A plea for early safety design in FLNG
Extract from an article by LNG INDUSTRY Written by Mike Johnson, Principal Consultant, DNV GL. Edited by Callum O’Reilly: published 9 July 2014
Floating LNG (FLNG) production plants are approximately the size of four football pitches. As these vessels are set afloat in the middle of the ocean to face nature’s wrath, and have people working in the restricted space available, it is simple to understand the mammoth undertaking, in not only their construction, but also making them seaworthy, safe and environmentally sustainable. Every single step of the design, construction and operation process is abound with risk…
Garda watchdog finalises investigation into Belmullet garda booze allegations
Extract from an article by Áine Ryan published in The Mayo News Tuesday 8 July 2014
THE Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) has confirmed to The Mayo News it is finalising its report about allegations by a former Shell contractor that Belmullet gardaí were given booze bribes. The allegations by services company, OSSL, have been reported in local, national and international media and were the subject of an internal inquiry by Shell and two Garda investigations.
Mr Desmond Kane, of OSSL, has claimed his company was instructed by Shell personnel to deliver a large amount of alcohol to Belmullet Garda Station before Christmas 2007. Shell has rejected the claim. However, Mr Kane says that, because of a dispute with the company, he was never paid for this delivery. He says he did get paid for earlier, smaller booze deliveries and other ‘sweeteners’ to local people.
Last August, a senior garda was appointed to examine the allegations. Supt Thomas Murphy referred his findings to GSOC, which subsequently appointed investigator Mr Johan Groenewald.
Meanwhile, a call has been made by 37 signatories – including Garda whistleblower John Wilson, social justice campaigner Father Peter McVerry and journalist Vincent Browne – for an independent inquiry into policing of the Corrib protests.
Tagged: Corrib Gas Project · Corruption · Gas · Royal Dutch Shell Plc
Greenpeace’s Lego Video Aims To End Shell Partnership
Extracts from an article by Katherine Boehrer published by The Huffington Post on 7 July 2014
Greenpeace’s most recent video targets popular toy brand Lego for its partnership with Shell. Though it begins innocently enough, panning over a Lego winter wonderland full of polar bears, wolves and icebergs, the video takes a sinister twist when a Lego version of a Shell drilling rig begins to flood the scene with oil.
Richard Beer, the Creative Director behind the film, said that although they love Lego, they hate to see the company “being used by Shell.” The final frames of the video highlight this message, saying, “Shell is polluting our kids’ imaginations. Tell Lego to end its partnership with Shell.”
Lego has partnered with Shell since 2011 to highlight the company’s brand in its toys, including a series of Lego carsavailable only at Shell. Shell has been under fire by environmental groups for its plans to expand offshore drilling in the Arctic, as questions continue about the environmental impact of drilling in such a sensitive area.
Greenpeace’s Arctic Campaigner, Mel Evans, argues that Shell is a huge contributor to climate change, a threat to children worldwide. If Lego really supports leaving a better planet for our kids, she said in a statement, they will end their partnership with Shell.
Shell ‘short sighted’ on climate risk – study
Extract from an article byMegan Darby published on 9 July 2014 by “Responding to Climate Change”
Shell was accused of “Orwellian doublethink” in its attitude to climate change on Wednesday, as an influential think-tank published new analysis.
In the latest installment of the “carbon bubble” debate, the Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI) highlighted flaws in the oil major’s optimistic assessment of its future profitability.
In a letter to shareholders in May, Shell dismissed as “alarmist”warnings that global action to mitigate climate change could destroy the value of its assets.
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The TRUTH will set you FREE.
Extracts from a Motley Fool article by Rupert Hargreaves under the headline: “Did ExxonMobil Make the Right Decision About Europe?”
