" . . Ridden Roughshod Over By The Might Of Shell, The Irish State . . "

by M.M.McCarron - OSI Tue Apr 19, 2005 20:53

It may be useful to explain and eventually label the map presented. The map shows the village of Rossport almost in full.
To the north the greyish area is bog and to the south the blackish area is the sea. The white lines show public roads. The green area lying between the black and the grey is hand reclaimed bog which is farmland supporting feeding for animals and upon which rests several houses. The blue line is the proposed pipeline route and the black lines are the outer demarcations inside which Shell is supposed to work in laying the pipiline. Most green areas are about 100 yards long- from the public road sloping to the sea. The pipeline path is through the only reclaimed green fertile area and ends up in another green space where it will replace an area of forest close to several water courses. A larger map of Erris will show few green spaces in extensive swathes of bog. The pipeline and terminal will disturb the bay, the rivers and the green areas.

by M.M.McCarron - OSI Mon Apr 11, 2005 20:21

At the present time landowners in Rossport are concerned about pipeline safety. For those of us who wish to be informed further on the matter I suggest you make an entry :The Pipeline Safety Trust. This grew out of an explosion which killed three teenagers in 1999. The parents formed an advocacy group with 4$ from the fine of 15$ imposed on Shell by the judge. Three of the technicians responsible for care of the pipeline were sentenced and two served time in prison. The Company paid 7$ in damages and at that point declared bankruptcy. The town of Bellingham where this happened sits close to Bellingham Bay, in Washington State on the West of the US. The share of the fine mandated by the judge to the advocacy group has led to a full and ongoing review of pipeline safety all over the US in the last 5 years. There is a 99% chance of a crack, rupture in any 20 year period.
State care of piplines in an imperative. What structures does the Irish State heve in place to protect the people and property of Rossport? Please ask this quesion from the Minister of the Marine...!

by maura harrington - shell to sea Sun Apr 10, 2005 23:11 maurah.ias at eircom dot net

go dtachtfar fear nó bean ar bith a deireann 'go maire Shell' sa teanga ársa seo 'tá beo beathach fós 'nár gceantar...
smalladh go dtí diabhal ort a phleidhce

by Seáinín Sun Apr 10, 2005 14:49

A chníopaire gan mhaith. Níl splaideog céille agat, a lúdramáin.

by -- Wed Apr 06, 2005 19:01

There is no obligation on Shell Oil or any of the consortium to supply any of the gas to the national grid. Rather than bring NW Mayo into the Industrial age it will transform the area into the type of Environmental disaster zone one associates with industrial chemical plants in the former Soviet Union and Eastrern Block countries.

The Irish state has sold all interest in the field for a proverbial song. How is it that the Norwegian state can manage to protect their assets and resources in the North Sea and we can't protect ours in the Atlantic?

Environmental standards will be negligible. If they were not the gas would be refined at Sea - the safest and cleanest place for this to happen.

There is probably as much kinetic wind energy in NW Mayo as is in the Corrib Gas Field. If your beloved state cared about devolopment there, they would move on that front.

Is trua le rá go bhfuil dul amú mór ort a Shéainín. Níl aon dúlgas ar na comhlachtaí aon fostaíocht a chuir ar fáil do daoine áitiúl in aon chor. Níl ins an beartas seo ach gadaíocht. Gadaíocht an gas ó muintir na hÉireann, gadaíocht an airgead a gheobhfar don gas ó stát na hÉireann agus gadaíocht ó nadúr iar thuaiscirt Mhaigh Éo.

Ní dheanfaigh sé aon dochair duit fiosrú a dhéanamh ar an modh ina eirigh le Shell Oil maireachtáil slán i Nigeria. Feic:

by mayo - ICA Wed Apr 06, 2005 12:41

Greetings John.

I think the big issue for the residents of North Mayo - near Belmullet - is their safety. The gas is brought on shore is very high pressure pipes. There is no past experience anywhere in the world of this method of carrying gas with no max pressure through land to a refinery inland - usually these are located on shore....
There are no standards are guidelines for this design to adhere to. Who can ensure the safety of the residents and farmers in the area?

by John Wed Apr 06, 2005 12:06

Do the people in this part of the world want to live in a modern industrial country or not? If they don't, then fine. But, in that case how about disconnecting them from the national grid and banning the use of motor cars in west Mayo? The reality is that the Irish economy needs energy. We only supply about 25% of our own energy needs. The Corrib field will help fill Ireland's energy gap and reduce dependence on Middle-East oil. The idea that it should be held up by a handful of landowners is preposterous. Lots of countries have gas pipelines and refineries on a far bigger scale than this. These people are simply part of the Alliance Against Everything. They want the benefits of a modern industrial economy without any of the risks, in this case minuscule risks.

by Seáinín Wed Apr 06, 2005 10:56

Is iomaidh fear maith ab eigiean dó imeacht go Meiriceá nó Sasana mar níorbh fhéidir leis greim bidh a fháil ina dhúthaigh fhéin.

Tá barúimheal agam gurb iontach an rud é go mbeadh maoin agus fostaíocht i gContae Mhaigh Eo le mo linn féin. Is iomaí cor is lúb sa saol agus cuirim fáilte fial flaithiúil roimh an gcomhlucht úd, Shell, go maire siad!

by redjade Tue Apr 05, 2005 20:40

http://www.indymedia.no/newswire/display/18471/index.php

by redjade Tue Apr 05, 2005 20:34

Exploration
http://www.statoil.ie/statoilie/svg02976.nsf/UNID/59B9529C139E8DD780256C56003B46C0

Corrib
http://www.statoil.ie/statoilie/svg02976.nsf/0/1A7D9027AD0B856180256C53003F8272?OpenDocument

also....
Irish Offshore Operators Association
http://www.iooa.ie/

by redjade Tue Apr 05, 2005 20:07

[ note: the Norwegian office worker who recieved this letter was very nice and posed for this photo. What ever evil StatOil has brought to this world, she is *not* connected with it. Thanks goes to her and the others in the embassy ]

Norwegian Embassy Worker, Padhraig Campbell & Sister Majella McCarron

Map of where the pipeline will go