Voser wisely abandons an unstable ship
I have bad news for Shell. A whistleblower who has major safety concerns with the Prelude flagship vessel destined for Australia, has supplied me with potentially explosive information. I am in possession of a considerable amount of internal information and photographic material. The person in question has been intimately involved in the project at a high level and is deeply concerned that warnings issued to Shell (and other parties) have been ignored and financial considerations are taking priority over safety issues. The whistleblower is very concerned about mismanagement and the alleged use of totally unqualified personnel.
By John Donovan
Peter Voser could not wait to ease Jeroen van der Veer out of the top job at Royal Dutch Shell Plc.
He was full of enthusiasm and itching to implement his plans, which included making hundreds of Shell executives reapply for their own jobs.
Mr. Voser now has only days left as Chief Executive, with Ben van Beurden about to receive what he may view as a poisoned chalice.
Voser’s sudden decision to jump ship for a “lifestyle change”, announced several months ago, took many by surprise.
There has been some speculation that he was pushed.
In any event, the announcement added to the growing queasiness about Shell’s situation and prospects.
Prelude FLNG project
Shell has been trying to capture investors imagination with the launch of the Prelude, the so-called biggest ship in the world.
One of our outspoken contributors has commented:
“Shell’s Prelude LNG ‘ship’ is not really a ship, per se, because it has no means of self propulsion. It will be towed to location and anchored, supposedly for the life of the gas field exploitation project. This vessel is nothing more than a giant production and processing barge masquerading as a ship.”
I have bad news for Shell. A whistleblower who has major safety concerns with the Prelude flagship vessel destined for Australia, has supplied me with potentially explosive information. I am in possession of a considerable amount of internal information and photographic material. The person in question has been intimately involved in the project at a high level and is deeply concerned that warnings issued to Shell (and other parties) have been ignored and financial considerations are taking priority over safety issues. The whistleblower is very concerned about mismanagement and the alleged use of totally unqualified personnel.
Bearing all of the above in mind, is it any wonder that Peter Voser decided to jump ship?
The TRUTH will set you FREE.
