Posts under ‘The Guardian’

Bonus awarded to outgoing chief executive Peter Voser prompts 8% of shareholders to vote against remuneration policy Bumper £8m pay package for Shell boss Peter Voser (Daily Mail Article) Rupert Neate The Guardian, Tuesday 21 May 2013 18.38 BST Shell suffered an embarrassing 10% shareholder rebellion against its executive pay report on Tuesday. Almost 8% [...]

The London offices of BP and Shell have been raided by European regulators investigating allegations they have “colluded” to rig oil prices for more than a decade. European commission carries out ‘unannounced inspections’ to investigate claims oilcompanies colluded to manipulate prices Rupert Neate and Terry Macalister guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 14 May 2013 19.29 BST The London [...]

Company will drill almost two miles underwater in Gulf of Mexico as part of next generation of deep-water developments Simon Goodley The Guardian, Wednesday 8 May 2013 21.01 BST Royal Dutch Shell is pressing ahead with the world’s deepest offshore oil and gas production facility by drilling almost two miles underwater in the politically sensitive [...]

The group handed out flyers about Shell’s human rights record to audience members, many of whom stopped to listen and applauded at the end of the song.  22nd April 2013 Interval halted at Shell Classic International concert, as ‘Shell Out Sounds’ highlight the sponsor’s human rights record For interviews, photos and film footage, call 07939519963, [...]

Nigerians had hoped to use US Alien Tort Statute to sue Royal Dutch Petroleum over the deaths of nine protesters in the 1990s The supreme court has blocked a group of Nigerians from suing the oil giant Shell in US court for allegedly aiding in torture and murder in a ruling that human rights experts [...]

Campaigners say oil company is paying just 192 rand (£13.75) annual rent for two filling stations in impoverished KwaZulu-Natal David Smith in Johannesburg The Guardian, Thursday 21 March 2013 16.21 GMT Shell says it paid a substantial sum upfront when it signed a 50-year contract for the sites. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters Remote and unspoiled, Umgababa [...]

…the reality is that despite condemnation by the UN Environment programme in 2011, despite Nigerian government promises, NGO fury and mounting despair in the communities, Shell’s oil spills go on, the gas flaring continues and the people of the delta remain as poor as ever. The verdict is due tomorrow. People affected in the Niger [...]

The entire future of Shell’s drilling plans in the Arctic was put in doubt on Friday after two of Barack Obama’s most trusted advisers called for a permanent halt to oil exploration. In a piece for Bloomberg news, Carol Browner, who was Obama’s climate adviser during his first two years in office, and John Podesta, [...]

Despite his scandal-ridden record at Shell, Chris Finlayson was recently appointed as Chief Executive of BG Group plc. We have already published articles relating to his involvement in the Shell reserves fraud and his time as head of Shell in Russia, when he played a starring role in the Sakhalin 2 debacle, which cost Shell [...]

9th anniversary of a devastatingly bad news day for Shell and its shareholders exactly 9 years ago: 10 Jan 2004. How Shell blew a hole in a 100-year reputation. News of reserves fraud wipes 7.5% off shares, £8bn from value of oil giant. The Times: How Shell blew a hole in a 100-year reputation The [...]

Shell has reignited speculation about a potential takeover of BP… Anglo-Dutch oil group’s boss says a takeover was considered in past two years and refuses to deny it has dropped the idea Terry Macalister guardian.co.uk, Friday 14 December 2012 22.04 GMT Shell has reignited speculation about a potential takeover of BP after its chief executive [...]

After intense campaigning from Greenpeace, the supermarket has suspended plans to open more shops in petrol stations Greenpeace has claimed victory after intense campaigning prompted Waitrose to put on hold its plans to expand its partnership with Shell – the oil company which is planning to drill for oil in the Arctic. The UK supermarket [...]

Shell’s penchant for tax dodging goes back almost 100 years. In comparison, Starbucks is a mere novice. QUOTE FROM “A HISTORY OF ROYAL DUTCH SHELL, VOLUME 2 “This elaborate charade would have delighted Deterding who, in an earlier phase of the Group’s history, had excelled in devising convoluted schemes to avoid tax…” By John Donovan [...]

By John Donovan Shell has for many years supposedly operated within an ethical code which, according to its current shell.com webpage on the subject, was first published in 1976. This does not tally with the relevant pages in “A HISTORY OF ROYAL DUTCH SHELL, Volume 3,” about the history of the code – known in [...]

Selection of Shell related articles Friday 9 November 2012 John, More Shell related articles that may be of interest. Some remind me of Shell USA’s pesticide scandals. Former Shell Oil site: Tests for toxic contamination under homes in … 89.3 KPCC-1 hour ago: Shell Oil company has brought in construction equipment to the residential street [...]