Shell resumes offshore drilling in Arctic

Shell resumes offshore drilling in Arctic

Aug 1st, 2015 

by John Donovan. 

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Oil giant Shell has resumed offshore drilling off the coast of Alaska following a two-day delay by Greenpeace activists. The move marks the first time Shell has conducted exploratory drilling in the Arctic since 2012.

Date 01.08.2015

Royal Dutch Shell PLC announced on Friday that drilling operations had resumed in the Chukchi Sea off the northwest coast of Alaska on Thursday afternoon.

The resumption marks the first time Shell has conducted exploratory drilling in the Arctic since 2012, due to inclement weather and issues with equipment.

“In the days to come, the team aboard the Transocean Polar Pioneer will work to complete the top portion of the well in anticipation of drilling to total depth once the Fennica [icebreaker] arrives on site,” Shell said in a statement to AFP news agency.

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

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Shell resumes drilling in Alaska’s Arctic waters for first time since 2012

Shell resumes drilling in Alaska’s Arctic waters for first time since 2012

Aug 1st, 2015 

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Yereth RosenAlaska Dispatch News: July 31, 2015

Royal Dutch Shell began drilling an exploratory well in Alaska’s offshore waters Thursday afternoon, a spokeswoman for the company said.

At about 5 p.m. Alaska time, the Transocean Polar Pioneer began drilling at the Anglo-Dutch oil company’s Burger prospect in the Chukchi Sea, according to Anchorage-based spokeswoman Megan Baldino.

The move came on the same day as Shell announced deep job cuts and scaled back capital investment to its global operations — and as protesters rappelled from an Oregon bridge in efforts to block the Fennica, a Shell icebreaker, from returning to the Arctic.

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Posted in: Alaska, Arctic, Chukchi Sea, Climate Change, Environment, Greenpeace, Oil,Oil Spill, Pollution, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Shell, Tom Purves, United States.
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Portland’s bridge-hangers and ‘kayaktivists’ claim win in Shell protest

Portland’s bridge-hangers and ‘kayaktivists’ claim win in Shell protest

Aug 1st, 2015 

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In two of the most daring days in the modern environmental movement, Greenpeace activists set social media ablaze and, despite the Fennica’s moving on toward the Arctic, hailed the action as a ‘historic achievement

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Posted in: Alaska, Arctic, Environment, Greenpeace, Oil, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Shell.
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Shell toughens local project hurdles

Shell toughens local project hurdles

Aug 1st, 2015 

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Matt Chambers: Resources Reporter: Melbourne: 31 July 2015

Oil major Shell has laid down tougher hurdles for its Australian projects including Browse LNG off Western Australia and Arrow coal-seam gas in Queensland.

It has cut the oil price at which new projects need to go ahead and flagged a major LNG project ­pipeline overhaul if its planned $91 billion takeover of BG Group is successful.

Shell chief executive Ben van Beurden said the company would require projects to be profitable near $US50 a barrel of oil, down from previous indications of ­between $US70 and $US90.

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Posted in: Australia, Ben van Beurden, Canada, Gas, Gas-to-liquids, Gulf of Mexico,LNG, Pearl GTL Project, Prelude FLNG Project, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Simon Henry.
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Shell, Eni say look to return to Iran

Shell, Eni say look to return to Iran

Aug 1st, 2015 

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Fri Jul 31, 2015

Royal Dutch Shell and Italy’s largest oil producer Eni say they are looking to return to projects in Iran’s upstream oil and gas sectors. 

“For us, (Iran) is a huge gas province so it would be good to be there — in conventional gas — at the right terms,” Shell’s financial chief Simon Henry said in London.

The company has a history of activities in Iran’s upstream projects, including in South Pars, but the firm pulled out of the world’s largest gas field’s Phase 13 development in 2008.   

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Chicano Park in Barrio Logan

Chicano Park in Barrio Logan shared from San Diego Free Press Posted: 01 Aug 2015 08:43 AM PDT Editor’s note: Welcome to our newest column, Progressive San Diego! We received an email from Dave, a reader in Liverpool, UK, who’s visiting San Diego later this year. He had one simple question: What are some progressive places to visit? That got us thinking. There’s nothing really available online that’s broad and comprehensive with regard to San Diego’s progressive history and locales — a directory of sorts. We want to change that. And so twice a month we will feature a person, place or thing that has done something to contribute to our important cause and culture. Given our time and resource restraints, each feature will be short and sweet, or pulled from other sites with permission. Please feel free to add information in the comments. We would love this to be organic and ever evolving. This installment: Chicano Park in Barrio Logan   [Read more...]

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Federal Coal Mining Program Cheats Taxpayers

Federal Coal Mining Program Cheats Taxpayers, Needs Reforms Loopholes and exemptions in the rules governing companies that mine coal on public lands cheat taxpayers out of millions of dollars in revenue each year, the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) told Department of Interior leadership. Read more shared from

Federal Coal Mining Program Cheats Taxpayers, Needs Reforms Loopholes and exemptions in the rules governing companies that mine coal on public lands cheat taxpayers out of millions of dollars in revenue each year, the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) told Department of Interior leadership. Read more Failures at the VA Expose "Oversight at Its Worst," POGO Tells Senate Panel POGO’s investigation into abuses within the VA uncovered many whistleblowers who said they were afraid to approach the VA Office of Inspector General (IG) because of the VA’s toxic culture of retaliation and intimidation. Read more Congress, Pentagon Must Re-Evaluate F-35 in Light of Serious Deficiencies A POGO analysis of the F-35's capabilities describes how the fighter can't perform one of its key advertised missions—a failure that POGO says should prompt Congress and the Pentagon to conduct a complete re-evaluation of the $1.4 trillion program. Read more Upcoming Events ‘All’ Means ‘All’ Hearing on Inspector General Access Wednesday, August 5 | 10am-1pm ET POGO Executive Director Danielle Brian will be testifying at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that the Justice Department is legally obligated to ensure Inspector General access to all records needed for independent oversight. More details From the World of POGO POGO Celebrates National Whistleblower Appreciation Day Mandy Smithberger, Director of POGO’s CDI Straus Military Reform Program, participated in a panel during the Whistleblower Summit for Civil & Human Rights on Thursday, July 30. Her co-panelists included Counsel from the Senate Judiciary Committee, an NSA whistleblower, and representatives from several other government accountability organizations. View event album We're Hiring: Director of Communications Do you or someone you know have what it takes to get our message to the masses? We're hiring a new Director of Communications to oversee a strong communications team and perform a variety of functions, particularly in traditional and online outreach. More details

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