• ‘YOU CAN BE SURE OF SHELL’: The biggest confidence trick in history

    Updated: 2011-03-31 06:24:34
    : 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 YOU CAN BE SURE OF SHELL’ : The biggest confidence trick in history Mar 31st , 2011 by John Donovan By John Donovan Many people fondly remember the advertising slogan You can be Sure of Shell” The legendary crooner , Bing Crosby , sung the praises of Shell in the 1950 s . Our research indicates that the slogan YOU CAN BE SURE OF SHELL” was first used in Great Britain by Shell in 1937 right We assume that the message was designed to build confidence in the company and its products and was no doubt directed at consumers and potential investors . Fortunately , we have a comprehensive explanation from a Shell Chairman , Mark Moody-Stuart . It

  • Shell Obtains Permit to Drill in Deep-Water Gulf

    Updated: 2011-03-31 06:24:34
    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 Obtains Permit to Drill in Deep-Water Gulf Mar 31st , 2011 by John Donovan By ISABEL ORDONEZ HOUSTON—U.S . regulators have granted approval for Royal Dutch Shell PLC to drill a new well in the deep-water Gulf of Mexico as part of the oil company’s recently approved exploration plan for the . area This marks the first time since last year’s Deepwater Horizon rig explosion that the government has approved plans to drill new oil-and-gas resources . Previously , regulators had approved only wells that were being drilled at the time the administration’s moratorium went into . effect The approved permit allows Shell to drill a well in

  • Global Refining Capacity

    Updated: 2011-03-31 06:24:12
    The Oil Drum Discussions about Energy and Our Future Japan Fukushima Open Thread Wed 3 30 The Oil Drum Global Refining Capacity Posted by JoulesBurn on March 30, 2011 6:59pm Topic : Supply Production Tags : global oil refining oil refineries refined oil products list all tags This is a guest post by Stephen Bowers TOD user carnot who works for Evonik , a major chemical company based in Germany . Stephen is a petroleum chemist with over 30 years experience and started his career as a mud logger drilling oil . wells Product Demand and Disposition Global refining capacity is in a state of flux . In the main , the refining capacity in the OECD countries is in a mature state , with refineries aging and struggling to achieve the necessary returns for re-investment . This is particularly relevant

  • BP executives may face jail for manslaughter over Gulf disaster

    Updated: 2011-03-30 21:16:57
    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 BP executives may face jail for manslaughter over Gulf disaster Mar 30th , 2011 by John Donovan Tony Hayward faced a barrage of criticism when US politicians claimed that he stonewalled their questions last year By David Usborne in New York Wednesday , 30 March 2011 Managers of BP could face manslaughter charges when prosecutors in the United States finally conclude their criminal investigation into the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico last April that killed 11 rig workers and triggered the worst oil spill in US . history The mere possibility that these and other charges may now be on the table at the US Justice Department

  • Don’t trust Shell

    Updated: 2011-03-30 21:16:55
    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 Don’t trust Shell Mar 30th , 2011 by John Donovan March 30, 2011 By Andreas Späth Shell wants us to believe that in exploring for and extracting natural gas from underground layers of shale in the Karoo using the polluting and extremely water-intensive technique of hydraulic fracturing or fracking they have all of our best interests as well as those of the environment at . heart They must also think us the most gullible halfwits this side of the Niger . Delta In a recent full-page newspaper ad , the multi-billion dollar oil giant’s Bonang Mohale writes passionately about his company’s commitments to the Karoo” , promising not to despoil and

  • Seriously?!

    Updated: 2011-03-30 19:16:21
    Sent to me from Rex Weyler - VPOE

  • Obama and energy security: another missed opportunity

    Updated: 2011-03-30 17:41:54
    The president presented some encouraging words at Georgetown University today when he spoke about the urgent need to address America’s energy security. As he so often does, he correctly identified the problem the nation faces in continuing to rely on dirty forms of energy that pollute and cause climate change and particularly on oil, the...Continue reading 'Obama and energy security: another missed opportunity'.

  • Canadian Pipedream

    Updated: 2011-03-30 13:53:06
    Why Canadian oil does not make America secure Political turmoil in the Middle East once again exposes America’s dependence on oil and its vulnerability to global price spikes. On Capitol Hill, Big Oil’s political lackeys are stepping up their campaign for supply solutions and the current must-have item on their list is the Keystone XL...Continue reading 'Canadian Pipedream'.

