Documents seen by The IoS support claims energy giant enlisted help of country’s military government By Andy Rowell Sunday 14 June 2009 Serious questions over Shell Oil’s alleged involvement in human rights abuses in Nigeria emerged last night after confidential internal documents and court statements revealed how the energy giant enlisted the help of the [...]
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Opponents of Oxford’s partnership with Shell
Shell’s research money is also buying legitimacy for its unconscionable activities globally. These include human rights abuses in the Niger delta, reckless drilling plans in the Arctic, fracking in South Africa, and carbon-intensive tar sands extraction that undermines indigenous rights in Canada. Thursday 9 May 2013 Today sees the launch of a new partnership between [...]
Briton tipped to run Shell for first time in a decade as Voser steps down into retirement
Chief financial officer Simon Henry was made the front-runner by bookmaker Paddy Power, despite saying it would be ‘inappropriate’ to discuss his candidacy. The Anglo-Dutch firm has not had a British boss since Sir Philip Watts left in disgrace in 2004 after Shell overstated its oil reserves. By Rob Davies: PUBLISHED: 22:14, 2 May 2013 [...]
Shell chief Peter Voser to leave as oil giant posts rise in profit
“After such an exciting executive career I feel it is time for a change in my lifestyle and I am looking forward to have more time available for my family and private life in the years to come.” Royal Dutch Shell chief executive Peter Voser is to step down next year in an unexpected move, [...]
Royal Dutch Shell profits up in first quarter
2 May 2013 Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has reported profits of $7.95bn (£5.1bn) for the first quarter of 2013, up 3.5% from a year earlier. Strong refining and trading performances boosted profits, despite production troubles in Nigeria. The company also announced that chief executive Peter Voser would retire in the first half of 2014. [...]
Arctic beckons for Shell’s Pickard
Peter Klinger, Business Editor, The West Australian April 30, 2013, 7:07 am Ann Pickard, who has transformed Royal Dutch Shell into the most aggressive oil and gas player in Australia, is set to leave her powerful Perth-based post to look after the Anglo-Dutch giant’s ambitions in the Arctic Circle. Shell is thought to have informed [...]
Shell Said to Name Pickard Head of Operations in Arctic Region
By James Paton:April 29, 2013 Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA), Europe’s largest oil company, plans to name Ann Pickard as head of its Arctic operations, moving her from the helm of the Australian business, a person with knowledge of the matter said. Pickard, a former Shell executive in Nigeria who became chairwoman of Shell’s Australian [...]
Bringing major corporations to book for their crimes
This article appeared in print under the headline “Nowhere to run…” 29 April 2013 by Fred Pearce Book information Just Business: Multinational corporations and human rights by John Gerard Ruggie Published by: Norton Price: £14.99 EXTRACT Other examples he discusses include the toxic solvents and child labour used to make fashionable Nike sportswear in the [...]
Shell Nigeria begins asset inventory in Ogoniland
Daily Trust/11/04/2013 The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) Limited Joint Venture says it has commenced an inventory of its assets in Ogoniland in line with the recommendations of the United Nation Environment Program report. The report required SPDC JV to conduct a comprehensive review of its assets in Ogoniland and develop a decommissioning [...]
Email received from Esther Kiobel of Kiobel v Royal Dutch Shell
There are also secret documents to prove how Shell tried to bribe my husband in an executive meeting at the government house in Port Harcourt, when they planned to arrest and kill Ken Saro-Wiwa. And when they did not succeed, they turned around to mastermind the killing of the Ogoni 4, in a bid to [...]
‘Flashmob’ choir return to sing out Shell at the Southbank Centre
The group handed out flyers about Shell’s human rights record to audience members, many of whom stopped to listen and applauded at the end of the song. 22nd April 2013 Interval halted at Shell Classic International concert, as ‘Shell Out Sounds’ highlight the sponsor’s human rights record For interviews, photos and film footage, call 07939519963, [...]
Kiobel v. Shell ruling: serious setback to Ogoni in Niger Delta
The US Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit against the Royal Dutch Shell Petroleum Company brought by alleged human rights victims. The ruling, which was handed down last Wednesday, is seen as a serious setback for the Ogoni community in the Niger Delta, who alleged gross human rights abuses during the mid-1990s by the military government [...]
The Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Universal Jurisdiction
Although they wrote separately, the four liberal Justices also voted to dismiss the lawsuit against Shell, despite allegations of Shell’s complicity in blood-curdling atrocities. By Julian Ku & John Yoo: 4/21/2013 The Supreme Court’s unanimous decision last week to dismiss a lawsuit alleging human rights violations by Royal Dutch Shell in Nigeria is already being portrayed [...]
The Shell game ends
Extraterritoriality: Some good news for multinationals Apr 20th 2013 | ATLANTA |From the print edition BETWEEN the administrations of George Washington and Jimmy Carter, the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) lay dormant. The statute grants American district courts jurisdiction over “any civil action by an alien for a tort only, committed in violation of the law [...]
Esther Kiobel still intent on seeking justice
After Esther Kiobel recently sought my advice, anticipating the possible decision that has just been announced, I put her into contact with a Dutch law firm with a view to instigating a lawsuit against Royal Dutch Shell in the Netherlands. Hopefully that process is now underway. By John Donovan Access is provided here to the [...]
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