Shell Arctic drilling ‘risky’ – ex-BP boss Lord Browne

Shell Arctic drilling ‘risky’ – ex-BP boss Lord Browne

Aug 12th, 2015 

by John Donovan. 

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By Roger Harrabin: BBC environment analyst: 12 August 2015

Drilling for oil in the Arctic may harm Shell’s reputation and cost it dear, the former BP boss Lord Browne has said.

Shell has just started preliminary drilling in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea after several setbacks.

The firm’s CEO Ben van Beurden said he had gone on a “personal journey” before deciding the risks were containable.

But Lord Browne urged caution, saying the company’s long-term reputation could be affected.

Both men have given interviews to the BBC for a Radio 4 documentary series in the autumn – Climate change: Are we feeling lucky?

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Posted in: Alaska, Arctic, BBC News, Ben van Beurden, BP, Chukchi Sea, Climate Change, Environment, Gulf of Alaska, John Donovan, Oil Spill, Pollution, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Shell, United States.
Tagged: Alaska · Arctic Ocean · BP · Environment · Royal Dutch Shell Plc · Shell

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Shell Oil accidentally spills hundreds of thousands of pounds of toxic gas in Deer Park

Shell Oil accidentally spills hundreds of thousands of pounds of toxic gas in Deer Park

Aug 12th, 2015 

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Dylan Baddour, Houston Chronicle: Tuesday, August 11, 2015

On Sunday morning, hundreds of thousands of tons of toxic gas were accidentally released from the Shell Oil facility in Deer Park.

According to reports from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, 326,166 pounds of butadiene escaped through an open valve on a spherical tank between 10:40 am and 11:35 am.

Neil Carman, a chemist with the Sierra Club of Texas and a former power plant inspector for the TCEQ, said that butadiene is a known human carcinogen, but that its molecular structure allows it to dissipate quickly in the hot summer air. The chemical is commonly expelled in car exhaust, but Carman said the quantity in the Shell incident was concerning.

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Posted in: Environment, Gas, Houston Chronicle, Pollution, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Shell,Shell Employee Safety, Toxic contamination.
Tagged: Environment · Royal Dutch Shell Plc · Shell Deer Park Refinery

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Shell Ready To Drill For Arctic Oil As Delayed Icebreaker Arrives

Shell Ready To Drill For Arctic Oil As Delayed Icebreaker Arrives

Aug 12th, 2015 

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By John Ryan: Tuesday, August 11 2015

Shell’s wayward icebreaker made it to the company’s Arctic Ocean drilling site Tuesday. The arrival of the Fennica after a month’s delay means the company could get to drill for oil beneath the Chukchi Sea this summer.

Currently, Shell only has permission to do shallower drilling into non-oil-bearing rocks off Alaska’s northwest coast.

With the Fennica steaming toward the Arctic, Shell submitted an application to the Interior Department on Thursday for permission to drill into deeper, oil-bearing rocks.

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August 12, 1965: The Watts Section of Los Angeles Riots

August 12, 1965: The Watts Section of Los Angeles Riots “The sad fact is that most race riots have brought some relief and improvement in race relations and the Los Angeles riots will not be an exception.” RICHARD KREITNER

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Mining Wastewater Plume Spreads to New Mexico Waters

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On Aug. 5, an EPA team working at a Colorado gold mine accidentally released 1 million gallons of wastewater into the nearby river. Now, that water is headed toward New Mexico.More »

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