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Here’s the latest on Shell plc’s plan to move its listing to New York — with an investigative, critical lens.

By John Donovan (with AI collaboration)

21 October 2025

When a corporate behemoth begins to flirt with another stock exchange, the romance is rarely innocent. Shell plc — once Royal Dutch Shell plc, before dropping the “Dutch” as neatly as a discarded partner — is now openly courting Wall Street.

The CEO, Wael Sawan, has been muttering about “value gaps” and “unlocking potential,” code for what London traders hear as: we’re tired of being undervalued in a city that drinks warm beer instead of crude profits. 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

Shell’s Dark Fuel: The Nazi Past the Oil Giant Couldn’t Bury

Oct 14th, 2025

by John Donovan.

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By John Donovan

Part 1: The Oil That Powered the Reich

Shell likes to describe itself as “an energy company of the future.” But history, inconveniently, refuses to stay buried. Long before Shell courted wind farms and “net-zero” slogans, it courted Adolf Hitler.

In the 1930s, as Europe spiralled toward war, Royal Dutch Shell — the genteel Anglo-Dutch oil giant whose modern logo is now synonymous with sustainability brochures — was actively supplying the economic bloodstream of Nazi Germany. Its founder and spiritual patriarch, Sir Henri Deterding, wasn’t merely an admirer of Hitler’s regime; he was a willing participant in its rise. read more

THE MOST DAMAGING ARTICLE ABOUT SHELL EVER PUBLISHED?

Oct 11th, 2025

by John Donovan.

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“A persistent reputational risk.” — Shell internal memo, 2007

In the oil-stained annals of corporate history, few duels have burned as long — or as publicly — as that between Royal Dutch Shell and a retired British marketing man named John Donovan.

What began in the 1990s as a routine commercial dispute between Shell and Donovan’s family business, Don Marketing, would metastasize into one of the most sustained reputational headaches any multinational has ever faced.

Three decades later, Donovan’s website — RoyalDutchShellPLC.com — functions like a digital conscience for a company trying to forget its own. It is a trove of Shell’s internal embarrassments: whistleblower leaks, courtroom revelations, safety scandals, and corporate PR hypocrisy, preserved with forensic precision. read more

Shell vs Donovan: Oil Giant vs Watchdog

Oct 10th, 2025

by John Donovan.

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How one man’s persistence exposed decades of corporate deceit — and forced an oil giant to live with its reflection.

Part 1: The Origins of a Corporate Nemesis

“There are two types of corporations: those that fear whistleblowers and those that wish they’d hired one.” — Industry proverb

In the late 1980s, John Donovan was not yet a thorn in Shell’s side. He was one of its trusted collaborators — a marketing innovator whose company, Don Marketing, created hugely successful sales promotions for Shell in the UK and around the globe.

But what began as a partnership ended in betrayal. A bitter dispute over intellectual property, allegedly stolen concepts, and corporate bullying gave birth to a feud that would last decades. read more

Shell to Trump: Don’t Smash the Turbines — We’re Busy Burning Gas

Oct 8th, 2025

by John Donovan.

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Shell’s top U.S. executive has done the unthinkable: publicly critiqued a White House that is (mostly) friendly to oil and gas. In an interview flagged by Reuters, Colette Hirstius, President of Shell USA, warned that the Trump administration’s decision to halt fully permitted offshore wind projects is “very damaging” to investment. She added: “I think uncertainty in the regulatory environment is very damaging. However far the pendulum swings one way, its likely that its going to swing just as far the other way.” And, crucially: “I certainly would like to see those projects that have been permitted in the past continue to be developed.” read more

Big Profits, Bigger Spin

Oct 8th, 2025

by John Donovan.

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Shell Rakes in Billions, Touts LNG & Trading Gains — Because Cashill isn’t Climate

Big Profits, Bigger Spin

Shell has released a Q3 2025 trading update that reads like a corporate victory lap. According to OilPrice, the company expects its Integrated Gas (LNG + trading/optimization) business to deliver “significantly higher” results compared to Q2. Refining margins are forecast to jump to $11.60 per barrel (from $8.90). Upstream production is guided to 1.79–1.89 million barrels of oil equivalent per day. Meanwhile, LNG liquefaction is expected to rise to 7.0–7.4 million metric tons.

