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Venezuela’s oil industry is in ruins. Reviving it won’t be easy February 15, 2026 11:42 Los Angeles Times CABIMAS, Venezuela — The pumps that brought prosperity from deep in the Earth’s crust are now mostly rusted relics of a storied past. The buildings that housed a prideful labor force are vandalized, colonized by squatters or boarded up. The schools, …
How to listen to Daytona 500 on the radio February 15, 2026 11:24 Sporting News All eyes will be on Daytona International Speedway this weekend for the 68th annual Daytona 500. Luckily, there's plenty of ways to tune into the action without a TV. Daytona Speedweek has been getting fans primed for the main event all week with the …
Dismayed ex-Big Oil workers plug alternative energy transition careers February 15, 2026 11:00 Upstream A group of former oil and gas employees dismayed at Big Oil’s retreat from low carbon investment have launched a new initiative that aims to inspire debate on the role of oil companies in the energy transition. Life After Oil, launched in London on …
Where to watch today's Daytona 500 on TV and streaming February 15, 2026 09:25 Daytona Beach News Journal - Florida Feb. 15, 2026, 4:01 a.m. ET Two drivers in the 2026 Daytona 500 will be in position for their own version of history in the biggest race on the NASCAR schedule. At the front of the starting grid will be Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who has …
Austin Hill’s Wife’s Worst Nightmare Comes to Life as Daytona Victory Fuels Uncanny Hate February 15, 2026 04:58 Essentially Sports Austin Hill’s Daytona win should’ve been a moment of pure celebration for his family. But for his wife, Ashlyn, it reopened a wound that never fully healed. The couple has lived side by side for nearly their entire lives, meeting as kids at the racetrack, …
Moonilal hits back at Young February 15, 2026 04:48 Trinidad and Tobago Guardian Energy Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal has hit back at his predecessor, Stuart Young, following the latter’s questions about the Government’s relation with acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez. Following news of the US Treasury …
Major upset in IHSAA Class 1A girls basketball regional championship February 15, 2026 00:18 South Bend Tribune - Indiana Feb. 14, 2026, 6:41 p.m. ET ELKHART ― Katie Collignon didn’t have an end-of-season speech prepped for Saturday. The 10th year head coach was sure to note that Marquette Catholic wasn’t taking Fremont lightly heading into its IHSAA Class 1A girls basketball …
US clears Shell, BP for Venezuela Newly issued licences revive gas projects… February 14, 2026 21:00 Win Media SKN (Trinidad Express) – Energy majors Shell plc and BP plc have been cleared to operate in Venezuela under newly issued licences from the United States Department of the Treasury, paving the way for long-delayed gas projects such as the Dragon field to move …
Young has questions about OFAC licences February 14, 2026 13:46 Trinidad and Tobago Guardian In the wake of news that the US Department of Treasury issued OFAC general licences to BP and Shell, former energy minister Stuart Young has raised questions concerning the Government’s negotiations with Venezuela. Young noted that …
US clears Shell, BP for Venezuela February 14, 2026 09:03 Trinidad Express Energy majors Shell plc and BP plc have been cleared to operate in Venezuela under newly issued licences from the United States Department of the Treasury, paving the way for long-delayed gas projects such as the Dragon field to move closer to execution. …
Kevin Harvick Sounds Alarm as Kyle Busch’s Daytona Run Fans Championship-Level Expectations February 14, 2026 07:23 Essentially Sports Despite having two championships and 63 race wins in the NASCAR Cup Series, Kyle Busch has hardly been a force to reckon with. When the other Kyle [Larson] has been the definition of dominance, things have been bleak for Richard Childress Racing driver of …
US Eases Venezuela oil sanctions, PM welcomes move February 14, 2026 05:36 Trinidad Express As the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) eased restrictions allowing energy companies to operate in Venezuela’s oil sector this afternoon, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has welcomed the move, stating that her …
Stuck inside a courtroom with the Telone blues again February 13, 2026 20:52 The Pajaronian - California In the labyrinthine nature of pesticide reincarnation, it’s hard to know where to begin. 1,3-D (Telone) originated as a byproduct of oil refining. In the 1930s, Hawaiian pineapple plantations were being decimated by nematodes in the soil; Shell Oil had on …
