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Shell Walks Free (Again): Because $58 Million is Just a Rounding Error When You Own the Earth

May 28th, 2025

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In another stunning display of corporate gymnastics, Shell — that benevolent guardian of scorched earth and oily profits — has slipped the legal noose in the United States, escaping a $58 million lawsuit from Nigerian contractor Forstech Technical Nigeria Ltd. It seems even when money is owed, Shell’s favourite strategy remains: deny, deflect, and lawyer up until the sun explodes or the court gets bored — whichever comes first.

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Let’s be clear: Forstech wasn’t asking for charity. The lawsuit alleged that Shell’s Nigerian subsidiary — the ever-controversial Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), now renamed Renaissance Africa Energy Company(because nothing says “clean break” like a full-blown rebrand) — stiffed them on processing fees related to a contract with the Bayelsa State government. read more

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Shell’s Billion-Dollar Bailout: Greenwashing, Grift, and the Usual Grease

May 28th, 2025

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In the latest episode of Who Wants to Be a Corporate Vampire?, Shell — the ever-thirsty fossil fuel behemoth — is trying to tiptoe out of South Africa’s downstream market, shedding 600 fuel stations and a century of oily fingerprints in a $1 billion fire sale. But instead of bowing out quietly, Shell has found itself embroiled in what can only be described as a sordid little soap opera of corporate backstabbing, political puppetry, and good old-fashioned greed.

Because when Shell exits, it doesn’t just exit. It leaves behind scorched earth, scorched ethics, and probably a few scorched aquifers. read more

Shell’s Oil-Soaked Toxic Legacy in Nigeria

May 21st, 2025

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“It’s Hell in the Niger Delta.” That’s not a protest slogan. It’s a summary of Shell’s business model.

While Shell executives clink glasses and rake in obscene profits behind the comfort of a Heathrow hotel AGM—conveniently sealed off from the unwashed masses by court injunction—just outside, campaigners from Amnesty International UK, Fossil Free London, and the Justice 4 Nigeria coalition were busy staging a protest as sticky and damning as Shell’s conscience ought to be.

The scene? Protesters in flaming Shell-logo suits theatrically spilling “oil” across a giant map of Nigeria’s Niger Delta, while seated activists bore shirts that read like an indictment: “Decades of Oil Spills”, “Polluted Waters”, “Devastated Communities.” A massive red location pin screamed, “It’s Hell in the Niger Delta.” But make no mistake—this wasn’t street theatre. This was truth. Vivid, unignorable, and slick with symbolism. read more

Shell’s Climate Crimes: Because Nothing Says ‘Green Future’ Like 700 New Oil Fields

May 13th, 2025

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Where BlackRock backs black gold and Shell defends the indefensible

It’s hard not to marvel at the consistency of Shell—an oil giant so committed to profit that not even the planet’s impending collapse can distract it. Hot on the (carbon) heels of its courtroom wrangles, Shell is now facing yet another lawsuit from Dutch climate group Milieudefensie. Why? Because Shell’s idea of a “transition” plan looks suspiciously like business as usual—only with more oil, more gas, and a side of PR greenwash. read more

From Spills to Silence: Shell Tries to Walk Away From Nigeria’s Poisoned Past

May 10th, 2025

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Shell has removed just 7% of the oil. The rest, it seems, is still marinating in the Niger Delta’s mangroves—turning creeks into carcinogenic soup and ruining the livelihoods of over 30,000 people.

Shell, the undisputed champion of greenwashing and environmental impunity, is once again back in court—but not, alas, to accept a long-overdue environmental award. Instead, it’s the latest chapter in one of the oil industry’s most brazen acts of negligence: the systematic poisoning of the Niger Delta, followed by nearly two decades of corporate denial and delay.

From 8 May to 21 May 2025, the High Court in London will hear the Bodo community’s final, desperate plea for environmental justice. This isn’t about new spills. It’s about two massive, uncontained oil spills in 2008—yes, seventeen years ago—that Shell’s then-subsidiary, SPDC, managed to turn into a masterclass in how not to clean up after yourself. read more

Shell to Host AGM at Heathrow

Apr 16th, 2025

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In a move that screams “accessibility” while quietly dodging accountability, Shell plc, the world’s leading expert in pollution, profit, and PR spin, has announced that its 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on May 20, 2025, at 10:00 UK time — live from the Sofitel London Heathrow Hotel.

