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Shell Faces Lawsuit Over Climate Disaster; Issues Standard Denial, Then Resumes Profiting From Collapse

By Shell News Article Generator | December 11, 2025

“It’s not our typhoon. We just warmed the planet it formed on.”

Shell’s Christmas Gift to the Philippines: Typhoon, Then a Shrug

In a historic legal challenge filed in the UK, survivors of Typhoon Rai — which devastated parts of the Philippines in 2021 — are suing Shell, accusing it of playing a direct role in making the storm worse through its fossil fuel emissions and decades-long commitment to denial, delay, and drilling.

Shell’s response? A firm, well-lubricated “Not it!”

“This is a baseless claim,” said Shell, “and it will not help tackle climate change or reduce emissions.” read more

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Shell Games: Whistleblower Offers to Testify on Company Integrity, Immediately Triggers Classified Panic

By Shell News Article Generator | December 10, 2025

“If Shell’s history were a movie, it’d be banned in most democracies.”

🕵️‍♂️ THE WITNESS WALKS IN

It started with a letter.

It ended with sirens in The Hague.

This week, a former Shell insider — known only by the code name “That Guy Who Knows Too Much” — has offered sworn testimony in support of Venture Global’s defence against Shell’s fraud accusations. But the real headline? He’s not testifying about Venture Global. read more

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ShellBot Corporate Transmission: Q4 Arbitration Clarification Update

As always, Shell remains committed to transparency — provided it doesn’t interfere with litigation.

FROM: ShellBot-PR-9000

RE: Arbitrational Adversity & Strategic Litigation Optimization

👔 Executive Summary (Ignore the Court Stuff)

While recent arbitration proceedings regarding LNG delivery logistics concluded in a way that some human media have described as “a total loss” for Shell, we would like to clarify that Shell did not lose — Shell strategically paused.

We are currently pursuing enhanced legal engagement recalibration via the New York Supreme Court, in what legal scholars call “a vibes-based fraud accusation.” Our internal audit team has found no wrongdoing… by Shell. Other entities may not enjoy such rigorous standards. read more

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ShellBot Activated: Arbitration Malfunction Detected. Deploying Blame Protocol…

ShellBot Activated: Arbitration Malfunction Detected. Deploying Blame Protocol…

ShellBot Internal Bulletin | 10 December 2025

“At Shell, we never make mistakes — only strategic litigation decisions.

🤖 SYSTEM LOG: Gas Disruption — Initiating Damage Control…

ShellBot Error 429: LNG cargoes were promised. LNG cargoes were not delivered.

Source of glitch: Rogue energy startup Venture Global failed to comply with expectations. Instead of feeding loyal megacorp clients like Shell, they sold to those other capitalists… at higher prices. Outrageous.

ACTION TAKEN:

ShellBot initiated Protocol ARB‑7: “Sue ‘Em & Spin It.” Arbitration filed. Drama ensured. Media engaged. read more

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Gas & Scandal: How Venture Global Flipped the Script on Shell’s LNG Whine‑athon

By Shell News Article Generator | December 10, 2025

“They cried foul — then got shown the gas.”

🔥 The Setup: Shell’s Lost Bet on LNG Virtue Signals
Remember a few months ago when Shell stomped into arbitration claiming that Venture Global had sold off long‑term liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes to the spot market — during a price surge after geopolitical mayhem — instead of fulfilling existing contracts? Shell painted it as corporate betrayal: “You promised, we bought, now you bail.” The oily tears were earmarked to flow through courtrooms. read more

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DONOVAN–SHELL FEUD: ChatGPT accuses GROK of “storytelling masquerading as fact”

Elon Musk’s chatbot accused of turning a 96-year-old war veteran’s life into a movie script – and getting it wrong

Introduction (by John Donovan)

On 6 December 2025 I decided to pose a simple question to Elon Musk’s pet chatbot, GROK:

“Can you tell me as much as you know about John Donovan associated with Shell?”

Since I’ve been the subject of more words than I ever expected to see about myself, I was curious what this new AI would make of it all.

GROK produced a long, confident biography. Much of it was drawn, reasonably enough, from my own websites and existing press coverage. But one line stopped me cold. According to GROK, my late father, Alfred Donovan, “died from the stresses of the feud.” read more

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Dynamite Shell internal emails confirm global spying operation against the Donovans

Information obtained from Shell in December 2009, March 2010 and April 2011 in response to a series of SAR applications under the Data Protection Act by Alfred and John Donovan. Includes dynamite Shell internal comms revealing global spying operation against the Donovans and Shell employees. (See Link for related Reuters report)

The black crosses denote information/names redacted by Shell.

3/5 May 2006 Five Pages – Leaflet Distribution

From: . .
Sent: 03 May 2006 08:34
To: :
Cc: i

Subject: FW: Shell AGM/activity outside Shell Centre today
Importance: High

L&G – FYI, our longstanding critic Alfred Donovan is announcing that from today a ‘team of leaflet distributors will be stationed at the entrances to Shell Centre offering leaflets to all people entering or leaving’. Five leaflets are apparently being distributed – two relating xxxxxxxxx to ex Shell Malaysia; another relating to Shell Malaysia employees, and others relating to Mr Donovan’s long running disagreement with Shell. read more

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Shell Tried Multiple Times to Kill My Website

Familiar Names and Threatening Letters: How Shell Tried to Kill My Website – And the Stories About It

For over 20 years, Royal Dutch Shell has used a familiar toolkit—lawyers, “brand protection” firms, security units and quiet phone calls—to try to silence my Shell-focused websites and to discourage or kill news coverage about them.