OilPrice: “Shell’s Q3 Profit Soars…” read more

Pay the Quakes, Lock the Budget, Forget the Culprits?” — The Groningen Law that Lets Shell Breathe Easier

Oct 2nd, 2025

by John Donovan.

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NAM, of course, is the joint venture of Shell and ExxonMobil that milked Groningen for decades.

The Dutch caretaker cabinet has pushed a new Groningen Law through to Parliament that promises faster payouts for quake-damaged homes — and a lighter legal load for the polluters who helped cause the mess. As NL Times reports: “The Caretaker Dutch cabinet has submitted the Groningen Law, which finalizes compensation for damages caused by gas extraction, to the Tweede Kamer, despite strong criticism from the Council of State.”

The bill would guarantee compensation up to €60,000 even without proof that gas extraction caused the damage — tidy for homeowners in a hurry, also tidy for corporate defendants who prefer fewer courtroom surprises. read more

Shell Bets the Planet on LNG: Ten More Years of “Lower-Carbon” Storytelling

Oct 2nd, 2025

by John Donovan.

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Shell CEO Wael Sawan has finally shown his hand: the company’s main contribution to the energy industry for the next decade will be liquefied natural gas (LNG). Not wind. Not solar. Not storage. LNG. The same fossil fuel dressed up as a climate saviour.

What Sawan Said

At the Economic Club of New York, Sawan declared:

“We are absolutely committed to this sector.”

He argued LNG is “one of the most effective fuels” for lowering emissions because it can displace coal in Asia, citing India and China. (Reuters) read more

Shell Hands $40 Billion Pension Pot to Goldman Sachs — What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Oct 2nd, 2025

by John Donovan.

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Shell outsources risk, Goldman takes the fees, and pensioners cross their fingers. Workers gave their lives to this company, only to have their retirements parked in Goldman’s casino—sorry, “global investment platform.”

Shell, the company that can’t keep oil out of rivers or nitrogen out of walkways, has now decided it can’t even trust itself with the pensions of its workers. Enter Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM), freshly appointed as outsourced chief investment officer for $40 billion of Shell’s pension assets. (Freshfields)

The Deal

According to law firm Freshfields, which advised GSAM, the mandate covers Shell’s international pension plan assets in Europe and advisory services in North America. It’s one of the largest OCIO (Outsourced Chief Investment Officer) mandates Goldman has ever scored. read more

Victory or Vanity? Shell Trumpets a New Gas Field While the Planet Boils

Oct 2nd, 2025

by John Donovan.

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Shell has fired up its Victory gas field tieback, 47 km northwest of Shetland, and is already bragging about keeping Britain’s kettles boiling. The single-well project, tied into the Greater Laggan Area pipeline, will funnel up to 150 million cubic feet of gas per day to the Shetland Gas Plant, before heading south to St Fergus and into the UK grid. (Offshore Mag)

Shell’s Sales Pitch

Shell UK’s country chair David Bunch hailed the project as evidence of Shell’s commitment to “supporting UK energy security.” The Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce praised the project as a local win, emphasising that most recoverable gas will be extracted before the end of the decade. (AGCC) read more

Shell’s Secret Charger Elixir: From Black Gold to Battery Soup?

Oct 2nd, 2025

by John Donovan.

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Oil giant Shell has rolled out a new thermal management fluid for electric vehicles—yes, you read that right. The same company whose raison d’être once was pumping crude into the ground now says it can accelerate EV charging from 10% to 80% in 10 minutes. Inevitable? Maybe. Credible? Let’s dig in.

The Tech They’re Pushing

Shell’s Lubricants division claims it has developed a “high-performance EV thermal management fluid” that enables faster charging times “without compromise to battery safety, thermal stability or lifespan.” (Source: The Cool Down / New Atlas via The Cool Down) read more

Benzene & Bungling: Shell’s Toxic Exposure Scandal in Trinidad

Oct 2nd, 2025

by John Donovan.

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“If I had been up there a few minutes more, I would have been taken off in a body bag.”

Shell’s “zero harm” mantra has once again been vaporised—literally. This time it’s benzene gas on the Dolphin natural gas platform in Trinidad, where a former quality assurance inspector was allegedly exposed without proper protective gear. Shell, true to form, didn’t even bother reporting it to the Occupational Safety and Health Authority (OSHA) or the Ministry of Energy, as required. WTF Shell?

