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Shell to Sea Press Statements

Proposal 6^th Nov. 2006

Shell announces profits

€19.5 billion per annum

€375 million per week

€53.5 million a day

€2.25 million per hour

Send Shell to Sea = €360 million

(Less than a weeks profit!)

Benefits to Ireland = €0

Winners;

Shell, Statoil, Marathon

Losers:

Local community

Citizens of Ireland

Independent report says pipeline project is flawed:

www.publicinquiry.ie

Download CPI report pdf

Six_One_News

Corrib gas will be traded at international market price.

So will it make any difference to the price Irish people pay for gas?
'No it won't' - The head of Bord Gáis Energy Supply, David Bunworth.

Five Seven Live (Fri 21st Jul 06)

Fact sheets

Brochures

Natural Resourses pdf

Nuacht RTÉ/TNS mrbi Poll. September 2006.

6 out of 10 people in Mayo want Corrib Gas terminal located offshore at sea. Read the report

Quotes for the day

"Fr Sean Noone, parish priest of Pollathomas, fears for the future. "The opponents, portrayed as baddies by Shell, are the prophets when it comes to our environment," he says. "

"the practice of "flaring off" excess gas, has damaged many peoples' health"
"Ever since the hanging of Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other activists in 1995, this region has been seething with anger. Saro-Wiwa had been fighting against environmental degradation of his native Ogoniland by the Shell oil company." John Egan - BBC journalist - April 1999 Crossing Continents program for the BBC

John Egan now External Affairs Manager Shell E & P

"I am becoming sick and tired of lying..." Shell executive Mr Van de Vijver (Read how Shell misled its investors)

"We depend on fishing and farming, and to take that away from us — it’s genocide. If you take away our land, and then you pollute the water and so on, it’s just saying we don’t have any right to live." Ken Saro-Wiwa

"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Washington politicians, lobby groups pledge support to Rossport campaigner"

"I don't think any company, even Shell, umh, will introduce expensive safety measures unless they have to" Christy Loftus - Shell's Communications Officer in Mayo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfNGwlaNIg&NR (Those Who Dance - Part 2 of 5 - timeline 07:54)

"First you came and tried to take our land.

Then when that didn't work you put 5 of our men to jail.

Then when that didn't work you brought in 200 gardaí and beat us into the drains and ditches"

Moving response by local resident P.J.Moran to Shell at the EPA oral hearing April 2007.

'Ireland should not negotiate away it's environment
for the sake of a few jobs..''
Dr Owens Wiwa,
brother of of executed Nigerian poet Ken Saro Wiwa

We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect. ~Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac

"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you,then they fight you, then you win. "

Gandi

"We do not seek conflict, we know the strength of the forces arrayed against us. Know that because of them we can only use peaceful means, but we are determined that justice will be done!"

Mohandas K. Gandi

"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds."

Albert Einstein

Shell’s weekly profits = €375 million. Cost to send Shell to Sea = €360 million which can be completely written off against the 1992 tax deal. Norway's 'Oil Fund' = €52,000 pension fund per person. Norway's gain is Ireland's shame!

Other news:

"Disturbing Words: The following is an extract: "It was noted that development of the Corrib field may be delayed until 2004 as planning consent has been refused for the terminal. The Committee queried whether the Group has sufficiently well-placed contacts with the Irish government and regulators. Paul Skinner undertook to explore this issue further in consultation with the Country Chairman in Ireland." " Full details here

From the archive

Extracts from CPI Executive summary:

The Report from the Centre for Public Enquiry makes it clear that the meeting (10) was highly unusual coming, as it did, a number of days after the oil companies held a meeting with the Taoiseach and the then Ministers for Environment and Marine.

At that meeting (10) they were assured that the Corrib Gas project would be fast-tracked through the planning process, even though the planning process is meant to be independent of government.

Download/read the presentation (pdf format) that The Irish Offshore Operators
Association, with Shell, Statoil and Marathon made to An Bord Pleanala at that meeting late in 2003.

The case for Indigenous gas.pdf

The Report is also available on the IOOA website.
http://www.iooa.ie/IOOA%20Presentation/18_111.pdf

Officially, An Bord Pleanala are not meant to receive direct meetings on specific planing applications but, as is clear for the presentation, the Corrib gas project was effectively being lobbied for here. It is clear the Board were being told that the Corrib project was of national importance and deserved special treatment.

This is a key reason why the gas processing plant has proceeded through the planning process despite its numerous flaws.

Co. Mayo has lowest crime rate in the country but the highest number of complaints against Gardai since Shell came to town: details here
Complaints include this incident when Supt. Gannon directed a JCB to drive down on top of residents at Pollatomish pier to facilitate Shell. He has since been transfered from Erris to Pearse St Garda Station in Dublin since the Garda Ombudsman investigation.
Supt. Gannon directs a JCB to drive down on top of residents at Pollatomish pier to facilitate Shell

Supt. Gannon directs a JCB to drive down on top of residents at Pollatomish pier to facilitate Shell

From the archive: Face off in Pollathomais (Read the details here)

" LEGISLATION passed by the Government more than six years ago to facilitate the Corrib gas onshore pipeline was flawed" ... read full article here

Environmental damage in the name of Shell: Another landslide in the Pollotomish area after Mayo C.C. give go ahead to Shell to construct haulage route through local villages.

