Shell Sinking in OPL 245 Quicksand
By John Donovan Did Shell senior management and their spook advisors really think that it was possible to get into bed with a shyster such as Dan Etete and remain uncontaminated? There were too many...
View ArticleOPL 245: A falling out of thieves
The unbecoming squabbling between the crooks involved in the OPL 245 corruption scandal has taken a new turn. Malabu Oil and Gas has filed a lawsuit in the Nigerian Federal High Court against the...
View ArticleShell’s Nigerian Quagmire
Bearing in mind the avalanche of recent news stories about Shell’s Nigerian problems, it is interesting to reflect on the content of a 93-page report by WAC Global Services commissioned by Shell over...
View ArticleOPL 245 Scandal: Wiretapped phone call between Ben van Beurden and Simon Henry
By John Donovan On 17 February 2016, Shell CEO Ben van Beurden and his scandal-prone CFO Simon Henry thought they were having a private telephone discussion about a dawn raid carried out by Dutch...
View ArticleNew leaked emails put Shell at centre of billion dollar bribery scheme…
READ ATTACHED SENSATIONAL 12 PAGE DOCUMENT INCLUDING SHELL INTERNAL EMAILS FROM SHELL’S FORMER MI6 AGENTS By Barnaby Pace Oil giants Shell and Eni knowingly participated in a vast bribery scheme for...
View ArticleOPL 245: I think Shell may be in a spot of bother
Postings extracted without his permission from the Facebook page of retired Shell executive Paddy Briggs… This was actually on the 8:00am news on @BBCRadio3 ! I think Joe Shell might be in a spot of...
View ArticleKey role of Shell Chairman Malcolm Brinded in OPL 245 Scandal
By John Donovan Italian prosecutors intend to put Shell Foundation chairman Malcolm Brinded on trial for alleged corruption offences over his key role in the $1.3bn OPL 245 oil block deal. See extracts...
View ArticleOPL 245: Shell admits it knew payments would go to convicted money launderer
SHELL U-TURN Yesterday Global Witness and Finance Uncovered exposed leaked emails that revealed Shell knowingly participated in a vast bribery scheme for one of Africa’s most valuable oil blocks,...
View ArticleHeadline selection on Shell OPL 245 debacle
Nigeria: Malabu Scandal – After Telling Lies for Years, Shell Admits It Knew Etete Would Benefit From $1.1 Billion: PremiumTimes After repeated denials in various countries, Anglo-Dutch oil giant,...
View ArticleCan Shell CEO Ben van Beurden Survive OPL 245?
Amazing that after that experience, his reaction was to opt for the same cover-up culture/mentality of Shell senior management which led to Watts being escorted from Shell Centre in London by security...
View ArticleHow Shell fell out with former FBI Special Agent Crockett Oaks III
Later today, subject to any legal intervention by Shell, we will publish the story of former FBI Special Agent Crockett Oaks III. He joined Shell in 2003 and until recently was paid over $300,000 per...
View ArticleSpectacular falling out of ‘Security Professionals’ at the top of Shell
By John Donovan Former FBI Special Agent Crockett Oaks III joined Shell in 2003 and until recently was paid over $325,000 per year as head of Shell Security in the Americas. He has a military...
View ArticleBen van Beurden distracted by a wiretapping incident
Extract from an email reply sent by John Donovan, 18 April 2017 Sorry, Sheikh ***** ********. If the Chief Executive of Royal Dutch Shell Plc cannot even be bothered to give you the courtesy of a...
View ArticleOPL 245: Bernardus Cornelis Adriana Margriet Van Beurden
Extracts from Milan Prosecutors letter relating to Royal Dutch Shell and its current/former executives and employees. Notification of completion of preliminary investigations Art. 415-bis of the...
View ArticleOPL 245: Milan Court Decision Day Tomorrow on Shell ENI
Tomorrow an Italian court is expected to make a decision on launching criminal proceedings against the oil giants ENI and Royal Dutch Shell in regards to the $1.3bn OPL 245 corruption scandal. Two oil...
View ArticleWithering Assessments of Shell’s Business Integrity by Bill Campbell and...
Comment on OPL 245 scandal by Bill Campbell, retired HSE Group Auditor, Royal Dutch Shell International My experience after many years especially as an Auditor for the then SIEP and then RDS is that...
View ArticleFresh Revelations of Alleged Shell Corruption to be Heard in Italian Court
Fresh Revelations of Alleged Shell Corruption to be Heard in Italian Court: Thursday, April 20, 2017 Court proceedings are due to begin in Italy today to determine whether oil giant Shell will face...
View ArticleOPL 245: Repeated warnings about the Integrity of Malcolm Brinded
Below are some of the articles we have published about Brinded and his blind eye policy over the years. Was it the same blind eye approach to the corrupt activities in the OPL 245 deal, or were his...
View ArticleMore analysis of wiretapped BvB/Simon Henry phone call
By Bill Campbell (Retired HSE Group Auditor Shell International) I have read through the Ben van Beurden/Simon Henry phone transcript but frankly cannot understand the apparently relaxed attitude,...
View ArticleThe business ethics of Shell and Malcolm Brinded
By John Donovan It is timely, given current OPL 245 events involving the integrity of Malcolm Brinded and Shell, to remind ourselves of his 6-page letter to Vince Cable a few years ago in his then...
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