Oct 3rd, 2021
by John Donovan.
Sep 1st, 2021
by John Donovan.
ALFRED DONOVAN LIBEL ACTION AGAINST SHELL IN APRIL 1995 ACTION No. 1995 D328
Marketing Week: Shell faces libel threat from Don: 31 March 1994
Sales Promotion agency Don Marketing is threatening to sue Shell UK for libel while at the same time circulating the results of a poll it claims to have carried out among Shell retailers.
The two companies are due to meet in court over Don’s accusation that Shell used its ideas in a series of promotions without permission or payment.
Don has sent a letter to Shell from solicitors acting for Don claiming a press release the company issued two weeks ago was defamatory and untrue (MW March 24) and is demanding a retraction. read more
shellplc.website and its sister non-profit websites
royaldutchshellplc.com, royaldutchshellgroup.com, shellenergy.website, shellnazihistory.com, royaldutchshell.website, johndonovan.website, shellnews.net and
shell2004.com
are owned by
John Donovan. There is also a
Wikipedia feature.
Jun 1st, 2021
by John Donovan.

Replica of the Wikipedia article: royaldutchshellplc.com
As Wikipedia editors are aware, my father Alfred Donovan passed away in 2013. Since there are a number of references to him in the above Wikipedia article, I provided proof in the form of a Guardian newspaper article about Shell that mentioned his death, hoping the information would be updated.
Strange tale of Shell’s pipeline battle, the Gardaí and £30,000 of booze
However, the several years out of date information remains and the supply of the information politely supplied triggered a negative response within 20 minutes. read more
shellplc.website and its sister non-profit websites
royaldutchshellplc.com, royaldutchshellgroup.com, shellenergy.website, shellnazihistory.com, royaldutchshell.website, johndonovan.website, shellnews.net and
shell2004.com
are owned by
John Donovan. There is also a
Wikipedia feature.
Aug 1st, 2020
by John Donovan.

SELECTION OF YEARLY SCREENSHOTS FROM royaldutchshellplc.com WEBSITE: 2005 to 2020, SAMPLED FROM WEBPAGES STORED ON THE INTERNET ARCHIVE
royaldutchshellplc.com on the Internet Archive: Screenshot Oct 31, 2005

royaldutchshellplc.com on the Internet Archive: Screenshot 2006

royaldutchshellplc.com on the Internet Archive: Screenshot 2007

royaldutchshellplc.com on the Internet Archive: Screenshot 2008

royaldutchshellplc.com on the Internet Archive: Screenshot 2009

royaldutchshellplc.com on the Internet Archive: Screenshot 2010

royaldutchshellplc.com on the Internet Archive: Screenshot 2011

royaldutchshellplc.com on the Internet Archive: Screenshot 2012

royaldutchshellplc.com on the Internet Archive: Screenshot 2013

royaldutchshellplc.com on the Internet Archive: Screenshot 2014

royaldutchshellplc.com on the Internet Archive: Screenshot 2015

royaldutchshellplc.com on the Internet Archive: Screenshot 2016

royaldutchshellplc.com on the Internet Archive: Screenshot 2017

royaldutchshellplc.com on the Internet Archive: Screenshot 2018

royaldutchshellplc.com on the Internet Archive: Screenshot 2019

royaldutchshellplc.com on the Internet Archive: Screenshot 2020

About the Internet Archive
The Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artefacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, the print disabled, and the general public. Our mission is to provide Universal Access to All Knowledge.
We began in 1996 by archiving the Internet itself, a medium that was just beginning to grow in use. Like newspapers, the content published on the web was ephemeral – but unlike newspapers, no one was saving it. Today we have 20+ years of web history accessible through the Wayback Machine and we work with 625+ library and other partners through our Archive-It program to identify important web pages. read more
shellplc.website and its sister non-profit websites
royaldutchshellplc.com, royaldutchshellgroup.com, shellenergy.website, shellnazihistory.com, royaldutchshell.website, johndonovan.website, shellnews.net and
shell2004.com
are owned by
John Donovan. There is also a
Wikipedia feature.
Mar 23rd, 2020
by John Donovan.

