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Shell claims US general exploration licenses in Venezuela will enable it to move forward with Dragon natural gas project February 21, 2026 06:24 World Energy News - Connecticut Shell's Dragon gas project will be able to move forward with the general licenses issued by the U.S. for oil and natural gas exploration in Venezuela this month, according to a Shell spokesperson on Thursday. As U.S. policies toward Venezuela have …
What is the current status of international oil companies operating in Venezuela? February 21, 2026 06:23 World Energy News - Connecticut Here are some key facts about the international oil companies operating in Venezuela. The country has vast oil reserves, but a dilapidated infrastructure. In the early 2000s, the then-President?Hugo Chavez took assets from foreign oil companies to …
ConocoPhillips Reportedly Mulls Sale Of Permian Assets For $2B February 21, 2026 01:55 Asianet Newsable According to a report from Bloomberg, which cited people familiar with the matter, the assets being considered were acquired through deals with Concho Resources and Shell Plc. The deal comes as part of a broader streamlining of its portfolio, as per the …
New OFAC General Licenses Related to Venezuela’s Oil and Gas Industry February 20, 2026 22:54 JD Supra - California As of February 19, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued several new General Licenses (collectively “the Licenses”) to help reopen and develop Venezuela’s oil and gas industry. On February 10, 2026, …
Three New OFAC General Licenses Provide an Initial Framework for Operations and Investment in Venezuela’s Oil and Gas Sectors February 20, 2026 22:52 JD Supra - California Key Points Three GLs issued by OFAC last week—GL 48, GL 49 and GL 50 (replaced and superseded by amended GL 50A)—represent the Trump administration’s first significant actions providing sanctions relief related to upstream oil and gas sector operations in …
Canada's Oil Sands Poised for Mega Merger February 20, 2026 20:57 Rigzone Canada’s oil patch is ripe for a mega merger, analysts say, after a bumper year for deals has left relatively few smaller targets available. The value of deals executed or pending as of Dec. 31 totaled $37.8 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg …
Transaction in Own Shares February 20, 2026 17:20 EIN Presswire Transaction in Own Shares 20 February 2026 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Shell plc (the ‘Company’) announces that on 20 February 2026 it purchased the following number of Shares for cancellation. Aggregated information on Shares purchased according to …
Canada's oilsands poised for mega merger after busy 2025 February 20, 2026 15:56 Financial Post Canadian Natural, the largest domestic oil company, benefits from a low cost of capital and its size allows the company to take on new projects, Zawalsky said. The company has grown rapidly since 2017, when Canadian Natural bought Shell PLC’s oilsands …
No new energy initiatives from Govt, says Young February 20, 2026 13:33 Trinidad and Tobago Guardian Andrea Perez-Sobers Senior Reporter andrea.perez-sobers @guardian.co.tt Former energy minister Stuart Young has rejected claims by the current administration that it has broken new ground in regional energy cooperation, arguing …
Shell to Push Ahead on Dragon Natural Gas Project After US License Shift February 20, 2026 12:42 Offshore Engineer News Published Feb 20, 2026 4:02 am ET © corlaffra / Adobe Stock General licenses for oil and gas exploration in Venezuela issued by the U.S. this month will allow Shell to progress with its Dragon gas project, a company spokesperson told Reuters on …
Turkmenistan Strengthens Energy Partnerships at Leading London Forums February 20, 2026 11:02 Turkmenistan Golden Age From 9 to 12 February, representatives of Turkmen Energy Forum participated in the International Energy Week and the London Energy Forum held in London. The events brought together leaders of global energy companies, financial institutions, technology …
Driveline Lubricants for EVs Market Forecast 2026-2036: Global Market to Reach USD 3.1 Billion by 2036 at ~ 11.8 % CAGR February 20, 2026 10:26 EIN Presswire Leading Product Segment: E-Axle Gear Oils are expected to capture the largest market share by 2026. ROCKVILLE, MD, UNITED STATES, February 20, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The global Driveline Lubricants for EVs Market is projected to reach a …
Updates in Venezuela: Opportunity Knocks as U.S. Begins to Open the Energy Door February 20, 2026 07:27 JD Supra - California Earlier this month, Haynes Boone authored an article forecasting future business opportunities in Venezuela following the initial signs of cooperation between the United States and Venezuela in the wake of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s removal. …
Bay Area refinery to pay $10 million penalty for multiple health, safety violations February 19, 2026 20:31 CBS News Bay Area - California A Bay Area refinery will pay a multi-million-dollar penalty for a series of major violations, including fires, toxic emissions and leaking tanks that went on for years, prosecutors and air regulators announced on Wednesday. A civil action against Martinez …
Is carbon capture safe? Police jurors consider resolution opposing the process February 19, 2026 19:27 The Advocate - Louisiana Two local legislators want the East Feliciana Parish Police Jury to adopt a resolution opposing carbon-capture and sequestration projects in Louisiana, including carbon dioxide injection wells and pipelines. Jurors heard from Reps. Roy Adams, D-Jackson, …
Transaction in Own Shares February 19, 2026 17:19 EIN Presswire Transaction in Own Shares 19 February 2026 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Shell plc (the ‘Company’) announces that on 19 February 2026 it purchased the following number of Shares for cancellation. Aggregated information on Shares purchased according to …
OFAC Issues New Venezuela General Licenses Expanding Authorization For Oil And Gas Activities February 19, 2026 16:56 JD Supra - California The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) has issued a series of general licenses significantly expanding the ability of companies to engage in upstream oil and gas production in Venezuela, while maintaining …
