Published June 25, 2012 Dow Jones Newswires
Shell France, a unit of Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB), will as soon as this week start drilling exploration wells off the coasts of French Guyana that are believed to harbor promising oil reserves, its Chief Executive Patrick Romeo said in an advanced copy of an interview with professional weekly Bulletin de l’Industrie Petroliere, or BIP, to be released Tuesday.
The moves comes after the French government lifted the suspension of exploratory works in the region.
“Our priority is zero accident and maximum environmental protection,” Mr. Romeo is quoted as saying. “Tests are made to be sure the equipment is efficient and we will start drilling only if we are satisfied in that matter,” he said, adding drilling “should indeed start this week.”
Last week, the French government initially suspended all permits to explore the region, as it plans to review the country’s mining code to include the consultations with local authorities, stakeholders as well as stricter environmental protection regulations.
Drilling should last three months and Shell hopes to discover a reserve of at least 300 million of barrels of oil, Mr. Romeo said.
“The presence of oil has been proved, now the underground’s geology must be understood to see if the resources are commercially exploitable,” he said.
Shell will drill four exploration wells by June 2013 and then “we’ll have a clearer picture,” he said.
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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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