Jan 3rd, 2011
by John Donovan.

“For his audacity in raising the reserves issue, Dr Huong was demoted, appointed as an asset manager with responsibility for helicopter flights. Once again, his integrity got him into trouble when he raised concerns over helicopter safety, recording in internal documents that Shell employees were being used as guinea pigs on test flights.”
By John Donovan
Dr John Huong (right), a deeply religious Malaysian humanitarian, was a loyal Shell employee for 29 years. He was proud of Shell and its claimed business principles until he discovered that they are meant only to deceive stakeholders and the public about the true nature of the company.
Dr Huong, a production geologist, fell out with senior management when he refused to endorse the falsification of hydrocarbon reserve figures. He raised the related ethical dilemma in a Shell internal document: read more
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Jun 19th, 2008
by John Donovan.
I will say one thing for Shell senior management based on your comments and my long experience of dealing with the top people at Shell. They are at least consistent; i.e. incompetent, disreputable and supportive of bullyboy tactics and corrupt practices.
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May 16th, 2008
by John Donovan.
A Live Chat Guest on our website who currently uses the pseudonym of MUSAINT, has asked about the progress of the lawsuits involving the Malaysian Dr John Huong, who is being sued for defamation by EIGHT Royal Dutch Shell companies.
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Dec 30th, 2005
by John Donovan.
Shell News Archive Friday 30 December 2005
Daily Mail: Shell mulls a move on Texan giant: “ROYAL Dutch Shell is one of several companies mulling a bid for a Texas gas group that could cost $1bn ($600m) according to US reports.”: Friday 30 December 2005: READ
Financial Times: FSA fines grow in size but decline in numbers: “Royal Dutch Shell suffered the largest fine of 2004 – £17m – in the wake of scandal over its oil and gas reserves misstatement.”: “This year the regulator has faced questions, caused by the Royal Dutch Shell case, about its ability to pin the blame on high-profile individuals. The FSA said in November that it would not take any action against Sir Philip Watts, former chairman of the oil group, or any other executives, but that it stood by the fine imposed on the company itself.”: Friday 30 December 2005: READ read more
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Dec 5th, 2005
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Shell News Archive Monday 5 December, 2005
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Angola Possesses A Prize as Exxon, Rivals Stalk Oil: Monday 5 December 2005: READ
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Osaka Gas Nears Deal to Buy Chevron Venture’s Natural Gas: MONDAY 5 DECEMBER 2005: READ
AFX Europe (Focus): Shell Malaysia expects active investment in exploration/production – report: “Shell Malaysia is seeking more exploration and production (E&P) projects as well as profitable downstream opportunities, the Star newspaper reported, quoting the company’s chairman Jon Chadwick.”: Monday December 2005: READ read more
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Sep 30th, 2005
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New Straights Times (Malaysia): Shell upset over lack of warning before detonation of bomb
“Shell Malaysia chairman Datuk Jon Chadwick, in a circular to its staff, said he was obliged to take up the matter with the police.”: “I ask for your understanding on this matter. It needs a comprehensive, non-defensive investigation — and I undertake that this will be done,” he said.
Posted Friday 30 September 2005
KUCHING, SARAWAK, Thurs.
Shell Malaysia is concerned that its staff were not warned beforehand and given time to evacuate after the police detonated a bomb near an old oil refinery in Lutong last Monday.
The blast resulted in damage to windows and other properties at the company’s office and the nearby Lutong Clinic. There were no injuries.
Shell Malaysia chairman Datuk Jon Chadwick, in a circular to its staff, said he was obliged to take up the matter with the police. “I am most concerned that we were not able to implement our normal evacuation procedures. In the event of a similar incident ever occurring in the future, we must ensure that the staff be warned beforehand and given time to evacuate. I ask for your understanding on this matter. It needs a comprehensive, non-defensive investigation — and I undertake that this will be done,” he said. read more
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Sep 22nd, 2005
by John Donovan.
Is Royal Dutch Shell Plc adopting racist policies against its Malaysian employees?
Thursday 22 September 2005 00.10 am EDT NY
Datuk Jon Chadwick
Chairman of Shell Malaysia (Shown right)
By Alfred Donovan
ShellNews.net has obtained a leaked copy of a recent email from Shell Malaysia Country Chairman, Datuk Jon Chadwick to all Shell employees in Malaysia, which responds to points raised exclusively on this website. A number of our articles have focused on the strikingly different approach adopted by Shell in response to employee class action lawsuits brought by its USA staff, as opposed to its utterly ruthless treatment dished out to Shell Malaysian employees. read more
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Aug 30th, 2005
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News Straits Times (Malaysia): MLNG signs gas deals with 3 firms
“At the signing, Petronas was represented by its vice president of exploration and production business Abdullah Karim… Sarawak Shell by Shell Malaysia chairman Datuk Jonathan Chadwick”
Tuesday 30 August 2005
MALAYSIA Liquefied Natural Gas Sdn Bhd (MLNG), the owner and operator of the country’s first LNG plant in Bintulu, Sarawak, has secured gas supply of up to 400.4 trillion British thermal units until 2020.
The company yesterday concluded a gas sales agreement (GSA) with Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas), Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd and Sarawak Shell Bhd for the supply of the gas to the plant.
