Shell Oil Co. News

Shell Facing Questions Over Pakistan Accident That Killed 200

Royal Dutch Shell Plc will face difficult questions at its annual general meeting next week after an investor-advisory group urged shareholders to challenge executive pay and the company’s response to a fatal accident in Pakistan. Institutional Shareholder Services Inc., an …

New Mexico Court Revives Neighborhood Oil Contamination Case

More than 200 current and former residents who claim decades of oil and gas operations led to contamination that spurred a rash of illnesses in their southeastern New Mexico neighborhood will be able to pursue their case thanks to a …

Washington Lawsuit Settled In 2010 Tesoro Refinery Blast

The attorney representing families of six workers killed in a 2010 explosion at Tesoro’s Anacortes oil refinery have settled a lawsuit against Tesoro and Shell Oil Co. Attorney David Beninger told KING-TV the wrongful death suit was settled last month …

New Hampshire’s Attorney General Sues Shell Oil for $2.4M Cleanup Costs

New Hampshire’s attorney general is suing Shell Oil Co. seeking reimbursement of $2.4 million in cleanup costs, saying the company did not disclose that it had insurance coverage for those costs. Attorney General Joseph Foster says Shell owned or operated …

Shell Files Pre-Emptive Offshore Drilling Lawsuit

Shell Oil Co. is taking the offensive against environmental groups that have put legal roadblocks in the company’s path to offshore drilling in the Arctic Ocean. The Houston-based company on Wednesday sued 11 Alaska Native or environmental organizations that have …