French appeals court rejects award for Nicaragua banana plantation workers February 19, 2026 15:58 JURIST A French appeals court on Tuesday rejected an appeal to enforce compensation for Nicaraguan banana plantation workers harmed by pesticides. The Paris appeals court released a judgment stating that “the sums awarded to each claimant… are manifestly …
Oil Extends Wednesday Rally February 19, 2026 11:19 Rigzone Brent crude is trading slightly higher this morning, extending yesterday’s rally as the geopolitical risk premium was repriced higher on renewed U.S.-Iran tensions. That’s what Ole R. Hvalbye, a commodities analyst at Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (SEB …
White Oil Market Size to Reach 1.69 Mn Tons by 2031 with APAC Holding 63.44% of Global Volume in 2025, Reports Mordor Intelligence February 19, 2026 10:05 WFMZ - Pennsylvania HYDERABAD, India, Feb. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the latest report by Mordor Intelligence, the global white oil market size is projected to rise from 1.58 million tons in 2026 to 1.69 million tons by 2031, reflecting a CAGR of 1.36% …
Technip Energies annonce la nomination de Jesse Stanley au poste de Présidente Technologies & Produits et la nouvelle composition de son Comité exécutif February 19, 2026 07:30 EIN Presswire Technip Energies (PARIS : TE) annonce la nomination de Jesse Stanley au poste de Présidente de la division Technologies & Produits (T&P) et membre de son Comité exécutif à compter du 16 mars 2026, ainsi que la nouvelle composition de celui-ci. …
Technip Energies announces the appointment of Jesse Stanley as President, Technologies & Products, and the new composition of its Executive Committee February 19, 2026 07:30 EIN Presswire Technip Energies (PARIS: TE) today announces the appointment of Jesse Stanley as President, Technologies & Products (T&P) Business Unit and member of the Executive Committee as of March 16, 2026, as well as the new composition of its Executive …
After Years of Buybacks, Big Oil is Drilling Again February 19, 2026 03:34 Oil Price After years of prioritizing returning cash to shareholders, oil supermajors are about to do something few expected: turning to growth as a top priority. The reason: contrary to dominant expectations, oil and gas will continue to be needed for decades. For …
Evolving Venezuela Sanctions: 2026 Executive Actions and General Licenses Redefine Compliance Landscape February 18, 2026 21:09 JD Supra - California This alert was prepared by members of Womble Bond Dickinson's Venezuelan Task Force. Team members include Jose Luis Vittor, Francisco Balduzzi, Alan Enslen, Julius Bodie, and Alex de Gramont. We will be following developments closely and providing …
NASCAR Cup Star Calls Out FOX Broadcast’s ‘Lies’ as He Ousts Kevin Harvick & Co. February 18, 2026 21:05 Essentially Sports During the latest episode of the Door Bumper Clear podcast, Connor Zilisch was debunking some rumors prevalent in the late model stock car division. One of them was a claim by FOX broadcast and Kevin Harvick, who suggested that drivers lift their throttle …
Biorefinery Market to Hit $887.6 Billion by 2030 February 18, 2026 18:07 EIN Presswire Boston, Feb. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to the latest BCC Research report, “Biorefinery Products and Applications: Global Markets” is expected to grow from $582 billion in 2025 to $887.6 billion by the end of 2030, at a compound annual growth …
Nicaraguan banana workers poisoned by pesticides lose appeal in France February 18, 2026 17:40 Modern Ghana The Paris Court of Appeal has rejected a compensation claim against three US multinationals by Nicaraguan plantation workers left sick or sterile after working with the toxic pesticide Nemagon. Nicaraguan farm workers who had been left sick or sterilised …
Transaction in Own Shares February 18, 2026 17:39 EIN Presswire Transaction in Own Shares 18 February 2026 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Shell plc (the ‘Company’) announces that on 18 February 2026 it purchased the following number of Shares for cancellation. Aggregated information on Shares purchased according to …
Robert A. Lee Sr. February 18, 2026 15:24 Macoupin County Enquirer Democrat - Illinois Robert A. Lee Sr., 82 of Carlinville, passed away Saturday, February 14, 2026, at his home in Carlinville. Robert was born November 23, 1943, in Alton, IL, a son of Milton Fredrick Lee and Mary E. Tredway. Lee graduated from Carlinville High School …
B.C. forecasts upswing for natural gas and tough times in forestry as deficit soars February 18, 2026 01:10 The Globe and Mail Open this photo in gallery:A carrier ship is docked at LNG Canada's export facility in Kitimat, B.C., in August, 2025. LNG Canada began exports last June from the terminal.Jesse Winter/Reuters The B.C. government is forecasting that the natural gas …
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Transaction in Own Shares February 17, 2026 17:17 EIN Presswire Transaction in Own Shares 17 February 2026 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Shell plc (the ‘Company’) announces that on 17 February 2026 it purchased the following number of Shares for cancellation. Aggregated information on Shares purchased according to …
In defence of the oil industry February 17, 2026 14:07 The Ecologist To understand this, let’s start on an island in South East Asia that, despite having no hydrocarbons of its own, is as important to the global oil trade as Saudi Arabia or Venezuela. Singapore sits at the bottom of the Strait of Malacca, the narrow channel …
World in ‘energy addition’ mode, says Shell boss February 17, 2026 14:01 Financial Mirror There seems to be no let-up in energy demand, despite net-zero emission targets and the need for further electrification to satisfy the power drain from data centres and artificial intelligence, speakers at the International Energy Week said. This year’s …
Venezuela Sanctions Update: OFAC Expands Authorizations for Oil and Gas Activity February 17, 2026 08:13 JD Supra - California In early January 2026, U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro and brought him into U.S. custody on drug charges. In subsequent public statements, the Trump administration announced an intent to encourage private-sector participation and investment in …
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NAZI HISTORY OF ROYAL DUTCH SHELL

