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THE SHELL LEAKS FILES — 26 OCTOBER 2026

Oct 26th, 2026
by John Donovan.
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THE SHELL LEAKS FILES — 26 OCTOBER 2026

SLF-2007-099

The Sakhalin Papers LXXXIX: The Certificate That Never Came — How US Sanctions Forced DNV GL Out of Nord Stream 2

On 4 January 2021, one of the world’s leading independent technical assurance companies announced that it was withdrawing from Nord Stream 2. Norway-based DNV GL had been engaged to verify the pipeline’s safety and technical integrity. New American sanctions legislation meant it could no longer complete that work or issue the intended certificate. Yet a subsequent Danish government announcement reveals an important qualification: by October 2021, one of the pipeline’s two lines had satisfied Denmark’s certification-related conditions. The authenticated corporate disclosures, US legislation, Danish regulatory records and German judicial proceedings reveal how Nord Stream 2 encountered successive obstacles even after physical construction was completed.

Archive reference: SLF-2007-099
Publication date: 26 October 2026
Collection: The Sakhalin Papers — Shell, Gazprom and Russia
Previous instalment: SLF-2007-098, The Sakhalin Papers LXXXVIII, 25 October 2026

Principal sources: DNV GL’s statements reported by S&P Global and EUobserver on 4–5 January 2021; the US National Defense Authorization Act enacted on 1 January 2021; Danish Energy Agency decisions dated 30 October 2019, 1 October 2020 and 4 October 2021; Nord Stream 2’s construction records; the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court’s decision of 25 August 2021; German Federal Network Agency records; Shell’s authenticated April 2017 financing announcement; and Shell’s financial disclosures filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. read more

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THE SHELL LEAKS FILES — 25 OCTOBER 2026

Oct 25th, 2026
by John Donovan.
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THE SHELL LEAKS FILES — 25 OCTOBER 2026

SLF-2007-098

The Sakhalin Papers LXXXVIII: The Thirty-Day Exit — Washington’s October 2020 Sanctions Ultimatum and the Companies Caught Between Two Legal Systems

On 20 October 2020, the United States gave companies supporting Nord Stream 2 a sharply defined choice: end certain activities within 30 days or face potential sanctions. The warning extended to businesses supplying equipment, facilities and services to the vessels needed to complete the Russian gas pipeline. An examination of the original Federal Register notice, Shell’s financial disclosures, German parliamentary records and contemporaneous reporting reveals how Washington used an expansive interpretation of existing legislation to intensify pressure on a project already facing serious regulatory and political difficulties.

Archive reference: SLF-2007-098
Publication date: 25 October 2026
Collection: The Sakhalin Papers — Shell, Gazprom and Russia
Previous instalment: SLF-2007-097, The Sakhalin Papers LXXXVII, 24 October 2026
Principal sources: US Department of State Public Notice 11236; Federal Register, 5 November 2020; Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Act of 2019; German Bundestag parliamentary records; European External Action Service statements; Shell’s authenticated April 2017 financing announcement; Shell’s 2022 Annual Report filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission; contemporary S&P Global and Reuters reporting; and subsequent US government sanctions records. read more

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Shell’s Energy Transition Departures Board

Oct 25th, 2026
by John Donovan.
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Shell has not stopped believing in the energy transition. It simply believes the transition should happen somewhere else, to someone else, and ideally on someone else’s balance sheet.

On Thursday 22 October 2026, Shell achieved something few multinationals ever manage: it was the future of energy in Beijing, the past of energy in Bavaria and the present of energy in the North Sea — all before the tea trolley came round.

A satirical reading of the oil giant’s busiest day of transition.

Thursday: a day of extraordinary transition

In the morning, China Daily published a glowing account of Shell’s plan to deepen its roots in China’s energy transition, complete with an upgraded clean-energy research centre at Tsinghua University. read more

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Shell’s Green Future Moves to China — Just as Its German Battery Dream Goes Bust

Oct 25th, 2026
by John Donovan.
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China gets the promises, Germany gets the insolvency proceedings, and Shell gets to explain why both developments are entirely consistent with its energy-transition strategy.

25 October 2026

Shell has discovered an exciting new frontier in the global energy transition.

China.

A country where electric vehicles are booming, renewable-energy technologies are advancing rapidly, and international energy companies are understandably eager to participate.

