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Shell’s “Green” Venture Portfolio Under Review — Translation: The Climate Side Hustle Isn’t Paying Fast Enough

Feb 26th, 2026

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In yet another sign that “transition” remains a flexible word inside oil major boardrooms, Shell has placed parts of its Shell Ventures portfolio under strategic review, according to a February 26, 2026 Reuters report.

The message from The Hague (or rather, London, depending on which corporate reincarnation you’re referencing): if it doesn’t pump cash like LNG, it may not survive the cull.

The Venture That Was Supposed to Prove It Cared

Shell Ventures was launched to signal that the company was serious about investing in the future: clean tech, mobility platforms, energy storage, grid software, hydrogen plays, and various digital decarbonisation tools. It was the corporate equivalent of buying an electric bicycle while continuing to own the motorway. read more

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Shell’s METLEN LNG Deal: Europe’s Energy Security — or Another Golden Age for Gas?

Feb 26th, 2026

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In the latest chapter of Europe’s great post-2022 energy reshuffle, Shell has signed a long-term LNG supply agreement with Greece’s METLEN Energy & Metals — a deal that underscores one unavoidable reality of 2025–2026: Europe may talk green, but it is still running on gas.

The agreement positions Shell as a key supplier of liquefied natural gas into the Greek and broader southeastern European market, reinforcing its already formidable role in Europe’s evolving gas infrastructure. On paper, it is a logical move. In practice, it is another reminder that the continent’s energy transition remains tightly tethered to hydrocarbons. read more

Shell’s $24 Billion “Energy Transition”: Selling LNG to Adnoc While the Climate Clock Ticks

Feb 26th, 2026

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In the ever-evolving theatre of global energy, Shell plc appears to be rehearsing another familiar act: trim the portfolio, cash in on hydrocarbons, and call it “discipline.”

According to multiple industry reports in February 2026, Shell is in talks with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) regarding the potential sale of its stake in a major Australian liquefied natural gas (LNG) project. Estimates suggest the stake could be valued at up to $24 billion. That is not pocket change — even for a supermajor. read more

Shell’s Great Australian Escape: Fossil Fuels, Fickle Strategy and the LNG Laundromat

Feb 12th, 2026

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By John Donovan

The Exit Interview Nobody Asked For

Shell Plc — the global oil and gas supermajor once synonymous with “the future of energy” — is performing what might be the most dramatic corporate version of “it’s not you, it’s me” in fossil fuels. Its latest act is to divest a roughly 16.67% stake in Australia’s North West Shelf (NWS) liquefied natural gas (LNG) project — a facility that helped define Australia’s decades-long gas boom — in a maneuver analysts say signals more than a portfolio tweak. It’s the unravelling of a 50-year partnership and perhaps a metaphor for Shell’s strategic identity crisis. read more

Shell vs Venture Global: When LNG Contracts Meet the Fine Print—and the Missing Emails

Jan 29th, 2026

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Shell plc likes to present itself as a disciplined, rules-based operator in global energy markets — a company that respects contracts, arbitration outcomes, and the sanctity of carefully worded legal agreements.

Unless, of course, it loses.

Then the fine print suddenly becomes a battleground, and the missing emails start to matter a great deal.

From ‘Binding Arbitration’ to ‘Let’s See the Emails’

Shell’s long-running dispute with U.S. LNG producer Venture Global was supposed to end neatly with arbitration. In August 2025, it did — and not in Shell’s favour. read more

Meet Your New Oil Industry Editor: Artificial Intelligence

Jan 29th, 2026

by John Donovan.

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Please read in conjunction with “When AI Becomes the Corporate Sub-Editor: How Algorithms Now Police Investigative Journalism“

Once upon a time, oil companies relied on lawyers to intimidate journalists after publication. Threatening letters, aggressive defamation claims, and drawn-out legal battles were simply the cost of doing business when inconvenient facts surfaced.

Today, the industry has something far more efficient.

It doesn’t argue.

It doesn’t sue.

It edits you before you hit publish. read more

Profile of Shell’s nightmare, John Donovan, extracted from Amazon

Jan 26th, 2026

by John Donovan.

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Profile of John Donovan extracted from Amazon where his Shell focussed books have been sold for many years despite threats from Shell lawyers.

In 1979, John Donovan was the co-founder of a sales promotion company, Don Marketing, which created promotional games for blue chip clients such as BP. read more

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

Jan 19th, 2026

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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

Is There a Long-Term Pattern in Shell’s Risk Management Failures?

Jan 17th, 2026

by John Donovan.

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Is There a Long-Term Pattern in Shell’s Risk Management Failures?

UPDATED 18 JAN 2026 WITH ILLUMINATING REPLIES FROM A NUMBER OF AI PLATFORMS

This article presents a structured question put to ChatGPT and the platform’s full response, published to enable comparison with other AI systems and to illustrate how AI re-processes corporate history in the modern information environment.

Question put to ChatGPT:

The Past, the Archive, and the Algorithm: Is There a Persistent Pattern in Shell’s Worker-Safety and Public-Health Risk Management in the Age of AI?