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.

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Shell appeased and collaborated with the Nazis. The oil giant instructed its employees in the Netherlands to complete a form giving particulars about their descent, which for some, amounted to a self-declared death warrant. Shell used slave labor and was a close business partner in Germany of I.G. Farben, the notorious Nazi run chemical giant that also used slave labor and supplied the Zyklon-B gas used during the Holocaust to exterminate millions of people, including children. Shell continued the partnership with the Nazis in the years after the retirement of Sir Henri and even after his death. It was money generated on Shell forecourts around the world, profiteering from cartel oil prices, that funded the Nazi party and saved it from financial collapse. Evidence about Shell's Nazi connections can be found in extracts from "A History of Royal Dutch Shell" Volumes 1 and 2 authored by historians paid by Shell, who had unrestricted access to Shell archives. There are 67 pages in total, so takes some time to download.

Photograph (full size here) shows a Swastika flag flying at the head office of Royal Dutch Petroleum, 30 Carel van Bylandtlaan, The Hague, during the Nazi occupation of the in World War II (From Image Database Hague Municipal)

Sir Henri Deterding, the founder of the Royal Dutch Shell Group - known as "The Most Powerful Man in the World" - who became an ardent Nazi and financial supporter of Hitler and the Nazi party.

SHELL IP PIRACY

Reading between the lines in various legal documents, it seems that the allegations are that after the technology in question had been disclosed to a Shell company in the USA, the information was passed to Shell in the Netherlands in breach of confidentiality. And Royal Dutch Shell subsequently exploited the technology without payment or credit to the company holding the rights; Newton Research Partners. The inference seems to be that Twister B.V. was founded by Shell partly on trade secrets stolen from Bloom/Newton.