Petronas said in a statement yesterday that the GSA effectively extends a similar earlier arrangement between the same parties that expired in March 2003. read more
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Aug 30th, 2005
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SHELL MALAYSIAN CHAIRMAN, JON CHADWICK, UNDER FIRE FOLLOWING LEAKED EMAIL
Tuesday 30 August 2005: 11.30 ET
By Alfred Donovan
ShellNews.net has obtained a leaked copy of an email dated 18 August 2005 from Shell Malaysia Chairman, Datuk Jon Chadwick to all Shell employees in Malaysia, which responds to points raised exclusively on this website. Our articles have focused on the strikingly different approach adopted by Shell in response to employee class action lawsuits brought by its USA staff, as opposed to its utterly ruthless treatment dished out to its Shell Malaysian employees. Basically Shell has been deliberately dragging out the Malaysian class action lawsuits even though many of the claimants are elderly, some suffer from memory loss, some are ill and others have already died, while Shell heartlessly drags out the litigation. An example of one of the relevant articles can be read via this link: Read read more
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Jun 20th, 2005
by John Donovan.
Malaysia Star: Shell: Pilots acted heroically
Monday 20 June 2005
BY STEPHEN THEN
MIRI: The pilots flying the Super Puma helicopter that went down in the South China Sea near Shell Malaysia’s B11 gas exploration platform have been described as heroes for averting a major tragedy.
Shell Malaysia chairman Datuk Jon Chadwick said veteran pilot Kapt Raj Kumar, 41, and First Officer Adnan Hairi, a former Royal Malaysian Air Force pilot, had saved the lives of 11 passengers and 29 people working on board the multi-billion structure.
“So many lives were saved because these pilots dealt with the emergency situation professionally and calmly. read more
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Jun 14th, 2005
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Yahoo Business News: Shell Malaysia: Refining Margin To Stay Strong Near Term
14 June 2005
KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)–Shell Malaysia Chairman Jon Chadwick said Tuesday that he expects refining margins at Shell’s refinery unit to remain strong in the near term.
“First quarter was excellent and this bodes well for the rest of the year,” Chadwick told Dow Jones Newswires on the sidelines of the Asia Oil and Gas Conference being held here.
According to Chadwick, Shell Refining Co. (4324.KU) recorded a complex refining margin of $5.69 a barrel in the first quarter, up from $4.55/bbl in the same period last year. read more
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May 22nd, 2005
by John Donovan.
Malaysia Star: World-class dialysis facility
22 May 2005
MIRI: Senior nursing students from medical colleges in Australia will be coming to the Miri Red Crescent Kidney Dialysis Centre for their practical training.
The centre’s chairman Lee Kim Shin, who is Assistant State Minister for Infrastructure Development and Communications, made the announcement yesterday at the official opening ceremony of the RM5mil centre by Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud.
“Visitors from other countries, including those from the medical profession, have acknowledged that this centre has a world-class dialysis treatment facility. read more
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May 19th, 2005
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Malaysia Star: Shell Refining posts record first quarter net profit
19 May 2005
SHELL Refining Company (Federation of Malaya) Bhd reported a record net profit of RM195.4mil in the first quarter ended March 31, up 60% from RM122.5mil in the same quarter last year.
Turnover rose to RM2.25bil for the quarter under review from RM1.53bil a year earlier.
Pre-tax profit was significantly higher at RM216.8mil in the first quarter, against RM137.2mil in the previous corresponding period.
Earnings per share improved to 65.13 sen from 40.82 sen a year ago.
A special interim dividend of 10 sen per share was declared. The company had benefited from an after-tax shareholding gain of RM138mil due to the overall increase in crude oil and product prices experienced during the first quarter of this year. read more
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May 13th, 2005
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Business Times (Malaysia): Shell unit to prepay outstanding balance of RM1.4b loans
May 13 2005
SHELL Refining Co Bhd (SRC) said it will use a RM532 million syndicated term loan arranged by Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi to prepay outstanding balance of an existing loans of RM1.4 billion.
SRC signed the loan agreement with Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
Shell Malaysia chairman Datuk Jon Chadwick said the new term loan will enable the company take advantage of much more competitive financing rates as well as to improve its capital structure.
“This new term loan facility, which brings materially reduced financing costs and increased profitability to SRC and its shareholders, is testimony to our resolve and focus in achieving an optimal capital and financing structure for the company,” he told newsmen after the signing of the agreement. read more
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Sep 22nd, 2004
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Reuters: Shell makes oil find off Malaysia
“We are delighted to announce this highly significant discovery, our second offshore Sabah oil discovery within a year,” Shell Malaysia Chairman Jon Chadwick said in the statement on Wednesday.
Wed 22 September, 2004
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Shell has made another major oil find in deep waters off Malaysia’s eastern Sabah state in a joint exploration with state oil firm Petronas and U.S. oil firm ConocoPhillips.
Shell SHEL.L gave no output estimates or reserves in a statement it released on the discovery at the Malikai-1 exploration well, located in Deepwater Block G, northwest of Sabah.
It said initial indications of crude characteristics at Malikai showed oil which was of high quality. read more
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Sep 6th, 2004
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TheEdgeDaily.com: Shell Malaysia’s Jintan gas field comes onstream
Posted 6 Sept 04
Shell Malaysia’s Jintan gas field, located about 275km northwest of Bintulu, came on-stream on Aug 31.
“Jintan is the second gas field brought into production, following Serai which came on-stream in June 2004, under the SK8 production sharing contract, offshore Sarawak,” said Shell Malaysia chairman Jon Chadwick.
The participants in the production-sharing contract are the operator, Shell Oil & Gas Malaysia (37.5%), Nippon Oil Explorations (Sarawak) Ltd (37.5%) and Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd (25%). read more
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