THE METHODS used by gardaí to control anti-Corrib gas protesters was ugly, according to a former UN official. And the failure by the Government to find settlement on the issue disappoints.
October, 2008:
Former UN official critical of action by gardaí to control anti-Corrib protestors
This website and sisters royaldutchshellplc.com, shellnazihistory.com, royaldutchshell.website,
johndonovan.website, and shellnews.net,
are owned by John Donovan. There is also a Wikipedia segment.
Relocation of Bellanaboy site in Corrib project not an option, Shell says
Shell, lead developer in the Corrib gas project, was responding to comments this week by Richard Kuprewicz of Accufacts Inc, an independent investigator of pipeline accidents and author of a review of the controversial gas pipeline, published in late 2005.
Results for oil giants BP and Shell won’t help their popularity
Expect to see a gush of black, sticky and highly toxic opprobrium to be poured over BP and Royal Dutch Shell this week.
Shell, BP May Post Higher Profit; Investment Plans Under Review
Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Royal Dutch Shell Plc and BP Plc, Europe's largest oil companies, may say third-quarter earnings rose from a year earlier while falling short of record second- quarter profits, after crude fell 53 percent from its July peak.
Calls for windfall tax as oil giants make £6 million an hour
Tony Woodley, joint general secretary of the Unite union, described the oil giants' profits as "eye-popping" and "immoral".
Chevron faces suit over Nigerian violence
A suit similar to Bowoto's, filed against Royal Dutch Shell by Nigerians including relatives of Ken Saro-Wiwa, a writer and activist hanged by the military regime in 1995, is scheduled to go to trial in New York in February.
Anger over BP and Royal Dutch Shell profits
The pair will reveal the gains - equivalent to about $77m a day for both companies - just days after Gordon Brown threatened to call in the Office of Fair Trading to investigate fuel pricing if companies did not pass on the recent drop in the oil price to consumers.
Motorists’ fury as fuel giants Shell and BP make £4m profit every HOUR
By FRANCO CAPALDO and DAN ATKINSON
Last updated at 10:02 PM on 25th October 2008
BP and Royal Dutch Shell will this week report massive third-quarter profits totalling nearly £9 billion, angering motorists who are still paying high prices at the petrol pumps.
BP, Europe’s second-biggest oil company after Shell, is on Tuesday expected to report profits of £4.2 billion for the three months to the end of September – a stunning 130 per cent jump on the same period last year.
Shell is set to report a 48 per cent rise on its third quarter last year to £4.6 billion two days later.
Oil cartel cuts output but price still falls
Many of the cuts will also hit energy groups working in Opec countries, including ExxonMobil and Chevron of the US, and Total, Royal Dutch Shell, Eni and Statoil of Europe.
Oil multinationals in “Renewable Energy” – it makes no sense.
We continue to be deluged with corporate advertising claiming that the multinational oil companies are in the vanguard in promoting the benefits of renewable energy. The latest ads from BP, the beyond petroleum company, are a case in point. They say that a combination of Oil+Gas+Wind+Solar+Biofuels will give the world a dependable energy future. True of course, although they conveniently miss out nuclear power presumably because there is certainly no chance that BP will go nuclear.
Rapid fall in oil prices brings majors to their pain threshold
The omens are not good. TNK-BP, the Anglo-Russian joint venture, has already indicated a potential $1 billion (£630 million) cutback in capital spending next year, and others are expected to follow suit.
Oops: Shell Station sells diesel for 59 cents a gallon
Mohinder Singh says he meant to set the price of diesel at $3.59 a gallon, but he forgot to add the "3" when he was typing the new price into the computer at his Shell station in rural Wisconsin.
Oil producers to slash output
Oil cartel Opec has agreed to cut production in a move that is likely to halt the recent slide in UK petrol prices.
For Big Oil Firms, a Silver Lining
Falling energy prices are good news for consumers. The trend could also provide surprisingly welcome relief to another constituency: big oil companies.
