The Times: Shell’s gas burn-off targets in doubt
By Carl Mortished, International Business Editor
June 12, 2004
SHELL was last night facing a fresh assault from environmentalists after the oil group conceded that it was struggling to end the controversial practice of burning off unwanted gas from its oil drilling platforms in Nigeria.
The practice, known as flaring, which lights up the Niger Delta and can be seen on night-time satellite images of the earth, is a major contributor to greenhouse gases and one of the most wasteful practices in the energy industry.
Shell is committed to eliminating the flaring by 2008, but its environmental report this week concedes that the goal is in doubt. The company burnt off more than 9.3 million tonnes of gas last year, a large percentage of which came from the African state.
The Shell report concludes: “Our goal of ending all continuous flaring by 2008 is looking increasingly challenging particularly in light of many projects which have to be delivered for gathering associated gas in the difficult operating circumstances in Nigeria.”
The problem is caused by the high gas content of Nigerian oil. In Europe or North America, the associated gas is collected and piped into the national gas grid, but economic mismanagement and government corruption have left Nigeria with little industry and no demand for the fuel.
Shell has tried to cut flaring in the Delta, but recurring violence in the region has hindered progress.
Increased gas flaring in Nigeria contributed to a surge in Shell’s carbon dioxide emissions last year, which rose from 106 million tonnes to 112 million tonnes.
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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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