Replica of the Wikipedia article: royaldutchshellplc.com
23 March 2020 Version
The article text for the Wikipedia article royaldutchshellplc.com is displayed below for the above-indicated date – the content of which may be confirmed by Wikipedia records
Royaldutchshellplc.com
Type of site
|
Gripe site |
Available in |
Originates in English; translation available |
Owner |
Alfred and John Donovan |
Created by |
John Donovan |
Revenue |
None |
URL |
https://royaldutchshellplc.com/ |
Commercial |
No |
Registration |
Not required |
Launched |
October 29, 2004[1] |
Current status |
Active |
royaldutchshellplc.com is a Royal Dutch Shell gripe site and blog operated by Alfred and John Donovan, who engaged in several marketing campaigns with Shell during the 1980s and early 1990s. The father and son duo believe Shell violated intellectual property agreements and filed several lawsuits against Shell prior to starting several websites critical of Shell, including royaldutchshellplc.com. The site has been oft quoted in news sources and is known for its activities as an Internet leak and forum for Shell whistleblowers. read more
shellplc.website and its sister non-profit websites
royaldutchshellplc.com, royaldutchshellgroup.com, shellenergy.website, shellnazihistory.com, royaldutchshell.website, johndonovan.website, shellnews.net and
shell2004.com
are owned by
John Donovan. There is also a
Wikipedia feature.
Sep 28th, 2019
by John Donovan.

Replica of the Wikipedia article: royaldutchshellplc.com
28 September 2019 Version
The article text for the Wikipedia article royaldutchshellplc.com is displayed below for the above-indicated date – the content of which may be confirmed by Wikipedia records
Royaldutchshellplc.com
Type of site
|
Gripe site |
Available in |
Originates in English; translation available |
Owner |
Alfred and John Donovan |
Created by |
John Donovan |
Revenue |
None |
URL |
http://royaldutchshellplc.com/ |
Commercial |
No |
Registration |
Not required |
royaldutchshellplc.com is a Royal Dutch Shell gripe site and blog operated by Alfred and John Donovan, who engaged in several marketing campaigns with Shell during the 1980s and early 1990s. The father and son duo believe Shell violated intellectual property agreements and filed several lawsuits against Shell prior to starting several websites critical of Shell, including royaldutchshellplc.com. The site has been oft quoted in news sources and is known for its activities as an Internet leak and forum for Shell whistleblowers. read more
shellplc.website and its sister non-profit websites
royaldutchshellplc.com, royaldutchshellgroup.com, shellenergy.website, shellnazihistory.com, royaldutchshell.website, johndonovan.website, shellnews.net and
shell2004.com
are owned by
John Donovan. There is also a
Wikipedia feature.
Jul 7th, 2018
by John Donovan.


Shell critic John Donovan
…in a spectacular blunder, Shell neglected to register what was the top-level domain name for the new company. Shell lawyers discovered, no doubt to their consternation and horror, that their most enduring critic had beaten them to the registration of royaldutchshellplc.com
Extracts from the ebook “John Donovan, Shell’s Nightmare” (now available on Amazon websites globally)
Extracts from pages 149 & 150
In 2004, a huge scandal engulfed the Royal Dutch Shell Group after it fraudulently over-stated its claimed oil and gas reserves – the most important factor in determining the value of an oil company.
As a direct consequence, the Anglo-Dutch arms of the Royal Dutch Shell Group – Shell Transport and Trading Company Plc and Royal Dutch Petroleum Company, were forced to merge into a single new company: Royal Dutch Shell Plc.
However, in a spectacular blunder, Shell neglected to register what was the top-level domain name for the new company. Shell lawyers discovered, no doubt to their consternation and horror, that their most enduring critic had beaten them to the registration of royaldutchshellplc.com. read more
shellplc.website and its sister non-profit websites
royaldutchshellplc.com, royaldutchshellgroup.com, shellenergy.website, shellnazihistory.com, royaldutchshell.website, johndonovan.website, shellnews.net and
shell2004.com
are owned by
John Donovan. There is also a
Wikipedia feature.
Apr 2nd, 2018
by John Donovan.

Replica of the Wikipedia article: royaldutchshellplc.com
02 April 2018 Version
The article text for the Wikipedia article royaldutchshellplc.com is displayed below for the above-indicated date – the content of which may be confirmed by Wikipedia records
Royaldutchshellplc.com
Type of site
|
Gripe site |
Available in |
Originates in English; translation available |
Owner |
Alfred and John Donovan |
Created by |
John Donovan |
Revenue |
None |
URL |
http://royaldutchshellplc.com/ |
Commercial |
No |
Registration |
Not required |
royaldutchshellplc.com is a Royal Dutch Shell gripe site and blog operated by Alfred and John Donovan, who engaged in several marketing campaigns with Shell during the 1980s and early 1990s. The father and son duo believe Shell violated intellectual property agreements and filed several lawsuits against Shell prior to starting several websites critical of Shell, including royaldutchshellplc.com. The site has been oft quoted in news sources and is known for its activities as an Internet leak and forum for Shell whistleblowers. read more
shellplc.website and its sister non-profit websites
royaldutchshellplc.com, royaldutchshellgroup.com, shellenergy.website, shellnazihistory.com, royaldutchshell.website, johndonovan.website, shellnews.net and
shell2004.com
are owned by
John Donovan. There is also a
Wikipedia feature.
Sep 19th, 2016
by John Donovan.
Apr 4th, 2016
by John Donovan.