Greek police defuse explosive device at Shell HQ
Explosives experts located the device after police received an anonymous call warning that a bomb would explode outside the Anglo-Dutch company headquarters Friday. It was destroyed in a controlled explosion. Police say the strength of the device was not yet clear.
Self policing hasnt stopped big oil abuses
Since oil began to be extracted in the Niger Delta 50 years ago, the police and military, acting on behalf of the government and Shell Oil, have consistently ignored or violated the rights of local communities, he said.
How Green Is the U.S. Supreme Court?
And, finally, Burlington Northern v. U.S., No. 07-1601, consolidated with Shell Oil v. U.S., No. 07-1607, also has potentially wide ramifications, all contend. The Court faces questions about the standards for apportioning liability among parties for Superfund site cleanups and for imposing so-called "arranger" liability under the same law.
Shell Chemical Louisiana Plant May Start Up in Next Two Days
Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) -- A chemical plant operated by Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Europe's second-largest oil company, may return to service in the next two days after an unidentified failure caused the shutdown of two units.
Credit crisis, cheaper crude to boost oil M&A
Oil majors such as Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell Plc will likely use the crisis to accelerate their strategic push into North American gas production and the Canadian oil sands, bankers and analysts said.
Shell’s greenwash sleight of hand
Shell's sleight of hand was to use the much-abused word "sustainability" to imply a green agenda when what it was really on about was keeping a sustainable flow of fuel out of its forecourt pumps. The ASA cried foul.
From boom to glut
If sustained, the lower price level will have further repercussions. Big producers such as Russia and Venezuela will struggle to exert political influence through energy policy. Resource nationalism, where oil-rich governments impose tougher terms on independent companies and notably in the case of Shell in Russia force them to cede control of assets, may soon be a spent force.
Shell Oil sued in U.S. Courts on multiple charges including fraud and violation of the Corrupt Corrupt Organizations Act
Coweta County and the Coweta County Water and Sewerage Authority joined in filing suit today in Fulton County State Court against Shell Oil Company and others for negligence, breach of contract, product liability, fraud, and violations of the Georgia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act over the misrepresentation, marketing and sale of Blu-Max pipe, which uses a polybutylene resin manufactured by Shell.
Daniel Iseli Survey about Corporate Complaint Websites
My name is Daniel Iseli and I am a student of business adminstration at the University of St.Gallen Switzerland (CH). I am currenty writing my master thesis about corporate complaint websites and would like to ask you kindly to participate in a short online survey I created.
INTERVIEW-Oil majors to gain from credit crisis-Arcadia head
SINGAPORE, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Oil majors like Shell and Total may emerge unexpected winners from the global credit crisis, as their trading teams fill the void left by battered investment banks, the head of independent trader Arcadia said on Wednesday.
Caltex Australia Says Carbon Costs Threaten Refining Industry
Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Australia's oil-refining industry would be threatened by ``high'' costs for carbon emissions permits under the government's proposed trading system, said Caltex Australia Ltd., the nation's biggest refiner.
BAE chief quizzed in suspected bribery probe *(Shell has been described as playing a money-laundering role in BAE/Saudi oil-for-arms scandal)
The BAE deal is one of a number being probed by the SFO since it caused an international outcry in 2006 by scrapping a probe into the groups supply of tens of billions of pounds of arms to Saudi Arabia.
Size is critical issue at Marathon
But at the same time, while Devon Energy and Anadarko Petroleum, two similar businesses, have been long rumoured as potential takeover targets forExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell, those deals have not yet occurred.
Big groups draw back from grand gestures
The stalling of credit and the drop in share prices may at last provide companies such as BP, ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell with a way to boost their shrinking production by snapping up assets of overleveraged explorers.
Shell’s technology chief has his eye on innovation
Jan van der Eijk, Royal Dutch Shell's chief technology officer, oversees the oil major's technology initiatives, such as use of seismic imaging to map out possible oil deposits beneath the sea floor, mining Canada's oil sands and squeezing more oil from existing wells.
Big Oil’s Last Stand
The American public is fed up with Big Oil. In 2006 Gallup published its annual rating of public perceptions of U.S. industry. The oil industry is always a poor performer, but this time it came in dead last earning the lowest rating for any industry in the history of the poll.