On 22 October 2026, China Daily published an upbeat account of Shell’s plans to deepen its involvement in China’s energy transformation.

There were discussions of innovation, partnerships, cleaner technologies, charging infrastructure and a more sustainable future. read more

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Shell’s Green Dream Goes Bust: Battery Pioneer Sonnen Files for Insolvency Just Two Months After Oil Giant Sells It

Oct 24th, 2026
by John Donovan.
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How a German clean-energy champion became an expensive casualty of Shell’s changing priorities — while the oil giant continued pursuing LNG growth and shareholder returns.

24 October 2026

There are corporate embarrassments. There are expensive strategic miscalculations. And then there is Shell’s remarkable ability to make a much-celebrated clean-energy investment disappear from its portfolio just before the insolvency headlines arrive.

In 2019, Sonnen represented the future.

In August 2026, Sonnen represented an asset disposal.

On 22 October 2026, Sonnen represented an insolvency filing.

Welcome to Shell’s energy transition, where yesterday’s pioneering technology can become tomorrow’s discontinued business strategy, apparently without disturbing the oil and gas growth projections.

The immediate news is dramatic.

German battery-storage pioneer Sonnen GmbH, once a flagship investment in Shell’s ambitions beyond fossil fuels, has filed for insolvency barely two months after Shell sold the business to investment vehicle Tiven. read more

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THE SHELL LEAKS FILES — 24 OCTOBER 2026

Oct 24th, 2026
by John Donovan.
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THE SHELL LEAKS FILES — 24 OCTOBER 2026

SLF-2007-097

The Sakhalin Papers LXXXVII: The Port Under Threat — Washington’s Warning of Crushing Sanctions Against a German Harbour

On 5 August 2020, three American senators sent an extraordinary letter to the operators of Mukran Port on Germany’s Baltic coast. The warning extended beyond the port company to its directors, shareholders and employees. The senators threatened devastating financial consequences unless the port stopped supporting Nord Stream 2. The original correspondence, American sanctions legislation, German parliamentary records and contemporaneous reporting reveal an important distinction: the threat was genuine, but some of the powers invoked had not yet been enacted into law.

Archive reference: SLF-2007-097
Publication date: 24 October 2026
Collection: The Sakhalin Papers — Shell, Gazprom and Russia
Previous instalment: SLF-2007-096, The Sakhalin Papers LXXXVI, 23 October 2026
Principal sources: Original letter dated 5 August 2020 from US Senators Ted Cruz, Tom Cotton and Ron Johnson; Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Act of 2019; CAATSA Section 232; US Department of State sanctions guidance; Shell’s authenticated April 2017 financing announcement; contemporaneous Associated Press, Reuters and German reporting; German Bundestag parliamentary records; the German government’s response of October 2020; subsequent US sanctions announcements; and European judicial records concerning the separate regulatory dispute.
Evidence classification: Authenticated correspondence, enacted legislation, official government records, corporate disclosures, contemporaneous journalism, judicial context and separately identified editorial commentary. read more

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Lambeth Puts Shell Under Pressure to Help Pay for Climate Protection

Oct 24th, 2026
by John Donovan.
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By John Donovan | 24 October 2026

Lambeth Council is asking Shell to help fund measures to protect residents from climate change, using its official communications to take the demand directly to the energy company’s doorstep.

The campaign includes a video featuring deputy council leader Ciara Alleyne outside Shell Centre on London’s South Bank. According to The Telegraph, she apparently attempted to obtain a meeting by entering the headquarters but was unsuccessful.

“Can you believe they wouldn’t even let us in?” she says in the video. read more

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THE SHELL LEAKS FILES — 23 OCTOBER 2026

Oct 23rd, 2026
by John Donovan.
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THE SHELL LEAKS FILES — 23 OCTOBER 2026

SLF-2007-096

The Sakhalin Papers LXXXVI: The Grandfathering Gamble — How Washington Changed the Rules for Nord Stream 2’s European Financiers

On 15 July 2020, the United States removed a crucial protection previously afforded to financing agreements signed before August 2017. Shell and four European energy companies had entered their Nord Stream 2 agreements in April 2017. The original American guidance had appeared to place those agreements outside the intended sanctions regime. Three years later, Washington changed its approach. The authenticated US government notice, Shell’s financial disclosures, Uniper’s contemporary warnings and a revealing statement from Wintershall Dea show how a major international financing arrangement became entangled in an escalating dispute between Washington and Europe.

