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Groups oppose European Bank’s plan to fund oil drilling in Egypt
Cairo/ Brussels May 27, 2013 On Wednesday 29 May, the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) will vote on whether to make a $40 million loan to Kuwait Energy to drill and extract oil in Egypt. Egyptian and international organisations are pushing the board of the public multilateral bank to reject the loan –…
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Shell AGM: “With patience and saliva the ants devour the elephant”
Just returning from the Annual General Meeting of Shell at Den Haag in the Netherlands – tired but exhilarated by the experience. As with the AGM in 2012 there was a powerful array of civil society groups from all over the world taking the time and devoting the energy to travel to the grey, rain…
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Shell CEO to be presented with ‘retirement present’ by Niger Delta activist at shareholder meeting
What: Photo opportunity – At the Shell Shareholder presentation, in London an oil activist from Niger Delta and watchdog group to present retiring Shell CEO with “polluted water” champagne bottle as a present When: 9.30am Thursday 23 May 2013 Where: The Mermaid Conference & Events Centre, Puddle Dock, Blackfriars, London, EC4V 3DB On Thursday morning…
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Greenpeace sounds alarm on oil groups after sinking of platform, featuring our report ‘Russian Roulette’
Guy Chazan. Piece made homepage of FT website
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Oil majors gambling investors’ money on ‘Russian roulette’ of Arctic ventures – new report from Greenpeace, Platform and ShareAction
Oil majors gambling investors’ money on ‘Russian roulette’ of Arctic ventures – New Report from Greenpeace, Platform and ShareAction Oil majors rushing to partner up with Russian energy giants in order to gain access to the country’s Arctic resources are gambling shareholders’ money on ‘a five-bullet Russian roulette’ of poor environmental and safety records, lack…
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May 2013: Oil City, Art & ethics, Azerbaijan, Aberdeen and Istanbul
Oil City, Art & ethics, Azerbaijan, Aberdeen and Istanbul 17 May 2013 Dear All, We’re launching a new theatre piece (although ‘theatre’ doesn’t really do it justice!) a new study guide, and we have some updates from Aberdeen, Istanbul and Azerbaijan. Look out next week for our new briefing on BP and Shell’s arctic activities. Oil City…
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BP is planning a $40 bn pipeline and wants us to subsidise it
BP pushed for major subsidies at the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) AGM in Istanbul last weekend, while hyping the grand scale of its Euro-Caspian Mega Pipeline plans. Between speeches by Prime Ministers and sessions on “Supporting Growth Amidst Austerity”, oil companies revealed their intentions to spend $40 billion expanding Europe’s gas grid…
17 May 2013 admin
