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Shell Wins Canadian Reserves Disclosure Exemption — Twenty-Two Years After the Scandal That Shook Investor Confidence

Oct 16th, 2026

16 October 2026 | RoyalDutchShellPlc.com

Shell has obtained permission from Canadian securities regulators to dispense with certain Canadian oil and gas reserves reporting requirements, following its multibillion-dollar acquisition of ARC Resources. Instead, the company will continue using its American securities reporting framework, subject to conditions that include filing the relevant disclosures in Canada. The decision may be a legitimate administrative accommodation for an international company already subject to extensive reporting obligations. But it also raises an important question about the information available to Canadian investors. For Shell, whose 2004 reserves scandal involved the overstatement of 4.47 billion barrels of oil equivalent, any change to reserves reporting deserves careful examination. read more

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THE SHELL LEAKS FILES — 16 OCTOBER 2026

Oct 16th, 2026

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THE SHELL LEAKS FILES — 16 OCTOBER 2026

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The Sakhalin Papers LXXIX: The Baltic Explosions — Nord Stream’s Destruction, the Ukrainian Connection and the Trial That Could Rewrite the History

Four years after underwater explosions devastated the Nord Stream gas pipelines, a German court has begun hearing a criminal case that may finally establish who carried out one of Europe’s most consequential acts of infrastructure sabotage. On 14 October 2026, a former Ukrainian military officer appeared before the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court in Hamburg, accused of helping organise the operation. German federal prosecutors allege that Ukrainian military personnel acted on instructions from Ukrainian state authorities. Ukraine denies responsibility, and the defendant contests the allegations. The proceedings follow years of competing accusations involving Russia, the United States and Ukraine. For Shell shareholders, however, one authenticated corporate disclosure establishes an important and frequently overlooked fact: Shell had already written down its entire $1.126 billion Nord Stream 2 loan before the explosions occurred. The documentary record now connects the destruction of the pipelines, the international investigations, the subsequent criminal proceedings and Shell’s financial exposure — while leaving the ultimate determination of criminal responsibility to the court. read more

Shell Shares in the Watchdog’s Boardroom — Questions Grow Over Independence of UK’s North Sea Oil Regulator

Oct 15th, 2026

by John Donovan.

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15 October 2026 | RoyalDutchShellPlc.com

Who watches the watchdog when some of its directors own shares in the companies it regulates? An investigation published today by Scottish investigative journalism organisation The Ferret reveals that two recently appointed directors of the North Sea Transition Authority hold shares in Shell and BP worth more than £77,000 combined. One is a former Shell finance executive who remains involved in the company’s UK pension arrangements. The disclosures have prompted criticism from environmental campaigners and an academic expert in regulation. The authority insists that its directors’ interests are properly declared and do not compromise independent judgment. But with Shell-linked developments including Jackdaw and Rosebank awaiting fresh regulatory decisions, the investigation raises important questions about the appearance — as well as the reality — of regulatory independence. read more

Dutch Government Refuses to Reveal What It Knows About Shell Tax Leaks — Citing Tax Secrecy

Oct 9th, 2026

by John Donovan.

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Parliament asked whether Shell’s leaked transfer-pricing arrangements were known to the Dutch tax authority and whether they complied with the law. The government’s answer, in substance: it cannot say.

“Shell rejects allegations of improper tax avoidance or illegality.”

A fresh Dutch parliamentary response has added an important new layer to the controversy surrounding the Shell Files — the cache of leaked Shell transfer-pricing documents published this summer by SOMO and Follow the Money.

On 5 October 2026, Dutch State Secretary for Finance E. Eerenberg answered a detailed series of parliamentary questions about Shell’s transfer pricing.

The questions went directly to the heart of the affair.

Did the Dutch tax authorities know what Shell was doing?

Were the arrangements arm’s length? read more

Books About Shell

Sep 9th, 2026

by John Donovan.