US Allows Some Oil Companies to Produce Oil, Gas in Venezuela February 13, 2026 17:28 Financial Post The licenses issued by the US Treasury Department on Friday authorizes five companies to engage in oil and gas contracts and transactions with Petróleos de Venezuela SA and its subsidiaries, and limits payments including taxes to a US-controlled account. …
Transaction in Own Shares February 13, 2026 17:19 EIN Presswire Transaction in Own Shares 13 February 2026 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Shell plc (the ‘Company’) announces that on 13 February 2026 it purchased the following number of Shares for cancellation. Aggregated information on Shares purchased according to …
Trump administration pushes white men to pursue bias claims February 13, 2026 16:09 The Detroit News - Michigan Feb. 12, 2026, 11:26 a.m. ET Jeff Vaughn says it was a 2022 billboard that convinced him being white and male was becoming a liability. The then-evening anchor at CBS’s flagship Los Angeles television station remembers seeing an ad for his news program — …
Beloved university baseball coach, athletic director Joe Etzel ‘loved seeing people finding success in life’ February 13, 2026 14:19 OregonLive.com At six foot six inches tall, Joe Etzel towered over Judy Kehoe. He was an imposing man, but that didn’t stop Kehoe from asking him to the Valentine’s day dance at University of Portland in 1960. The pair fell in love and were married for 61 years, until …
Daytona’s wildest flips and fiery wrecks caught on camera February 13, 2026 14:12 Columbia Daily Herald - Tennessee Feb. 13, 2026, 4:48 a.m. CT DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 14: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Toyota, Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Discount Tire Ford, and Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, are involved in an on-track …
Harold Joe Friedrichs February 13, 2026 14:05 Goliad Advance-Guard - Texas Goliad, Texas - Harold Joe Friedrichs, age 87, passed away on February 8, 2026. He was born in Goliad on April 11, 1938, to the late Joseph and Frances Volkner Friedrichs. He will now be reunited with his loving wife, Myrtice. After graduating from Goliad …
Ethylene Market Size Forecasted to Reach USD 266.81 Billion by 2035 Driven by Packaging and Polyethylene Demand February 13, 2026 11:14 EIN Presswire Ottawa, Feb. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to Precedence Research, the global ethylene market size will grow from USD 162.60 billion in 2026 to nearly USD 266.81 billion by 2035, expanding at a significant CAGR of 5.64% between 2026 and 2035. The …
The “fear trade” in AI makes a comeback February 13, 2026 08:20 Market Screener The most popular trading game on Wall Street at present is to imagine how a given sector might be wiped out by innovations built on artificial intelligence. No profession appears immune. Traders have no doubt asked AI itself. The result is a fair amount of …
EPA reverses climate change finding, stripping its own ability to regulate emissions February 12, 2026 18:54 NBC News President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency is rescinding the legal finding that it has relied on for nearly two decades to limit the heat-trapping pollution that spews from vehicle tailpipes, oil refineries and …
Top Construction Projects 2026: 2. River District deal renewed, project gains momentum February 12, 2026 18:07 New Orleans City Business - Louisiana This is one in a series of stories outlining the top 10 construction projects in the New Orleans area for 2026 that inserts in the Feb. 15 CityBusiness. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Revised agreement renews River District momentum in New Orleans Shell Riverside office …
Transaction in Own Shares February 12, 2026 17:23 EIN Presswire Transaction in Own Shares 12 February 2026 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Shell plc (the ‘Company’) announces that on 12 February 2026 it purchased the following number of Shares for cancellation. Aggregated information on Shares purchased according to …
From Quote to Activation: Cable’s New Enterprise Battleground February 12, 2026 16:55 Cable 360 Net By Mike Woods, EVP & President of Communications, Media and Technology, CSG The cable industry is operating in a more competitive environment than it has faced in years. Telco, fiber and satellite providers are all competing aggressively for market …
NASCAR Daytona Duels time, TV schedule for the Daytona 500 qualifying races February 12, 2026 14:12 The Tennessean Feb. 12, 2026, 5:06 a.m. CT The Daytona 500 field will be set in the America 250 Duels at Daytona NASCAR Cup Series races on Feb. 12 at Daytona International Speedway. Kyle Busch (pole) and Chase Briscoe (second) are locked into the Daytona 500 front row …
