Shell

Shell truckers offered 14 per cent pay rise

Ed — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:24:57 +0000

The last minute offer was made to the drivers’ union, the ITF affiliated Unite, by Hoyer UK and Suckling Transport, who are contracted to distribute Shell supplies. It followed four days of peaceful industrial action in the UK, with more planned.

The struggle against Shell in the west of Ireland

Terry — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:53:22 +0000

There are, at a very conservative estimate, currently thirty local campaigns against unwanted hazardous developments in Ireland.

Rossport: a closer look.

Terry — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:30:43 +0000

This campaign against the plan to build an unprecedented high-pressure raw gas pipeline and refinery in Northwest Mayo is in its sixth year, but last spring took a turn towards popular protest and direct action and has shut down construction work.

Nigerians storm oil platforms

pingtiao — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 21:03:57 +0000

A spokesman for Royal Dutch Shell PLC said the seizures have forced oil production to be shut down at the platforms.

Officials, however, declined to say how much oil had been cut off after the platforms were attacked.

Rossport Shell camp: Community under siege

Terry — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 23:58:38 +0000

Friday October the sixth saw protests in Galway, Cork, Belfast and at four locations in Dublin in response to the increased police presence at Shell’s refinery construction site in Mayo. At least two of the solidarity actions were visited by Special Branch. Several other protests have also taken place around the country in the last week.

Call for support as anti-Shell picket faces repression

Terry — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 00:04:36 +0000

The month of September was the month Shell had chosen to re-take their refinery construction site in Ballinaboy, Mayo, in the west of Ireland. They failed.
The refinery has been shut down since July 2005 by pickets involving the local community and activists from Rossport Solidarity Camp.

Shell to Sea: the struggle against the gas pipeline and refinery in Ireland - background and updates

libcom — Wed, 03 May 2006 12:12:01 +0000

This libcom.org news feature contains background information and updates on the struggle and related developments.

Background information
Pipeline and refinery

Struggle continues against Shell in the west of Ireland

Steven. — Fri, 13 Jan 2006 13:33:25 +0000

Rossport Solidarity Camp is due to re-open on the 25th of February, in a hitherto remote and little heard of corner of county Mayo in the West of Ireland.