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Shell Prelude to a Nightmare

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Posted by John Donovan: 22 Jan 25

Ah, Shell—the undisputed champion of greed, pollution, and corporate ruthlessness. The ultimate sin stock. The very embodiment of an oil giant that will squeeze every last drop of profit out of a dying industry while dressing it up in greenwashing nonsense. And now, it seems, Shell is doubling down on a losing bet—LNG.

Yes, despite the global energy market shifting away from fossil fuels, Shell is hellbent on expanding its liquefied natural gas empire. Investors might want to brace themselves, because this ride promises to be expensive, unreliable, and, in classic Shell fashion, utterly disastrous. read more

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Shell’s $2.5 Billion Gas Gambit: Crux, Prelude, and Irina Woodhead, the Whistleblower They’d Rather Forget

Jan 9th, 2025

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…doubling down on a project already plagued by scandal and whistleblower revelations

Posted by John Donovan; 9 January 2025

Here we go again. Shell, the global grandmaster of environmental destruction and corporate greed, has announced its latest scheme to exploit every corner of the planet it can. This time, it’s the $2.5 billion Crux gas field development off the coast of Australia. Shell’s plan? Tie Crux to its controversial Prelude floating LNG facility—because nothing says “environmental responsibility” like doubling down on a project already plagued by scandal and whistleblower revelations read more

Whistleblower Irina Woodhead warned Shell months before the Prelude fire that its emergency protocols were about as effective as a soggy matchstick

Dec 9th, 2024

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Whistleblower Irina Woodhead warned Shell months before the Prelude fire that its emergency protocols were about as effective as a soggy matchstick.

In today’s episode of Corporate Hypocrisy: Shell Edition, let’s dive into the latest spectacle from the world’s favourite sin stock, Shell—championed by investors like Vanguard and BlackRock, who clearly love a good oil-slicked controversy. This time, it’s whistleblowing safety engineer Irina Woodhead versus the profit-worshipping oil titan, and the results are about as surprising as discovering Shell spilt oil somewhere (again).

Irina Woodhead, a former Shell safety advisor and Technical Authority Level 2, claims she was dismissed after raising alarms about terrifyingly inadequate safety protocols aboard the Prelude FLNG vessel. You know, the floating gas factory that nearly turned into a floating gas fireball in December 2021 when a fire erupted and emergency systems decided to sit this one out. The 293 people on board? Let’s just say their evacuation options were as robust as Shell’s commitment to ethics. read more

Shell’s Gas Grab Meltdown: Billion-Dollar Whines from the Ultimate Sin Stock

Nov 28th, 2024

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Posted by John Donovan: 28 Nov 2024

Shell—ever the champion of profit at any cost, and now throwing a tantrum because their latest LNG scheme didn’t quite go as planned. In a plot twist that’s dripping with irony, Shell, the ruthless polluter with an insatiable hunger for cash, is dragging Venture Global into arbitration over undelivered liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Calcasieu Pass facility. Brace yourselves: the oil behemoth is upset it didn’t get to rake in even more billions. Yes, billions. Cry us a river, Wael Sawan. read more

Shell Prelude Whistleblower and Worker Strikes

Nov 23rd, 2024

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Posted by John Donovan: 23 Nov 2024

Oh, Shell. Just when you thought they couldn’t look worse, here they are proving once again why they’re the undisputed heavyweight champion of corporate callousness. Allegations of retaliation? Check. Industrial disputes? Double-check. And let’s not forget a court ruling that gives them a free pass to keep polluting. Truly a masterpiece of modern greed.

Whistleblower? Meet the Shell Machine

Former Shell safety engineer Irina Woodhead is pulling back the curtain on the Prelude circus. Her crime? Daring to speak up about serious safety concerns on the Prelude FLNG project. Her reward? Alleged retaliation, career destruction, and a tribunal system that apparently runs on bias instead of justice. Woodhead’s words are chilling: read more

Shell Shocked: The Prelude to Utter Corporate Indifference and Offshore Worker Abuse

Nov 15th, 2024

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Posted by John Donovan: 15 Nov 2024

Shell. The “shining” beacon of fossil-fueled ambition and unparalleled disregard for basic humanity. While the world scrambles to mitigate climate catastrophe, Shell’s Prelude FLNG facility, a floating natural gas disaster masquerading as innovation, proves that cutting corners is the only thing this oil giant seems to excel at. And now, surprise! Shell faces yet another worker rebellion on this colossal misfire. Honestly, at this point, we should just call it the Touch Fuck All facility.