Crisis could hit Gazprom refinancing plans
...Gazproms net debt balance of Rbs1,103bn ($41.7bn) was still very high the result of borrowing a record amount last year to fuel an acquisition spree in Russia, including control of Royal Dutch Shells Sakahlin-2 project.
Expanding multi-country investigation into suspected bribery by BAE Systems to win arms deals
The arrests - which came after raids last month on a number of properties in Britain, Hungary and Austria - highlight the wide range of active probes still facing BAE in the aftermath of the scrapped investigation into its Saudi Arabian arms deals.
U.S. Justice Department investigation into British corruption in sale of Tornado aircraft to Saudis (in which Shell played a key role)
In February, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which is responsible for approving U.S. technology exports, asked the Department of Justice whether the Typhoon sale would prejudice the ongoing corruption investigation. The committee is still awaiting a reply.
Dutch minister meets Qatar Shell scientists
Andy Brown, Shells managing director of Pearl GTL and Qatar Country Chairman said, It is an honour for us to have minister van der Hoeven visit our facility. Her visit demonstrates the support we receive from the Dutch government to transfer energy technologies from our ongoing Shell research centres in the Netherlands to the Qatar Science and Technology Park for the benefit of Qatar, bringing companies and nations together in the pursuit of real energy solutions for the real world.
Africa’s Potential to Sate World’s Oil Demand Dims
For big state-owned and private oil companies, Africa has played an outsized role. It is responsible for adding nearly a quarter of the globe's total increase in reserves over the past decade. That has been a boon for companies such as Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Exxon MobilCorp. and Total SA, all of which have struggled to replace reserves on their books
Madigan Announces Settlement With Shell To Curb Youth Tobacco Sales
Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced an agreement with Shell Oil Products US and its joint venture, Motiva Enterprises LLC, in which Shell will implement new procedures designed to reduce cigarette sales to minors at more than 13,000 independent retail outlets.
Shells Quest to study carbon capture
Fort Saskatchewan will be home to the future of carbon capture and storage if Shells Quest project proceeds the way theyve planned.
Scandal-Plagued Oil Agency Revamping Itself
The federal office in charge of collecting billions of dollars per year in oil and natural gas royalties is in the midst of a massive reorganization after a highly-publicized sex-and-gift scandal this summer, officials said today.
Shell brings Urban Concept to Eco-marathon
"The Shell Eco-marathon offers young people interested in technology, energy and transportation a unique, hands-on opportunity to stretch the boundaries of fuel efficiency," declared Mark Singer, Shell Eco-marathon global project manager.
Corrib oral hearing before Christmas
During their address, Rossport Fives Vincent McGrath and John Monaghan outlined the history of the Corrib project, its impact on the local community, environmental and human rights concerns, and positive ways forward for all stakeholders concentrating on community input and local consent.
World’s largest gas-to-liquids plant by end 2010
Pearl GTL is a joint venture between Qatar Petroleum and Royal Dutch Shell and represents Shell's single biggest equity investment anywhere in the world. Estimates for the total cost of the project vary between $12billion and $18 billion, up from an original $5 billion.
Energy groups look for workers of tomorrow
Monte King, manager of Shell's workforce development initiative, says the goal is to convince students that energy is a high-tech, rather than "dinosaur" industry.
Shell Qatar wins award for safety *(Shell gives itself an award)
Shell Qatar chairman Andrew Brown said, Safety is a key priority for us. If we cant be safe, we dont operate. Every day our concern is the safety of the 35,000 people working at our Pearl GTL work site.
Statement by Royal Dutch Shell Plc: Advance notice of 3rd quarter 2008 results and interim dividend announcement
Monday, October 20, 2008
At 07.00 GMT (08.00 CET and 03.00 EDT) on Thursday 30 October, 2008 Royal Dutch Shell plc will release its third quarter results and third quarter interim dividend announcement for 2008.
These announcements will be available on www.shell.com/investor.