  • Let’s Play Fate of the World [Peak Oil] 1

    Updated: 2011-03-30 12:30:56
    YouTube Video Link   Let's Play Fate of the World [Peak Oil] 1We take a second crack at FotW, this time playing the longer Peak Oil scenario. I've got a little experience under my belt, so in theory this might go better than the Africa situation (though it probably won't).From:DigitalAdhesiveViews:00ratingsTime:14:46More inGaming

  • Let’s Play Fate of the World [Peak Oil] 2

    Updated: 2011-03-30 12:30:54
    YouTube Video Link   Let's Play Fate of the World [Peak Oil] 2In our second video, we find ourselves doing significantly better than the Africa scenario, and by that, I mean we haven't lost yet.From:DigitalAdhesiveViews:00ratingsTime:14:05More inGaming

  • Peak oil angst and the lure of techno-utopia — Erik Curren

    Updated: 2011-03-30 12:30:53
    Thirty years on, as the party winds down and the hangover sets in, more and more of us worry about peak oil, climate change and economic collapse. And once again, to many who are disgusted by party politics and corporate greed, … More: continued here

  • Vancouver Peak Oil » Record gas prices blamed on peak oil

    Updated: 2011-03-30 12:30:52
    A prominent energy scientist blames record-high gas prices on the approach of peak oil — a point when the world’s oil fields will pump out their maximum amount of oil, then gradually decline. “There’s no question that’s what’s causing … More: continued here

  • Peak Oil – Adapting for Big Changes Ahead | Oil Leader News

    Updated: 2011-03-30 12:30:50
    Delivers breaking leader news, oil prices, oil news, crude oil and gas. Business news, market activity, video and all things world necessary news. More: continued here

  • Peak oil and the third demographic transition: A preliminary model …

    Updated: 2011-03-30 12:30:48
    Peak oil and the third demographic transition: A preliminary model. The growth of the human population cannot continue forever—there is a limit to our numbers, even if we cannot specify what that limit might be. There is also a limit to … More: continued here

  • Peak Oil: Pellet Stove | Peak Oil News and Message Boards

    Updated: 2011-03-30 12:30:45
    Peak Oil News and Message Boards is a community and collaboration portal about energy-related topics. More: continued here

  • How to Ruin a Perfectly Good Argument About Peak Oil, Climate …

    Updated: 2011-03-30 12:30:43
    Relationship Struggles around Peak Oil, Climate Change and Economic Hard Times”. Anyone can simply act badly, by pouting, sulking, or stamping out of the room when they begin to lose an argument, but here are some additional ideas to … More: continued here

  • Fuel Fix » The peak oil crisis: Edging towards recession

    Updated: 2011-03-30 12:30:41
    The peak oil crisis: Edging towards recession. … The Oil Drum · Oil and Gas Journal · Oil Marketer · Oil Voice ·Peak Oil News · Reuters · Technology Review · UpstreamOnline.com · The Wall Street Journal … More: continued here

  • No cars in European cities by 2050 – The Economic Voice

    Updated: 2011-03-30 12:30:40
    The Economic Voice No cars in European cities by 2050The Economic VoiceThere is also the question of 'peak oil'. If, as many believe, we have extracted more oil than there is left in the ground and we use it in a much more eco-friendly way now, then we may well have run out of the [...]

  • California Points Gun At Own Head, Pulls Trigger

    Updated: 2011-03-30 04:22:12
    From the Thin Green Line: Earlier today, the California Assembly passed a bill that would oblige state utilities to get a third of their energy from renewable sources by 2020. It is one of the most aggressive standards in the world. The Senate passed the legislation in February, and Governor Brown is expected to sign [...]

  • You Thought I Was Joking About Dictator Retirement Island

    Updated: 2011-03-30 03:41:37
    Via the Guardian Efforts appear to be under way to offer Muammar Gaddafi a way of escape from Libya, with Italy saying it was trying to organise an African haven for him, and the US signalling it would not try to stop the dictator from fleeing…. A senior American official signalled that a solution in [...]

  • Record gas prices blamed on peak oil

    Updated: 2011-03-29 22:52:22
    Manitoba pump price has never been higher in March By Mychaylo Prystupa, CBC News Posted: Mar 28, 2011 2:16 PM CT A prominent energy scientist blames record-high gas prices on the approach of peak oil — a point when the world’s oil fields will pump out their maximum amount of oil, then gradually decline. [...]