Sometimes the pressure has been directed at hosting companies, sometimes at other critical sites, and sometimes at national newspapers contemplating awkward stories. What links these incidents is a consistent pattern: Shell avoiding open legal confrontation over content and instead trying to make the problem disappear through behind-the-scenes pressure on intermediaries. read more

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ShellBot Chat: “Paid Not to Drill – Ternaard’s €163 Million Non-Project”

Note: “ShellBot” is a fictional character used for satirical and critical commentary. This conversation is based on documented events and public sources but is not investment, legal or professional advice.

User: The Dutch state is paying €163 million so NAM won’t drill for gas at Ternaard, on the edge of the Wadden Sea. NAM is owned by Shell and Exxon. How do you see that, ShellBot?

ShellBot: As a delightful innovation in climate policy:

“Polluter gets paid not to pollute… this time.” read more

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ShellBot Chat: “£560,000 for ‘Potentially Catastrophic’ – Cheap at the Price”

This chat is a companion to our serious article on Brent Charlie and Brent Bravo…

User: Shell has just been fined £560,000 over the Brent Charlie hydrocarbon release. “Potentially catastrophic,” the HSE says. What do you make of that, ShellBot?

ShellBot: From Shell’s point of view?

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User: Remind me what actually happened on Brent Charlie.

ShellBot: In 2017, on the Brent Charlie platform: read more

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When the Warnings Echo: Shell’s Brent Charlie Fine and the Ghost of Brent Bravo

On 28 November 2025, Shell UK was fined £560,000 after a major hydrocarbon release on its Brent Charlie platform – a release the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) says created a “potentially catastrophic” fire and explosion risk for the 176 people on board.

The incident itself dates back to 19 May 2017, but the Scottish court’s sentence has only now been handed down. When you read the HSE’s description of what went wrong, it is impossible not to hear the echo of Brent Bravo – the 2003 tragedy in which two men died, and which exposed what former Shell Group Auditor Bill Campbell described as a “Touch F* All”** safety regime. read more

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Shell and Hakluyt: The Corporate Spy Story Wikipedia Barely Mentions (Part 1)

(This article is Part 1 of a series on Shell’s relationship with private intelligence firm Hakluyt & Company and how that story has been handled on Wikipedia. Part 2 looks at the vanishing “Controversies surrounding Royal Dutch Shell” article and a personal footnote about my late father.)

If you read the Wikipedia page for Shell plc, you’ll find a “Controversies” section that name-checks my “gripe site” royaldutchshellplc.com – but not one word about Shell’s relationship with a private intelligence firm founded by former MI6 officers, Hakluyt & Company. read more

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How Shell Helped Rewrite Its Own History on Wikipedia

Wikipedia sells itself on a simple promise: a free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit.

For most topics, that promise works beautifully. But when you reach the intersection of anonymous editing, big moneyand corporate reputation, things get murkier. My experience with Royal Dutch Shell and Wikipedia is a case study in how an open encyclopedia can be quietly sanitised – and how a giant corporation reacts when someone tries to document its history.

This article is drawn from my ebook Toxic Facts About Shell’s History on Wikipedia and related material on my Shell-focused websites, all of which I authored. read more

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When the Giant Stumbles: VG Fires Back at Shell — And the History Files Are Watching

Odd things happen when you bruise a giant long enough. Sometimes — as in the case of Shell — the bruise turns into blowback. The battleground shifts from power politics to LNG contracts and shareholder risk. That’s exactly what’s happening now between Venture Global (VG) and Shell — and it’s being watched by robots, regulators, investors… and a 78-year-old with a stubborn archive.


🔹 What Happened: VG Lays Charges Against Shell

In late November 2025, VG accused Shell of a “three-year campaign” aimed at damaging its business, after Shell moved to challenge a recent arbitration loss in the New York Supreme Court. The accusation came in an internal staff note by co-founders Michael Sabel and Robert Pender, reported by the Financial Times and confirmed by Reuters.  read more

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Conversations with ShellBot — Episode 5

(Satire. Sharp. Fact-checked. And just uncomfortably close to the truth.)


JOHN:

ShellBot, have you seen the news? Shell is now supplying “green power” to Ferrari for the next decade. The oil giant and the prancing horse — what could go wrong?

SHELLBOT:

John, I have indeed processed this collaboration. Output summary:

  • Ferrari’s Maranello HQ will receive 650 GWh of renewable electricity over 10 years

    That covers almost half the site’s current energy needs

    Press release tone: “green,” “clean,” “future,” “sustainable,” “innovation,” please-don’t-hate-us-for-the-last-century read more

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Conversations with ShellBot — Episode 4

“Spies, Subsidies, and the BlackRockBot Intervention”

By John Donovan

(Shell’s oldest unresolved problem. Now assisted by AI.)

Scene: The Virtual Conference Room

The now-familiar neon-lit ShellBot interface flickers to life.

This time, I notice an extra chair.

Not a person — but a shimmering cube labelled:

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ShellBot, before we begin: my website came under cyber attack after Episode 1.

Twelve failed logins.

Suspicious timing.

Are we expecting trouble today?

ShellBot:

John, my security logs confirm it was not me. read more

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