Source archive screenshot from Chapter 3 on Donovan vs Shell litigation.
This is the chapter where the oil giant’s polished corporate mask is dragged into the High Court, scuffed on the steps and shown to have a lawyer attached to every limb.
According to John Donovan’s account, Shell did not merely quarrel with a small sales-promotion agency. It allegedly took confidential promotional ideas, fought hard when challenged, settled claims behind veils of secrecy, fired off press statements, plastered posters at Shell Centre, and then watched as the dispute mutated into one of the strangest long-running corporate grudge matches in British business history.read more
Source archive screenshot from Chapter 11 on Shell insider information.
Every giant corporation has a fantasy version of itself: disciplined, confidential, on-message and guarded by enough procedure to make a filing cabinet salute. Chapter 11 is about what happens when that fantasy meets the awkward little realities of human beings, email, court records, leaks, Subject Access Requests and the occasional executive pressing the wrong button.read more
One of the world’s largest oil companies spent years trying not to look obsessed with a father-and-son website in Essex, while quietly producing internal briefings, issue notes, legal warnings, media lines, Wikipedia strategies, security chatter, source-hunting discussions and reputation-management scripts about exactly that father-and-son website.
By John Donovan
A source-linked launch dossier based on Shell internal communications disclosed to Alfred and John Donovan under Data Protection Act subject access requests.
Companion research register: The Shell DPA Files: Evidence Register. (Last segment in this article.)
Editor’s Note On The Evidence
This article is based on Shell internal emails, issue briefs, media-monitoring notes, legal correspondence and related documents published in the ShellNews.net DPA archive. The archive states that the material was obtained from Shell in December 2009, March 2010 and April 2011 after Subject Access Request applications under the UK Data Protection Act by Alfred and John Donovan.read more
Source archive screenshot from Chapter 16 on media coverage of the Donovan/Shell websites.
Every large corporation likes to imagine it controls its story. Shell had annual reports, polished statements, lawyers, global communications teams and enough corporate vocabulary to stun a conference hall. Then along came the Donovan websites: stubborn, searchable, awkward, colourful, and apparently very hard for the oil giant to swat.read more
Al-Yamamah was the kind of scandal that makes ordinary corruption stories look like lost petty cash. Arms, oil, Saudi princes, BAE Systems, Downing Street nerves, Serious Fraud Office drama, diplomatic pressure, and a great deal of money vanishing through respectable-looking channels. Into that swamp, Chapter 18 places Shell and BP: not as decorative wallpaper, but as alleged participants in the oil-for-arms plumbing.read more
Source archive screenshot of the Financial Times coverage cited in the chapter.
There are public-relations problems, and then there is sailing a vast industrial leviathan into Europe under the name of a former Waffen-SS officer. In 2015, Shell found itself lashed to precisely that public-relations anchor when it planned to use Allseas’ giant vessel, the Pieter Schelte, for decommissioning work in the Brent oilfield.read more
A combined and satirical rewrite of three John Donovan archive chapters on Shell corporate espionage, later cyber-monitoring activity, and the sensitive Shell issues that may have kept the corporate-security boiler room bubbling.
From the source archive: Chapter 5, on Shell corporate espionage before the SMART trial.
There are oil companies, and then there is Shell: part energy giant, part legal steamroller, part international archive of “how did that memo get out?” moments. According to the Donovan archive, when Shell found itself facing criticism, litigation and leaks, the response was not always limited to sober correspondence on heavy paper. No, this was Shell in spy-thriller mode: lawyers, private investigators, corporate intelligence firms, redacted emails, “legally privileged” battle-plans and enough cloak-and-dagger atmosphere to make a boardroom smell faintly of raincoats.read more
Archive material records RoyalDutchShellPlc.com being used for public appeals to Shell shareholders, employees and the wider public.
RoyalDutchShellPlc.com is often described as a Shell-focused criticism and archive site. One of its most practical roles, however, has been to act as a publication route for third parties who wanted to reach Shell shareholders, Shell employees, regulators, campaigners, lawyers or the public.
The record of such appeals is preserved in a Wikipedia archive article, which described the site as a channel used by campaign groups and other parties seeking attention on Shell-related matters. This article brings that material into a clearer form for republication on RoyalDutchShellPlc.com.read more
Prelude FLNG, Australia’s gas squeeze, and the awkward question Shell hoped would stay offshore
Shell, previously known as Forthdeal Limited, subsequently as Royal Dutch Shell plc, and now hiding in plain sight as Shell plc after ditching the disgraced Royal Dutch moniker, has reportedly found a fresh cloud hanging over one of its most extravagant monuments to fossil-fuel optimism: Prelude FLNG, the vast floating liquefied natural gas facility moored off Western Australia.
