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Thursday, May 28, 2015

NTSB blames Shell for wreck of oil drilling ship Kulluk in Gulf of Alaska

May 28th, 2015

By Joel Connelly: 28 May 2015

The National Transportation Safety Board blames the 2012 grounding and wreck of Shell’s Arctic drilling rig Kulluk on the oil giant’s “inadequate assessment of the risk” of towing it across the Gulf of Alaska in a winter storm.

“No single error or mechanical failure led to this accident,” the NTSB said in findings released this month. “Rather, shortcomings in the design of a plan with an insufficient margin of safety allowed the accident to take place.

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Feds rap Shell for poor planning in botched tow of 2012 Arctic drilling rig

May 28th, 2015

by John Donovan.

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By Jennifer A. Dlouhy: 28May 2015

Geoff Merrell, superintendent of emergency response, Shell Alaska: Photo: Jennifer A. Dlouhy/The Houston Chronicle

WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday blamed the grounding of Shell’s Kulluk drilling rig on the company’s failure to adequately assess the risks of towing the vessel across predictably stormy Alaska seas in 2012.

The independent federal agency’s findings, released Thursday, represent the third major government report on what went wrong when Shell Oil Co. and its contractors tried towing the Kulluk across Gulf of Alaska waters in December 2012 — only to have the rig run aground on Sitkalidak Island following a failed five-day fight to get control of it.

“No single error or mechanical failure led to this accident,” the NTSB said. “Rather, shortcomings in the design of a plan with an insufficient margin of safety allowed this accident to take place. The plan was created to move the (mobile offshore drilling unit) at a time of year with a known likelihood of severe weather conditions for reasons unrelated to operational safety.”

Posted in: Alaska, Ann Pickard, Arctic, Chukchi Sea, Environment, Gulf of Alaska, Oil,Pollution, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, United States.
Tagged: Alaska · Arctic Ocean · Chukchi Sea · Litigation · Oil · Royal Dutch Shell Plc ·Shell

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Arctic drilling affects more than the Arctic, say Greenpeace campaign particpants

May 28th, 2015

by John Donovan.

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Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic: May 28, 2015

Representatives from six of Canada’s First Nations are currently taking part in a Greenpeace campaign with a message that Arctic drilling has the potential to negatively impact communities far beyond the North.

“We know that the ongoing use of oil as a source of fuel is perpetuating global warming or climatic change which effects all citizens of North America, and the world, including my small little community,” said Candace Campo, a business owner from the Sechelt First Nation in the western Canadian province of British Columbia.

Posted in: Alaska, Arctic, Canada, Chukchi Sea, Climate Change, Environment,Greenpeace, Oil Spill, Pollution, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, United States.
Tagged: Alaska · Arctic Ocean · Canada · Chukchi Sea · Gas · Oil · Royal Dutch Shell Plc· Shell

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Shell estimates one million hours of offshore work saved from Brent Delta move

May 28th, 2015

by John Donovan.

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Written by Energy reporter – 28/05/2015

Shell said in February it would seek approval for the Pioneering Spirit, thought to be the largest ship ever built, to lift and remove the topside in one piece, shunning more traditional methods which involve cutting installations into smaller sections.

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Posted in: Allseas, Oil, Pieter Schelte, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Shell Nazi Secrets.
Tagged: Royal Dutch Shell Plc · Shell

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Shell-Seattle feud takes new turn

May 28th, 2015

by John Donovan.

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Shell-Seattle feud takes new turn

By Devin Henry – 05/28/15 10:26 AM EDT

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The federal government approved Shell’s plan to drill for oil and natural gas in the Arctic north of Alaska on May 11. Shell signed a deal with a Seattle company to use the port as home base for its drilling fleet, but local officials have tried to stop that from happening.

Last week, the state’s Department of Natural Resources sent Shell a letter telling them that mooring their drilling fleet in the port might violate the state’s constitution, according to the Post-Intelligencer.

Posted in: Alaska, Arctic, Chukchi Sea, Environment, Greenpeace, Litigation, Oil Spill,Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Shell, United States.
Tagged: Alaska · Arctic Ocean · Chukchi Sea · Oil · Royal Dutch Shell Plc · Shell

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OceanaGold’s mine would ruin the little remaining clean water left in El Salvador

The World Bank could soon decide whether the tiny nation of El Salvador will have to pay millions for rejecting a destructive gold mine.

OceanaGold’s mine would ruin the little remaining clean water left in El Salvador -- tell the World Bank tribunal to side with Salvadorans!

DEAR FRIEND,
This is a matter of mining versus life.
In just a few weeks, a World Bank tribunal could decide whether the tiny Central American nation of El Salvador will have to dish out millions to a Canadian-Australian mining giant -- just for rejecting a destructive gold mine.
OceanaGold is suing El Salvador for a whopping $301 million under investor laws that allow corporations to shamelessly sue countries. El Salvador has the right to reject the mine to protect its water and people -- 90% of the country's water is contaminated already, and OceanaGold’s mine would ruin its last remaining sources of clean water.
With a decision coming any day, now is the time to pile on the pressure. Let's raise an outcry the World Bank can't ignore, and convince it to throw out this deeply unpopular case.
Sign the petition telling the World Bank to throw out OceanaGold's case!
Allowing OceanaGold to go ahead with the mine could be disastrous. It would pollute El Salvador's last bit of clean water, something the country has been fighting tooth and nail to protect after decades of reckless industrial activity. Without clean drinking water, Salvadorians will be at risk of waterborne illness and food shortages.
Stopping OceanaGold is not just about helping El Salvador. If OceanaGold gets its way it could set a dangerous precedent, making it easier for companies to sue countries when their laws or policies hurt profits. That’s why we’re also working hard to kill two shady international trade deals (TTIP and TPP) that would allow more companies to do what OceanaGold is doing to El Salvador.
In this campaign, hundreds of thousands of SumOfUs members have stood with El Salvador from the very beginning -- last year we delivered almost 200,000 signatures to OceanaGoldtogether with our amazing partners. We’ve also pressured AMP, a huge Australian investment fund and one of the largest investors in OceanGold, to tell the company to drop the lawsuit.
If we’re to win this campaign, we’ve got to take it to the next level. The World Bank will be making a decision imminently. We need to give one big push to make sure the tribunal stands with the people of El Salvador and throws out this ludicrous lawsuit now.
Ask the World Bank to let El Salvador protect its water from corporate exploitation.
Thank you for all that you do,
Taren, Kat, Ledys, and the team at SumOfUs

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More information:
El Salvador groups accuse Pacific Rim of 'assault on democratic governance', The Guardian, April 10 2014.
El Salvadorian Activists Protest TPP-Like Lawsuit: How The Pacific Rim Arbitration Case Is A Preview Of The Trans-Pacific Partnership, Latin Times, March 19 2015.

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Thursday, May 28, 2015

NTSB blames Shell for wreck of oil drilling ship Kulluk in Gulf of Alaska

NTSB blames Shell for wreck of oil drilling ship Kulluk in Gulf of Alaska

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Feds rap Shell for poor planning in botched tow of 2012 Arctic drilling rig