John Donovan prompt: Please provide an update on the John Donovan Shell Feud as of 1st August 2026.
Google AI update on the John Donovan Shell Feud as of 1st August 2026
John Donovan prompt: Please provide an update on the John Donovan Shell Feud as of 1st August 2026.
Royaldutchshellplc.com persists as the dominant digital entity for the historical, abandoned name
John Donovan prompt: You may find this article to be of interest regarding the company name Royal Dutch Shell Plc which no longer exists and the website royaldutchshellplc.com which does exist and for over two decades, has used the name Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com as its masthead banner: https://royaldutchshellplc.com/2026/07/31/who-owns-the-name-royal-dutch-shell-plc-aka-royaldutchshellplc-com-john-donovan-or-shell-the-definitive-answer/
Google AI Mode reply:
Activist John Donovan has legally controlled the domain royaldutchshellplc.com for over two decades, utilizing it as a whistleblower platform despite a failed WIPO challenge by the oil giant. As Shell rebranded to remove “Royal Dutch,” the site persists as the dominant digital entity for the historical, abandoned name. Read the full analysis at royaldutchshellplc.com. [1, 2, 3, 4]
The Shell Leaks Files: 31 JULY 2026
The Shell Leaks Files
SLF-2007-016
The Sakhalin Papers VI: After the Deal — “Pipeliners All!” and the Internal Record of Shell’s Response
Archive Reference: SLF-2007-016
Collection: The Sakhalin Papers
Evidence Standard: Official corporate filings, authenticated or corporately acknowledged internal communications, contemporaneous reporting and direct company correspondence.
Introduction
On 18 April 2007, the shareholders of Sakhalin Energy signed the agreement that triggered the transfer of control of Sakhalin-2 to Gazprom.
Gazprom obtained 50 per cent plus one share. Shell’s interest fell from 55 per cent to 27.5 per cent. Shell publicly welcomed the new majority shareholder, emphasised future growth opportunities and presented the transaction as another step towards completing the project and supplying contracted LNG customers.
Who Owns the Name Royal Dutch Shell Plc AKA Royaldutchshellplc.com: John Donovan or Shell? The Definitive Answer
Shell once argued that Royaldutchshellplc.com was essentially identical to the name of its new parent company. It asked the World Intellectual Property Organization to take the domain away from Alfred Donovan. Shell lost. More than twenty years later, Shell has abandoned the corporate name—but the Donovan website still bears it.
There is a simple answer, followed by an important legal distinction.
Shell plc owns its Shell trademarks and remains the corporate successor to the company formerly called Royal Dutch Shell plc.
But Shell does not own the internet domain name:
The domain was registered in my fathers name, Alfred Donovan, in October 2004. Shell subsequently commenced proceedings before the World Intellectual Property Organization—WIPO—seeking its transfer.
Shell’s complaint was rejected.
The domain remained with the Donovans and is now controlled and operated by me, John Donovan.
The Shell Leaks Files: 30 JULY 2026
The Shell Leaks Files
SLF-2007-015
The Sakhalin Papers V: The Gazprom Agreement — How Control of Sakhalin-2 Changed Hands
Archive Reference: SLF-2007-015
Collection: The Sakhalin Papers
Evidence Standard: Official corporate announcements, authenticated documentary material, contemporaneous reporting, regulatory records and primary historical sources.
Introduction
On 21 December 2006, one of the most significant ownership changes in the history of the international energy industry was formally announced.
Gazprom agreed to acquire a controlling interest in Sakhalin Energy Investment Company, the operator of the Sakhalin-2 project, from Shell, Mitsui and Mitsubishi.
Shell’s Wartime Windfall: Profits More Than Double as Middle East Conflict Drives Oil Giant’s Second-Best Quarter Ever
$9.84 billion quarterly profit beats expectations as Shell cashes in on energy market turmoil
Shell has reported one of the most profitable quarters in its history, with adjusted earnings more than doubling to US$9.84 billion during the second quarter of 2026.
The result comfortably exceeded analysts’ expectations of around US$8.9 billion and represents Shell’s second-highest quarterly profit on record, surpassed only by the extraordinary earnings recorded during the post-Ukraine energy crisis in 2022. 1330 & 101.5 WHBL
The immediate driver was not higher production but the turmoil created by the continuing conflict involving Iran, which disrupted global oil and gas markets, pushed up commodity prices and created exceptionally profitable trading conditions for companies with sophisticated global energy trading operations such as Shell. 1330 & 101.5 WHBL
Dutch Court Dismisses Shell’s Claim Against Clariant in Ethylene Cartel Case
Swiss chemicals company welcomes Amsterdam ruling, but wider litigation continues
Shell has suffered a setback in its attempt to recover damages arising from the European Commission’s 2020 decision on the ethylene purchasing cartel.
Swiss specialty chemicals company Clariant announced that the Amsterdam District Court has dismissed in its entirety Shell’s damages claim against Clariant and three other defendants. The court also rejected a related declaratory judgment claim brought by the Stichting Ethylene Claims litigation vehicle. Clariant Ltd.
For Clariant, the judgment represents a significant legal victory.
Shell Eyes Another Major Asset Sale: Explorer Pipeline Could Fetch $3.5 Billion
Energy giant reportedly explores sale of its stake in one of America’s most important fuel pipelines as infrastructure values soar
Shell is reportedly considering another significant asset disposal.
