Energy

Shell Tries to Calm Fears on Drilling in Alaska

Shell Oil will present an ambitious proposal to the federal government this week, seeking permission to drill up to 10 exploratory oil wells beneath Alaska

Publication Date: 
02/05/2011
Clifford Krauss
New York Times (New York)
Tags:
Energy, Alaska, Oil Exploration, Wildlife, British Petroleum (BP), Water Pollution, Gulf Of Mexico
Energy

ONGC strikes oil, gas in Gujarat

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on Wednesday announced two new oil and gas discoveries in Gujarat.

Publication Date: 
28/04/2011
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Oil Exploration, Gujarat, Natural Gas, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Energy
Energy

India likely to extend TAPI pact deadline

Ministerial discussions between the four countries to start tomorrow.
India is likely to extend the deadline for signing a gas sales and purchase agreement for the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline.

Publication Date: 
27/04/2011
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Tapi, Energy, India, Oil Exploration, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Hazardous Waste

Activists occupy oil rig in fight to prevent risky' Arctic drilling

The fight to stop the global oil industry exploring the pristine deep waters of the Arctic has been dubbed the new cold war, and early on April 22 it escalated as environmental activists from 12 countries occupied the world's second largest rig on its way from Turkey to Greenland to drill among the icebergs.

The protesters found the 52,000-tonne semi-submersible platform Leiv Eiriksson at aroun

Publication Date: 
25/04/2011
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Arctic, Oil Pollution, Hazardous Waste, Oil Exploration, Greenpeace, NGO, Petrochemical Industry, Global
Economy

Blazing Oil To Slow Down Indias Growth to 8.2%, Asias to 7.8%: ADB

The Indian economy is expected to grow at a slower 8.2% in the current fiscal, down from 8.6% last year, as high oil prices coupled with monetary and fiscal tightening would have a dampening effect on demand, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said.

Publication Date: 
07/04/2011
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Economy, Oil Exploration, Energy, Development, Asia, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Fuel Pricing
Industry

Shared value, shared responsibility

High prices and concerns about energy security in the oil and gas industry are driving expansion into ever more sensitive environments with greater technological, political and social risks. While brands such as BP, Shell and ExxonMobil are well known, some 70 per cent of oil and gas industry activities are typically contracted out to service providers and their subcontractors.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2011
Emma Wilson, Judy Kuszewski
IIED
Tags:
Energy, Oil Exploration, Amazon, Land Use, Tropical Forests, Human Rights, Deforestation, Environment Management, Global, Oil Pollution, Conflicts, Industry
People

39 things Repsol doesnt want you to know...

Repsol YPF, a Spanish-Argentine company, has a contract to explore for oil in a
remote part of the Peruvian Amazon known as Lot 39. This region, in northern Peru, is home to at least two of the world’s last uncontacted tribes.
Repsol currently claims there is not enough evidence to prove the existence of

Publication Date: 
01/04/2011
Survival International
Tags:
Oil Exploration, Peru, Amazon, Tribals, Human Rights, Land Ownership, People
Water Pollution

Oil, grease below detectable level in Comba wells: report

In an interesting development vis-

Publication Date: 
08/03/2011
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
Petrol, Oil Exploration, Goa, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Water Pollution, Oil Pollution
Energy

Arctic oil drilling plans raise environmental health concerns

As Royal Dutch Shell and other oil companies prepare to drill offshore in the Alaskan Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), a new report commissioned by the Washington, DC–based Pew Environment Group concludes current response capabilities aren’t adequate to contain and clean up a major spill in the area.1 Marilyn Heiman, who directs the group’s U.S. Arctic program, says drilling on the Alaskan OCS requires a science-based precautionary approach. “And right now, we don’t know enough about the potential consequences of a spill to the ecosystem,” she says.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2011
Charles W. Schmidt
Environmental Health Perspectives
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Arctic, Oil Exploration, Oil Pollution, Marine Pollution, Marine Ecosystems, Multinational Corporations (MNCs), United States Of America (US)
Energy

Exploring New Avenues For Oil

On 1 February 2011, A.K. Hazarika took over as chairman and managing director of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). With this move, Hazarika would be heading one of India

Publication Date: 
14/02/2011
Anilesh S. Mahajan, Malabika Sarkar
Business World (Kolkata)
Tags:
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Oil, Natural Gas, Oil Exploration

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