  • Royal Dutch Shell Sells Refinery, Other Assets To Essar For $1.3B

    Updated: 2011-03-29 19:24:04
    , 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 Sells Refinery , Other Assets To Essar For 1.3B Mar 29th , 2011 by John Donovan MARCH 29, 2011 LONDON Dow Jones Royal Dutch Shell PLC RDSA.LN Tuesday announced it has signed a sales and purchase agreement for its 270,000 barrel-per-day Stanlow refinery in the U.K . and certain associated local marketing businesses with Essar Oil Ltd . for 1.3 . billion MAIN : FACTS The proposed sale covers oil products , chemicals manufacturing and access rights to certain distribution terminal assets , plus the commercial fuels bulk fuels and local marine fuels businesses associated with the . refinery It does not include any of Shell’s

  • Enron was populated by a host of former Shell USA managers

    Updated: 2011-03-29 19:24:02
    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 Enron was populated by a host of former Shell USA managers Mar 28th , 2011 by John Donovan POSTING BY AN OUTSPOKEN FORMER EMPLOYEE OF SHELL OIL USA Saw your article on Enron and Shell FYI Enron was populated by a host of former Shell USA managers who were let go by Shell in the early 1990 s as part of Shell USA’s reorganization and downsizing program Shell USA had finally managed to manage the company into a serious financial problem with a host of bad decisions So , it comes as no surprise to anyone familiar with the two organizations that RD Shell had it own financial scandal a few years later . The reserves scandal at Shell was a long

  • EU Looks Set to Label Tar Sands “Dirty”

    Updated: 2011-03-29 10:56:25
    OK, this week is turning into a tar sands one. The Koch brothers may be keen on cooking the climate by investing in the tar sands, but the EU is one place they may not be able to sell their dirty oil. There is one hell of a diplomatic spat going on behind the scenes...Continue reading 'EU Looks Set to Label Tar Sands “Dirty”'.

  • Must Link

    Updated: 2011-03-29 04:47:59
    Frequent readers will know why I must link this.

  • Koching up the Tar Sands

    Updated: 2011-03-28 10:53:09
    This is not looking so good. Firstly you have the multi-billionaire Koch Brothers, darlings of the Tea Party, who are the current cash providers for climate change denial industry. And then you have the dirty Albertan tar sands where the oil is so much more carbon intensive to extract that it will help cook the...Continue reading 'Koching up the Tar Sands'.

  • Will Consumers Like Dynamic Pricing?

    Updated: 2011-03-28 10:45:41
    The answer to this rather trivial question, to a great extent, will determine if all the money going into smart meters, two-way communications, smart devices, energy management technologies, and ultimately the smart grid, will be worth it. The reason is simple. At the core of nearly every smart metering scheme is the ability to implement [...]

  • Out This Week

    Updated: 2011-03-28 01:37:40
    On a college visit trip in New England with my son.  We will be at Cornell, Amherst, Williams, Dartmouth, Bowdoin, Colby, Bates, Brown, Yale, Princeton.  If your best friend is admissions director or the baseball coach at any of these schools and is desperately searching for smart kids from Arizona who blog and hit for [...]

  • Oil firms showcase giving ahead of Nigeria poll, but many blame them for environmental damage

    Updated: 2011-03-27 23:35:04
    , 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 firms showcase giving ahead of Nigeria poll , but many blame them for environmental damage Mar 27th , 2011 by John Donovan JON GAMBRELL  Associated Press First Posted : March 27, 2011 10:49 am PORT HARCOURT , Nigeria Posters show smiling students posing after receiving university scholarships . New roads appear on formerly potholed mud tracts . Millions of dollars are promised to improve the lives of the desperate . poor These campaigns by oil company Royal Dutch Shell PLC and other foreign firms make it seem they are running for office in crude-rich Nigeria , which will hold crucial presidential , federal and local elections in the

  • Shell muscles in on BP’s Russian deal

    Updated: 2011-03-27 06:14:43
    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 muscles in on BP’s Russian deal Mar 26th , 2011 by John Donovan By Tom McGhie and Will Stewart 26 March 2011, 7:03pm BP is under intense pressure to settle the dispute with the four oligarch shareholders in its Russian joint venture that threatens the company’s future , after it emerged that rival Shell was holding talks with Kremlin-owned oil giant Rosneft about Arctic . exploration Rosneft’s powerful chairman and Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister , Igor Sechin , said the company preferred to do a deal with BP , but that whatever happened its policy of exploiting Arctic oil and gas reserves would go . ahead A Rosneft source said : If we