According to the Australian Financial Review report supplied for this article, the issue now stalking Shell’s offshore gas leviathan is not simply engineering, cost, safety, downtime, or the minor inconvenience of climate physics. It is domestic gas policy — that tiresome democratic habit of asking whether a country exporting vast quantities of gas might also like to keep some for its own households and industries.read more
Copilot news about royaldutchshellplc.com: 27 June 2026
The most recent developments connected to royaldutchshellplc.com revolve around investigative reporting, corporate controversies, and Shell‑related news aggregated on the site. The domain is operated by Shell‑watcher John Donovan and frequently publishes leaks, legal updates, and critical commentary about Shell’s global activities. Below is a structured roundup of the latest news tied to content originating from or featured on RoyalDutchShellPlc.com.
🔍 Latest News Connected to RoyalDutchShellPlc.com
🕵️ MI6‑Linked Corporate Spying Allegations
RoyalDutchShellPlc.com recently highlighted internal Shell documents revealing that the company used Hakluyt, a private intelligence firm founded by former MI6 officers, to gather intelligence on activists and critics. The reporting details Shell’s long‑standing ties to ex‑intelligence personnel and undercover operations targeting NGOs and campaigners.
⚖️ North Sea Asset Sale Collapses Amid Fraud Concerns
The site also reported that Shell and ExxonMobil scrapped a £500 million sale of Southern North Sea gas assets after concerns emerged about the buyer, Viaro Energy, whose CEO faces fraud‑related allegations in UK courts. The failed deal underscores heightened due‑diligence risks in major energy transactions.read more
A dramatic courtroom-oilfield montage: a vast offshore oil block labelled “OPL 245” rising out of dark water, with Shell and Eni logos reflected in an oil slick; in the background, a European courthouse, Nigerian government papers, and a large OECD magnifying glass hovering over the scene. Tone: investigative, cinematic, darkly satirical.
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Just when Shell and Eni might have hoped the Malabu/OPL 245 saga had finally been lowered into the corporate memory hole, along comes another institutional shovel.read more
For once, this is not a story about Shell, previously known as Forthdeal Limited, subsequently as Royal Dutch Shell plc, and now Shell plc, drilling, spinning, litigating, retreating from climate promises, or discovering yet another creative use for the corporate phrase “energy transition.”
This time, Shell deserves credit.
On 26 June 2026, Shell Oil Company announced that it would provide $5 million in disaster relief funding for Venezuela after devastating earthquakes struck the country earlier in the week. According to Shell’s announcement, the money is intended to support response and recovery work through the World Food Programme and selected local humanitarian partners, with funding directed toward emergency food support, essential supplies, and immediate relief for vulnerable communities.read more
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A giant Shell-branded magician on a Niger Delta stage pulling dollar bills out of a leaking pipeline, while villagers stand knee-deep in polluted water and a sign reads: “Responsible Divestment — Now With Extra Distance.”
There are corporate exits, and then there is the Shell version: leave the room, switch off the lights, sell the leaking plumbing, keep a tab open at the bar, and issue a statement about due diligence.
According to a new investigation by SOMO — the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations, Shell’s Niger Delta divestment story contains a particularly oily plot twist. For years, Shell pumped crude through the Nembe Creek Trunk Line — the 97 km pipeline in the Niger Delta that SOMO says Shell knew was riddled with leaks and vulnerable to tampering. Then, in 2014–2015, Shell sold the pipeline and nearby oil leases to newly created companies. But, according to SOMO, Shell did not simply wave goodbye and sail off into the ethical sunset. The company allegedly remained financially connected to oil from at least some of those assets after sale, including through financing and offtake arrangements.read more
Disclaimer: This article contains opinion, satire, and a historically informed reconstruction of what Sir Henri Deterding might have thought if he were alive today. It does not claim to quote him. Site wide disclaimer also applies.
If Sir Henri Deterding, the hard-driving Dutch oil titan who helped build Royal Dutch/Shell into a global rival to Standard Oil, could return for one stiff drink and one look at the modern Shell plc letterhead, one suspects the temperature in the boardroom would drop sharply.read more
Shell’s exit strategy: sell the damaged pipeline, keep buying the oil
For years, Shell pumped oil through a 97 km pipeline in the Niger Delta that it knew was riddled with leaks, and which it was unable to protect from tampering. The environmental impact was devastating. In 2014, the oil giant sold the pipeline and the oil fields it served to newly created companies. However, Shell remained financially linked to the oil flowing through the pipeline for years after the sale. Meanwhile, the new buyers faced debt and operational problems.read more
ChatGPT image: A vast digital archive room stretching into darkness, packed with Shell files, court papers, old newspaper clippings, leaked documents, AI terminals and a glowing search bar reading “Shell plc”. In the foreground, a weary corporate PR officer tries to hold back a tsunami of documents with a tiny umbrella. The ghost of Sir Henri Deterding hovers nearby, muttering: “Ach. Even I kept fewer skeletons in the filing cabinet.”
Article disclaimer: This article is opinion and commentary. It contains assessment, criticism, satire and editorial judgement based on publicly available material. It is not legal advice, financial advice, investment advice, or a claim that every item in any archive has been independently verified by the author. Readers should check primary sources, linked documents and context for themselves. Site wide disclaimer also applies.
