The ex-boss of Shell held top-secret meetings with the BP chief, an insider claimed last night.
Jeroen van der Veer entertained John Browne strictly ALONE at his London HQ once a year, a former Shell worker said.
The whistleblower claimed the office was swept for bugs before the talks, lasting nearly two hours.
The firms face claims of ‘price fixing’.
He added: “The security around their meetings was incredible. There was lock-down. The whole floor was a no-go area for anyone else.
“It was just the two of them — the bosses of two huge rival companies — no PAs, no deputies.
“It’s common knowledge they were talking about oil prices.”
Offices of both companies were raided this week in a probe over price fixing allegations going back a decade.
It is feared it could have cost Britain’s 31million drivers up to £10,000 each.
Mr van der Veer was head of Shell from 2004 to 2009.
Lord Browne, BP boss from 1995 to 2008, last night admitted meeting other oil firm chiefs.
But he denied any talks “that could possibly be seen as somehow fixing the price of oil”.
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Top petrol chiefs held talks once a year: The whistleblower claimed the office was swept for bugs before the talks, lasting nearly two hours. He added: “The security around their meetings was incredible. There was lock-down. The whole floor was a no-go area for anyone else. “It was just the two of them — the bosses of two huge rival companies — no PAs, no deputies. “It’s common knowledge they were talking about oil prices.”
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