Replica of the Wikipedia article: royaldutchshellplc.com
04 April 2016 Version
The article text for the Wikipedia article royaldutchshellplc.com is displayed below for the above-indicated date – the content of which may be confirmed by Wikipedia records
Royaldutchshellplc.com
Type of site
|
Gripe site |
Available in |
Originates in English; translation available |
Owner |
Alfred and John Donovan |
Created by |
John Donovan |
Revenue |
None |
URL |
http://royaldutchshellplc.com/ |
Commercial |
No |
Registration |
Not required |
royaldutchshellplc.com is a Royal Dutch Shell gripe site and blog operated by Alfred and John Donovan, who engaged in several marketing campaigns with Shell during the 1980s and early 1990s. The father and son duo believe Shell violated intellectual property agreements and filed several lawsuits against Shell prior to starting several websites critical of Shell, including royaldutchshellplc.com. The site has been oft quoted in news sources and is known for its activities as an Internet leak and forum for Shell whistleblowers. read more
shellplc.website and its sister non-profit websites
royaldutchshellplc.com, royaldutchshellgroup.com, shellenergy.website, shellnazihistory.com, royaldutchshell.website, johndonovan.website, shellnews.net and
shell2004.com
are owned by
John Donovan. There is also a
Wikipedia feature.
May 2nd, 2015
by John Donovan.
10th Anniversary of Spectacular Domain Name Win Over Shell
By John Donovan
Ten years ago, in May 2005, Shell International Petroleum Company Limited served proceedings in New York against my late father Alfred Donovan, via The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in an attempt to seize the top level (.com) domain name for its newly merged company, Royal Dutch Shell Plc.
The new company had arisen from the ashes of the hydrocarbon reserves scandal, which in January 2004, had engulfed The Shell Transport and Trading Company and Royal Dutch Petroleum Company. read more
shellplc.website and its sister non-profit websites
royaldutchshellplc.com, royaldutchshellgroup.com, shellenergy.website, shellnazihistory.com, royaldutchshell.website, johndonovan.website, shellnews.net and
shell2004.com
are owned by
John Donovan. There is also a
Wikipedia feature.
Mar 18th, 2015
by John Donovan.

Replica of the Wikipedia article: royaldutchshellplc.com
18 March 2015 Version
The article text for the Wikipedia article royaldutchshellplc.com is displayed below for the above-indicated date – the content of which may be confirmed by Wikipedia records
Royaldutchshellplc.com
Type of site
|
Gripe site |
Available in |
Originates in English; translation available |
Owner |
Alfred and John Donovan |
Created by |
John Donovan |
Revenue |
None |
URL |
http://royaldutchshellplc.com/ |
Commercial |
No |
Registration |
Not required |
royaldutchshellplc.com is a Royal Dutch Shell gripe site and blog operated by Alfred and John Donovan, who engaged in several marketing campaigns with Shell during the 1980s and early 1990s. The father and son duo believe Shell violated intellectual property agreements and filed several lawsuits against Shell prior to starting several websites critical of Shell, including royaldutchshellplc.com. The site has been oft quoted in news sources and is known for its activities as an Internet leak and forum for Shell whistleblowers. read more
shellplc.website and its sister non-profit websites
royaldutchshellplc.com, royaldutchshellgroup.com, shellenergy.website, shellnazihistory.com, royaldutchshell.website, johndonovan.website, shellnews.net and
shell2004.com
are owned by
John Donovan. There is also a
Wikipedia feature.
Sep 7th, 2014
by John Donovan.
Such deliberate misinformation (propaganda, to put it politely) is also totally at variance with Shell’s claimed core business principles. This proves beyond any doubt that the media and the public should not believe anything Shell says. The company even lies to itself.
By John Donovan
Why doesn’t Shell sue Donovan for libel?
I feel sure that this is a question that many visitors to this website have probably asked themselves many times.
It is a question that Royal Dutch Shell put to itself in July 2009.
Below is an extract from an authentic confidential Shell internal document dated 08 July 2009 in which this very question was raised in relation to “the Donovan’s.” Shell lawyers have redacted names shown on the “Confidential Focal Point”document, other than the names of my late father and myself. A series of questions are posed and then answered, to provide a contingency script if certain anticipated questions were raised by the news media, or at the Shell AGM. read more
shellplc.website and its sister non-profit websites
royaldutchshellplc.com, royaldutchshellgroup.com, shellenergy.website, shellnazihistory.com, royaldutchshell.website, johndonovan.website, shellnews.net and
shell2004.com
are owned by
John Donovan. There is also a
Wikipedia feature.
Feb 2nd, 2014
by John Donovan.