Prelude FLNG: A Masterclass in Corporate Hubris

Prelude, Shell’s floating liquefied natural gas platform, was touted as a technological marvel—a 3.6-million-tonnes-per-annum cash cow set to redefine the energy sector. Instead, it has become a floating cautionary tale, plagued by mechanical failures, safety violations, and enough worker dissatisfaction to make any HR department spontaneously combust. Since shipping its first cargo in June 2019, this engineering “wonder” has spent more time offline than a dial-up modem in the ‘90s.

Now, the logistics workers from Qube Offshore, who keep this floating disaster operational, have had enough. They’ve voted for protected industrial action, citing the same negligence that Shell so lovingly slathers across all its projects. Who could blame them? Shell’s track record with offshore worker safety is so abysmal that even the term “safety” starts feeling like satire. read more

From the House of Lords to the Den of Iniquity: Shell’s Prelude Nemesis Calls for Real Whistleblower Protections

Nov 15th, 2024

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BY IRINA WOODHEAD

Reflections from Addressing the UK House of Lords

I recently had the profound honor of addressing a meeting at The House of Lords, particularly Lord Berkeley, about an issue that is very important to me: the urgent need for a dedicated Office of the Whistleblower. My name is Irina Woodhead, and I have been advocating for stronger whistleblower protections to ensure fair investigations and accountability.

Whistleblowers play a crucial role in exposing fraud and corruption, yet current legislation fails us. read more

Shell’s Moral Tightrope: Will They Finally Be Forced to Care About Climate Change?

Nov 10th, 2024

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Posted by John Donovan: 10 Nov 2024

Shell, the “green” oil giant that really cares (just ask their PR team), is up for round two in a Dutch courtroom showdown with environmentalists. This Tuesday, Shell will hear whether its appeal against a 2021 ruling—one that dared to suggest they should cut CO2 emissions—will stick. This wasn’t just a minor inconvenience; the court ordered Shell to reduce its emissions by 45% by 2030. The nerve! Shell, once nestled in the Netherlands, seemed so rattled by this pesky accountability that they packed up and headed to the UK. read more

Shell Whistleblower Irina Woodhead Exposes the Prelude Fire Prone FLNG Project

Oct 21st, 2024

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21 Oct 2024

Meet Irina Woodhead, the brave whistleblower who dared to speak out against the greedy, ruthless, and incompetent oil giant we know as Shell. For those not keeping track of Shell’s ever-expanding portfolio of environmental disasters and corporate scandals, Irina was employed by the company as a technical and process safety advisor from July 2019 to May 2023. And boy, did she have a front-row seat to Shell’s handling of one of its most embarrassing failures: the Prelude FLNG project. read more

WTF: Shell Wants Pity While Putin Snatches A Billion?

Oct 15th, 2024

by John Donovan.

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15 Oct 2024

Well, well, well—look who’s crying foul! Shell, the lovable oil giant with a heart of, well, pure carbon, is now throwing a hissy fit because gasp Russia did something shady. After Vladimir Putin decided to invade Ukraine (as one does), Shell bolted from its Russian investments like a thief in the night. Now, the Kremlin is coming after them for a cool €1 billion, and Shell, bless its greedy little heart, just can’t believe this is happening.

Here’s the scoop: Shell had a 27.5% stake in the Sakhalin-2 oil and gas field, a cozy arrangement with Gazprom (Russia’s state-owned gas company) and a couple of Japanese firms like Mitsui and Mitsubishi. But after Russia basically swiped the joint venture and handed it over to a homegrown entity, Shell decided it wasn’t playing along. Did they think Putin would care? Of course not! Russia casually sold off Shell’s stake—because why not—passing it to Novatek and Gazprom. read more

Shell and ExxonMobil Throw Tantrum Over Dutch Gas Field Closure

Oct 11th, 2024

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Shell and ExxonMobil Throw Tantrum Over Dutch Gas Field Closure, Because Destroying Homes and Causing Earthquakes Just Isn’t Profitable Enough

In the latest episode of “Oil Giants Throw a Fit,” Shell and ExxonMobil, ever the champions of corporate compassion, are up in arms about—wait for it—the Dutch government having the audacity to shut down the gas field that’s been wrecking homes and sparking earthquakes. Yes, the Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij (NAM), the dynamic duo’s beloved 50/50 joint venture, is finally winding down after a humble 60 years of profiting from the Groningen gas field, the literal ground zero of Dutch seismic misery. And now, these poor multi-billion-dollar corporations are crying foul because they won’t be able to squeeze out every last drop of profit before their time is up. read more

