Chris Finlayson representing Shell and Alexander Medvedev, Gazprom’s Vice Chairman By John Donovan Chris Finlayson, the newly appointed Chief Executive of BG Group, held a leadership position in Shell’s Sakhalin II project in Russia from September 2005 to September 2009. The venture was described as “the Mother of all Projects” by the Financial Times. We [...]
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CHRIS FINLAYSON AND THE ROYAL DUTCH SHELL RESERVES SCANDAL
“With regards to the reserves fraud, Mr Finlayson was either part of the cover-up, or negligent in his fiduciary duties as a senior Shell executive, supposedly protecting the interests of investors”; “That should be of great concern to investors in BG Group. Surely the company could have found a new CEO untainted by scandal?” John [...]
Shareholder alarm over appointment of BG Group CEO Chris Finlayson
Can BG Group shareholders and employees place their trust in the newly appointed Chief Executive, Chris Finlayson? Unfortunately the answer is NO. In the next few days we will publish confidential Shell internal documents, leaked information, court documents and video evidence to support this conclusion. Mr Finlayson has been involved in multiple cover-ups at his [...]
BG’s new boss ‘breached safety rules at Shell in the North Sea’
“TOUCH F*** ALL” STORY BELOW PUBLISHED IN UK AND AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPERS WAS SOURCED FROM THIS WEBSITE: RoyalDutchShellPlc.com SHELL HAS RESPONDED WITH WHOPPING GREAT LIES AND ACCORDINGLY WILL TAKE NO LEGAL ACTION BECAUSE IT DID OPERATE A TOUCH F*** ALL POLICY ON NORTH SEA PLATFORMS AND SAFETY RECORDS WERE ROUTINELY FALSIFIED. EVEN THE LIFEBOATS ON SHELL [...]
Finlayson is no Chapman!
Shares in BG Group dropped today on the news that Chris Finlayson, a former Shell senior executive, will be taking over from Frank Chapman, another former Shell senior executive, as CEO of the gas giant. As one Shell related source has commented to me today: “Finlayson is no Chapman!!!! Staff at BG Group may also [...]
Shell Says $450 Billion in U.S. LNG Exports Is ‘Optimistic’
By Eduard Gismatullin on November 01, 2012 Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA) Chief Financial Officer Simon Henry said total pledges from the energy industry to invest $350 billion to $450 billion in projects for U.S. liquefied natural gas exports are “a little bit optimistic.” Shell, the largest LNG supplier, has held exclusive talks to take [...]
Mark Carne leaving Shell (or booted out?)
THIS DEVELOPMENT HAS NOT BEEN ANNOUNCED PUBLICLY BY SHELL “There must have been a power-struggle of epic dimensions for him to leave Shell the second time. I am not aware of similar career moves in the past and certainly not at his level!! Sweeping the stairs from top to bottom?” FROM A SHELL SOURCE John [...]
Shell in no rush over $20b Arrow LNG project
October 19, 2012 – 2:04PM Royal Dutch Shell is in no hurry to sign off on its Bowen Basin liquefied natural gas joint venture that’s projected to cost $20 billion as it focuses on cheaper East African projects. ‘‘We see a cost advantage in East Africa over Australia at the moment,’’ Andy Brown, Shell’s director [...]
Shell falls as Goldman cuts to sell
Analysts say the decade of rising oil prices is over Posted by Josephine Moulds Thursday 18 October 2012 13.25 BST guardian.co.uk Oil companies dipped as Goldman Sachs came out with a downbeat note on the sector, saying the past decade of escalating oil prices was all but over. The analysts wrote: European integrated oils have [...]
Africa Gas Rush Imperils $100 Billion in Australian LNG
By Eduard Gismatullin and James Paton on August 29, 2012 The discovery along Africa’s east coast of the world’s biggest gas finds in a decade threatens to undo investment plans on the other side of the Indian Ocean. Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA), BG Group Plc (BG/) of the U.K. and France’s Total SA (FP) [...]
Shell says Arrow Gladstone LNG plant still on
Reuters 10:02 p.m. CDT, May 13, 2012 ADELAIDE (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell still plans to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant at the Australian port of Gladstone as part of its Arrow LNG development despite reports of rising costs, Shell Australia chairwoman Ann Pickard said on Monday. Earlier this month, a source close [...]
Shell voices long-term concerns over Europe as profits double
By Emma Rowley EUROPE’S failure to cultivate growth is a bigger worry for oil and gas major Royal Dutch Shell than the region’s current sovereign debt crisis. The Anglo-Dutch company has cut its support of European projects to just 15pc of its total investment spend, which it puts at $100bn (£62bn) over four years. Shell [...]
Shell, Cnooc Parent in Talks on Refinery Deal, China Daily Says
By Bloomberg News – Jan 11, 2011 3:21 AM GMT+0000 Royal Dutch Shell Plc is in discussions with China National Offshore Oil Corp. to participate in the second phase of the Huizhou refining project, the official China Daily reported. A chemicals venture by Shell and China National Offshore is keen to join in the refining [...]
Shell Moves Sakhalin LNG Manager to Australia to Lead $20 Billion Project
By James Paton – Aug 26, 2010 4:48 AM GMT+0100 Royal Dutch Shell Plc has brought the former manager of Sakhalin-2, Russias first liquefied natural gas project, to Australia to oversee development of a proposed venture that may cost more than $20 billion. Shell, OAO Gazproms partner in the $22 billion Russian project, assigned Hilary [...]
BG in spotlight as Shell circles 356.9p
By Geoff Foster 20th August 2010 Spotlight: Oil giant BG Group has always been rumoured to be at the top of Royal Dutch Shell’s shopping list It would certainly make dealers’ eyes water and be one of the biggest ever deals in UK corporate history: a £54billion, or £16 a share, cash bid by Royal [...]

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