  • Hogan grants Shell foreshore licence

    Updated: 2011-03-26 20:44:11
    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 Hogan grants Shell foreshore licence Mar 26th , 2011 by John Donovan The Irish Times Saturday , March 26, 2011 LORNA SIGGINS , Marine Correspondent ONE OF the last outstanding consent applications for the Corrib gas project was completed yesterday when Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan granted a foreshore licence to Shell EP . Ireland The foreshore licence , which is subject to conditions , allows the lead developer to construct the final 8km section of pipeline linking the gas field to the terminal built inland at . Ballinaboy An Taisce , which has sought a judicial review of the recent An Bord Pleanála decision to approve the

  • Hypocrisy of Shell CEO Peter Voser on BP Gulf of Mexico disaster

    Updated: 2011-03-26 20:44:09
    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 Hypocrisy of Shell CEO Peter Voser on BP Gulf of Mexico disaster Mar 26th , 2011 by John Donovan By John Donovan In October , the Daily Mail reported a blistering attack on beleaguered rival BP over the devastating Gulf of Mexico oil spill . 8221 EXTRACT FROM THE ARTICLE Peter Voser said his company would never have made the mistakes that led to the death of 11 workers on the Deepwater Horizon rig and the biggest environmental disaster in US . history Shell clearly would have drilled this well in a different way and would have had more options to prevent the accident from happening , he said . 8221 We now know that this was hogwash . Tom

  • Safety of Blow-Out Preventers “Just Hot Air”

    Updated: 2011-03-24 10:10:15
    One of the final puzzles of the Deepwater Horizon disaster has been solved. It is a mystery no more. A question that continues to haunt many in BP and in the oil industry is why did the supposed fail-safe mechanism to prevent a blowout, called the blowout preventer (BOP), actually fail. And fail so spectacularly....Continue reading 'Safety of Blow-Out Preventers “Just Hot Air”'.

  • UK Gov Drops Consumer Levy on CCS

    Updated: 2011-03-23 10:36:44
    If we are going to carry on burning fossil fuels, then either the climate will slowly fry, or we have to find a way to stop carbon dioxide frying the climate. One way is to bury it. One of the most controversial techniques is Carbon, Capture and Storage, where the CO2 will be captured and...Continue reading 'UK Gov Drops Consumer Levy on CCS'.

  • The Emergence of ‘Bamboo Capitalism’

    Updated: 2011-03-22 06:24:43
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  • Unrest in Egypt Unsettles Global Markets

    Updated: 2011-03-22 06:24:42
    Investors have largely shrugged off several of these unexpected developments recently, including the sovereign debt crisis in Europe, but the situation in Egypt has the potential to cause more widespread uncertainty in Global Markets, especially if oil and other commodities keep surging or the unrest spreads to more countries in the Middle East.

  • Japans Sovereign Debt Downgraded, US Next

    Updated: 2011-03-22 06:24:40
    Standard & Poor’s, a leading credit ratings agency downgraded Japan’s long-term sovereign debt Thursday, a sharp reminder of the heavy financial obligations plaguing one of the world’s largest economies.

  • Davos 2011: World Economic Forum Begins

    Updated: 2011-03-22 06:24:39
    The 2011 annual gathering (Jan 26-30) of the World Economic Forum (WEF), which brings together hundreds of business, political, and finance movers & shakers from around the world, began today in Davos, Switzerland, a renowned winter ski resort for the wealthy and connected.

  • Markets Rally on Obama SOTU Priorities

    Updated: 2011-03-22 06:24:38
    Trade, global economic competition, job growth, the Federal deficit, spending cuts, taxes, infrastructure investments and technology innovation were the focus of President Obama’s annual State of the Union address to a newly divided Congress last night.

  • Two Disasters, One Conflict, One Bad Result

    Updated: 2011-03-21 12:59:44
    Two years ago the oil price hit the floor at $33 a barrel. Today, on the back of the Libyan conflict, the price for Brent Crude is $116 a barrel. Two years ago, development of the Canadian tar sands was stalling with many projects being put on hold. According to the International Energy Agency, the...Continue reading 'Two Disasters, One Conflict, One Bad Result'.