Shell, the Selfless Saint of Oil and Gas, Heroically Whines About Not Getting Enough of the Pie From Fellow Billionaire Venture Global

Oct 11th, 2024

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11 Oct 2024

Ah, Shell. The world’s paragon of corporate virtue is at it again, tirelessly working in the interest of humanity—or at least, humanity’s wealthiest elite. The oil and gas behemoth, whose ecological footprint can only be measured in extinction events, is currently devastated by a ruling from a U.S. regulator. Apparently, they won’t get to comb through all the juicy internal documents of Venture Global LNG that Shell so graciously funded. It’s almost like the U.S. courts have this crazy thing called “rules” about what documents can be demanded. read more

Shell’s Profit Takes a Hit? Cue the Tiny Violins for Their Billionaire Investors

Oct 10th, 2024

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19 Oct 2024

Oh no! Poor Shell. The oil behemoth that never seems to stop polluting is now facing—wait for it—a drop in refining margins. Yes, you heard that right, the same company that has practically printed money from destroying the planet is now crying over a 30% profit drop in the third quarter. Let’s all shed a tear, shall we?

Shell’s latest pity party involves their refining margins dropping from $7.7 per barrel to a mere $5.5. Gasp! How ever will they survive? The demand for refined products is down because—get this—global economic activity is slowing. Apparently, even endless pollution and profits can’t outrun a little thing like competition and an oversupplied market. Refineries are popping up everywhere, which is really putting a damper on Shell’s ability to squeeze every last penny from its fossil-fueled empire. read more

Shell Cries Foul Over $3.5 Billion LNG Profit Grift?: “Wait, That’s OUR Move!”

Sep 5th, 2024

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Posted by John Donovan: 5 Sept 2024

In an ironic twist worthy of a soap opera, Shell—the oil giant whose entire business model is based on squeezing every last penny out of the Earth and its inhabitants—is now accusing upstart LNG producer Venture Global of “wrongfully earning” a cool $3.5 billion. Apparently, Venture Global has been playing the game a little too well, selling contracted gas on the high-priced spot market instead of delivering to Shell and other European customers. And Shell, the world’s favorite sin stock, is furious because how dare anyone else corner the market on profit-driven greed? read more

Shell’s Latest Act of Philanthropy: Selling LNG to Turkey While Laughing All the Way to the Bank

Sep 5th, 2024

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Posted by John Donovan: 5 Sept 2024

Ah, Shell. Our favorite sin stock is at it again, locking in a nice, cozy long-term LNG deal with Turkey’s state-owned BOTAŞ. In a move that totally isn’t about stuffing their already overflowing pockets, Shell has finalized a gas deal that’s going to keep the Turkish lights on for the next decade. Because who better to trust with your energy security than an oil giant with a reputation as clean as, well, the stuff they drill out of the ground?

Turkey, of course, is trying to beef up its energy independence, diversify its supply sources, and become a “regional energy hub.” Because nothing screams energy hub like cozying up to an oil company that has spent decades profiting off of environmental devastation. Shell’s Steve Hill, in his typical PR jargon, declared that the deal “demonstrates Shell’s ongoing commitment to Turkey and the critical role LNG can play in the country’s energy mix.” Ah yes, nothing says “commitment” like selling more fossil fuels while pretending you care about the energy transition. read more

Legal & General cheerleading Shell’s ongoing commitment to environmental devastation

Aug 16th, 2024

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Posted by John Donovan: 16 Aug 2024

In yet another episode of “Corporate Greed Knows No Bounds,” Shell, that beloved beacon of environmental destruction, is at it again. This time, they’ve charmed nearly 80% of their shareholders into backing their so-called “Energy Transition Strategy.” What does this bold new plan involve, you ask? Oh, just the minor detail of not having any interim emissions reduction targets for 2035—because why rush into saving the planet, right? Instead, they’re doubling down on Liquified Natural Gas because nothing screams “green transition” like more fossil fuels. read more

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Prelude FLNG: A Masterclass in Corporate Hubris

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Shell and ExxonMobil Throw Tantrum Over Dutch Gas Field Closure, Because Destroying Homes and Causing Earthquakes Just Isn’t Profitable Enough

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