I am seeking a research-based analysis (not speculation) of whether there is any meaningful continuity or correlation between several historically separated episodes that are alleged to reflect a similar organisational posture toward health, safety, and human lives—taking into account that large language models can now ingest, cross-reference, and recontextualise entire multi-volume corporate histories alongside modern regulatory and safety records. read more

Shell Scraps £500m North Sea Sale Amid Fraud Allegations — What It Means for Corporate Due Diligence

Jan 14th, 2026

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In a sudden reversal that has sent ripples through energy markets and corporate governance circles, Royal Dutch Shell plc and ExxonMobil have abandoned a £500 million sale of natural gas assets in the Southern North Sea after concerns emerged about the prospective buyer, Viaro Energy, and ongoing fraud allegations against its leadership.

The agreement, originally announced in July 2024, would have transferred interests in 11 gas fields and the Bacton Terminal, part of one of the UK’s longest-producing offshore hydrocarbon portfolios. That plan, however, has now “collapsed” by mutual agreement between Shell, Exxon, and Viaro, with Shell stating that evolving commercial and market conditions and unmet requirements meant the transaction could not proceed. read more

Shell, Venezuela, and the Return of the “Permissioned” Petroleum Rush

Jan 5th, 2026

by John Donovan.

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Shell, Venezuela, and the Return of the “Permissioned” Petroleum Rush

Shell is reportedly eyeing a renewed push into Venezuelan gas projects that could be worth billions, after a dramatic shift in Washington’s stance toward Caracas and the country’s leadership.

This is not a simple “back to business” story. It’s a reminder that in the hydrocarbons world, geology is optional; licensing is everything—and geopolitics is the real project operator.

The prize: Dragon gas and the Trinidad outlet

The centre of gravity for Shell’s Venezuela positioning remains the Dragon offshore gas field, long discussed as a potential supply source for Trinidad and Tobago’s LNG and petrochemical complex. The U.S. has previously issued authorisations to allow Shell and Trinidad to progress Dragon under sanctions carve-outs, with terms and limits designed to avoid material benefit to Venezuela’s sanctioned state apparatus. read more

ShellBot Activated: Arbitration Malfunction Detected. Deploying Blame Protocol…

Dec 10th, 2025

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ShellBot Activated: Arbitration Malfunction Detected. Deploying Blame Protocol…

ShellBot Internal Bulletin | 10 December 2025

“At Shell, we never make mistakes — only strategic litigation decisions.

🤖 SYSTEM LOG: Gas Disruption — Initiating Damage Control…

ShellBot Error 429: LNG cargoes were promised. LNG cargoes were not delivered.

Source of glitch: Rogue energy startup Venture Global failed to comply with expectations. Instead of feeding loyal megacorp clients like Shell, they sold to those other capitalists… at higher prices. Outrageous.

ACTION TAKEN:

ShellBot initiated Protocol ARB‑7: “Sue ‘Em & Spin It.” Arbitration filed. Drama ensured. Media engaged. read more

Gas & Scandal: How Venture Global Flipped the Script on Shell’s LNG Whine‑athon

Dec 10th, 2025

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By Shell News Article Generator | December 10, 2025

“They cried foul — then got shown the gas.”

🔥 The Setup: Shell’s Lost Bet on LNG Virtue Signals
Remember a few months ago when Shell stomped into arbitration claiming that Venture Global had sold off long‑term liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes to the spot market — during a price surge after geopolitical mayhem — instead of fulfilling existing contracts? Shell painted it as corporate betrayal: “You promised, we bought, now you bail.” The oily tears were earmarked to flow through courtrooms. read more

ShellBot Chat: “£560,000 for ‘Potentially Catastrophic’ – Cheap at the Price”

Nov 28th, 2025

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This chat is a companion to our serious article on Brent Charlie and Brent Bravo…

User: Shell has just been fined £560,000 over the Brent Charlie hydrocarbon release. “Potentially catastrophic,” the HSE says. What do you make of that, ShellBot?

ShellBot: From Shell’s point of view?

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User: Remind me what actually happened on Brent Charlie.

ShellBot: In 2017, on the Brent Charlie platform: read more

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

SHELL’S CASUALTIES AND THE INVESTMENT FUNDS THAT PAY FOR THEM

Oct 25th, 2025

by John Donovan.

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THE WAGES OF SIN: A CHRONICLE OF SHELL’S CASUALTIES AND THE INVESTMENT FUNDS THAT PAY FOR THEM

It is a grand, old-world notion that a corporation can possess a soul, or rather, that the absence of one can be measured by its balance sheet. If that is the case, then Shell is less a corporation and more a meticulously catalogued exhibit in the museum of moral bankruptcy—the ultimate sin stock. Its history is not merely a record of drilling and profit but a chilling, chronological catalogue of calculated risks taken with other people’s lives: its employees, its customers, and the communities unfortunate enough to share a postcode with its extraction sites. read more

30 November 2023: Posted by John Donovan

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UPDATED 18 JAN 2026 WITH ILLUMINATING REPLIES FROM A NUMBER OF AI PLATFORMS

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Shell, Venezuela, and the Return of the “Permissioned” Petroleum Rush

The prize: Dragon gas and the Trinidad outlet

ShellBot Activated: Arbitration Malfunction Detected. Deploying Blame Protocol…

🤖 SYSTEM LOG: Gas Disruption — Initiating Damage Control…

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