  • 300 Years of FOSSIL FUELS in 300 Seconds

    Updated: 2011-03-19 22:00:15
    A FILM from the Post Carbon Institute - an animated journey from then to now. Plus a peak into the future and some advice on what we should do next. I’d like to see more emphasis on having a reduced global population and empowering women, but alas, one can see from the animation and voice-over that [...]

  • PRESS RELEASE: Strategic Sustainable Planning Manual on the web for download

    Updated: 2011-03-18 21:40:11
    March 18, 2011 Instructions for saving our butts in a Post Oil low energy future. Co-written by VPOE Richard Balfour and Eileen Keenan Cost $10.00 for full color pdf downloadable file or $35.00 for a hardcover edition. Want one? Click here to go to Plan Canadahttp://plancanada.com/ While focused on Vancouver as an example this is about global impacts on [...]

  • New Seismic Data Processing Center Opening in Brazil

    Updated: 2011-03-18 20:41:12
    In preparation for a mid-April opening, ION Geophysical’s  GX Technology (GXT) Imaging Solutions group is putting the final touches on a new seismic data processing center in Rio de Janeiro. The joint venture between GXT and Brazilian energy consultancy Bratexco combines the technological strengths of GXT with Bratexco’s extensive knowledge of the Brazilian energy industry [...]

  • Over 20% of Nuke Reactors on Fault Lines

    Updated: 2011-03-16 10:51:52
    For the last two decades the nuclear industry has undertaken one of the most sophisticated public relations exercises in order to try and show the world that the technology is safe, secure, clean and green. They have very nearly succeeded. We are on the cusp of a nuclear revival, driven largely because of climate change....Continue reading 'Over 20% of Nuke Reactors on Fault Lines'.

  • Japan’s Nuclear Emergency and the Future of Nuclear Power

    Updated: 2011-03-15 09:24:39
    As the scale of Japan’s nuclear emergency emerges, experts in Japan and the United States say the country now faces many problems with its crippled reactors and they worry that radioactive releases of steam could go on for weeks or even months. To be sure, the uncertainties make any solid assessment impossible, but already Japan’s [...]

  • EXXON MOBIL - Running out of oil?

    Updated: 2011-03-15 06:34:46
    By RUSSELL GOLD And ANGEL GONZALEZ - HOUSTON— March 2011 Exxon Mobil Corp., the world’s largest publicly traded oil company, is struggling to find oil. Instead, it is stocking up on natural gas, mostly through its acquisition of XTO Energy Inc. last year, according to an annual financial report by Exxon on Tuesday. [...]

  • Libyan Rebels Threaten to Deny Oil to Dithering Nations

    Updated: 2011-03-14 10:38:00
    As the West dithers and dallies over whether to support the Libyan rebels, Gaddafi’s forces are rapidly gaining momentum across the country. This morning the dictator’s troops seemed to have taken the town of Brega after seizing control of the strategic oil town of Ras Lanuf on Saturday. They now look like they will regroup...Continue reading 'Libyan Rebels Threaten to Deny Oil to Dithering Nations'.

  • Japan Earthquake: The Energy Players Who Stand to Benefit

    Updated: 2011-03-11 20:45:22
    An 8.9 magnitude earthquake has devastated Japan's infrastructure. But the country, wizened by previous earthquakes, has tried to lessen its vulnerabilities. Has the island nation done enough?

  • Exxon Finally Turns on the Cash Spigot to Find More Oil

    Updated: 2011-03-10 20:55:51
    Exxon has upped its capital spending budget by billions and its about time. Find out why Exxon has crept out of its conservative spending shell to put more of its money to work.

  • Science editorial: “Research Vital To Economic Growth” - Rebuttal - Why growth is not possible.

    Updated: 2011-03-07 18:30:49
    A letter from Helmut Lubbers, ecological psychologist, environmental scientist, to Mr. Orbach, Director of the Energy Institute at the University of Texas at Austin. March 6, 2011 Dear Mr Orbach, I went to the "Science Magazine" site because of a report on the destruction of the Amazonas. Then I hit on your editorial on research for growth. In the below part [...]

  • Arlene Tigar McLaren: Going carless or carfree?

    Updated: 2011-03-04 04:30:42
    Thursday, March 3, 2011 This article was generously shared by *Arlene Tigar McLaren In January, our 1995 Toyota Camry recently ended up in a scrap-it program. The salvage company that took the car is located in a wasteland of trashed automobiles, trucks and buses on the banks of the Fraser River in Surrey, BC. On the way [...]

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