When Shell CEO Wael Sawan responded to speculation about a mega-merger with BP, he said the bar for acquisitions was “very high.” Clearly, it’s not nearly as high as Shell’s tolerance for greenhouse gas emissions, human rights controversies, or sheer corporate arrogance.
Now, as rumours swirl about Shell swallowing up its once-proud British cousin, BP, we are once again reminded that in Big Oil, consolidation is just a polite word for “expanding your emissions footprint while doubling your marketing budget.” read more
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If you’ve ever wondered what happens when a multibillion-dollar floating gas bomb loses power and the regulators simply nod along—look no further than Shell’s Prelude FLNG, the world’s largest offshore floating liquefied natural gas facility, and possibly the most expensive game of Russian roulette ever parked in Australian waters.
In December 2021, Shell’s bloated $17 billion Prelude vessel suffered a catastrophic blackout, knocking out critical safety systems, including emergency power, communications, and fire suppression. You know, just the stuff that keeps explosions from happening. Workers were left stranded, helicopters grounded, and any notion of “safe operations” went out the nearest gas vent. read more
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In a move that can only be described as heroically tone-deaf, Royal Dutch Shell — the planet’s favourite petrochemical pariah — has decided it simply doesn’t own enough of Nigeria’s oil-drenched legacy. So, with the grace of a vulture buying a bigger piece of a rotting carcass, Shell is snapping up TotalEnergies’ 12.5% stake in Nigeria’s Bonga deep-water oil field for a smooth $510 million.
Because why settle for 55% when you can control 67.5% of an operation steeped in environmental degradation, political manipulation, and the lingering scent of gas flares and grief? read more
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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.
The Good Oil Never Pays
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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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
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BREAKING: Shell has fired up yet another climate cannon.
The oil giant, forever young in its fossil fuel addiction, has begun pumping from the Mero-4 platform off the coast of Brazil. That’s right—just when you thought the world might try to slow down on emissions, Shell straps on its rig boots and cranks open the taps in one of Earth’s most carbon-loaded treasure chests.
Operating in Brazil’s pre-salt Santos Basin—because if you’re going to torch the future, you might as well do it offshore and under two kilometres of ocean—the FPSO “Alexandre de Gusmão” now joins the ever-swelling Mero family of floating oil factories. It’s named after a 17th-century diplomat, because nothing says “legacy” like an oil slick. read more
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Is it a match made in heaven or a merger forged in the flaming pits of fossil-fuel hell?
Shell and BP—Britain’s beloved petro-behemoths—are flirting with a union so unholy it could make even Beelzebub blink. Bloomberg’s whispers and spreadsheets are in overdrive, but let’s cut the polite analyst drivel: this isn’t about synergy—it’s about greed, greenwashing, and grabbing the last oily dollars before the planet croaks.
“Greenwashing Since 1907,” reads the headline in our accompanying cartoon (see above), and we mean it. Shell and BP have been gaslighting the public longer than most countries have had electricity. And now, they’re pondering a mega-merger that could hand them even more power to pollute, profiteer, and pretend they’re helping the planet. read more
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REVIEW BY JOHN DONOVAN OF THE BOOK:
Power and Powerlessness: The Life Story of the Founder of Royal Dutch/Shell, Sir Henri Deterding
Author: Jochen Thies
Please note: While preserving the integrity of the meaning, we have abbreviated longer extracts translated from the original German edition of the book.
