Speculation of a Shell/BP Merger?
6 June 2005
By Alfred Donovan
According to a report today by AFX, Shell’s chief financial officer Peter Voser, is going to say in an interview tomorrow that planned restructuring should make it easier for the oil company to participate in large-scale mergers.
Mr Voser reportedly will also say that the restructuring will enable the company to use its shares as acquisition currency. Presumably the reverse applies: it would be easier for a predator to launch a takeover of Shell.
Today’s report could tie-in with a story by Clay Harris in the Financial Times (published on April 21 2005) that “Royal Dutch/Shell has put together a team in The Hague with the sole purpose of making plans about how to fight off a hostile takeover.” Shell apparently refused to comment.
A usually reliable source has been telling me for some time that BP is actively making plans.
Perhaps some at Shell would welcome a BP merger/takeover.
Related reports
THE BUSINESS: BP seeks go-ahead for European oil mergers: “…has Royal Dutch/Shell in its sights…”: “If they wanted to merge, they could find a way around competition hurdles.”
FINANCIAL TIMES: Best to be prepared for any eventuality: “Mudlark hears that Royal Dutch/Shell has put together a team in The Hague with the sole purpose of making plans about how to fight off a hostile takeover.” (ShellNews.net) 21 April 05
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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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