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Shell: Gas field in Groningen must be completely closed this year, in light of earthquakes
SUNDAY, 26 MARCH 2023
The gas field in Groningen must be completely closed this year, said the CEO of Shell Netherlands, Marjan van Loon. Currently, the gas field is still supplying minimal amounts of gas to keep the wells usable, but she doesn’t think that’s necessary. “It can and must be done, so the field has to be closed,” Van Loon said on the TV program WNL Op Zondag.
At the end of January, Gasunie, which is responsible for managing gas pipelines and storage, was still advising the Cabinet to keep the Groningen field on alert this year and not to close it permanently. That’s because it remains uncertain whether the Netherlands will be able to get enough gas next winter because of the war between Ukraine and Russia. Therefore, it is better to keep the option of Groningen gas in reserve, Gasunie reasoned.
“In an energy crisis, it may be unpleasant to shut something down, but the pilot light is still considerable, and then there are always earthquakes,” Van Loon claimed. According to her, many other stakeholders in the Groningen gas field also believe it is responsible to turn off the gas tap permanently.
Also, the Tweede Kamer has already asked State Secretary Hans Vijlbrief (Mining) to ignore Gasunie’s advice. Vijlbrief is expected to take until June to decide on this.
“It has brought nothing but burdens to the people of Groningen, and that is where we all went wrong. And that includes Shell,” Van Loon explained on the TV program on Sunday.
Shell, as one of NAM’s shareholders, was responsible for years for gas production in Groningen, which later turned out to have caused earthquakes. The company now also pays for damage repairs and the reinforcement of houses in the earthquake zone. “Damage repair and reinforcement of houses must be accelerated, and we now know there is more to do. It is complex,” the CEO of Shell Netherlands said.
She also mentioned that in addition to the closure of the gas field, damage and reinforcement tasks must also be accelerated and more attention must be paid to the economic development of Groningen.
“The Cabinet needs to look at how this can be done differently, and we’ve said we’re willing to look at how we can make that happen, ” the CEO of Shell Netherlands said.
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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A head-cut image of Alfred Donovan (now deceased) appears courtesy of The Wall Street Journal.
