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November 2nd, 2009:

Corruption Rumors at Shell Deer Park

We hear from our sources…

18 people disciplined at Shell Deer Park after being caught taking kick backs from… (name of company supplied)

Some type of written letter in their files, frozen at their grade with no future percentage raises, no ICP (bonus pay) for 2 to 3 years.  No one terminated because someone high up in the Management Structure involved.  The bulk of the 18 individuals work in the Turnaround Maintenance Organization. Basically these are the folks that take the bids on contracts from the Contractors and are the ones tempted. It is hard to believe no one was terminated bearing in mind the ethics & compliance Shell preaches. read more

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Trouble flares in Niger delta

Financial Times

By Tom Burgis in Port Harcourt

Published: November 2 2009 02:00 | Last updated: November 2 2009 02:00

EXTRACTS

The flames have burned for half a century but darkness still prevails in the Niger delta.

At night, the orange glow from flares – fuelled by the waste natural gas from crude production – provides the only light visible across vast stretches of Nigeria’s oil region, where many settlements are starved of power. read more

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The Squeeze: Oil, Money and Greed in the 21st Century

Financial Times

The Squeeze: Oil, Money and Greed in the 21st Century
By Tom Bower
HarperPress £20, 448 pages
FT Bookshop price: £16

EXTRACT:

The events he covers are scarcely less dramatic than those described in The Prize , including the ascent of the oil price to record highs, the power grab by leaders such as Vladimir Putin and Hugo Chávez, and the downfall of corporate chiefs such as Lord Browne of BP and Sir Philip Watts of Shell. Bower’s book has the advantage of being scorchingly topical. read more

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Oil Brit ‘abused 20 boys’

Dorday, a "learning consultant" with Shell International, is said to be linked to at least 20 boys, aged ten to 17.

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Nigeria’s Uncertain Peace Dividend

Who will reap the peace dividend if the cease-fire in the Niger delta, now a week old, holds? Surprisingly, it might not be international oil companies (IOCs) like Royal Dutch Shell that operate large fields in Nigeria.

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Middletons wins bid for Shell deal

Siw Hendriks, head of legal IT at Shell, said from Sweden that the contract was awarded following a rigorous selection process by Shell, run over the past nine months.

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