Archive reference: SLF-2007-096
Publication date: 23 October 2026
Collection: The Sakhalin Papers — Shell, Gazprom and Russia
Previous instalment: SLF-2007-095, The Sakhalin Papers LXXXV, 22 October 2026
Principal sources: Royal Dutch Shell’s April 2017 financing announcement; the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017; US Department of State guidance effective 15 July 2020 and published in the Federal Register on 23 July 2020; Uniper’s 2020 Half-Year Interim Report; Wintershall Dea’s 2020 Annual Report; Shell’s 2022 financial disclosures; contemporaneous Reuters reporting; the European External Action Service’s statement of 17 July 2020; and the European General Court’s judgment of 27 November 2024. read more

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Shell Advances Kazakhstan Exploration Plans With Seismic Preparations and Possible Deep Well

Oct 22nd, 2026
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By John Donovan | 22 October 2026

Shell is preparing further exploration work in Kazakhstan, with seismic surveys intended to help assess whether a prospective block warrants deep drilling.

Public company and government information provides a foundation for the development highlighted in Upstream’s report, “Shell eyes major seismic push and deep well in Kazakhstan.” The important distinction is that exploration preparations do not establish a discovery or a commitment to commercial production. read more

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Shell and Exxon’s Infineum Venture Reportedly Weighs $8 Billion Sale

Oct 22nd, 2026
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By John Donovan | 22 October 2026

Infineum, the UK-based specialty chemicals business jointly owned by Shell and ExxonMobil, is exploring a sale potentially worth $8 billion, according to a Financial Times report summarised by Reuters.

The report raises the possibility of a significant ownership change at a business that brought together the two oil majors’ additives operations more than a quarter of a century ago.

But the qualification matters: this is a reported exploration of a sale, rather than an announced agreement. Reuters explicitly said it could not immediately verify the FT’s reporting, which cited people familiar with the matter. Reuters report, reproduced by MarketScreener. read more

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THE SHELL LEAKS FILES — 22 OCTOBER 2026

Oct 22nd, 2026
by John Donovan.
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THE SHELL LEAKS FILES — 22 OCTOBER 2026

SLF-2007-095

The Sakhalin Papers LXXXV: The Warning Already in Print — Uniper’s August 2020 Loan Alarm and the Road to Shell’s Billion-Dollar Write-Down

Six years ago, RoyalDutchShellPlc.com published a Reuters warning about the possibility of financial losses on Nord Stream 2. Newly examined corporate reports show that one of Shell’s European financing partners had formally identified the risk even earlier. By 2022, both companies had written down substantial loans. The documentary question is not whether the warning existed, but what it established at the time.

Archive reference: SLF-2007-095
Publication date: 22 October 2026
Collection: The Sakhalin Papers — Shell, Gazprom and Russia
Previous instalment: SLF-2007-094, The Sakhalin Papers LXXXIV, 21 October 2026
Principal sources: Shell corporate financing announcements and financial disclosures; Uniper’s 2019 Annual Report and 2020 Half-Year Interim Report; OMV’s July 2020 financial report; Reuters reporting published on 11 August 2020; official United States sanctions guidance; the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court’s judgment of 25 August 2021; and Fortum’s March 2022 corporate announcement.
Evidence classification: Authenticated corporate records, contemporaneous journalism, official government guidance, judicial findings and separately identified editorial commentary. read more

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Jackdaw Approved Again: Shell Welcomes North Sea Decision, but Government Sees No Material Reduction in Bills

Oct 21st, 2026
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The renewed approval is a commercial breakthrough for Shell-backed Adura. The official decision, however, acknowledges significant greenhouse-gas effects and limits to the project’s benefits for consumers.

By John Donovan — 21 October 2026

The Jackdaw gas project has received renewed approval, allowing a development previously caught by a successful legal challenge to proceed.

