…admitted use by Shell of covertly obtained photographs of a former Main Safety Delegate. The Surveillance Photographs Shell Admitted Using…espionage “with agents and other agents. … in the long catalogue of Shell spying controversies, Norway supplies one of the clearest examples… The article said he was present for the humiliation before around 150 co-workers and that Shell filmed the meeting. Nyhamna is not dangerous for Shell only because of Norway. It is dangerous because it joins a wider pattern of allegations involving surveillance, private intelligence, informers, monitoring, critics, employees, whistleblowers and campaigners across different countries and decades.
By John Donovan
Shell’s corporate history contains many strange episodes in which the company’s public sermon about “honesty, integrity and respect for people” appears to collide head-on with the treatment of individuals who questioned its conduct. In this instalment of the Shell spying series, the spotlight moves to Norway — specifically to the Nyhamna gas processing plant, where allegations of surveillance, informant culture, intimidation, benzene exposure, and the destruction of safety representatives’ lives became the subject of Norwegian media scrutiny, union concern, leaked Shell communications, and independent academic research.
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