has published the book Trade and Employment : From Myths to Facts The study aims to promote the advancement of employment , decent work and social cohesion in developing countries by assisting policy makers and social partners in anticipating and addressing the effects of trade reforms on . employment The book argues in favor of strengthening the micro-foundations of models used to evaluate the employment effects of trade , as well as of including the informal economy and adjustment processes in modeling efforts . It also emphasizes the role of governments in helping firms survive or grow in providing
IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Oct 04 2011 0 Logistics Supply Chain Industry CC Puddy_uk Flickr The World Economic Forum has just published the Logistics Supply Chain Industry Agenda Council Final Report . 2010-2011” This report includes a summary of the Council’s key insights and recommendations as well as contributions from various Council Members on some of the topics that the Logistics Supply Chain Industry Agenda Council discussed throughout the 2010-2011 . term One of the main focuses of the Council’s discussions during the year was on supply chain risk , especially in the wake of massive disruptions to transport networks and supply chains due to natural disasters . This includes not only the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in March 2011,