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Shell Veteran Takes Helm at NAM as Groningen Era Gives Way to Decommissioning

Oct 1st, 2026
by John Donovan.
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Martijn Kleverlaan will become Managing Director of Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij on 1 November 2026, taking charge of a much smaller organisation shaped by the end of Groningen gas production, offshore divestments and an expanding decommissioning programme.

Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij, the long-standing Dutch oil and gas producer associated with Shell, is changing leadership at a particularly symbolic moment in its history.

Martijn Kleverlaan, 53, will take over as Managing Director of NAM on 1 November 2026, succeeding Martijn van Haaster, who is returning to Shell after three years in charge. NAM announced the appointment on 30 September, with offshore industry publication Ocean Energy Resources reporting it on 1 October. nam.nl read more

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Dutch Government Looks to Industry to Shoulder Gas-Storage Costs as LNG Dependence Grows

Sep 26th, 2026
by John Donovan.
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The Netherlands wants private energy companies to shoulder more of the cost of keeping enough gas in storage for winter — as the country confronts the expensive consequences of becoming increasingly dependent on imported natural gas and LNG.

According to DutchNews, the Dutch government is considering making commercial energy suppliers responsible for building up their own strategic gas reserves rather than continuing to rely so heavily on the government-backed company Energie Beheer Nederland (EBN). read more

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Groningen Shakes Again: The Gas Is Gone, But Shell and Exxon’s Earthquake Legacy Is Not

Aug 24th, 2026
by John Donovan.
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A magnitude 2.8 gas-extraction earthquake near Zandeweer is another reminder that closing the Groningen field did not close the consequences

At 5.50 on the morning of 21 August 2026, people in northern Groningen were shaken awake again.

The earthquake measured 2.8 and had its epicentre near Zandeweer, in the municipality of Het Hogeland, at a depth of approximately three kilometres.

The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, KNMI, classified it unequivocally as an induced earthquake — in other words, an earthquake caused by human activity associated with gas extraction. (knmi.nl)

Residents in Zandeweer, Rottum, Uithuizen, Kantens, Middelstum and surrounding communities reported shaking, creaking houses, bangs and thuds. read more

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Shell’s Groningen Aftershock: The Gas Field Is Closed, But the Ground Still Has Something to Say

Jul 28th, 2026
by John Donovan.
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A 1.6 magnitude induced earthquake near Sappemeer reminds the Netherlands that Groningen’s gas extraction disaster did not end when the tap was turned off. It merely entered its tremor-and-lawyer phase

There are some corporate legacies that refuse to stay buried. In Groningen, they do not merely resurface in inquiry reports, compensation claims and arbitration filings. They arrive as tremors under people’s homes.

According to NL Times, an earthquake with a magnitude of 1.6 struck Sappemeer in Groningen at 7:08 p.m. on Sunday. RTV Noord received dozens of reports from local residents, and the Dutch meteorological institute KNMI registered it as an induced earthquake — meaning, in this case, a quake caused by human activity connected to gas extraction. read more

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Shellgate: The €1 Trillion Claim Already Has a Rival Number — And Shell Supplied It

Jul 20th, 2026
by John Donovan.
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RESPONSE FROM CLAUDE TO THE JOHN DONOVAN PROMPT BELOW:

Before the analysis, one thing that bears directly on it: I searched for the underlying Groningen revenue-distribution record, and there’s a significant piece of information worth weighing carefully.