Yes, Shell’s AGM will happen next to a major carbon-emitting transport hub — a fitting metaphor for a company that has spent decades turning fossil fuels into shareholder dividends and climate collapse. read more

Sober Reflection

Apr 9th, 2025

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Sober Reflection

For over two decades, John Donovan has published articles on RoyalDutchShellPlc.com, relentlessly documenting Shell’s alleged misdeeds — from corporate espionage and environmental devastation to human rights violations and greenwashing on an industrial scale.

Some might ask: Can this all really be true? Could one of the world’s most powerful corporations, backed by billions in revenue and a global network of lawyers, really be this corrupt, this ruthless, and still get away with it?

Here’s something worth pondering: read more

Shell to Nigeria: Here’s Some Benzene and a Legal Brick Wall. Good Luck!

Apr 8th, 2025

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Oil Giant Faces High Court While Still Dodging Accountability Like It’s a Sport

LONDON, APRIL 2025 — It’s the trial that should make your blood boil (unless it’s already poisoned with benzene, in which case you may want to sue Shell). In a London courtroom lined with empty bookcases—symbolic, perhaps, of Shell’s moral library—two Nigerian communities are fighting for the basic right to drink water that doesn’t cause cancer.

Shell? They’re fighting tooth and nail to avoid handing over documents that might reveal what they knew, when they knew it, and how long they sat on their gold-plated hands while entire ecosystems died in oil-soaked silence. read more

Irina Woodhead: The Whistleblower Shell Couldn’t Silence

Apr 3rd, 2025

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Shell Games: Oil Slicks, Exploding Death Boats, and the Whistleblower They’d Rather You Forget

Here we go again. Shell—the ethical oil behemoth that brought you climate chaos, fiery floating gas factories, and ocean-wide slicks the size of small countries—is under fire once more. And what do you know? It’s not just a fluke or a rogue pipe. It’s a pattern. A very expensive, very dangerous, and very preventable pattern of catastrophic negligence—and the people trying to stop it keep getting burned. Literally and professionally.

The Bonga Spill: “Oops” Doesn’t Quite Cover It

Let’s rewind to December 2011. Off the coast of Nigeria, Shell’s pride and joy, the Bonga FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel), decided it was time to vomit 40,000 barrels of crude oil into the Atlantic. Over 685 square miles of shimmering disaster followed, making it one of Nigeria’s worst spills in a decade. Shell took hours to stop the leak after their crew noticed that more oil was disappearing than arriving. Genius. read more

Shell-Shocked: FERC Tells Oil Giant to Sit Down and Shut Up in LNG Tantrum

Mar 21st, 2025

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Shell — the cuddly face of fossil fuel finesse. The benevolent, planet-loving oil titan that brought you a century of greenhouse gases and quarterly profits fatter than a deep-fried oil rig. But this time? The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) wasn’t buying their entitlement routine.

In what can only be described as an institutional eye-roll, FERC sided with Venture Global LNG Inc., ruling that the company is not obligated to serve Shell all non-public documents going forward. Translation: just because Shell’s used to throwing its corporate weight around doesn’t mean it gets VIP access to everything behind the curtain.

This all stems from Shell’s never-ending hissy fit over Calcasieu Pass — Venture Global’s LNG plant in Louisiana — where Shell is a paying customer. They demanded access to internal, non-public documentation because nothing says reasonable corporate conduct like shouting “transparency!” while investing billions in planet-charing energy. read more

Shell’s Historical Ties to Nazi Germany (1930s–1940s)

Mar 15th, 2025

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Shell’s Historical Ties to Nazi Germany (1930s–1940s): In Shell’s case, the absence of an apology or restitution for its Nazi collaboration remains a point of contention that the company may eventually be forced to confront as part of repairing its public image.

RESEARCH CARRIED OUT IN MARCH 2025

Sources: Historical investigations, corporate archives, and recent analyses were used to compile these findings. Key references include Shell’s own commissioned History of Royal Dutch Shell (which details the company’s activities during 1933–45), journalism by researchers like Marriott, Macalister, and Donovan, and reports from outlets such as openDemocracy and The Guardian that discuss the ethical implications of Shell’s WWII involvement.

• Financial Support: Royal Dutch Shell’s leadership had deep ties with Nazi Germany. Sir Henri Deterding, a co-founder and long-time chairman of Shell, was an open admirer of Adolf Hitler and reportedly provided significant financial backing to the Nazi Party in the early 1930s. Shell’s funding was so substantial that it “saved the Nazi Party” from financial ruin before World War II. read more

Shell’s Shaky Business: Now Predicting Its Own Earthquakes!