Two live audio webcasts will be hosted on Thursday 30 October: a media audio webcast and an analyst audio webcast.
Media audio webcast
Peter Voser, Chief Financial Officer of Royal Dutch Shell will host a live audio webcast for the 3rd quarter 2008 results on Thursday October 30, 2008 at 09:30 GMT (10:30 CET / 05:30 EDT).
Time is ripe for greater public control of the oil industry in Europe
But, as we have seen, the pursuit of personal reward by top executives, driven by a pursuit of profit above everything else, can lead to disaster as it has in the banking sector and as it did for Enron and very nearly for Shell as well at the time of its reserves crisis a few years ago.
Law of the Internet by George B. Delta and Jeffrey H. Matsuura (Oct 2008)
Law of the Internet by George B. Delta and Jeffrey H. Matsuura (Published Oct 2008)
Excerpt from 2011-1 SUPPLEMENT 8-28
“The Sixth Circuit took the position that these negative domain names used in conjunction with Web sites that raised criticism of commercial conduct were forms of expression protected by the First Amendment.93 In some instances, critics of an organization register domain names using marks associated with the target company in order to prevent the company from using those domains or to use the domains to present Web content critical of the target organization. This type of dispute exists between Royal Dutch/Shell Group and Alfred Donovan, involving the domain name www.royaldutchshellplc.com.94″
Oil groups fear Nigeria reforms could cost them billions in profit
...executives from Nigeria's biggest producers - which include ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, Total and Chevron - said the proposed new terms were so stringent that they risked deterring investment rather than encouraging it.
OPEC Plans Supply Cut as Crude Oil Heads Toward $50 (Update1)
The prospect of OPEC cuts, slowing economic growth and falling prices drove theDow Jones Europe Stoxx Oil & Gas Index down 25 percent in the past five weeks. Irving, Texas-based Exxon Mobil, the world's biggest oil company, fell 37 percent this year, while The Hague-based Royal Dutch Shell Plc, the second-biggest, lost 33 percent.
Chevron Says Australian Carbon-Trading Plan Is a Threat to LNG
The Australian government proposes to start a carbon trading system on July 1, 2010, to tackle emissions blamed for global warming. Woodside Petroleum Ltd. and Royal Dutch Shell Plc are among other LNG producers in Australia who say a proposed draft of the plan, which excludes LNG companies from free emissions allowances, would threaten new projects.
Woodside Delays Some Recruiting on Economic Slowdown (Update1)
Woodside, 34 percent owned by Royal Dutch Shell Plc, is building the A$12 billion ($8.4 billion) Pluto LNG project off the northwest coast and proposes to develop LNG ventures at the Sunrise field in the Timor Sea and at the Browse fields in Western Australia's far northwest.
Royal Dutch Shell conspired directly with Hitler, financed the Nazi Party, was anti-Semitic and sold out its own Dutch Jewish employees to the Nazis. Shell had a close relationship with the Nazis during and after the reign of Sir Henri Deterding, an ardent Nazi, and the founder and decades long leader of the Royal Dutch Shell Group. His burial ceremony, which had all the trappings of a state funeral, was held at his private estate in Mecklenburg, Germany. The spectacle (photographs below) included a funeral procession led by a horse drawn funeral hearse with senior Nazis officials and senior Royal Dutch Shell directors in attendance, Nazi salutes at the graveside, swastika banners on display and wreaths and personal tributes from Adolf Hitler and Reichsmarschall, Hermann Goring. Deterding was an honored associate and supporter of Hitler and a personal friend of Goring.
Deterding was the guest of Hitler during a four day summit meeting at Berchtesgaden. Sir Henri and Hitler both had ambitions on Russian oil fields. Only an honored personal guest would be rewarded with a private four day meeting at Hitler’s mountain top retreat.
IN JULY 2007, MR BILL CAMPBELL (ABOVE, A RETIRED GROUP AUDITOR OF SHELL INTERNATIONAL SENT AN EMAIL TO EVERY UK MP AND MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS: 
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A head-cut image of Alfred Donovan (now deceased) appears courtesy of The Wall Street Journal.