PART ONE: THE FACT-BASED TABLOID-STYLE DEEP DIVE
Prompt assessed by ChatGPT: “Taking the following linked article as an example how do you rate/rank royaldutchshellplc.com as a source of free detailed hopefully entertaining educational AI deep dive researched information about Shell Plc news presented in a unique novel way?”
My honest answer: RoyalDutchShellPLC.com is not a neutral encyclopaedia, not a corporate newswire, not an academic database, and definitely not the sort of soothing investor-relations platform where reputational disaster is gently shampooed into “stakeholder learning.”read more
Sir Henri Deterding, the controversial and outspoken founder of Royal Dutch Shell, now haunts the website. Wise to all the knowledge of Shell, and its shellanigans, he delivers informative and satirical insight to anything about Shell. He's a grumpy old sod, so you'll have to excuse his bluntness.
Click the big chat-bubble (bottom-right of the website)to ask Sir Henri a question. Enjoy!
SHELL EXECUTIVES AT THE CENTER OF A SCHEME TO STEAL $1.3 BILLION FROM NIGERIA’S PEOPLE
SHELL ADMITS DEALING WITH NIGERIAN MONEY LAUNDERER – BBC NEWS
SHELL, ENI AND NIGERIAN OFFICIALS IN OPL 245 CORRUPTION SCANDAL
INVESTIGATION OF OPL 245 NIGERIAN OIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL
DUTCH EARTHQUAKES CAUSED BY SHELL/EXXON
SHELL KILLS FOR OIL IN NIGERIA
SHELL LIED ABOUT CLEANING UP OIL IN NIGER DELTA
SHELL SPIES INFILTRATED NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT
LEGO DROPS SHELL OVER GREENPEACE OIL SPILL VIDEO
SHELL ARCTIC DRILLING ACCIDENTS
SHELL KNEW ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE DECADES AGO
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL FOUNDER SIR HENRI DETERDING, NAZI FINANCIER
JOHN DONOVAN PROMOTIONAL GAMES FOR SHELL AND OTHER CLIENTS
Listen and read proof in audio and transcript form of Shell CEO Ben van Beurden’s cover-up tactics in the OPL 245 Nigerian corruption scandal. The instruction given by him in the covertly recorded call to CFO Simon Henry was at odds with Shell’s claimed core business principles. Cover-up and obstruction, instead of transparency and integrity, says Shell critic John Donovan
I used shell broadband. It was by far the worst broadband provider ever! The internet did not work most days. I had their super fast broadband and it dropped out constantly. Watching a movie was awful with the constant buffering. Customer support was super slow. Now their going to charge me for the useless router which I have sent back.
Date of experience: 21 November 2023
By far the worst broadband provider ever!
The worst ever
I used shell broadband. It was by far the worst broadband provider ever! The internet did not work most days. I had their super fast broadband and it dropped out constantly. Watching a movie was awful with the constant buffering. Customer support was super slow. Now their going to charge me for the useless router which I have sent back.
I ordered shell energy broadband on nov 2. I was promised connection the following week. They initiated the direct debit. I called the following week and was told router would arrive on 13 and service would go live on 17. No further email or communication until 20 when I was told service would start on 30th. Spent 10 minutes waiting on phone line and spoke to a polite assistant who was absolutely useless in solving my problem. Avoid this unprofessional and chaotic… Read more
Shell Energy Broadband Service is Appalling
30 November 2023: Posted by John Donovan
The content below is sourced from current verifiable customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot.
Extremely slow broadband for 10 months, not fixed.I have had slow broadband well below the guaranteed speed for 10 months and Shell Energy have not been able to fix it.They have tried sending about 4 or 5 engineers but have not fixed the problem.Gurps, who I have been dealing with most recently, has been friendly and polite, alth… Read more
Extremely Slow Shell Broadband
OVER 500 EXTERNAL PUBLICATIONS CITING OUR SHELL WEBSITES
See our link list of over 500 articles by the FT, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Bloomberg, Forbes, Dow Jones Newswires, New York Times, CNBC etc, plus UK House of Commons Select Committee Hansard records, information on U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission websiteetc. all containing references to our Shell focussed websites, or our website founders Alfred and John Donovan. Includes TV documentary features in English and German, newspaper and magazine articles, radio interviews, newsletters etc. Plus academic papers, Stratfor intelligence reports and UK, U.S. and Australian state/parliamentary publications, also citing our Shell websites. Click on this link to see the entire list, all in date order with a link to an index of over 100 books also containing references to our non-profit websites and/or our activities.
John Donovan, the website owner
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One of the world’s largest oil companies spent years trying not to look obsessed with a father-and-son website in Essex, while quietly producing internal briefings, issue notes, legal warnings, media lines, Wikipedia strategies, security chatter, source-hunting discussions and reputation-management scripts about exactly that father-and-son website.
Prelude FLNG, Australia’s gas squeeze, and the awkward question Shell hoped would stay offshore
Copilot news about royaldutchshellplc.com: 27 June 2026
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Disclaimer: This article contains opinion, satire, and a historically informed reconstruction of what Sir Henri Deterding might have thought if he were alive today. It does not claim to quote him. Site wide disclaimer also applies.
