Royal Dutch Shell is a giant oil company with annual gross sales exceeding $175 billion, it is typically ranked as the number one or two oil company in the world. Behind the incredible prosperity Shell has created over 100 years lies volatility, danger and pollution. Whether chemical worker or indigenous people, refinery community or tropical forest, a terrible price is being paid. From the 1988 oil refinery blast in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to the Killing of Ken Saro-Wiwa in Nigeria, from the coveted gas fields in China to polluting rigs at sea, author Jack Doyle reveals the 100 years warning this company has given to the environment.
The first book in the Environmental Health Fund Series
Description: This Code of Practice contains guidelines on fire precautions in oil refineries and bulk storage installations having an aggregate capacity exceeding 10,000 cubic metres. It outlines fire protection and detection, extinguishing systems and application rates. The guidance leads ultimately to the preparation of a comprehensive fire plan for a petroleum site, dealing with the selection of equipment, the provision of water foam, staff training and emergency procedures. This Code supersedes the section on fire precautions contained in the Institute of Petroleum Marketing and Refining Codes of Practice, taking account of developments since those Codes were published in 1978 and 1981.
