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Shell, Chevron, pull out of fracking deals in Ukraine citing the war with Separatists and Russia

June 11, 2015 June 20, 2015

About a year ago I penned some blog posts about the shale gas fracking deals which were made by Ukraine during 2013, prior to the revolution which ousted then-President Yanukovych.  There are large shale deposits in Eastern Europe, in Ukraine, Romania, Poland and the Baltic Countries, which are believed to be frackable.…

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Romania’s PM admits hoped-for fracked natural gas bonanza may not exist, despite fighting protesters hard to protect Chevron

November 11, 2014 June 13, 2015

Last winter saw an intense fight in Romania over Chevron’s plan to drill exploratory hydraulic fracking wells near Pungesti.  It’s now possible, according to Romania Prime Minister Victor Ponta, that it will all be for naught, that there are no natural gas riches to be had in Romania’s shale region.…

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Chevron suspends Romanian fracking operations, either totally pulling out, or to study fracking potential

July 11, 2014 June 14, 2015

Good news for anti-fracking protesters in Romania: Chevron has announced on Tuesday that drilling activities have been completed, and that they’re now analyzing the rocks, and other data collected from the operations, to determine the potential for shale gas fracking in that region of Romania.  The activist website, Frack Off…

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US State Department pushing Hydraulic Fracturing on countries around the world, like Romania

February 10, 2014 March 28, 2021

There hasn’t been a lot of news about Fracking protests in Romania, but what we’re interested in anyway is the higher level issues.  Is the development of shale gas using hydraulic fracturing a good idea environmentally, economically, etc, and is it contributing to the destabilization of democracy in countries like…

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Romania secretly expands fracking after Pungesti protest against Chevron

January 26, 2014 January 3, 2017

Since October 2013 a remote village in Romania has been the site of increasingly difficult protests against a Chevron hydraulic fracturing operation, originally believed to be the only so-called fracking site in all of Romania. According to a report posted Sunday on the Frack Off Romania blog, activists have located…

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Cal/OSHA reports on Chevron refinery fire in Richmond CA

September 25, 2012 January 1, 2017

Yesterday, Cal/OSHA Chief Ellen Widess held a public meeting in Richmond CA to report on that agencies investigation into the August 6th fire at Chevron’s oil refinery in Richmond. That fire spewed a toxic cloud over the local area, and caused a spike in gasoline prices on the West Coast.…

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Chevron avoids refinery safety accountability with jigsaw puzzle of agencies

August 8, 2012 January 1, 2017

On Monday evening a small leak at the Chevron refinery in Richmond CA quickly escalated into a fire and explosion. The fire sent a cloud of black smoke and noxious fumes into the air, with residents being forced to “shelter in place”. Following the incident a flood of residents descended…

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