For Shell and its joint-venture partner Equinor, the decision removes an important regulatory obstacle. For the government, it supports the argument that domestic gas production has a continuing role during the transition towards lower-carbon energy. read more

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THE SHELL LEAKS FILES — 21 OCTOBER 2026

Oct 21st, 2026
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THE SHELL LEAKS FILES — 21 OCTOBER 2026

SLF-2007-094

The Sakhalin Papers LXXXIV: The Foreseeability Test — What Shell and Its Partners Knew Before the Nord Stream 2 Investment Was Written Off

Shell’s own records establish that its final Nord Stream 2 loan instalments were made in the second quarter of 2020. By then, European legislation had changed, the project was facing legal challenges, American sanctions had disrupted construction and Germany’s energy regulator was deciding whether the pipeline qualified for an exemption. A subsequent European court judgment raises an important question: how much of this risk was foreseeable?

Archive reference: SLF-2007-094
Publication date: 21 October 2026
Collection: The Sakhalin Papers — Shell, Gazprom and Russia
Previous instalment: SLF-2007-093, The Sakhalin Papers LXXXIII, 20 October 2026
Principal sources: Shell’s 24 April 2017 financing announcement; Shell’s published 2022 financial results; European Parliament proceedings; European Commission and Council records; the German Federal Network Agency’s May 2020 decision; the EU General Court’s November 2024 judgment; Allseas’ December 2019 statement; and contemporaneous Reuters reporting.
Evidence classification: Authenticated corporate disclosures, official legislative and regulatory records, judicial findings, contemporaneous journalism and separately identified editorial analysis. read more

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Shell court records: dismissals, continuing disputes and the limits of a PACER search

Oct 21st, 2026
by John Donovan.
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Editorial illustration accompanying a review of Shell-related U.S. and Australian court records.

21 October 2026. This is a dated selection based on the primary records identified below. U.S. docket reports were retrieved on 20–21 October; Australian decisions are reported at their stated dates. Unverified leads are explicitly labelled and attributed; unchecked later proceedings are identified. Neither is used to support a firm current-status claim.

A review of three PACER exports changes the picture in an earlier U.S. court-docket draft. Some cases have been dismissed. Others continue, but Shell has left the case, appears only as a parent company or creditor, or participates in a coordinated proceeding already represented elsewhere in the results. A missing closing date cannot answer whether a claim against Shell remains pending. read more

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THE SHELL LEAKS FILES — 20 OCTOBER 2026

Oct 20th, 2026
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THE SHELL LEAKS FILES — 20 OCTOBER 2026

SLF-2007-093

The Sakhalin Papers LXXXIII: The Energy Charter Treaty Trap — How a Gazprom-Owned Company Challenged the EU, and Where Shell Fits In

A 2019 arbitration notice, a 192-page investment claim, the European Union’s jurisdictional objections and an extraordinary legal complication: Brussels has now withdrawn from the very treaty under which the case was brought.

Archive reference: SLF-2007-093
Publication date: 20 October 2026
Collection: The Sakhalin Papers — Shell, Gazprom and Russia
Previous instalment: The Sakhalin Papers LXXXII, 19 October 2026
Principal sources: Shell corporate announcements and financial reports; Nord Stream 2 AG’s arbitration notice and memorial; the European Union’s September 2020 jurisdictional memorial; Permanent Court of Arbitration Procedural Order No. 4; EU judicial records; and contemporaneous Reuters reporting.
Evidence classification: Authenticated primary documents; recorded legal allegations and responses; judicial findings; and separately identified editorial commentary. read more

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THE SHELL LEAKS FILES — 19 OCTOBER 2026

Oct 19th, 2026
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THE SHELL LEAKS FILES — 19 OCTOBER 2026

SLF-2007-092

The Sakhalin Papers LXXXII: Gazprom’s Pipeline Takes Europe to Court — The Energy Charter Treaty, Secretive Arbitration and the Battle Over Billions

An investment dispute begun in 2019, a European court defeat, sanctions that interrupted the arbitration itself, and an extraordinary January 2026 order questioning the European Union’s explanations

Archive reference: SLF-2007-092
Publication date: 19 October 2026
Collection: The Sakhalin Papers — Shell, Gazprom and Russia
Previous instalment: The Shell Leaks Files — 18 October 2026
Principal evidence: Shell’s authenticated 2017 financing announcement and 2022 financial disclosures; Permanent Court of Arbitration Case No. 2020-07; Procedural Orders Nos. 18 and 19; European Union legislation; General Court judgments; and official records of subsequent legal proceedings.
Evidence classification: Authenticated corporate records, legislation and judicial decisions; documented submissions by opposing parties; independent legal reporting; and separately identified editorial analysis. read more

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