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Production sharing agreements: oil privatisation by another name?
[gview file=”https://platformlondon.org/app/uploads/2012/02/PSAs_privatisation-1.pdf”] Paper presented to the General Union of Oil Employees’ conference on privatisation Basrah, Iraq, 26 May 2005
26 May 2005 admin -
Sakhalin II gas and oil project: Further Breaches of Equator Principles May 2004 – March 2005
In May 2004, 39 civil society groups, from 15 countries, warned commercial banks of extensive violations of the Equator Principles by the Shell-led Sakhalin II project. This update from 2005 finds that events over the past ten months show a deteriorating situation, constituting further violations.
7 Apr 2005 admin -
The Sakhalin II PSA – a Production ‘Non-Sharing’ Agreement
Platform’s report reveals that revenue distribution for Sakhalin II between the Russian government and Shell’s consortium (SEIC) is set at a grossly unfair level. The contract terms, defined in a 1994 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA), place the Russian state at a significant disadvantage.
6 Nov 2004 admin -
Principal Objections: Analysis of Sakhalin II gas & oil project’s compliance with the Equator Principles
Shell’s Sakhalin II integrated oil and gas project fails to comply with the Equator Principles on responsible lending. The project on Sakhalin Island in Russia’s Far East will have severe environmental impacts, including threatening the critically endangered Western Gray Whale with extinction, damaging habitats of endangered bird and fish species, and polluting important fisheries.
7 May 2004 admin -
Degrees of Capture – Universities, the Oil Industry and Climate Change
This report examines the relationship between the oil and gas industry and the UK higher education sector, and assesses this in the context of climate change. It asks if some parts of the higher education sector have been ‘captured’by the industry. The report looks in detail at how much influence oil and gas companies have…
18 Feb 2003 admin -
Our Power: Methodology & Lessons Learned
Briefing for anyone who is interested in climate justice and wants to learn more about how we spoke to offshore oil and gas workers, what the process looked like, and what lessons we learned.