For more information read:

ARTICLE: Shell in the US courts again for alleged theft of trade secrets: 20 June 2014

ARTICLE: Twister B.V. by name, Twister by nature?: 09 August 2014

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BILL CAMPBELL WHISTLEBLOWER EMAIL TO MP’S

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:

THIS IS WHAT IT SAID:

Subject: This could be the most important whistleblower email you have ever received.

Some unfortunate Royal Dutch Shell workers have already lost their lives. More lives are at stake.

My name is Bill Campbell. I am a former Group Auditor of Shell International. I am writing to you on a matter of conscience in an effort to avert the inevitability of another major accident in the North Sea. The consequences could potentially impact on families in many constituencies, including your own.

As Royal Dutch Shell and the Health & Safety Executive would acknowledge, I am an expert on safety matters relating to offshore oil and gas platforms. In 1999, I was appointed by Shell to lead a safety audit on the Brent Bravo platform. The audit revealed a platform management culture that basically gave a higher priority to production than the safety of Shell employees. To our astonishment we discovered that a "Touch F*** All" policy was in place. Worse still, safety records were routinely falsified and repairs bodged.

I personally brought the shocking situation to the attention of senior management including Malcolm Brinded, the then Managing Director of Shell Exploration & Production. I revealed that ESDV leak-off tests were purposely falsified, not once but many times and that Brent Bravo platform management had admitted responsibility for the dangerous practices being followed. In response to my team ringing alarm bells, management pledged to rectify the serious problems which had been uncovered.

When I later complained that the pledges were not being kept, I was removed from my oversight function.

Four years later, a massive gas leak occurred on the platform. Two workers lost their lives. I have no doubt at all that the inaction of the relevant Asset Manager, the General Manager, the Oil Director and Malcolm Brinded, contributed in some part to the unlawful killing of two persons on Brent Bravo in September 2003.

Shell subsequently pleaded guilty to breaches of the HSE regulations and a record-breaking £900,000 fine was imposed. I thought this would bring about a real change in policy to put the emphasis on safety.

Unfortunately I was wrong. Although I supplied the evidence related to 1999, and the fact that there had been a collapse in controls of integrity from 1999 to 2003 on all 16 of Shell's North Sea offshore installations covered in a post fatality integrity review to the HSE for review by the Procurator Fiscal, none of this evidence was presented before the Sheriff at the subsequent Inquiry. The situation is explained in a letter to the Procurator Fiscal and the Sheriff (on 24th February 2007).

Shell management has engaged in spin to try to pretend that it is getting to grips with its safety problem. However, its atrocious safety record - the worst in the North Sea in terms of accidental deaths and absolute number of enforcement actions – tells a different story. This fact has resulted in a number of newspaper articles.

I have had meetings with senior Shell people including its CEO Mr. Jeroen van der Veer. I regret to say that I have found him to be economical with the truth. He prefers to support cover-up and deceit rather than confronting the underlying problems. Brinded is now Executive Director of Shell Exploration & Production. He believes in burying evidence.

My family and friends would probably prefer me to give up on this matter and enjoy my retirement after so many years working for Shell.

However, by writing to every MP in the UK, no one can ever say that I did not do my best to avert an inevitable further major accident event in the North Sea. When it happens (I pray that I am wrong) I will make this warning communication available to the media together with the vast amount of evidence in my possession.

At least my conscience is clear. I have done everything possible to ring the alarm bells about Shell management and its unscrupulous attitude to the safety of its employees.

Yours sincerely
Bill Campbell

ENDS

(Malcolm Brinded and Jeroen van der Veer are no longer with Shell. The Oil Director referred to in the email is Chris Finlayson, who left Shell to become Chief Executive of British Gas before being fired - his photo immediately below)

THE BRENT BRAVO SCANDAL
BRENT BRAVO: THE EVIDENCE ASSEMBLED BY BILL CAMPBELL

BILL CAMPBELL EVIDENCE BUNDLES A to F - June 2012

BILL CAMPBELL EVIDENCE BUNDLES A to F CONTINUED - June 2012

by John Donovan

Displayed below are some of the spectacular promotional campaigns my company Don Marketing created for Shell in the 1980s and 1990s. This was before the series of SIX high court actions we brought against Shell for stealing ideas (4) and for defamation (2) - all settled by Shell. This website is a permanent response by me to the malicious underhand tactics, including treachery, espionage and intimidation, used by Shell during and after the bouts of litigation. More information is printed at the foot of this column.

