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Shell: Gas field in Groningen must be completely closed this year, in light of earthquakes
SUNDAY, 26 MARCH 2023
The gas field in Groningen must be completely closed this year, said the CEO of Shell Netherlands, Marjan van Loon. Currently, the gas field is still supplying minimal amounts of gas to keep the wells usable, but she doesn’t think that’s necessary. “It can and must be done, so the field has to be closed,” Van Loon said on the TV program WNL Op Zondag.
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Shell wants to buy off liability from NAM in Groningen
Shell wants to buy off liability for the earthquakes in Groningen in one go. That is what president-director Marjan van Loon of Shell Netherlands says in an interview with the Financieele Dagblad (FD). Shell is a half shareholder of the Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij (NAM), the company that carries out the drilling in Groningen. The other half is owned by ExxonMobil.
By buying off the liability, the settlement of damage caused by the earthquakes can be accelerated, according to Van Loon. The parties have been disagreeing for years about who will pay for the damage, which means that the settlement process is slow.
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MAY 22 2019
Anglo Dutch Oil and gas giant Shell has admitted paying no tax on profits earned in the Netherlands in an interview with current affairs magazine Elsevier.
In the interview, Shell Nederland president Marjan van Loon and Alan McLean, the multinational’s executive vice-president taxation, say that even though Shell Nederland makes a profit – €1.3bn in 2017 – the company is loss making, ‘as a natural consequence of the Dutch tax system’.
In the Netherlands Shell, McLean told the magazine, ‘pays fair tax in line with both the letter and the spirit of the law.’
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The chief executive of Shell’s Dutch business said on Thursday she is willing to attend a parliamentary panel on tax avoidance by multinational companies, but she will not discuss Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s tax filings.
Marjan van Loon had initially declined the invitation, saying it made more sense for the Netherlands’ business association to represent all taxpaying companies.
She then said she would attend the April 18 meeting after Dutch lawmakers insisted that a Shell representative should be present.
APRIL 10, 2019 / 5:40 PM
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Members of the Dutch parliament’s financial affairs committee on Wednesday said they will insist that Shell send a representative to attend a hearing on tax avoidance by multinationals next week.
Shell’s Dutch Chief Executive had previously declined an invitation, saying it made more sense for the Netherlands’ business association to represent all taxpaying companies.
But at a meeting of the committee on Wednesday, politicians of all parties said they wanted Shell to attend. Lawmaker Pieter Omtzigt said in a statement the parties had unanimously asked parliament’s chairwoman to “forcefully” ask Shell to come.
This article is an English translation of a revealing article by Dutch journalist Sam Gerrits published on the website FOLLOW THE MONEY. It is about the sleazy repercussions of the earthquakes blighting NAM’s operation of the Groningen Gas Field. NAM (The Dutch Petroleum Company) is a Shell/Exxon joint venture company.
This story starts in 1959, almost sixty years ago. Jan de Quay of the Catholic People’s Party (KVP) ruled the country. The first DAF cars came from the factory in Eindhoven, the first Barbie dolls from the molds of Mattel in California. Alaska and Hawaii joined as 49th and 50th with America. And in Slochteren gas was found in the beetroot fieldof farmer Boon. That soon turned out to be the largest gas field in Europe.
Thanks to it’s large population density, the Netherlands was the perfect place to build a natural gas network. The Texan Exxon engineer Douglass Murray Stewart calculated for the then Minister of Economic Affairs Jan de Pous that the state, by selling gas directly to households, and not power plants, could earn three times as much. The state would receive the lion’s share of the profits; Stewart’s plan was heard.
Printed below is an English translation of an article published today by the Dutch Financial Times, Financieele Dagblad. NAM is the Shell/Exxon Joint Venture company responsible for the earthquake blighted Groningen Gas Field and consequential potential bill for untold billions to deal with damaged residences.Carel Grol • Entrepreneurship
Member of Parliament Henk Nijboer (PvdA) wants a response from the government to the message in the FD that Shell and ExxonMobil offer limited security with the NAM agreement. Lawyer and professor Steef Bartman of Leiden University wrote in an opinion piece in this newspaper on Monday, in which he wondered whether NAM can fulfill its obligation to damage and strengthen at any time.
A week ago Minister Eric Wiebes of Economic Affairs concluded a deal with Shell and ExxonMobil. The oil companies said they stood surety for ‘Groningen’. However, a number of provisions leave room for Shell and ExxonMobil to renegotiate in the future the guarantees issued and the financial distribution of gas revenues.
Printed below is an English translation of an article published today by the Dutch Financial Times, Financieele Dagblad
2 February 2018
Minister Eric Wiebes of Economic Affairs and Climate has chosen a party. The safety of the Groningen population goes beyond economic interests. He is going to halve the gas revenues from the Groningen gas field, even though it undermines the so-called security of supply.
The State Supervision of Mines (SSM) advised Thursday Thursday to reduce gas production to 12 billion cubic meters per year. Last year that was just under 24 billion cubic meters. In 2013, 52 billion cubic meters were won.
Marjan van Loon, CEO of Shell Nederland. Photo: Wiebe Kiestra for the FD
Printed below is an English translation of an article recently published by the Dutch equivalent of the Financial Times, Financieele Dagblad under the headline ‘With this ambition we embrace the Paris goals at Shell’.
