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July 2011

Colorado: Shell gets OK for fracking in Spanish Peaks

By: 
Summit County Citizens Voice

SUMMIT COUNTY — Shell Oil & Gas has been cleared to drill deep into a unique geological formation near the Spanish Peaks, in southern Colorado, to explore new natural gas resources.

Huerfano County planning and elected officials gave the exploratory fracking project a conditional green light last week, to the dismay of many local residents who are clamoring for more upfront research and better safeguards against environmental impacts.

Posted Date: 
5 July 2011

Ruptured Pipeline Spills Oil Into Yellowstone River

By: 
Anahad O'Connor - The New York Times

An ExxonMobil pipeline running under the Yellowstone River in south central Montana ruptured late Friday, spilling crude oil into the river and forcing evacuations.

Posted Date: 
3 July 2011

Fishermen fall out with Shell

By: 
Keith Bourke - Western People

RELATIONS between the Erris Fishermen’s Association and Shell E&P Ireland have broken down after the fishermen claimed the company damaged their equipment.

Posted Date: 
3 July 2011

France Vote Outlaws ‘Fracking’ Shale for Natural Gas, Oil Extraction

By: 
Tara Patel - Bloomberg

French senators voted to outlaw hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, making France the first country to pass a law banning the technique for extracting natural gas and oil.

Posted Date: 
3 July 2011

Offshore resources 'could be worth €750m'

By: 
Irish Examiner

Ireland's offshore oil and gas resources could be worth up to €750m, according to new report published today by SIPTU.

The reported, entitled 'Optimising Ireland's Oil and Gas Resources', was compiled by the union's research arm.

SIPTU is calling on the Government to implement a moratorium on the granting of oil and gas licenses until an Oireachtas review of the area has been completed.

Posted Date: 
1 July 2011