MORE DETAILS: After a solicitor acting for Shell threatened to make the litigation "drawn out and difficult" with the intention of draining the resources of a financially weaker opponent, my late father (Alfred Donovan) and I decided to mount a wide-ranging campaign as a counter-measure. We jointly founded the Shell Corporate Conscience Pressure Group, which nearly 15% of Shell UK retailers joined. We regularly conducted ethical surveys involving up to 1500 Shell petrol stations. All responses were opened and authenticated by an independent solicitor who supplied Affidavits confirming the results. In whole page announcements in trade magazines (examples above) we challenged Shell to commission and publish the resuits of independent research asking the same questions and offering respondents GUARANTEED anonymity. Shell never took up the invitation. Instead it asked the UK Advertising Standards Authority to investigate our Shell surveys. No problems were found. The head-cut image of Alfred Donovan appears courtesy of The Wall Street Journal.

SHELL CONTROVERSIES

selection of memorable warnings/articles/images associated with the controversial track record of Royal Dutch Shell.

WARNING: DO NOT DISCLOSE YOUR IDEAS TO SHELL GameChanger OR SHELL Ideas360 WITHOUT TAKING EVERY POSSIBLE PRECAUTION. Shell management has ample funds to pay for intellectual property but prefers to steal it from small businesses and in our experience, gives its full backing to dishonest managers willing to do its bidding. We have sued Shell repeatedly in the High Court for the theft of our Intellectual Property. It is doubtful if anyone can match our dire experience in dealing with this ruthless unscrupulous serial poacher of other parties ideas. Expect threats, legal machinations and sinister action from Shell and its spooks if you object to having your ideas stolen.

LINKS TO SOME RELATED ARTICLES:

ARTICLE: Shell in the US courts again for alleged theft of trade secrets: 20 June 2014

ARTICLE: Shell GameChanger - Scam, or Genuine Game Changer?: 10 June 2014

ARTICLE: Is it safe to disclose ideas to Shell GameChanger?: 7 June 2014

ARTICLE: Royal Dutch Shell plc Brings Crowdsourcing to the Energy Markets: 20 April 2014

ARTICLE: High Court papers unveil ‘secret’ Shell writ losses: 23 April 1998

ARTICLE: Another warning to inventors of the alleged dangers when dealing with Shell : 12 March 2008

ARTICLE: Shell in deepwater, accused of more IP theft: 13 August 2008

ARTICLE: ENERTAG PATENTS: MORE ROYAL DUTCH SHELL IP CHICANERY?: 4 November 2009

ARTICLE: Shell investigates alleged IP theft at Geelong Refinery: 21 April 2012

ARTICLE: Another alleged case of IP theft hits Royal Dutch Shell: 20 May 2012

ARTICLE: Shell Oil Must Pay $153.6 Mln Award to Union Carbide: 17 June 2012

Some years ago extensive documentary evidence was brought to the attention of Malcolm Brinded above, when he was Chairman of Shell UK, proving beyond any doubt that Shell executives had conspired to rig a tender for a major contract. A number of innocent firms were deliberately lured into signing confidentiality agreements and disclosing Intellectual Property to Shell under false pretences, in a carefully contrived plot. The firm which was awarded the contract never took part in the tender. One objective of the Machiavellian plan was to stop/delay IP trade secrets owned by the participants in the tender from being disclosed to Shell's rivals. This was achieved by outright deception, without paying a cent to the firms involved, who wrongly believed they were participating in an honest tender. Instead of sacking the ring leader, AJL - who had a personal relationship with the firm which miraculously won the race in which it never ran - Shell senior directors, including Brinded, gave AJL their full backing. Some of the Shell executives involved, including for example, Tim Hannagan, still hold high positions inside Shell - in his case, Global Brand and Visual Identity Manager. If Shell does not accept that this is a true, provable account of what happened, then it should sue for libel. How on earth is such predatory conduct compatible with Shell's claimed business principles?

FOR MORE INFORMATION, READ THIS ARTICLE:

ARTICLE: Irregularities in a Royal Dutch Shell tender process: 31 October 2011