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Monday, October 6, 2014
JOHN DONOVAN OCTOBER 5, 2014 ARTICLES
Shell backs out of Russian oil projects
In April 2014, following the Russian Annexation of Crimea, Shell COE, Ben van Beurden, was still bowing to Putin and full of ambition for Russian oil and gas projects.
By John Donovan
In April 2014, Royal Dutch Shell Chief Executive Ben Van Beurden claimed that the company had no plans to change its work with its Russian partners, despite the conflict in Ukraine.
His resolve seems to have crumbled following the imposition of further sanctions by the USA and Europe against the Putin regime.
A number of news articles are reporting that Shell has followed Exxon in suspending tight oil projects in Russia.
According to Reuters, “Oil major Shell has suspended development of hard-to-recover oil in Russia’s Bazhenov formation with Gazprom Neft, Interfax cited Gazprom Neft’s head as saying on Friday, after the West imposed sanctions on Russia over Ukraine.”
Extracts from Russia & India Report published 6 October 2014
Shell followed ExxonMobil’s example, also ceasing its operations in Russia in response to the sanctions. According to Russian analysts, the withdrawal of foreign partners potentially poses a threat to about a quarter of the Russian oil market.
On September 30, Shell’s press service published a statement saying that the sanctions had influenced its plans to develop oilfields in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Area in Western Siberia.
“At the moment, we are conducting a dialogue with European state entities and our partners regarding the degree of influence of these sanctions,” the statement read.
Shell Ideas360 Global Search for Game Changing Ideas
The question arises of whether Ideas360 is a devious predatory operation by Shell, trawling for brain waves from bright but naive students unlikely to have the funds or wherewithal to sue if ideas are misappropriated.
By John Donovan
The Shell Ideas360 contest has been launched in Qatar, directed at university students. This is first time the scheme has been introduced into the Middle East.
According to an article published in the Gulf Times: The competition allows participants to develop their ideas into a “potentially investment-worthy” business case with the support of mentors and subject matter experts.
A Shell spokesperson says: “The Shell Ideas360 is a great platform that will enable Qatar’s university students to collaborate with students from all around the world and develop game-changing ideas.”
Students are being targeted with all manner of hype and enticements, including $1,000 prizes in the USA, to submit their ideas to Shell, presumably in the belief that Shell can be trusted.
From my perspective, claiming as I do, the world championship in successfully suing Shell for the theft of ideas, and being aware of more recent and current claims against Shell for alleged IP theft, I feel compelled to warn students and everyone else, about trusting Shell.
The question arises of whether Ideas360 is a devious predatory operation by Shell trawling for brain waves from bright but naive students unlikely to have the funds or wherewithal to sue if ideas are misappropriated.
If Shell wants to put the scheme on a proper ethical footing, giving students confidence to disclose ideas, it should offer a low cost binding independent arbitration service to settle any IP ownership/exploitation disputes arising from participation in the scheme. The arbitration could decide, in the event of a dispute, if an idea really is novel, practical, and has potential commercial value. Dependant on that assessment, it could then decide on what basis the inventor should be rewarded if the idea is exploited by Shell.
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Saturday, October 4, 2014
INTERNET FOR HOME IDEAS
Top 20 World Most Beautiful Living Spaces
Posted By M.A. on Sep 30, 2014 SHARED BY MOSSES
If you are browsing internet for Home Ideas, Decoration and Remodeling Tips you are on the right place. In today’s article we collected the top 20 most beautiful living spaces around the world. I am sure you will hate your apartment after checking out the images bellow. Starting from Switzerland, across America and up to Australia, there’s no better interior designs that the ones we collected and attached in the gallery bellow. We hope you will enjoy:
The Heinz Julen Penthouse in Zermatt, Switzerland
The Clock Tower Apartment in Brooklyn, NY
The Yellowstone Club in Big Sky, Montana
The Firefly ski chalet in Zermatt, Switzerland
Resort in St. LuciaResort in St. Lucia
Chalet Brickell in the Rhone-Alpes, France
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Converted cathedral
The Over Water Bungalow at Le Meridien in Bora Bora
The Igloo Village in Kakslauttanen, Finland
The Ladera Resort in St. Lucia Resort
The Underwater bedroom in the Maldives
The Garden House in Brazil
The Pretty Beach House on the Bouddi Peninsula in Australia
Jade Mountain in St. Lucia
The Southern Ocean Lodge on Kangaroo Island in Australia
The Tree House in Costa Rica
The Royal Loft Suite aboard the Oasis of the Seas
The Chalet Zermatt Peak in Switzerland
The One Room Glass Iglo House
Source: Ultrahome
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SHELL OVER PROMISE UNDER DELIVERY PROJECT
Shell Corrib Gas Project Ireland: The Good News and the Bad News
By Nick Gill
The Irish Independent has published an article providing an update on the delayed progress of the Shell led Corrib Gas Project in Ireland, which has been surrounded by controversy, including alleged corruption and persistent environmental protests from the outset.
Basically, the good news is that the volume of gas at peak production is projected to be 8pc greater than originally forecast.
The bad news is that the project is likely to end up 12 years behind the original schedule with the total outlay now expected to be four times the original estimate of €800m.
Shell has gained a reputation in recent years of over-promise and under-delivery on major projects. The Corrib project is inline with this record.
The full article can be read here.
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Thursday, October 2, 2014
Significant quake in the Netherlands.
New earthquake in Groningen, city buildings shaken
NAM, a 50:50 joint venture between Shell and ExxonMobil, is currently assessing claims from hundreds of people who say their homes have been damaged by the quakes.
Tuesday 30 September 2014
DutchNews.nl
An earthquake measuring 2.8 on the Richter scale was felt in Groningen province on Tuesday – considered a significant quake in the Netherlands.
Social media channels were buzzing with news from people who felt the quake, some of whom were in Groningen city itself. ‘I have never felt such a strong one,’ local councillor Paul de Rook said on Twitter. There have not yet been any reports of damage, news agency ANP said.
The quakes are caused by the ground settling following the extraction of natural gas from under the province. Gas extraction company NAM has not yet commented on the strength of Tuesday’s quake but the tremors are thought to have been strongest in the villages of Ten Boer and Bedum.
NAM, a 50:50 joint venture between Shell and ExxonMobil, is currently assessing claims from hundreds of people who say their homes have been damaged by the quakes.
The government has sharply reduced gas extraction volumes in the worst affected areas. Earlier this year, economic affairs minister Henk Kamp set aside €1.2bn to compensate people whose homes have been hit by earthquakes.
© DutchNews.nl
Update 1 October 2014
Gas group NAM says more serious earthquakes will hit Groningen
Wednesday 01 October 2014
People living in Groningen province will have to expect more and possibly more severe earthquakes because of natural gas extraction, the head of gas company NAM has told the NRC. ‘If you realise the Groningen gas fields will still supply us for 50 more years, then there will be more and possibly more severe quakes caused by our gas extraction,’ Bart van de Leemput told the paper. ‘But in 20 years time we expect there will be fewer.’
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