The Incident They Didn’t Want Reported

The inspector says he was sent to check pipes and flanges in May 2021 by contractor Massy Wood Group. Nobody told him he needed a respirator. Within minutes, he was dizzy, gasping, and suffering chest pains. read more

Shearwater Shambles: Shell’s Nitrogen Leak Turns Decking Into Deadfall (and History Repeats Itself)

Sep 26th, 2025

by John Donovan.

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When you’re Shell—the company that brought you unseaworthy Brent Bravo lifeboats, the Prelude floating gas plant evacuation in Australia, and the occasional oil-for-arms scandal—you’d think safety blunders would be less frequent by now. Think again.

The Incident

On July 12, the Shell-operated Shearwater platform, 140 miles off Aberdeen, sprang a leak of liquid nitrogen. The leak damaged the underside of the deck, sending debris crashing onto a walkway below. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) later confirmed the falling material had the potential to cause a “fatal injury.”

Shell was served an improvement notice on August 4, with the HSE citing six separate breaches of health and safety law, including failures to protect workers from risks tied to “loss of containment events.” The notice must be complied with by September 9. read more

Bonga Bonanza: Shell Grabs a Bigger Slice of Nigeria’s Deep-Water Pie—And the Liabilities Too

Sep 26th, 2025

by John Donovan.

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What just happened (and why Shell’s grinning)

Nigeria’s oil regulator has approved a $510 million deal for TotalEnergies to sell its entire 12.5% stake in OML 118 (home of the Bonga deep-water field) to Shell and Agip. Total will offload 10% to Shell for $408m and 2.5% to Agip for $102m. Result: Shell’s stake rises to 67.5%, doubling down on offshore Nigeria after dumping its messy onshore assets to Renaissance. The regulator’s exact words:

“SNEPco and NAE have demonstrated both technical and managerial competence to optimally contribute to the upstream operations in OML 118.” read more

Shell’s Malaysian Mess: Court Orders Big Oil’s “Sin Stock” to Pay Up to Petronas

Sep 23rd, 2025

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When Shell isn’t busy polluting rivers, spilling oil, or fighting climate lawsuits, it’s apparently stiffing national energy companies on their gas bills.

The Case: Shell vs. Petronas

The Malaysian Court of Appeal has ordered Shell MDS (Malaysia) to pay overdue monthly gas payments to Petronas, overturning a previous High Court injunction that had let Shell skip payments since August 2024.

According to The Edge, the three-judge panel ruled unanimously that Petronas had kept up its end of the bargain, delivering gas throughout the dispute. Shell, meanwhile, argued it was “caught between competing claims” after receiving dual invoices of 80 million ringgit each from Petronas and Petros, Sarawak’s state-owned gas aggregator (Reuters). read more

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Here’s the latest on Shell plc’s plan to move its listing to New York — with an investigative, critical lens.

Emotional Damages? Yes, But Only After 7 Years of Tremors: When the Ground Shakes: Shell’s Quaking Legacy in Groningen

Part 1: The Oil That Powered the Reich

“A persistent reputational risk.” — Shell internal memo, 2007

How one man’s persistence exposed decades of corporate deceit — and forced an oil giant to live with its reflection.

Part 1: The Origins of a Corporate Nemesis

Shell Rakes in Billions, Touts LNG & Trading Gains — Because Cashill isn’t Climate

Big Profits, Bigger Spin

NAM, of course, is the joint venture of Shell and ExxonMobil that milked Groningen for decades.

What Sawan Said

Shell outsources risk, Goldman takes the fees, and pensioners cross their fingers. Workers gave their lives to this company, only to have their retirements parked in Goldman’s casino—sorry, “global investment platform.”

The Deal

Shell’s Sales Pitch

The Tech They’re Pushing

“If I had been up there a few minutes more, I would have been taken off in a body bag.”

The Incident They Didn’t Want Reported

When you’re Shell—the company that brought you unseaworthy Brent Bravo lifeboats, the Prelude floating gas plant evacuation in Australia, and the occasional oil-for-arms scandal—you’d think safety blunders would be less frequent by now. Think again.

The Incident

What just happened (and why Shell’s grinning)

When Shell isn’t busy polluting rivers, spilling oil, or fighting climate lawsuits, it’s apparently stiffing national energy companies on their gas bills.

The Case: Shell vs. Petronas

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