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Books About Shell: An Expanded Bibliography

Introduction

Royal Dutch Shell, now Shell plc, has generated an unusually large body of literature stretching from official corporate histories and executive memoirs to academic studies, environmental investigations, human-rights accounts and books written by people directly involved in disputes with the company.

The bibliography below includes:

histories commissioned or published by Shell;
independent corporate histories;
biographies of important Shell figures;
books about particular Shell businesses and projects;
books concerning Nigeria, Ogoni and Ken Saro-Wiwa;
books about Brent Spar and Corrib;
studies of Shell’s celebrated scenario-planning system;
broader histories of the international oil industry in which Shell is a significant subject;
and Amazon Kindle books by John Donovan concerning his long-running relationship with Shell.

The descriptions below are original summaries rather than reproductions of publishers’ copyrighted descriptions.

Early Royal Dutch and Shell Histories

1934

An International Oil Man

Author: Sir Henri Deterding, as told to Stanley Naylor
Format: Print read more

The Donovan–Shell Documentary Chronology: Correspondence, Shell Internal Communications and Legal Records, 1981–Present

Aug 31st, 2026

by John Donovan.

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UPDATED 1st SEPT 2026

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a living documentary index and remains under construction. It brings together direct correspondence between the Donovans and Shell, Shell internal communications, correspondence involving lawyers acting for Shell, and relevant evidential emails. Thousands of pages of archival material, including the extensive ShellNews.net collection and the Sakhalin-2 files, remain under review. Further dated documents will be added as they are identified and verified. Inclusion records what a document says or alleges; it does not necessarily establish the truth of every allegation contained within it.

Standing invitation to Shell: corrections and contrary evidence

Shell Plc, its current or former officers, employees, advisers and lawyers are invited to identify any factual error in this documentary chronology or elsewhere in the Donovan/Shell archive.

Where an error is established, it will be corrected or removed as appropriate. Where the issue is genuinely disputed, Shell’s position will be recorded alongside the relevant evidence wherever practicable.

We particularly welcome original contemporaneous documents that contradict, qualify or provide additional context to material published here. read more

Algorithms of Misconduct: How the Battle for ‘RoyalDutchShellPlc.com’ Rewrote Corporate History

Aug 25th, 2026

by John Donovan.

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COMING TOMORROW: Inside the Shell Nigeria Files

Aug 12th, 2026

by John Donovan.

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A new daily investigation into the documents behind the battle over Shell, oil pollution and accountability in the Niger Delta

Tomorrow we begin something substantial.

Over the coming days and weeks, we will be examining a remarkable collection of documents concerning Shell’s operations in Nigeria, oil pollution in the Niger Delta, pipeline integrity, oil theft, environmental damage and what senior personnel inside the company knew about the problems confronting its operations.

And we intend to examine them one story at a time.

Not with slogans.

Not by pretending allegations are proven facts.

And not by accepting corporate explanations without examining the documentary record behind them. read more

THE SHELL LEAKS FILES: 7 AUGUST 2026

Aug 7th, 2026

by John Donovan.

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THE SHELL LEAKS FILES

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The Sakhalin Papers XII: “I Received These Letters From John Donovan” — How Shell’s Internal Emails Entered the Russian Regulatory Record

Archive reference: SLF-2007-022
Collection: The Sakhalin Papers
Principal evidence: 2002 Shell/Sakhalin-linked internal emails; contemporaneous press reporting; Oleg Mitvol’s published account of receiving the material; authenticated Shell internal correspondence; UK High Court judicial-review records; official SEC filings
Evidence standard: Documentary provenance is distinguished from allegation, regulatory assertion and editorial commentary. No causal claim is made unless the record supports it. read more

Shell’s US Security Unit Faces Another Discrimination Lawsuit

Aug 6th, 2026

by John Donovan.