Electricity cut for 24 hrs
Road closed to locals
"The Electricity Supply Board has confirmed that a “bog slide” occurred in north Mayo during works to facilitate the Corrib gas onshore pipeline over the bank holiday weekend." ... read full article here

AN BORD Pleanála to accept applications for Corrib gas project's modified onshore pipeline route under the Strategic Infrastructure Act (Fast-track).

European Parliament Petitions Committee to discuss the Corrib gas issue on 26th May 2008

Mayo C.C. shuts part of public road to accommodate Shell (Proposed Road works on R314 & L202)

...Read full details here

Lennons truck blocks the public road.

NO CONSENT from locals so Shell resort to another land grab in Rossport using Compulsory Acquisition Orders (CAOs) on commonage for new pipeline route ... read the article here

Shell's sham consultation

".....Last November over 20 commonage shareholders in Rossport and Muingnabo took a case to Belmullet District Court objecting to RPS entering their lands to carry out tests, including borehole drilling. Judge Mary Devins ruled that proper notification was not given to landowners nor was their consent sought under the Gas Act 1976. The judge said ‘the constitutional right of the landowner was paramount’ and prohibited entry until the provisions were adhered to."

New online petition www.ipetitions.com/petition/shelltosea

Shell announce new pipeline route

SHELL TO SEA PRESS RELEASE 17/04/2008 - Pipeline route

The announcement today of a pipeline route by Shell and Statoil signals further failure by the Corrib developers. The reality is that there is no consent for an inland refinery or any production pipeline in our community.

This proposed route announced today literally cuts through the heart of our community. It exposes not just the people of Rossport but the people of the entire parish of Kilcommon to unprecedented and unacceptable risk. We do not give our consent to this and will resist it through every legal, political and campaigning means open to us, even though this could lead to more years of unnecessary conflict.

This entire project has been the cause of untold misery, strife and unhappiness for our families and community. Our duty is to protect and defend the integrity and safety of our place and people.

This conflict can be resolved if there is a genuine willingness on the part of Shell and Statoil to reach agreement and secure real consent. The tragedy is that there has always been a better way. What we need is resolution and agreement, not the forced imposition on an unwilling community of an unwanted and unsafe project.

Local Mayo Councillors defy constituents opposition and vote for Shell's road: ...read account here

Record number of local objections but why let local democracy get in the way of Shell? Residents look forward to next years local elections!

Shell uses heavy machinery on the SAC at Glengad to "restore the SAC"!

"While carrying out the work Shell brought down numerous heavy vehicles to the area of the first borehole even though it was obvious that some of these vehicles are not needed in the actual restoration of the SAC. Minister Gormley has stated previously that he was ordering the company to restore the area to its “original condition” under Article 19 of the habitats regulations, however bringing down trucks, diggers, vans, tractor & trailers, jeeps, a security hut and a bus is surely not helping to reverse damage already done on an SAC." ... read full article

One rule for Shell, another rule for the local community

"Mr Gormley is understood to be "very disappointed" that the multinational failed to follow proper procedures, but has been informed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service that no significant damage took place to the most sensitive ecological area.

The location at Glengad is a special area of conservation (Sac) within the Glenamoy bog. Mayo County Council had sought a court order against a Shell to Sea solidarity camp based in the same locality on the grounds that it posed a threat to the Sac." From article in the Irish Times - read it here

National Parks & Wildlife Service:
Contact them
tel: +353-1-8882000

fax: +353-1-8883272

LoCall 1890 202 021 (from Republic of Ireland only)

Local NPWS Regional Management Contact Information

e-mail: natureconservation@environ.ie

web: www.npws.ie & www.environ.ie

Designated Nature Conservation Areas Freephone Helpline: 1800 405 000 (from Republic of Ireland only)

Shell and Statoil brand has gone toxic in Ireland. Topaz to launch new brand to replace them ...read article

Policing the pollution (Video evidence) ... watch it here

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Shell To Sea delegation hands letter from Kilcommon parish priests to Minister Read letter
Letter confirms that Corrib gas project DOES NOT have local consent
A new 10-minute film on Shell in County Mayo follow this link
Shell consultants can't enter private lands ...read article
North Western Regional Fisheries board deny Shell funding ... read article

Dolphins again in Broadhaven Bay ...see pics

Shell pipeline letters handed back to RPS ... read first hand account

Sruth Fada Conn Bay:Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area

An Bord Pleanála can't consider entire pipeline, from wellhead to inshore refinery, as its remit does not extend to the foreshore. "An Bord Pleanála has confirmed it is "aware" the entire route will be submitted to it, but its jurisdiction is confined in this case to the functional area of Mayo County Council." ...Read article

Explosions:

Major gas explosion at Shell refinery (Bacton, Norfolk)

"Jean Smith, who lives about half a mile from the plant in Kimberley Road, said she heard an explosion about 6pm and saw a ball of smoke followed by flames.

She said: "We heard a bang, like a plane going through the sound barrier. The place shook and we looked out to see a ball of black smoke above the plant."Then all the alarms went off up there."

The Guardian - Major Gas Explosion

BBC News - Major gas terminal blaze put out

BBC News - Gas terminal blaze investigated

Fire at Shell Refinery at Bacton, Norfolk, England

Saudi gas pipeline fire kills 28 follow this linGas distribution pipe line exploded in Germany (100bar pressure)

Read the full report & watch the video news of gas explosion

Goldman Environmental award:

Willie Corduff has won the Goldman Environmental Prize 2007 which is the world's largest prize honoring grassroots environmentalists.

Willie's profile on the Goldman Award page (Including video of Willie Corduff)

The Goldman Environmental prize