Royal Dutch Shell Bribery and Corruption in Nigeria
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Before the
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Release No. 63243 / November 4, 2010
ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING ENFORCEMENT Release No. 3204 / November 4, 2010
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING File No. 3-14107
In the Matter of
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL plc,
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL plc,
and
SHELL INTERNATIONAL EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION INC.,
Respondents.
ORDER INSTITUTING CEASE- AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 21C OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING SANCTIONS AND A CEASE-AND- DESIST ORDER
A. SUMMARY
This matter concerns violations of the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") by Respondent SIEP and the record keeping and internal controls provisions of the FCPA by Respondent Shell. From September 2002 through November 2005, SIEP, on behalf of Shell, authorized the reimbursement or continued use of services provided by a company acting as a customs broker that involved suspicious payments of approximately $3.5 million to officials of the Nigerian Customs Service in order to obtain preferential treatment during the customs process for the purpose of assisting Shell in obtaining or retaining business in Nigeria on Shell's Bonga Project. As a result of these payments, Shell profited in the amount of approximately $14 million. None of the improper payments was accurately reflected in Shell's books and records, nor was Shell's system of internal accounting controls adequate at the time to detect and prevent these suspicious payments.
B. RESPONDENTS
Royal Dutch Shell plc ("Shell"), an English-chartered company, headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands, focuses, through its subsidiaries, on oil, gas, and power production and exploration. Shell's American Depository Receipts are registered with the Commission pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, and trade on the New York Stock Exchange.2
B. RESPONDENTS
Royal Dutch Shell plc ("Shell"), an English-chartered company, headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands, focuses, through its subsidiaries, on oil, gas, and power production and exploration. Shell's American Depository Receipts are registered with theCommission pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, and trade on the New York Stock Exchange.2
C. OTHER RELEVANT ENTITY
Shell Nigerian Exploration and Production Company Ltd. ("SNEPCO"), located in Nigeria, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell Petroleum N.V., which, in turn, is a wholly owned direct subsidiary of Shell. SNEPCO performed work on the Bonga Project.
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