Shell sees future in unconventional gas
Updated: 2011-06-30 22:44:17
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 sees future in unconventional gas Jun 30th , 2011 by John Donovan Published : June 30, 2011 at 9:44 AM LONDON , June 30 UPI A so-called revolution in gas supplies driven in part by shale-gas reserves will allay global energy security concerns , a Shell official said in . London Malcolm Brinded executive director of global upstream activity at Royal Dutch Shell , told delegates at an energy summit in London natural gas is one of the best ways to cut greenhouse gases and develop a secure and sustainable energy . supply He points to analysis from the International Energy Agency that predicts a rise in global gas demand of around 60
Coyote, Jan 2011 For many, low wage jobs are the first rung on the ladder to success and prosperity. Raising the minimum wage is putting the first rung of the ladder out of reach of many low-skilled Americans. My classmate Henry Payne, saying it better in pictures (via Carpe Diem)
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 Lawmakers Seek Inquiry of Natural Gas Industry Jun 29th , 2011 by John Donovan A version of this article appeared in print on June 29, 2011, on page A12 of the New York edition Photo Credit : J . Scott Applewhite Associated Press Representative Maurice D . Hinchey right wants S.E.C . . action WASHINGTON Federal lawmakers called Tuesday on several agencies , including the federal Securities and Exchange Commission the Energy Information Administration and the Government Accountability Office to investigate whether the natural gas industry has provided an accurate picture to investors of the long-term profitability of their wells and the
Two Greenpeace-related stories in two days for you. Yesterday the blog was about how Greenpeace was attacking VW for its poor performance on fuel efficiency and for blocking climate progress in Europe. Let’s turn back to the US for a moment and hats off to Greenpeace US’ research director Kert Davies, who has been tracking...Continue reading 'Sceptic Gets $1 Million from Oil and Coal'.
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 Evidence Shell is prepared to settle litigation on moral grounds Jun 28th , 2011 by John Donovan By John Donovan As we are approaching the 20th anniversary of our spectacular falling out with Shell , involving Six High Court cases , a County Court action and unsuccessful proceedings issued by Shell via The World Intellectual Property Organisation , I have been looking at some of the past correspondence in connection with articles we intend to . publish Parties contemplating or currently in litigation with Shell may be interested to know that the oil giant claims that it has settled litigation on moral . grounds There is written confirmation
. : 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 S.E.C . rule changes on estimated reserves : Welcome back to Alice in Wonderland’ Jun 27th , 2011 by John Donovan In 2004, the oil and gas industry faced one of its most embarrassing scandals . After whistle-blowers reported concerns about the size of Royal Dutch Shell’s reserves , the company surprised investors by slashing reserve estimates . I am becoming sick and tired about lying , Walter van de Vijver , a senior executive at Royal Dutch Shell , wrote in a November 2003 e-mail made public shortly after his company’s problems came to light . The episode led to the ouster of several of the company’s top executives and an investor
Several EU member states are already taking their first steps on the path towards 2050. The Danish, German, and Irish governments have explored the policy options but the resulting strategies have not yet been legislated. In Finland, France, and the UK, a legal commitment has already been reached. The UK is the only member state [...]
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 Insiders Sound an Alarm Amid a Natural Gas Rush Jun 26th , 2011 by John Donovan By IAN URBINA A version of this article appeared in print on June 26, 2011, on page A1 of the New York edition Natural gas companies have been placing enormous bets on the wells they are drilling , saying they will deliver big profits and provide a vast new source of energy for the United . States But the gas may not be as easy and cheap to extract from shale formations deep underground as the companies are saying , according to hundreds of industry e-mails and internal documents and an analysis of data from thousands of . wells In the e-mails , energy
This could be a toxic mix: take Deepwater-disaster man, Tony Hayward; the new coal baron, Nat Rothschild, and bankers Julian Mertherell and Tom Daniel, the former from discredited Goldman Sachs. Together you have someone who was ultimately responsible for America’s worst ever environmental disaster; someone who obviously does not care about climate change having invested...Continue reading 'Hayward and “Nat King Coal” Launch Oil Venture'.
What would be the impacts of the Fukushima accident on the European-Union (EU) outlook for nuclear energy by 2020 and 2050? The EU, with one third (143) of the world NPPs, had before Fukushima about 20 new NPPs planned by 2020, including 4 NPPs currently under construction. In the EU, NPPs have an average age [...]
Jun 9th 2011, 15:09 by The Economist online
Oil production fails to keep up with demand
CRUDE-OIL prices shot up on June 8th—Brent crude to a one-month high of $118.59 per barrel—after OPEC representatives meeting in Vienna were unable to reach an agreement on production quotas. Many had expected an increase in quotas as members with spare [...]
The Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest Annual Energy Outlook, released in April 2011, not only offers the usual reams of information and data, but also a number of useful insights that are sometimes lost in such bulky documents. The overall message, however, resonates with a number of other recent reports and studies, all – more [...]
Another day and another review has been ordered into the controversial technique called fracking. Last week, the Governor of Maryland established the “Marcellus Shale Safe Drilling Initiative”, which will review the safety of the drilling technique for natural gas from the Marcellus Shale in Western Maryland. “We are also very concerned about an array of...Continue reading 'UK Gov Dismisses Fracking Inquiry Call'.
Posted on June 5, 2011, Printed on June 11, 2011
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Here’s the good news about energy: thanks to rising oil prices and deteriorating economic conditions worldwide, the International Energy Agency (IEA) reports that global oil demand will [...]
As the row over the Keystone XL pipeline continues, the US is sending mixed messages over the dirty tar sands. Speaking to the Gas and Oil Expo and Conference, David Jacobson, the U.S. Ambassador to Canada, waxed lyrical about Canada, describing it as the “safest and most secure foreign supplier” of oil the US. “The...Continue reading 'Keystone Could Add a “Billion-Tons” of CO2'.
Reacting to the Fukushima nuclear disaster the German government has decided to phase out nuclear power in Germany. The seven oldest of the 17 reactors that were temporarily shutdown in a 3-months “moratorium” will not be restarted again but closed down for good. The remaining 10 reactors will be run down within the next decade [...]