JOHN DONOVAN AUGUST 5, 2014 ARTICLE

Shell connection?: Garda laptop found in a Dutch brothel

Aug 5th, 2014 

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By John Donovan

The Irish Independent newspaper has published an articlereporting that a worker at a Dutch brothel discovered a bag apparently containing “a laptop and documents as well as an “insignia” that allegedly identified the owner as being a member of An Garda Siochana”  - the Irish Police force. 

I note that comments have already been posted on the article raising the subject of the free alcohol given by Royal Dutch Shell to the Garda as part of Shell sponsored corruption surrounding the Corrib Gas Project. 

The corruption charges came from a supplier company working for Shell EP Ireland: OSSL. 

I seem to recall that an officer from the Garda Ombudsman Commission was recently in the Netherlands attending a meeting at the HQ of Royal Dutch Shell Plc in The Hague, in connection with the OSSL allegations.  

The Hague is 52 minutes driving time from the attractions of Amsterdam. 

I have no idea whether there is any connection.

Is an officer from the Garda Ombudsman Commission a member of the Garda? 

The Ombudsman Commission investigation mistakingly concluded that there was no evidence to support OSSL allegations. Their verdict was in line with cover-up tactics already used by the Garda and Shell. 

It is only a matter of time before the whole rotten scandal, involving senior Garda officers, is exposed. 

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On 1 Apr 2014, at 10:03, “Johan Groenewald” wrote:

Dear OSSL,

The investigation is still ongoing.

One of my investigators are in The Hague, Netherlands today to interview Frances van Dam in relation to Shell’s internal investigation.

Garda members to be interviewed on Thursday in Belmullet.

Regards,

Johan Groenewald
Senior Investigating Officer
Garda Ombudsman Commission

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Posted in: Bribery, Business Principles, Corporate Governance, Corrib Gas Project,Corruption, Garda, Gas, GoogleNews, Ireland, Irish Times, OSSL, Royal Dutch Shell Plc,Shell.
Tagged: Corrib Gas Project · Corruption · Ireland · Royal Dutch Shell Plc

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Curious about the wording of Shell’s announcement of Bichsel’s departure..?

Aug 4th, 2014 

by John Donovan. 

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FROM A REGULAR CONTRIBUTOR 

I’m curious about the wording of Shell’s announcement of Bichsel’s departure….

The announcement focusses almost entirely on Brekelmans, and simply says that Matthias Bichsel (right) is leaving after 34 years – hardly a glowing valedictory for the person who has been number two in Shell (worldwide) for the past few years.

Surely some words of thanks for Bichsel’s years of sterling service and achievements at Shell should have been in order? Or perhaps not, as the case may be.

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Posted in: Business Principles, GoogleNews, Harry Brekelmans, Matthias Bichsel, Oil,Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Shell Oil Reserves Scandal.

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Failure to clean Niger Delta oil pollution still devastating people’s health: Amnesty

Aug 4th, 2014

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Extracts from an Associated Press article by MARAM MAZEN published 3 August 2014

LAGOS, Nigeria – Little action has been taken to clean up pollution caused by oil production in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region, either by the government or Shell Oil, Amnesty International and other groups charged Monday.

Oil production has contaminated the drinking water of at least 10 communities in the Ogoniland area but neither the Nigerian government nor Royal Dutch Shell’s Nigeria subsidiary have taken effective measures to restore the fouled environment, said the new report by Amnesty International, Friends of The Earth Europe, Center for Environment, Human Rights and Development, Environmental Rights Action, and Platform.

A detailed assessment of pollution in the oil-producing area was published in 2011 by the United Nations Environment Program, which said it will probably take up to 30 years to fully clean the area.

“In the three years since UNEP’s study was published, the government of Nigeria and Shell have taken almost no meaningful action to implement its recommendations,” said the joint report.

“The people of Ogoniland continue to suffer the effects of fifty years of an oil industry which has polluted their land, air and water,” the groups said. “Only some of the emergency measures have been implemented — and then only partially.”

The groups accused Shell of putting the blame on oil theft, rather than taking responsibility and acting on the findings of the UN report.

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Posted in: Africa, Associated Press, Business Principles, Environment, Nigeria,Ogoniland, Oil, Oil Spill, Pollution, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Toxic contamination.
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FT: 12 Shell staff and family members killed on flight MH17

Aug 2nd, 2014 

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Extract from FT “Week in review” published 2 August 2014

Majors brace as sanctions against Russia tighten

Ben van Beurden, chief executive of Royal Dutch Shell, said: “It’s a bit early to say how it will play out. We will obey sanctions without hesitation.” Shell, which also has LNG interests at Sakhalin, has suspended work exploring shale resources in eastern Ukraine. Twelve Shell staff and family members were killed on flight MH17, shot down in Ukraine last month.

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Posted in: Ben van Beurden, Gas, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Russia, Sakhalin II, Shale Gas,Shale Oil, Ukraine.
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Is This the Next Big Offshore Oil Frontier?

Aug 2nd, 2014 

by John Donovan. 

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Extracts from a Motley Fool article by Arjun Sreekumarpublished 1 August 2014

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Though the Arctic is believed to contain about a fifth of the world’s undiscovered hydrocarbon reserves, harvesting that oil and gas has proved excruciatingly difficult. In the Alaskan Arctic’s Chukchi Sea, for instance, Royal Dutch Shell’s drilling program has been plagued by equipment failures, as well as regulatory and legal issues, which forced the company to suspend its drilling plans this year. But despite these setbacks, there is one Arctic region that has generated considerable interest among oil companies and has been hailed as the next big offshore oil frontier — the Norwegian Barents Sea. 

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THE HILL: Shell signals move toward Arctic drilling in 2015

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Shell indicated on Thursday that it is leaving Arctic drilling operations on the table for 2015, despite canceling plans for exploration this year.

Shell CEO Ben van Beurden told reporters on a call about the company’s second-quarter earnings that the legal holdup surrounding leasing in the Arctic doesn’t mean Shell is slowing down, the Houston Chronicle reports.

“The fact that we can’t move ahead now legally doesn’t meant that we have slowed everything down,” Van Beurden said on the call. “We are continuing to be ready for a campaign when we are allowed to do so.”

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BloombergBusinessweek News: Shell, Alaska Natives to share in offshore profits

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska Native regional corporation and six Native Village corporations signed an agreement with a Shell Oil subsidiary Thursday that aims to share the profits from offshore drilling off Alaska’s northwest coast. Shell and the Arctic Slope Regional Corp. announced the formation of a new company called Arctic Inupiat Offshore LLC. Its participants include six village corporations on the North Slope. The agreement with the Shell subsidiary, Shell Gulf of Mexico Inc., gives the Alaska Native company the option of acquiring an overriding royalty interest from Shell’s drilling on leases in the Chukchi Sea. Shell would get the benefit of local knowledge for its drilling operations, said Shell Alaska Vice President Pete Slaiby.

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Posted in: Alaska, Arctic, Beaufort Sea, Ben van Beurden, Chukchi Sea, Environment,Gulf of Mexico, Oil, Oil Spill, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, United States.
Tagged: Alaska · Arctic Ocean · Ben van Beurden · Gulf of Mexico · Oil · Royal Dutch Shell Plc

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