Shell News

Redwater - The reputation of the Alberta Oilsands for its impact on climate change have been devastating. Emissions from the oilsands have increased by 48 per cent since 1990. Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) could be an acceptable way to reduce emissions.

For the second time this year the Royal Dutch Shell company has shut down a major oil pipeline in Nigeria's south in order to repair damage that was the result of theft.

The Supreme Court of the United States has stated that it cannot consider law suits brought against the United States by foreign countries.

Last Friday, Shell Pipeline shut down their West Columbia Texas pipeline after it was found that 700 barrels had been lost, which amounts to almost 30,000 gallons of crude oil. A train derailed in Canada, and then there was that Mayflower, AR incident.

London - Activists from Climate Justice Collective built an icy pyramid at Shell's London headquarters on Tuesday, in protest over Arctic oil drilling.

Greenpeace campaigners have been targeting Shell petrol stations in the United Kingdom, over the company's plans to drill for oil in the Arctic.

Seattle - A recently uploaded video shows a Shell launch event gone horribly wrong: a small fake oil rig designed to pour drinks malfunctioned and ended up spraying fancily dressed guests with liquor like an out-of-control hose. Some believe it's a hoax.

BP is to resume its oil operations in Libya, suspended since February last year when the uprising began. The company feels the security situation inside Libya now makes it safe enough to return.

A large area of oil sheen has been spotted in the Mississippi Canyon area of the Gulf of Mexico between two of Shell's oil platforms, Mars and Ursa. The company has begun immediate investigations.

Washington - Shell's effort to drill sensitive and remote areas of the Arctic are on track as the Obama administration has denied challenges over two of the oil giant's air pollution permits, a move green groups say begins "full scale" exploitation of the region.