Shell wants to drastically reduce its CO₂ footprint in the world. The CO₂ footprint must be halved in 2050 not only for its own activities, but also for the end-use of its products. That recently launched ambition is a world first. It is the first time that a large oil and gas company expresses such measurable climate ambitions.Marjan van Loon, CEO of Shell Netherlands.
Toby Sterling, Stefano Berra: OCTOBER 5, 2017
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – As the Netherlands struggles to meet its renewable energy goals, Shell’s country chief executive sees its role as the architect of big, high-risk projects such as wind turbine farms — for the time being.
In an interview, Marjan van Loon said Shell had joined a coalition of companies urging the Dutch government to greatly increase its ambitions for offshore wind farms from its current plan for 5 tenders of 700 megawatt farms.
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: I have been attempting to get a refund on my large credit balance for the last three Days. What a Joke! the online method doesn't work despite way to many attempts. Then transfers me to the online chat bot LOL. I would get more sense from a Indian call centre keeps bouncing me back to the online refund method. I did try phoning yesterday 27/09 but after approximately 50 mins of waiting I gave up! Bet SHELL would be straight onto me if I CANCELLED MY DIRECT DEBIT!!! Date of experience: 28 September 2023
: The worst broadband company I had dealt with. The terribly unreliable connection, drops off all the time causing issues at work since I work from home. Contacted customer service maybe 10 times but nothing resolved. After a year of struggling , I decided to terminate the contract 6 months earlier and pay the penalty. I will never ever work with this company... Date of experience: 29 September 2023
: Constantly harassed and Passing my personal details to a private company for a smart metre. Avoid!!. Left me with no alternative but to find a new energy supplier due to the constant phone calls and texts. Date of experience: 29 September 2023
: I have just called to ask if I can lower my payments from 1st October due to the change of energy prices. The lady on the other end of the phone (South African accent) said ‘don’t you think you should call back on the 1st October?’ in such a
condescending and unprofessional
tone. I was gobsmacked! Whoever this lady is, she really needs to learn some customer service skills if she answers phones for a living. I told her I’d call back to speak to someone helpful.
Date of experience: 27 September 2023
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I moved into a new house, and pretty much straight away I was getting called from a debt collection company, sometimes multiple times a day.
It wasn't even my debt, it was the previous owners unpaid energy bill with Shell Energy.
After a few weeks of constant calls I set up a direct debit and paid anything I owed to Shell. I asked for the calls from the debt company to stop. They didn't.
Eventually it did die down. However one month, after paying my direct debit, there was £20 still left to pay.
I wasn't aware of this and hadn't received any email asking me to pay. Instead I started getting calls from the debt collection company over £20 I owed, which had been on my account for about a week, and which I wasn't even notified about.
It's basically become harassment which is completely underserved. Even when I was on holiday I was getting constant calls.
I think it's a ridiculous way to treat customers and I will be switching energy provider as soon as I can. I've compared the energy rates and they aren't even that good.
My advice to anyone thinking of going with Shell Energy would be to avoid and go elsewhere.
Date of experience: 29 September 2023
: I have never encountered such terrible customer service. I am the landlord for the property in question. My previous tenants vacated the property without notice on 21 July 2023, however they notified Shell energy that they left on 10 July 2023. I am now receiving bills at my property for the period 10 July 2023 onwards. I cannot be held liable for paying my tenants bills. They switched to Shell Energy themselves. Any debt that they have, Shell is responsible for chasing up with them, not me! I have provided the first tenancy agreement, final tenancy agreement, dated photos of gas and electric meter and dated CCTV footage of the tenants relative dropping off the keys at my property explaining that they had moved out of the property and gone to Romania, on 21 July 2023. How is this not sufficient evidence? This is absolutely unbelievable! I spent 3 hours this morning trying to resolve this mess, and the issue still remains. I was transferred 4 times from person to person. Then I was told systems were down and to contact you via live chat. I was then told by live chat that this query cannot be resolved via live chat after and hour. I have sent about 6 emails now. Can someone with clear English please contact me to resolve this as soon as possible. I am sick to death of trying to chase this up. I will be seeking legal advise if this isn’t sorted out swiftly. Date of experience: 29 September 2023
: where do i start!, had three phone calls then hang up when i answer, when i phone back get through to at least five people who just want me to have smart meters thats all the know, must be on a commision, all i wanted was a gas meter finaly got through to someone who seemed to know what they were talking about. said i needed an mprn number needed to phone 08000294285 which turned out to be uk electric, just spent another half an hour listning to a music backround sent through another three people, to set up an account for gas, got through to a nice gentleman who told me i need an mprn number, he told me it will be on the meter when fitted at least he never gave me a phone number.no i dont want your smart meters. Had to edit got another phone call hung up when i answered as usual left a message said i need to set up an account or i wont get meter, spoke to a nice lady who put me straight though to sales? spoke to david who is putting me through to sales more crappy music still waiting. I should go on ebay buy a meter and stick it in myself lol. just spoke to a very nice lady who sorted it all out for me, make her head of training. Date of experience: 27 September 2023
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