Monday, April 9, 2012

Shell's neighbours complain of constant bright lights, noise and surveillance by 'private army' | Shell to Sea

Shell's neighbours complain of constant bright lights, noise and surveillance by 'private army' | Shell to Sea:

What the Broome Community can look forward to if the proposed controversial LNG refineries and massive port facilities are built at James Price Point.

The residents of some communities along the Scruwaddacon estuary, a special area of conservation, say they face a daily scenario of "heavy goods vehicles, vans with blacked-out windows, police vehicles and construction traffic." along a rural road.


" We are totally ignored or at best treated with contempt by Mayo County Council's personnel and the road works were forced on us" said local resident Niall King.


"The noise of huge construction machinery and bright halogen lights from the construction sites never cease. We are under constant surveillance from police and Shell's private army. Our road is not safe to walk or cycle or drive on any longer, our villages are under siege, by day and by night," said Gerry Bourke from Leenamore.
Posted by Red Hand at 3:18 PM

5 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 10, 2012 at 8:22 AM

    THIS IS IT FOLKS - THE DEATH KNELL SOUNDING LOUD AND CLEAR :

    http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/us-price-slide-hits-lng-projects-as-prices-become-more-appealing/story-e6frg9ef-1226322308507

    "On top of competition through extra projects and potential LNG export volumes, calls from Asian gas buyers to link LNG sales to cheaper US gas prices, rather than the soaring oil prices that recent Australian LNG contracts are linked to, could affect the viability of yet-to-be approved Australian projects or expansions."

    "Last week, news service Platts quoted the president of Osaka Gas, which has contracted to buy gas from the Gorgon and Ichthys LNG projects in Australia, as saying the company was looking at importing North American LNG through prices linked to gas benchmarks. That report followed a Bloomberg report a week earlier where an Osaka Gas official said a previous plan to invest in LNG projects, mainly in Australia, probably would be affected by plans to invest in North America."

    But Australian greenfields projects are facing more competition than they were 12-24 months ago, not just from the US, but from Canada, East Africa and expansions of Australian brownfields projects," Mr Bethune said.

    "He said while it was unlikely Asian buyers would abandon oil-linked LNG contracts, depressed North American prices and growing exports could increase LNG's discount to oil prices."

    BG believes there is the prospect for the US alone to export up to 45 million tonnes a year of LNG by 2020.

    "Despite this being more than double the amount of LNG Australia now exports, BG says it does not believe this will have a significant impact on long-term Henry Hub gas prices."

    That's it.And it will only get worse for them from here on in.

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  2. AnonymousApril 10, 2012 at 8:28 AM

    BUT WAIT - THERE'S MORE!

    http://www.theage.com.au/business/investment-boom-at-peak-20120409-1wl3y.html

    "AUSTRALIA'S massive, multibillion-dollar investment boom appears to have peaked, removing a key plank of support for the painfully high dollar.

    According to one of the country's most respected currency strategists, producers may soon start to ''mothball'' projects."

    "We're going to start to revise down our investment expectations. We're going to start putting off investment, whether that's because we believe China will use less steel or because we think the US might become an exporter of LNG [or it] might dump coal into the Asian market.''"

    "HSBC Australia chief economist Paul Bloxham said the investment pipeline included projects that were definitely under way and projects that were still under consideration - and not all of the latter would necessarily get going."

    Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/business/investment-boom-at-peak-20120409-1wl3y.html#ixzz1raoUITeL

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  3. AnonymousApril 10, 2012 at 8:37 AM

    AND ONE MORE FOR THE HAT TRICK :

    IF THOSE FRIGGING FRACCERS UP THE FITZROY VALLEY THINK THEY HAVE THINGS ALL THEIR WAY - THEN THEY HAD BETTER THINK AGAIN - BECAUSE THIS IS JUST THE START!

    AND IN A FEW YEARS TIME THE WIDENING OF THE PANAMA CANAL WILL BE FINISHED CAUSING THEM MORE PROBLEMS.

    http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093500909/PetroChina-negotiations-with-Shell-Hess-to-explore-Chinas-shale-oil?src=RSS

    "It is worth noting that Chinese oil firms are improving their capability in shale oil and gas exploration through working with foreign companies, and showing constant interest in overseas firms to enter the country's energy consuming market."

    http://news.investors.com/article/607074/201204091342/oneok-partners-plans-18-billion-oil-pipeline.htm?ven=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20BusinessRss%20(Business%20RSS)

    "It's part of a recent boom in pipeline building as North American oil and natural gas production surges, thanks to new drilling techniques."

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  4. AnonymousApril 10, 2012 at 8:42 AM

    Now the next thing is,how big will the bill be from Barnetts reckless spending?
    How big will the bill be from Fergusons reckless projects?

    Carton of beer on WA becoming to Aussie states and territories what Greece is to the Eurozone.

    Any takers?

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  5. AnonymousApril 10, 2012 at 9:01 AM

    India's biggest gas importer, Petronet, has also said price negotiations are taking into account US gas prices.

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