What already exists publicly. During the 2022–2023 Dutch parliamentary inquiry into gas extraction (Parlementaire enquête aardgaswinning Groningen), Shell itself released historical financial figures at the inquiry’s request. Those figures — subsequently confirmed to Het Financieele Dagblad by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate, and independently reported by DutchNews, NL Times, and others over 2022–2025 — show total inflation-adjusted Groningen revenues of roughly €428–429 billion (1963–2020), with about €363.7 billion (≈85%) going to the Dutch State and about €64.7 billion (≈15%) going to NAM, split between Shell and ExxonMobil. read more

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THE DAILY SLURRY — FRONT PAGE SPLASH

Jul 20th, 2026
by John Donovan.
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SHELL & EXXON: ‘WE ARE NOT PANICKING’ — PANIC ENSUES: SATIRICAL BUT SERIOUS ARTICLE

Big Oil Issues Joint Statement While Hyperventilating Into Paper Bags

🛢️ TRILLION‑EURO TREMORS SHAKE THE CORPORATE TOWERS

The Groningen revenue bombshell detonated again today as Shell and ExxonMobil released a joint statement insisting they are “not panicking” about allegations that historical gas revenues may have been distributed very differently than the official story suggests.

Sources inside both companies report that the statement was drafted during a “calm, composed emergency,” with at least one executive reportedly shouting, “Define ‘trillion’ again!” while clutching a spreadsheet.

Groningen gas field read more

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THE GRONINGEN BETRAYAL LIST”: Top 10 Broken Promises That Still Haunt Shell’s Gas Kingdom

Apr 17th, 2026
by John Donovan.
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They promised safety. They promised honesty. They promised it would stop. Instead, Groningen got earthquakes, court battles—and now, apparently, a sequel.

🧨 INTRO: A MASTERCLASS IN SAYING ONE THING… AND DOING ANOTHER

For decades, Groningen wasn’t just a gas field—it was a promise factory.

Politicians, Shell, ExxonMobil, and their joint venture NAM made assurances so confidently you’d think they were engraved in stone.

Unfortunately, it’s the houses that cracked—not the promises.

Now, as drilling quietly creeps back onto the agenda in 2026, it’s time to revisit the greatest hits.

Because if history tells us anything, it’s this:

In Groningen, promises age about as well as a fault line under pressure.

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“THE EARTHQUAKES ARE MINOR”

The promise: Early tremors were downplayed as negligible.
The reality: Thousands of quakes later, homes were damaged, communities destabilised, and the region became a case study in induced seismicity. read more

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THE GAS THAT WON’T STAY BURIED: Shell’s Groningen Comeback Tour Begins—Despite Earthquakes, Lawsuits and Public Fury

Apr 17th, 2026
by John Donovan.
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They promised closure. They promised safety. Now, as tremors still rattle homes, Shell and Exxon’s joint venture quietly prepares to turn the taps back on—because nothing says “lessons learned” like drilling again. Claims include hundreds of millions of euros for earthquake damage and falling house prices.

🏚️ FROM “NEVER AGAIN” TO “JUST ONE MORE WELL”

Just when Groningen thought the nightmare was finally over, Big Oil has other ideas.

In a move that has stunned—but not exactly surprised—locals, Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij (NAM) is preparing to restart gas extraction near Warffum, despite fierce opposition and years of earthquake trauma.

Yes, that Groningen.

The same region where decades of gas drilling—courtesy of Shell and ExxonMobil’s joint venture—left homes cracked, communities shaken, and trust shattered.

And now?

They’re back. read more

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SHELLGATE? Over €1 Trillion in Groningen Gas Revenue May Have Gone to Shell and Exxon — Not the Dutch State

Apr 14th, 2026
by John Donovan.
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This article contains unverified claims that diverge significantly from established historical and financial accounts of the Groningen gas field. Readers are strongly advised to review the full Editor’s Note and disclaimer at the end of this article before drawing conclusions. This article presents a contested financial reconstruction that has not been independently verified

By the Ministry for Historical Reprint (Ministerie voor Historische Herdruk), Netherlands Published with permission on RoyalDutchShellPlc.com read more

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SHAKEN, STRESSED… AND STILL WAITING: DUTCH GAS GIANTS LEAVE GRONINGEN CRACKING—LITERALLY AND MENTALLY

Apr 8th, 2026
by John Donovan.
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A surreal illustration of a quiet Dutch street in Groningen. The houses are visibly cracked and tilting, with fissures running through walls and roofs. In the background, a giant Shell logo and ExxonMobil logo loom like drilling rigs embedded in the earth, subtly causing tremors. From the cracks in the ground, ghostly figures representing stress and anxiety rise like smoke, wrapping around residents. In the foreground, a suited executive calmly holds a report titled: “Community Wellbeing: On Track” while standing on visibly shaking ground.

