Shell has rejected an MP’s claims that uncertainty over the new SNP government could have been behind its decision to sell some of its North Sea assets.
On Thursday the company announced it was selling its assets in six mature North Sea oilfields and scrapping plans for a £25m headquarters expansion.
Aberdeen South Labour MP Ann Begg met Shell executives on Friday morning.
A spokesman for First Minister Alex Salmond said her remarks bore no relationship to reality.
Unions and politicians have raised concerns over the future of the 400 Shell staff affected.
There is also anger that the company has pulled the plug on the planned subsea centre of excellence at the existing base at Tullos.
Diversionary tactic
Labour MP Ms Begg said uncertainty over the future direction of the SNP government could have been behind the decision.
She said the administration had been constantly picking fights with the Westminster government since coming to power last month.
A Shell spokesman said the decision had nothing to do with politics.
Mr Salmond’s spokeman said the comments were an absurd diversionary tactic which would be greeted with ridicule by the industry and the people.
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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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