Replica of the Wikipedia article: royaldutchshellplc.com
02 February 2014 Version
The article text for the Wikipedia article royaldutchshellplc.com is displayed below for the above-indicated date – the content of which may be confirmed by Wikipedia records
Royaldutchshellplc.com
Type of site
|
Gripe site |
Available in |
Originates in English; translation available |
Owner |
Alfred and John Donovan |
Created by |
John Donovan |
Revenue |
None |
URL |
http://royaldutchshellplc.com/ |
Commercial |
No |
Registration |
Not required |
royaldutchshellplc.com is a Royal Dutch Shell gripe site and blog operated by Alfred and John Donovan, who engaged in several marketing campaigns with Shell during the 1980s and early 1990s. The father and son duo believe Shell violated intellectual property agreements and filed several lawsuits against Shell prior to starting several websites critical of Shell, including royaldutchshellplc.com. The site has been oft quoted in news sources and is known for its activities as an Internet leak and forum for Shell whistleblowers. read more
shellplc.website and its sister non-profit websites
royaldutchshellplc.com, royaldutchshellgroup.com, shellenergy.website, shellnazihistory.com, royaldutchshell.website, johndonovan.website, shellnews.net and
shell2004.com
are owned by
John Donovan. There is also a
Wikipedia feature.
Dec 10th, 2013
by John Donovan.

A promotional game devised for Shell by Don Marketing
The threats about defamation, breach of contract, contempt of court, potential action by third parties etc are also duly noted; a fairly typical variety of seasonal greetings from Shell. Is this part of the policy of dealing with me “sympathetically” as promised in writing by Mr Wiseman on 26th November 2002? If this is the compassionate approach, it is frightening to speculate on what I could expect if Shell decided to take a hardline; perhaps a gift-wrapped bomb-tipped walking stick, or an Ebola infected fairy queen to hang on my Xmas Tree?
By John Donovan
I have been looking at our correspondence files with Shell and its lawyers stretching back two decades.
This is in connection with an ongoing project that will come to fruition in 2014.
Since we fought six high court actions against Shell between 1994 and 1999, there were bound to be some interesting episodes.
In 1997, Shell management was enraged that we were bringing yet another claim for breach of confidence and breach of contract – Shell had already settled our first three actions. read more
shellplc.website and its sister non-profit websites
royaldutchshellplc.com, royaldutchshellgroup.com, shellenergy.website, shellnazihistory.com, royaldutchshell.website, johndonovan.website, shellnews.net and
shell2004.com
are owned by
John Donovan. There is also a
Wikipedia feature.
Aug 2nd, 2013
by John Donovan.
AN OPEN LETTER TO MR MICHIEL BRANDJES, COMPANY SECRETARY & GENERAL COUNSEL CORPORATE, ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC.
SUBJECT: THE DEATH OF MY FATHER, ALFRED DONOVAN
From: John Donovan <[email protected]>
Subject: THE DEATH OF MY FATHER, ALFRED DONOVAN
Date: 2 August 2013 12:46:37 GMT+01:00
To: [email protected]
AN OPEN LETTER
Dear Mr. Brandjes
I am disappointed, but perhaps not surprised, that Shell management has not been gallant enough to make any comment about the death of my father, a 96 year old 2nd World War veteran who had a business relationship with Shell stretching back over 50 years, the majority of which was mutually beneficial and friendly. read more
shellplc.website and its sister non-profit websites
royaldutchshellplc.com, royaldutchshellgroup.com, shellenergy.website, shellnazihistory.com, royaldutchshell.website, johndonovan.website, shellnews.net and
shell2004.com
are owned by
John Donovan. There is also a
Wikipedia feature.