Shell reviewing strategic options for Sprng renewables unit February 12, 2026 13:38 Global Banking & Finance Review Published by Global Banking & Finance Review® Posted on February 12, 2026 1 min read Last updated: February 12, 2026 LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Shell is reviewing strategic options for its India-based Sprng Energy renewable power unit, the company said …
Automotive Lubricant Market Landscape 2036: Strategic Benchmarking, Pricing Trends & Regional Hotspots February 12, 2026 11:23 EIN Presswire ROCKVILLE, MD, UNITED STATES, February 12, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Global Automotive Lubricant Market Expected to Reach US$ 114 Billion by 2036 with Rising Demand for Mineral-based Solutions The global Automotive Lubricant Market is …
Daytona Duels 2026 start times, TV channel, lineups and more February 12, 2026 05:47 Sporting News The Daytona 500 is almost here, but first, the annual Daytona Duels will finalize the starting positions for the iconic race. The top two finishers from Wednesday night's qualifying, pole winner Kyle Busch and Chase Briscoe, will start from the front …
Daytona 500 Winners List by Year: Here's The Full List February 12, 2026 02:56 FloRacing - Texas Despite a history that spans nearly seven decades, the list of drivers who have won the prestigious Daytona 500, the biggest spectacle of the NASCAR season, more than once is relatively exclusive. In fact, only 13 drivers have found the winner’s circle …
NASCAR 2026 race schedule: Complete list of Cup Series race dates, winners, tracks, locations and more February 11, 2026 22:29 CBS Sports - Florida Date & Time (all times Eastern) Race Track Network Winner Wednesday, Feb. 4 at 6 p.m. Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Bowman Gray Stadium (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) N/A Ryan Preece Thursday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. America 250 Florida Duel at Daytona …
NASCAR schedule February 11, 2026 19:23 The Corry Journal - Pennsylvania • DAYTONA 500 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15 Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, FL • Autotrader 400 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22 EchoPark Speedway Hampton, GA • DuraMax Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne 3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 1 Circuit of the Americas …
Transaction in Own Shares February 11, 2026 17:37 EIN Presswire Transaction in Own Shares 11 February 2026 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Shell plc (the ‘Company’) announces that on 11 February 2026 it purchased the following number of Shares for cancellation. Aggregated information on Shares purchased according to …
TotalEnergies Cuts Buyback to Lower End of Range February 11, 2026 17:20 Rigzone (Update) February 11, 2026, 5:10 PM GMT: Article updated with comments on dividend growth, potential investment decisions and acquisitions from 14th paragraph. TotalEnergies SE trimmed its share buybacks to the lower end of its guidance range, aiming to …
Mark Martin Re-opens Old Wounds, Exposing the ‘Painful’ Reality Of Daytona 500 February 11, 2026 14:13 Essentially Sports 40 Cup Series wins. 49 Xfinity Series victories. NASCAR Hall of Fame. Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. A 31-year career. That’s Mark Martin’s legacy for you. While that’s paramount, there is still a little nook in him that hurts. And it’s the Daytona …
TotalEnergies has signed long-term contracts with Google for the supply of solar energy February 11, 2026 11:12 AK&M AK&M 11 February 2026 10:48 The French energy company TotalEnergies SE has signed long-term contracts for the supply of solar energy to Google LLC data centers in Texas. This is reported in the TotalEnergies press release. As part of the deal, Google …
TotalEnergies Cuts Buyback to Lower End of Range on Weak Oil February 11, 2026 10:29 Yahoo Finance Bloomberg (Bloomberg) -- TotalEnergies SE trimmed its share buybacks to the lower end of its guidance range, aiming to keep debt in check as it adjusts to lower oil prices. The company plans to repurchase $750 million of stock in the first quarter, …
Full schedule for 2026 Daytona Speedweeks February 11, 2026 08:08 Sporting News It's time for Speedweeks at Daytona, with five full days of action on tap as racing season gets underway in earnest. Following Ryan Preece's win in the weather-delayed Clash at Bowman Gray, drivers should have a better feel for their cars and …
Net zero is forcing BP into irrelevance February 11, 2026 00:18 The Spectator Australia It should have moved ‘Beyond Petroleum’ by now, with wind, solar and hydroelectric power powering its profits. If you rewind twenty years, BP had a clear plan to place itself at the forefront of the green energy transition. It hasn’t worked out as they had …

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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