Shell must pay nearly half a billion for oil spill in Nigeria, court rules — RT

 Nigeria’s Supreme Court has declined an application from Royal Dutch Shell which aimed to set aside a previous ruling that ordered the company to pay $467 million for damages caused by an oil spill almost five decades ago.

Europe Buyer of 40% of Iran’s Oil Exports in February

About 40 percent of Iranian oil exports in February was sold to European companies, including the global oil giant Royal Dutch Shell and Italy’s Eni.

100 companies produce 71% of global emissions : report

Some 71 per cent of global emissions are produced by just 100 companies, a new greenhouse gases (GHG) study has found.

Argentine YPF Reaches Preliminary Deal With Shell on Vaca Muerta Field Project

YPF Argentine energy company has signed a preliminary agreement with the Anglo-Dutch Shell oil and gas company for a development project in the Vaca Muerta field.

Shell, Gazprom to sign Baltic LNG plant agreement on June 16

Shell and Gazprom will sign an agreement on the Baltic LNG Plant on June 16, presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said on Tuesday.

Shell Canada Surrenders Oil-drilling Rights in Arctic for Marine Park

Oil giant Shell Canada on Wednesday gave up its offshore oil drilling rights in the Canadian Arctic to add to a nationally protected marine park for whales and numerous other mammals and birds.

More than 2,000 barrels of oil spilled in Gulf of Mexico

More than 2,000 barrels of oil were released into the U.S. waters of the Gulf of Mexico about 97 miles from the southern tip of Louisiana, Shell said.

Shell Welcomes US Lifting Oil Export Ban

The Shell Oil Company welcomes the lifting of the export ban on US crude and considered it as "beneficial to government, industry and consumers," according to company’s spokesperson Curtis Smith.

Shell accused of lying over Nigeria oil spill clean-up

Shell has been accused of making false claims about the extent of its oil spill clean-up operations in Nigeria and urged to take more action to help worst-hit communities.

US Curbs Future Oil Drilling in Arctic

The Obama administration has closed the door on oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean off the shores of Alaska.

Shell puts on hold oil exploration at field in Chukchi Sea due to lack of prospects

The energy and petrochemical company Royal Dutch Shell announced putting on hold further oil exploration in one of the fields on Alaska shelf in the Chukchi Sea, the company said Monday.

Άδεια για την Εξόρυξη Πετρελαίου στον Αρκτικό Ωκεανό Έλαβε η Shell

Η Royal Dutch Shell έλαβε την έγκριση για την εξόρυξη πετρελαίου ανοιχτά της Αλάσκα, στον Αρκτικό Ωκεανό, στο Βόρειο Πόλο.

Washington allows Shell drilling for oil in Arctic

The US presidential administration has issued a permit to Royal Dutch Shell energy giant to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean, the Politico newspaper has reported.

Η κατάρρευση του μύθου των μεγάλων πολυεθνικών εταιρειών πετρελαίου

Η. Κονοφάγος , Ν. Λυγερός
Κάποτε η κοινή γνώμη θεωρούσε ότι οι πολυεθνικοί πετρελαϊκοί γίγαντες ήταν οι γνωστές σε όλους μας 7 αδελφές που έγιναν 6 στην συνέχεια με τις αγορές μεταξύ τους, δηλαδή η ExxonMobil, η Chevron, η Shell, η BP, η ENI & η TOTAL. Όμως ο κόσμος της ενέργειας σήμερα έχει αλλάξει δραματικά και ριζικά από την εποχή που όλοι σχεδόν οι πολιτικοί μας συνιστούσαν να προσέχουμε πολύ τα 7 πολυεθνικά αρπακτικά ή όπως χαρακτήριζαν τότε τις 7 αδελφές του τομέα του Πετρελαίου. Έτσι η ενέργεια άλλαξε αλλά όχι η πολιτική. Παρ' όλα αυτά το κοινό που δεν παρακολουθεί τις εξελίξεις, εξακολουθεί ακόμη και σήμερα να πιστεύει ότι οι μεγάλες διεθνείς πετρελαϊκές εταιρείες ή Super Majors όπως λέγονται είναι αυτές που ελέγχουν τις τιμές του πετρελαίου και την πλειοψηφία των παγκοσμίων αποθεμάτων υδρογονανθράκων. Οι παρακάτω εικόνες δείχνουν ότι αυτό δεν ισχύει πλέον και έχει καταρρεύσει ο μύθος αυτός, ενώ οι πολιτικοί μας, αυτοί που είναι άσχετοι με τον τομέα αυτό, εξακολουθούν να χρησιμοποιούν για να προωθούν άλλης μορφής συμφέροντα:............lygeros.org 
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Arctic Oil-Drilling Plans Spur Protest in Washington State

Hundreds of activists opposed to drilling for oil in the Arctic took to the waters of a bay in the western U.S. state of Washington on Saturday.

US gives Shell approval to recommence Arctic drilling (video Al Jazeera)

When Shell last tried Arctic drilling, in 2012, it was forced to abandon its operations after an oil rig ran aground.

US data estimates that the country's Arctic seas contain 22 billion barrels of recoverable oil and 26 trillion cubic metres of natural gas.

Obama Moves Forward on Arctic Drilling Despite Cleanup Challenges

The US Department of the Interior has proposed long-awaited federal regulations for oil and natural-gas in Alaska's Arctic region. Environmentalists have pointed out that the environment makes it nearly impossible to clean up spills.

Shell to Pay Approximately $83Mln for Niger Delta Oil Spills

Amnesty International and the Centre for Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) has welcomed an offer by oil giant Shell to pay the Nigerian Bodo community 55 million pounds ($83 million) in compensation for its oil spills in the Niger Delta in 2008, according to a statement issued by Amnesty on Wednesday.

Politically motivated sanctions may jeopardize global energy security. (Russian Energy Minister)

Politically-motivated sanctions may adversely impact global energy security, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday.

He said that no one had bothered to reckon possible impacts of the anti-Russian sanctions on the global energy sector. “In Russia, we try to analyze this situation but as concerns the global situation, as has been noted here by many, it would be better not to tamper with the energy sector, since the balance of energy security is a very delicate balance,” Novak said at the international investment forum in Sochi.

Shell won't take part in establishing operator for Ukrainian gas system. (the company is not ready to ruin its reputation in Russia)

Shell refused to take part in the creation of the operator of the gas transportation system of Ukraine.

Shell, which is a partner of Russia's Gazprom in "Sakhalin-2" and "Gazprom Oil" project to extract oil Salym Petroleum, will not apply to participate in the creation of the operator of the gas transportation system of Ukraine, the head of the department of public relations of Shell-Ukraine, Anna Dumanskaya said.