Comments on: Mission http://www.royaldutchshellplc.com News and information on Royal Dutch Shell Plc. Sat, 26 May 2012 14:37:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: guesswho http://www.royaldutchshellplc.com/mission-statement/#comment-197900 guesswho Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:29:00 +0000 http://royaldutchshellplc.com/?page_id=15889#comment-197900 You would think that Shell Upstream being run by a facilities engineer ("TFA" Brinded) that they would get their major facility projects right. The major project track record over the last five years is abysmal - Bonga offshore Nigeria, Sakhalin Russia, Khashagan Khazakstan, even Harweel Oman all have huge cost blowouts totalling $billions and delays in both first production and in reaching plateau and country stakeholders dragging back ownership and control from Shell. While project managers are getting shot, does no one on high realise that the system is broke, that Shell just cannot manage such projects as most of its senior people grew up in the low cost era 1987-2000 when very few of these projects happened. When will it appoint managers who understand the business and not just how to climb the Shell ladder? You would think that Shell Upstream being run by a facilities engineer (“TFA” Brinded) that they would get their major facility projects right. The major project track record over the last five years is abysmal – Bonga offshore Nigeria, Sakhalin Russia, Khashagan Khazakstan, even Harweel Oman all have huge cost blowouts totalling $billions and delays in both first production and in reaching plateau and country stakeholders dragging back ownership and control from Shell.
While project managers are getting shot, does no one on high realise that the system is broke, that Shell just cannot manage such projects as most of its senior people grew up in the low cost era 1987-2000 when very few of these projects happened.
When will it appoint managers who understand the business and not just how to climb the Shell ladder?

]]> By: guesswho http://www.royaldutchshellplc.com/mission-statement/#comment-197899 guesswho Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:22:06 +0000 http://royaldutchshellplc.com/?page_id=15889#comment-197899 Is it true that Shell has invested heavily in downhole electric heating technology for heavy oil to the tune of at least $800 million plus the cost of mega licences in Canada, only to find that it does not work in practice? Is this another case of the technology lunatics running the asylum? Is it true that Shell has invested heavily in downhole electric heating technology for heavy oil to the tune of at least $800 million plus the cost of mega licences in Canada, only to find that it does not work in practice? Is this another case of the technology lunatics running the asylum?

]]> By: royallyshafted http://www.royaldutchshellplc.com/mission-statement/#comment-177435 royallyshafted Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:21:47 +0000 http://royaldutchshellplc.com/?page_id=15889#comment-177435 Many thanks to all that showed an interest in the story that alleges that a substantial sum of money was transferred from a Shell account so that a member of the Brunei Royal Family could settled an unrelated court case. We have been surprised at the level of interest in it. Due to the level of interest, we will be posting more detailed information at http://royallyshafted.co.uk/shell-the-brunei-intelligence (copy and paste) Many thanks to all that showed an interest in the story that alleges that a substantial sum of money was transferred from a Shell account so that a member of the Brunei Royal Family could settled an unrelated court case. We have been surprised at the level of interest in it. Due to the level of interest, we will be posting more detailed information at http://royallyshafted.co.uk/shell-the-brunei-intelligence (copy and paste)

]]> By: John Donovan http://www.royaldutchshellplc.com/mission-statement/#comment-135502 John Donovan Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:06:13 +0000 http://royaldutchshellplc.com/?page_id=15889#comment-135502 Clearly uscitizen you are ill-informed and talking nonsense. Shell received a record breaking fine of Clearly uscitizen you are ill-informed and talking nonsense. Shell received a record breaking fine of

]]> By: uscitizen http://www.royaldutchshellplc.com/mission-statement/#comment-129787 uscitizen Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:25:36 +0000 http://royaldutchshellplc.com/?page_id=15889#comment-129787 When I challenged Dononvan about mis using data he said show me where I have said something out of context. Here ya go; The gap between Shell rhetoric and reality is evidence from Shell When I challenged Dononvan about mis using data he said show me where I have said something out of context. Here ya go;

The gap between Shell rhetoric and reality is evidence from Shell

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