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By BENJAMIN ALTER and EDWARD FISHMAN A version of this op-ed appeared in print on April 28, 2013, on page SR5 of the New York edition JUST as the world was writing off America as a declining power, the country now finds itself on the cusp of realizing one of its longstanding goals: energy independence. [...]

“Trying to avoid the odium of its association with the mad mullahs, Shell has in the past resorted to subterfuge to disguise its shipments of Iranian crude. The relationship between Shell and Iran has in fact continued unabated for many years, while the fanatical Iranian regime has been busy using the funds generated to supply [...]

Under-fire Shell chief Peter Voser — grappling with the US government’s frosty feedback on Shell’s Arctic plans and the $2.3bn (£1.5bn) IOU to Iran.. By Harriet Dennys, City Diary Editor: 7:00AM GMT 22 Mar 2013 Business before pleasure for Royal Dutch Shell’s horseracing-mad executive Steve Harman. Such is Harman’s dedication to leading the oil giant’s [...]

Published: March. 21, 2013 at 8:17 AM THE HAGUE, Netherlands, March 21 (UPI) — The estimated $2.3 billion payable to the National Iranian Oil Co. can’t be settled because of sanctions imposed on Iran, Royal Dutch Shell said. Shell published its annual Form 20-F for 2012, which provides a comprehensive detail of financial activity for [...]

By John Donovan: High tech sophisticated attacks are still targeting this website every few minutes, day and night. Someone with very deep pockets continues to spend a lot of time and resources trying to disrupt and thwart our activities. The associated threats also continue. I wonder when whoever is responsible will realise that their efforts [...]

By John Donovan: Despite giving the impression to the contrary, as this Reuters article confirms, Royal Dutch Shell has continued funding a fanatical regime intent on the extermination of the Jewish people. Iran is bent on developing nuclear weapons to destroy Israel, finishing the job that Shell’s former Nazi partners embarked upon, killing millions of [...]

In what might turn out to be the final set of nails in the coffin of her Secretary of State ambitions, it turns out that U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice has huge foreign investments, including several companies that are doing business with Iran.  She has ties to one company, Royal Dutch Shell, that stands to make [...]

Dow Jones Newswires: Published October 28, 2012 Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA) is struggling to settle the over $1 billion it owes Iran for oil purchases after options such as financing a gas pipeline or paying for food shipments were rejected, people familiar with the matter said over the weekend. “There have been several options [...]

UANI Calls on U.S., EU to Reject Royal Dutch Shell Scheme to Repatriate Iranian Oil Money Through Grain Deal Published: October 26, 2012  NEW YORK — United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) CEO, Ambassador Mark D. Wallace, issued the following statement Friday in response to reports that Royal Dutch Shell is seeking to circumvent international sanctions [...]

The proposed offset agreement creates a tricky dilemma for Britain and the United States, two of the six countries that are in negotiations with Iran to persuade it to step back from a nuclear programme they suspect is developing atomic weapons. (Reuters) – Oil major Royal Dutch/Shell is seeking to work around international sanctions by [...]

Published : Sunday, 21 Oct 2012, 2:01 PM CDT MILWAUKEE (AP) – Republican Tommy Thompson’s campaign said the Wisconsin Senate candidate sold stock in four companies for $38,000 because they have ties to Iran. Campaign spokeswoman Lisa Boothe identified the companies Friday as Royal Dutch Shell; Rio Tinto, a London-based mining company; Schlumberger, a Houston-based [...]

Iran’s television network, broadcasting in English round-the-clock. Based in Tehran. Wed Aug 1, 2012 4:3PM GM Japanese refiner Showa Shell Sekiyu KK has announced that it will continue crude oil imports from Iran regardless of US and European Union oil sanctions against the Islamic Republic. The company officials said on Tuesday that Showa Shell has [...]

TOKYO, July 31 | Tue Jul 31, 2012 4:01pm IST Japan’s Showa Shell cuts Iran oil imports from last year (Reuters) – Japanese refiner Showa Shell Sekiyu KK has been importing less Iranian crude oil than last year’s average of 100,000 barrels per day (bpd), in line with U.S. sanctions against the Islamic nation, a [...]

VARIETY OF LINKS SUPPLIED BY A REGULAR CONTRIBUTOR John, Some more links to a variety of information that may be of interest to your readers: Shell Fails To Get Its Arctic Oil Spill Barge Certified By The Coast Guard Shell Oil | ThinkProgress Who is getting bought off by big oil? [PDF] DEEP DRILLING, DEEP [...]

July 6, 2012 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Friday welcomed what it said was a decision by Italy’s Edison International to withdraw from Iran’s energy sector and scrap a multi-million dollar contract to explore Iran’s Dayyer natural gas field. “We commend the commitments made by Edison International, and we hope that other firms [...]