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Shell to begin construction of Prelude floating liquefied natural gas facility June 2, 2011 8:08 pm TB

Here.

If anyone is keeping track, this is what the word “investment” actually means.

  • How to handle natural gas from offshore rigs has alway been a huge problem. Look at a picture of ... by podrock 2011-06-03 17:50:06
    • I think rising worldwide demand for energy is a more important driver right now than scarcity of the resources themselves. ... by TB 2011-06-03 18:30:17
    • Lets just hope they "invest" a little more in safety procedures and emergency planning than BP did in Macondo. ... by ER 2011-06-03 06:44:16
      • "Only an adversarial system of government regulation can strike the right balance." We had a system exactly like that when the ... by TB 2011-06-03 08:15:15
        • Royal Dutch Shell is not an American company, that device will not be anchored in American waters, I doubt if ... by ER 2011-06-03 09:01:28
          • I've been tracking these things, although someone like Podrock probably has his finger closer to the pulse than I do. You ... by TB 2011-06-03 13:04:11
            • Normally, I'd be tempted to just take your word for it, but you seem so breathlessly desperate to bring this ... by ER 2011-06-03 13:30:01
      • Look at all that beautiful blue water. Does it belong to Shell too? by mcfly 2011-06-02 20:37:27
        • Ignore that reply. I'd have deleted it but that option isn't presenting itself. by mcfly 2011-06-03 04:38:12
          • Don't delete but if you ever do need to delete, click on Edit and then at the right hand side ... by Eri 2011-06-03 06:03:17
            • I don't have an "edit" to click on, or a window to throw it out of. ARRGGGHHH! by ER 2011-06-03 06:46:07
              • Refresh once or twice after publishing a post or comment. I find my "edit" doesn't appear until I've done ... by TB 2011-06-03 08:16:09
                • I only get edit capability when I initiate the thread. And then I get it on all posts in the thread. ... by ER 2011-06-03 09:05:14
                  • ER, TB is right. After you post a reply 0comment), go up and click on the forum heading (Current ... by Eri 2011-06-03 10:32:49
                    • OK, i'll try it right now. by ER 2011-06-03 12:26:42
                      • OK, I did just what you said and nothing happened. All I have is a [Reply] button, but no [Edit] button. However, ... by ER 2011-06-03 12:33:34
                        • ER's observations are exactly what our testuser Rita experiences with permission settings at the author level. by podrock 2011-06-03 12:44:26
                          • ARRGGGHHHH! by ER 2011-06-03 13:46:05
                            • Poor ER. :( If you smile real pretty at Pod and/or Robert, maybe they can give you the ... by Eri 2011-06-03 16:38:29
                              • I completely agree by podrock 2011-06-03 17:29:46
                                • THE RIGHT TO EDIT. Man, does that sound ponderous, or what? Actually, it's not worth a great big ... by ER 2011-06-03 18:24:42
                                  • Piece O'Cake. So simple I can do it. And I agree, it sounds ponderous. The survivors of the ... by podrock 2011-06-03 18:47:49
                                    • If you need something major moved or corrected, or a link done, I can help. I'm not going to ... by TB 2011-06-03 18:31:35

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