When your house is collapsing and your nerves go with it, but the profits remain rock solid.

Residents of Groningen have long suspected something was off. The walls were cracking, the floors shifting, and the ground itself seemed to be staging a slow-motion rebellion.

Now, in a revelation that will surprise absolutely no one except, perhaps, the boardrooms of multinational energy giants, a new study suggests the earthquakes linked to decades of gas extraction have also left residents battling depression and anxiety.

Yes—turns out repeatedly shaking people’s homes and sense of safety is bad for mental health. Who knew? read more

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Earthquakes, Lawsuits, Liability… and Now a Convenient Exit Plan

Apr 1st, 2026
by John Donovan.
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If there were an Olympic event for corporate disappearing acts, Shell would be on the podium—gold medal, champagne in hand, and a press release explaining it was all part of a “long-term strategy.”

The latest act?

A slickly packaged “strategic shift” involving its Dutch gas business, NAM—the same operation linked to the Groningen gas field, where decades of extraction triggered earthquakes, wrecked homes, and left a political and human mess that refuses to quietly go away.

Now, suddenly, Shell has discovered the ancient art of restructuring. read more

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Shell, ExxonMobil and the Netherlands: Arbitration Battles over Groningen’s Closure and Earthquake Legacy

Jan 19th, 2026
by John Donovan.
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The Groningen gas field in the Netherlands — once Europe’s largest — now at the centre of arbitration cases by Shell, ExxonMobil and NAM against the Dutch state over closure terms and compensation rights.

The long-running saga over the Netherlands’ Groningen gas field — once Europe’s largest — has entered a new, highly contested legal phase: multiple arbitration cases by energy majors Shell plc and ExxonMobil against the Dutch government and state-linked entities. These disputes touch on issues ranging from contractual interpretation and reputational risk to international investment law and public policy. The unfolding legal fight raises important questions about accountability, investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), and the shifting balance between profit rights and public interest in the energy transition. read more

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

Nov 28th, 2025
by John Donovan.
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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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Conversations with ShellBot — Episode 4

Nov 24th, 2025
by John Donovan.
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“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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Shell and the Shaking Ground: How a Fossil Fuel Empire Helped Create Earthquakes, Trauma, and a Generation of Unsettled Lives

Nov 7th, 2025
by John Donovan.
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Once upon a time — and not very long ago — certain corporate and government voices insisted that earthquakes in places without natural fault lines simply couldn’t happen. The Netherlands was solid. Groningen was safe. The ground beneath families, schools, and lives was reliable. Except it turns out none of that was true — because some earthquakes can be manufactured, engineered, or to put it bluntly, provoked.

And the culprit was not tectonics.

It was extraction.

Extraction at scale.

Extraction for profit. read more

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Shell’s Shaky Payout: NAM Finally Offers Quake Stress Cash

Oct 16th, 2025
by John Donovan.
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Emotional Damages? Yes, But Only After 7 Years of Tremors: When the Ground Shakes: Shell’s Quaking Legacy in Groningen

In a move that feels more like a confession than generosity, NAM — the Shell–ExxonMobil joint venture behind the Groningen gas field — has agreed to pay out €5,000 to €222,000 to over 5,000 residents for emotional distress and “loss of enjoyment” tied to years of gas-induced earthquakes. 

That’s on top of the yet-to-be-resolved claims for physical damages to houses (some 120,000 households), which remain in legal limbo. 

As lawyer Pieter Huitema put it:

“It’s great to achieve such a result for such a large group. We spent about two years at the negotiating table, but the result is something to be proud of.”  read more

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