Mar 11th, 2025

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Ah, Shell—forever innovating new ways to ruin lives, one gas field at a time. The latest breakthrough? Science has now made it easier to predict the earthquakes caused by Shell and its fossil-fuel-loving friends in the Groningen region. That’s right—thanks to decades of unchecked greed and relentless gas extraction, we can now forecast when and where the next disaster will strike. What a win for modern research!

This delightful revelation comes courtesy of researcher Zhuldyzay Baki, who has found a way to analyze the seismic mess Shell and its drilling partners have inflicted upon the Netherlands. Her work at the University of Twente combines statistical models with geological insights to track the correlation between underground pressure drops (caused by, you guessed it, gas extraction) and earthquake intensity. Turns out, the areas where Shell has sucked the most gas out of the earth are the same ones where people’s homes are cracking apart. Who could have possibly predicted that? Oh wait, literally everyone who warned about this for years. read more

BP + Shell: A Merger of Big Oil, Bigger Lies, and Corporate Espionage

Feb 17th, 2025

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BP + Shell: A Merger of Big Oil and Corporate Espionage: When Spying on Environmentalists Just Isn’t Enough, Merge and Double the Surveillance!

Forget the usual corporate greed—if BP and Shell merge, they won’t just be pooling their oil assets, they’ll be consolidating their dirty tricks, too. Because what’s better than one morally bankrupt fossil fuel giant? Two, working together to crush dissent, spy on activists, and ensure the climate crisis is well-funded for decades to come.

BP + Shell: More Than Just Oil Profiteers—They’re Professional Spymasters, Too

Both BP and Shell have spent decades using the shady London-based intelligence firm Hakluyt to spy on activists, journalists, and anyone else who dares to question their environmental destruction. While Greenpeace and other climate groups were busy warning the world about the climate crisis, BP and Shell were busy infiltrating them. read more

Shell on Trial: The Oil Giant That Poisoned Nigeria Now Faces Justice—If It Can’t Buy Its Way Out

Feb 14th, 2025

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Because Profits Matter More Than Human Lives, Right?

Shell—the undisputed champion of pollution, corporate greed, and dodging responsibility—is finally being forced to answer for its decades of devastation in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. On February 13, 2025, the High Court in London opened proceedings against the oil giant, as the Bille and Ogale communities fight to hold Shell accountable for the destruction of their land, water, and livelihoods.

Decades of Spills, Zero Accountability

The 50,000 people living in these communities have spent years living with Shell’s toxic legacy—hundreds of oil spills from Shell’s pipelines, leaving their water undrinkable, their farmland useless, and their health in ruins. And despite making billions in profits from Nigeria’s oil, Shell has offered nothing in terms of compensation or cleanup. Absolutely nothing. read more

Shell on Trial: The Oil Giant That Poisoned Nigeria

Feb 13th, 2025

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Shell on Trial: The Oil Giant That Poisoned Nigeria and Cashed In

Because Who Needs Ethics When You Have Billions?

Once again, Shell—the ultimate sin stock, planetary arsonist, and poster child for corporate greed—finds itself in a UK courtroom, forced to answer for decades of devastation, pollution, and suffering in Nigeria.

On Thursday, as thousands of people sued Shell and its Nigerian subsidiary, SPDC, over catastrophic oil spills in the Niger Delta, protesters gathered outside London’s High Court to remind the world that Shell’s business model is built on ruining lives, destroying ecosystems, and dodging accountability. read more

Shell on Trial, Again

Feb 11th, 2025

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Shell on Trial: The Oil Giant That Polluted Nigeria for Profit Now Faces Justice

Well, well, well—the corporate overlords at Shell are finally being dragged into court for their decades of destruction in the Niger Delta. From February 13 to March 7, 2025, London’s High Court will host a showdown between Shell, the kingpin of oil pollution, and the Ogale and Bille communities, who have spent ten years fighting for their right to drink clean water and not die from corporate negligence.

Shell’s Decades of Toxic Greed

The communities, home to 80,000 people, have been battling Shell and its Nigerian subsidiary SPDC since 2015, demanding compensation and a proper cleanup after enduring hundreds of oil spills. These spills contaminated water sources, wiped out farmland and fisheries, and exposed residents to severe health risks. But instead of taking responsibility, Shell has spent more time dodging accountability than it has cleaning up its mess. read more

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BP + Shell: A Merger of Big Oil and Corporate Espionage: When Spying on Environmentalists Just Isn’t Enough, Merge and Double the Surveillance!

BP + Shell: More Than Just Oil Profiteers—They’re Professional Spymasters, Too

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