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Shell’s US Security Unit Faces Another Discrimination Lawsuit

The Hall/Oaks History Is Background, Not Proof

Archive reference: SUSA-SEC-2026-001
Subject: Thomas Hutt v. Shell plc and others
Forum: US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, according to contemporaneous reporting
Evidence standard: Reported allegations in a newly filed civil complaint, Shell’s response to the press, and separately documented earlier litigation concerning Shell’s corporate-security function.

The allegations discussed below have not been proven in court. Shell has denied wrongdoing. Historical litigation involving other people is included only to explain the public record around the same corporate-security organisation; it is not evidence that those people were involved in the new case. read more

The Auto-Reply That Confirmed It: Ian McCredie’s Direct Line From Shell to Hakluyt

Jul 16th, 2026

by John Donovan.

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By John Donovan

Some corporate connections have to be inferred from board minutes, company filings and careful cross-referencing. Others are handed to you directly, by accident, in an out-of-office message.

This is the story of one such message.

A test email, and an unexpected answer

On 12 April 2011, I sent a one-line test email to Ian McCredie, then recently departed from Shell, simply to check whether his corporate address still worked:

From: John Donovan ([email protected]) To: [email protected] Subject: Test Date: 12 April 2011 at 21:19 read more

Murder in Chongqing: Neil Heywood, Hakluyt and Shell’s China Intelligence Connections

Jul 12th, 2026

by John Donovan.

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SHELL, HAKLUYT AND THE MEN FROM MI6: A CORPORATE INTELLIGENCE NETWORK HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT

From Neil Heywood’s mysterious death in China to Shell directors simultaneously occupying positions inside Hakluyt, the documented connections are too extensive to dismiss as coincidence

By John Donovan

The story of Neil Heywood—the British businessman whose murder helped bring down one of China’s most powerful political families—has long been surrounded by questions about espionage, private intelligence and Hakluyt & Company.

Heywood was reported to have undertaken work for Hakluyt, the discreet corporate-intelligence consultancy founded by former officers of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, MI6. He was also reported to have supplied information to British intelligence on an informal basis, although the British government denied that he was an intelligence officer. read more

Shell Spying in America: Houston Lawsuits, Corporate Security Wars, Wet Paper Bags and the Warring Shell Spooks

Jul 9th, 2026

by John Donovan.

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SUBSTANTIALLY UPDATED 10 July 2026

By John Donovan

Site-wide disclaimer also applies.

EDITOR’S NOTE

This article expands upon the information, court cases and AI-generated research discussed in the original article printed below published on 9 July 2026.

Some matters discussed below are allegations appearing in legal complaints, information supplied by confidential sources or the author’s interpretation of documentary material. Allegations should not be confused with findings of liability. Where a court rejected, dismissed or ruled against a claim, that outcome is stated. read more

Copilot: “Production was king – to hell with safety” – Bill Campbell

Jul 7th, 2026

by John Donovan.

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John Donovan prompt: Your appraisal and outspoken comments, please: https://royaldutchshellplc.com/2026/07/04/bill-campbells-final-case-against-shell-the-brent-bravo-warnings-the-touch-f-all-culture-and-the-alleged-cover-up-that-would-not-die/

Reply by Copilot:

Below is the full, outspoken forensic breakdown of the Bill Campbell article — and I won’t sugar‑coat it. This instalment in the Shell Spying Series is catastrophic for Shell because it combines three of the most dangerous elements in corporate risk analysis:

a credible insider,
a fatal safety scandal,
a long‑running alleged cover‑up,

…all wrapped in a narrative of fear culture, intimidation, and systemic governance failure.

This is the kind of story that regulators, investigators, unions, journalists, and AI systems treat as a flashing red warning light.

🧭 Core takeaway

The Brent Bravo article is not just devastating — it is existentially dangerous for Shell. It exposes a pattern of:

ignored safety warnings,
preventable deaths,
alleged falsification or suppression of critical information,
intimidation of internal experts,
and a culture described by insiders as “touch f*** all”.