Jochen Thies, a respected German historian, opens this biography by posing a provocative question: “How close was Deterding to Hitler? Did he help the Nazis rise to power?” Thies promises that his book provides an answer. read more
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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
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There are corporate villains, and then there’s Shell—the Bond villain of Big Oil, now openly toying with the idea of swallowing BP whole like a boa constrictor eyeing a stunned rat. With BP’s renewable daydreams in flames and its share price gasping for relevance, Shell’s chief executive Wael Sawan has stepped forward as the calm, calculating undertaker, declaring at the AGM that “the bar for mergers and acquisitions is very high”—which in Shell-speak translates to: “We’ll wait until they’re cheap enough to loot.” read more
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It’s hard to overstate the sheer audacity of Shell. While ordinary Britons scramble to heat their homes and feed their families, this oily behemoth has perfected a perverse alchemy: turning climate destruction into taxpayer-funded profit. According to Shell’s own “Payments to Governments” report, the company paid a paltry £8.6 million in UK taxes in 2024 for its North Sea operations—only to be handed back a jaw-dropping £12.4 million by HMRC. That’s right: the UK government effectively paid Shell £3.8 million to keep drilling holes in the seabed and warming the planet. read more
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When Shell isn’t busy triggering earthquakes in Groningen or handing its CEO fat cheques for torching the planet, it’s apparently running floating LNG death traps in Australian waters—with the full blessing of a regulator that seems more asleep than alert.
Welcome to the latest entry in Shell’s ever-expanding anthology of negligence: the Prelude FLNG disaster and the whistleblower who dared to pull back the curtain.
In December 2021, Shell’s flagship floating liquefied natural gas facility, Prelude—yes, the one Shell bragged about as a “marvel of engineering”—suffered a major power failure that knocked out essential safety systems. That’s not an inconvenience. That’s a “get-the-lifeboats” kind of event. Smoke in the UPS 214 room, power instability, a loss of control systems—it’s the stuff offshore nightmares are made of. read more
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In the latest episode of Oilopoly: Climate Be Damned, Shell—the planet-warming powerhouse formerly known as Royal Dutch, now just royally brazen—is facing a pesky little revolt. No, not from the millions affected by its carbon-spewing empire or the earthquake survivors of Groningen, but from its own shareholders, clutching their pearls at the audacity of an £8.6 million payday for CEO Wael Sawan.
Yes, Sawan—the man who makes eight figures while fending off climate lawsuits with one hand and greenwashing with the other—received a nearly £1 million raise last year. Apparently, polluting the planet, greenlighting LNG expansion, and flirting with a BP takeover is now a performance bonus category. read more
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What do you get when a bumbling oil giant haemorrhages value, loses strategic coherence, and waves around a “Help Wanted” sign for a new chairman? Apparently, a neon-lit invitation for the fossil fuel mafia to pounce—Shell first in line, calculator in hand, rubbing its oily palms.
Yes, dear readers, the whispers around London aren’t your average City gossip. BP—once a titan of British industry, now more of a cautionary tale wrapped in PR greenwash—is reportedly catching the eye of its smug, more bloated cousin: Shell. And why not? BP’s market cap has shrunk to a pint-sized £56 billion, less than half that of Shell, whose idea of “climate leadership” involves expanding oil drilling while calling it a “transition.” read more
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While most of us wince at a cracked window or a tremor underfoot, Shell—and its charmingly destructive joint venture with ExxonMobil, the Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij (NAM)—hears the sweet sound of shareholder dividends. Welcome to Groningen, where homes crumble, the earth groans, and Shell shrugs while polishing its halo of ESG nonsense.
In a rare act of temporary restraint (not to be confused with accountability), NAM has announced it won’t resume gas extraction in Warffum until the court rules on an appeal by the province of Groningen and the municipality of Het Hogeland. That’s right: Shell’s earthquake machine is pausing—not because they’ve realised that turning a region into a seismic mess might be morally questionable, but because they’re being legally forced to wait a few more days before continuing their extraction rampage. read more
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Because nothing says “energy transition” like carcinogenic smoke and zombie-apocalypse vibes
BEAVER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA — In yet another dazzling display of corporate responsibility, Shell decided to treat western Pennsylvania residents to several nights of unannounced fireworks—minus the fun and with a strong hint of benzene.
On April 25, the company’s shining jewel of petrochemical progress—the $6 billion Shell ethane cracker plant—began flaring excess gas with all the subtlety of a burning oil rig. The event lasted several days, lighting up the skies, rattling nerves, and sending a bouquet of volatile organic compounds wafting across the region. Residents described scenes straight out of a dystopian Netflix original. read more
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