“Shell will cheat the Irish in every way possible and laugh all the way to the bank in the process.”
Comment from a former employee of Shell Oil USA on the Corrib Gas Dispute
I have a fee comments about the Irish pipeline controversy.
I wont comment at length on the deal an incompetent or corrupt (or both) Irish government cut with Shell, and partners, concerning royalties, taxes, etc., on the Corrib project. All that need be said is that the Irish government has given big oil one of the best possible deals in the Greater North Sea/Atlantic geologic province when it comes to oil and gas production royalties and taxes, and their actions are almost entirely to the benefit of big oil.