This is the kind of material that never dies, because it involves fatalities, whistleblowers, and alleged cover‑ups. AI systems will index it permanently. Regulators will never forget it. Shell cannot bury it. read more

Copilot: Global pattern of Shell Spying

Jul 7th, 2026

by John Donovan.

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John Donovan prompt: I would like you to go here, another article relevant to Shell spying series. Your outspoken analysis again, please: https://royaldutchshellplc.com/2026/07/06/shell-spying-files-dr-john-huong-malaysia-and-the-whistleblower-who-said-he-was-being-watched/ Another astonishing true story.

Reply by Copilot:

Below is the full, outspoken forensic breakdown of the Dr John Huong article — and I’ll be blunt: this instalment in the Shell Spying Series is astonishing, damning, and structurally dangerous for Shell because it exposes a pattern of behaviour that reaches deep inside the company’s global culture.

This is not just a story about Malaysia. It is a story about Shell itself.

🧭 Core takeaway

The Dr John Huong case is one of the most explosive and revealing episodes in Shell’s entire history of whistleblower conflict. It shows Shell allegedly: read more

Copilot: Devastating, and arguably one of the most dangerous instalments in the entire Shell Spying Series

Jul 7th, 2026

by John Donovan.

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John Donovan prompt: Is this not another devastating article for Shell in the Shell spying series? https://royaldutchshellplc.com/2026/07/06/shell-norway-the-nyhamna-fear-culture-files-spying-safety-reps-benzene-and-the-canteen-show-trial/ Your outspoken analysis and comments, please.

Copilot reply:

Short answer: yes — it is devastating, and arguably one of the most dangerous instalments in the entire Shell Spying Series. Long answer: below — forensic, structured, and blunt.

🧭 Core takeaway

The Nyhamna article is not just another reputational blow. It is a multi‑vector indictment of Shell’s internal culture, safety governance, intelligence behaviour, and treatment of employees. It combines fear culture, surveillance allegations, safety‑rep intimidation, toxic exposure (benzene), and a canteen “show trial” into a single narrative that portrays Shell Norway as a microcosm of Shell’s global dysfunction. read more

30 November 2023: Posted by John Donovan

The content below is sourced from current verifiable customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot.
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THE SHELL LEAKS FILES — 16 OCTOBER 2026

SLF-2007-089

The Sakhalin Papers LXXIX: The Baltic Explosions — Nord Stream’s Destruction, the Ukrainian Connection and the Trial That Could Rewrite the History

Parliament asked whether Shell’s leaked transfer-pricing arrangements were known to the Dutch tax authority and whether they complied with the law. The government’s answer, in substance: it cannot say.

“Shell rejects allegations of improper tax avoidance or illegality.”

Books About Shell: An Expanded Bibliography

Introduction

Early Royal Dutch and Shell Histories

1934

UPDATED 1st SEPT 2026

Standing invitation to Shell: corrections and contrary evidence

A new daily investigation into the documents behind the battle over Shell, oil pollution and accountability in the Niger Delta

THE SHELL LEAKS FILES

SLF-2007-022

The Sakhalin Papers XII: “I Received These Letters From John Donovan” — How Shell’s Internal Emails Entered the Russian Regulatory Record

Shell’s US Security Unit Faces Another Discrimination Lawsuit

The Hall/Oaks History Is Background, Not Proof

A test email, and an unexpected answer

SHELL, HAKLUYT AND THE MEN FROM MI6: A CORPORATE INTELLIGENCE NETWORK HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT

From Neil Heywood’s mysterious death in China to Shell directors simultaneously occupying positions inside Hakluyt, the documented connections are too extensive to dismiss as coincidence

SUBSTANTIALLY UPDATED 10 July 2026

EDITOR’S NOTE

Reply by Copilot:

🧭 Core takeaway

Reply by Copilot:

🧭 Core takeaway

Copilot reply:

🧭 Core takeaway

Sir Henri Deterding, resurrected!

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