October 30, 2007; Page A10
BEIJING — Royal Dutch Shell PLC is “moving East” to countries including China and India to take advantage of booming demand for oil products, a senior Shell executive said.
Demand in Asia is growing strongly along with the region’s economies, while demand in Europe and the U.S. is moderating, because of high pump prices, higher vehicle efficiency and greater use of substitutes such as biofuels, said Rob Routs, Shell’s executive director of downstream operations. In the oil business, downstream typically refers to the business of refining oil into fuels like gasoline and selling them.
Mr. Routs said refining capacity in Asian countries will increase 22% by the end of 2010.
His comments are part of an industry shift toward Asia, which is seen as the biggest energy growth area in coming years. Refining and chemical companies, ranging from Exxon Mobil Corp. to Saudi Arabia’s state oil company, Saudi Aramco, have struck deals in recent months to feed China’s growing demand for fuel.
In Europe, demand for gasoline has fallen about 5% so far this year, while demand for diesel is flat, he said. In the U.S., demand for oil in the third quarter grew 0.6% to 0.7% compared with 1% a year earlier, he said.
Mr. Routs said he believed speculation is driving current high prices for oil and that there is enough crude available.
When asked if Shell had been elbowed out of a refinery investment in southern China by Kuwait Petroleum Corp. and China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Mr. Routs said Shell isn’t giving up on talks with Kuwait Petroleum on refinery investment in China and is “teaming up” with that company on refinery options globally. He declined to elaborate.
–Renya Peng
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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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