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July 5th, 2004:

LETTER FAXED BY ALFRED DONOVAN TO MALAYSIAN HIGH COURT JUDGE 5 July 2004

LETTER FAXED BY ALFRED DONOVAN TO MALAYSIAN HIGH COURT JUDGE 5 July 2004

The Honourable Justice

Dato’ Azmel bin Haji Maamor

DSNS, PPT

HIGH COURT OF MALAYA

Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad
Jalan Raja

50506 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

5 PAGES BY FAX ONLY TO: 00 60 3 26932582

Your Honour

RE: SUIT NO. S2-23-41-2004 AMENDED ORDER 29 JUNE 2004

EIGHT ROYAL DUTCH SHELL COMPANIES –v- DR HUONG YIU TUONG

I am writing to bring to your attention my major involvement in matters relating to the above law suit. For reasons which I can only speculate about, Shell has not made me a party to the litigation. read more

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Qatar-Shell plant EPC deal by 2006

menafn.com: Qatar-Shell plant EPC deal by 2006

The Peninsula – 05/07/2004

DOHA: The upcoming $5bn Qatar-Shell gas-to-liquids (GTL) project hopes to award the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract in early 2006, according to Robert Dakers, Shell’s country manager and vice-president in Qatar.

Dakers told a Doha-based magazine Abode in an interview that currently front-end engineering and design (Feed) work was being conducted by Japanese contractors JGC at the engineering consultant M W Kellog’s London office. read more

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Royal Dutch Shell profit overstated $276m

odt.co.nz : Royal Dutch Shell profit overstated $276m

“it had also made errors in the way it accounted for exploration costs, certain gas contracts and the earnings per share of its parent companies.”

Washington: The Royal Dutch Shell Group said Friday the overstatement of its proven oil and gas reserves resulted in profits being exaggerated by $US276 million ($NZ436.1 million), and that “inappropriate” accounting in other areas resulted in profits being embellished by an additional $US156 million.

The revision followed an embarrassing series of disclosures that in total reduced the company’s reported reserves by nearly one-quarter and led to the departure of several top executives. read more

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CBS MARKETWATCH TOP NEWS: Royal Dutch/Shell, Chrysler, Boeing

CBS MARKETWATCH TOP NEWS: Royal Dutch/Shell, Chrysler, Boeing

“Since January, Royal Dutch/Shell Group has announced a series of reductions to its proven reserves.”

By CBS MarketWatch

Last Update: 4:58 PM ET July 4, 2004

Posted 5 July 04

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) — Among the companies whose shares are likely to see active trading in Tuesday’s session is Royal Dutch/Shell Group.

The company said Friday it was cutting its previously reported 2002 net assets by $276 million to reflect overstatements of its proven oil and gas reserves. Since January, Royal Dutch/Shell Group has announced a series of reductions to its proven reserves. “The effect of the restatement was to reduce…the previously reported net assets as at December 31, 2002 by $276 million,” and reduce 2000-2002 earnings by $230 million, the company said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. read more

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Shell takes profit hit: profits being exaggerated

nzherald.co.nz: Shell takes profit hit: profits being exaggerated read more

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Business Day: Overstatement raised oil giant’s profit by $432m

Business Day: Overstatement raised oil giant’s profit by $432m

“Last Monday the leaders of Royal Dutch/Shell asked shareholders for forgiveness and time to revamp the oil giant.”

5 July 2004

WASHINGTON The Royal Dutch/Shell Group said the overstating of its oil and gas reserves and “inappropriate” accounting in other business segments exaggerated its profit by $432m.

The revision followed an embarrassing series of disclosures that reduced the company’s reported reserves by nearly a quarter and led to the departure of several of its top executives.

The biggest downward revision was for 2002, when the faulty accounting resulted in the company’s profit being overstated by 208m. In 2001 the reduction was 56m, in 2000 it was $122m and prior to 2000 it was $46m. read more

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IEA to push for global standards on reserves

Financial Times: IEA to push for global standards on reserves

“There are no consistent rules on oil reserves,”

By Kevin Morrison in London

Jul 05, 2004

The International Energy Agency is planning to unveil plans in October that it hopes will lead to a mandatory global standard for accounting of oil and gas reserves.

Controversial rules on oil industry reserves amid the fall-out from the Royal Dutch/Shell Group’s slashing of its oil reserves by 20 per cent this year has raised the need for harmonising standards.

The controversy stems from the interpretation of the reserve rules adopted by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, which the oil industry has criticised for being vague and out of date. read more

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