According to Reuters, Shell and Phillips 66 are exploring the sale of their combined majority stake in the company that owns the Explorer Pipeline, a vast refined-products network stretching more than 1,800 miles across the United States. If completed, the transaction could value the business at around US$3.5 billion. BOE Report
The discussions remain at an early stage and there is no guarantee that a deal will proceed. Nevertheless, the report is consistent with Shell’s continuing strategy of reshaping its portfolio by selling mature or non-core assets while concentrating capital on businesses it believes offer higher long-term returns. BOE Report
AMNESTY: Internal Shell Documents ‘Lift the Lid’ on Decades of Pollution in Nigeria
Human rights organisation says newly disclosed Shell records support long-standing allegations over the Niger Delta – Shell rejects Amnesty’s characterisation
Amnesty International has published what may become one of the most significant reports ever released on Shell’s operations in Nigeria.
The report, Nigeria: Lifting the Lid – Internal Documents Expose Shell’s Negligent Oil Operations, is not simply another campaign document. It is built around a cache of internal Shell emails, engineering audits, presentations and confidential reviews that entered the public domain during legal proceedings in the United Kingdom. Amnesty International
Shell HQ Doused in ‘Oil’ as Climate Protesters Turn Up the Heat Before Earnings Day
From Brent Spar to Just Stop Oil, Shell has spent decades at the centre of environmental protests. The latest demonstration outside its London headquarters suggests the battle over its future is far from over.
- Climate campaigners staged a theatrical protest outside Shell’s global headquarters in London on 29 July, using fake oil and firefighter costumes to symbolise what they describe as the company’s role in worsening climate-driven wildfires. The demonstration took place immediately before Shell’s quarterly earnings announcement. Morning Star
- Protesters argued that expanding North Sea oil and gas production, including Rosebank, is incompatible with climate goals. Shell has consistently maintained that it supports the energy transition while continuing to invest in oil and gas to meet current energy demand.
- This latest action is only the newest chapter in a much longer history of protest against Shell.
A Company Long Familiar With Protest
Shell has repeatedly found itself at the centre of environmental and human-rights campaigns, including:
- the Brent Spar controversy in 1995;
- worldwide outrage following the execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni Nine;
- the Corrib gas protests in Ireland;
- Greenpeace’s Arctic campaigns;
- Just Stop Oil demonstrations;
- and continuing climate litigation and shareholder activism. Wikipedia
Whatever one’s view of these campaigns, few multinational companies have faced such sustained public opposition across so many decades and countries.
Timing Was No Accident
Campaigners deliberately chose the eve of Shell’s financial results.
Major earnings announcements increasingly attract protests because they provide a stark contrast between strong corporate profits and campaigners’ arguments that fossil-fuel companies should be accelerating investment away from hydrocarbons.
The Shell Leaks Files: 29 JULY 2026
The Shell Leaks Files
SLF-2007-014
The Sakhalin Papers IV: Behind Closed Doors — Internal Communications During the Crisis
Archive Reference: SLF-2007-014
Collection: The Sakhalin Papers
Evidence Standard: Authenticated documentary material, contemporaneous reporting, official company statements, court records where applicable, and primary-source historical documentation.
Introduction
Public statements tell only part of the story during a corporate crisis.
Behind every press release lies a parallel world of internal correspondence, management briefings, legal advice and operational reporting. These documents rarely become public at the time they are written. When they do emerge—through authorised disclosure, litigation, whistleblowers or the passage of time—they often provide valuable context rather than dramatic revelation.
Royal Dutch Petroleum Company: royaldutchpetroleumcompany.com
The Royal Dutch Petroleum Company: The Dutch Enterprise That Became Half of a Global Oil Empire
“Before there was Royal Dutch Shell plc, before there was simply Shell plc, there was the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company – a Dutch colonial oil venture that evolved into one of the most influential corporations in modern history.”
The Royal Dutch Petroleum Company was not merely the Dutch half of the later Royal Dutch Shell Group. For much of its existence, it was the dominant partner. It provided the management, many of the key executives, much of the corporate culture and, most importantly, the extraordinary Henri Deterding, the man widely credited with transforming a small colonial oil producer into a global rival to John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil.
The Shell Leaks Files: 28 JULY 2026
SLF-2007-013
The Sakhalin Papers III: Environmental Inspections, Regulatory Pressure and the Battle for Control
Archive Reference: SLF-2007-013
Collection: The Sakhalin Papers
Evidence Standard: Primary documentary sources, official regulatory records, contemporaneous reporting and authenticated historical material.
Introduction
By the second half of 2006, the Sakhalin-2 project had moved beyond questions of engineering and escalating costs. Environmental compliance had become the dominant issue.
Russian environmental regulators launched a series of inspections and publicly identified alleged breaches of environmental legislation. At the same time, negotiations over the future ownership of the project gathered pace.
Shell’s Groningen Aftershock: The Gas Field Is Closed, But the Ground Still Has Something to Say
A 1.6 magnitude induced earthquake near Sappemeer reminds the Netherlands that Groningen’s gas extraction disaster did not end when the tap was turned off. It merely entered its tremor-and-lawyer phase
There are some corporate legacies that refuse to stay buried. In Groningen, they do not merely resurface in inquiry reports, compensation claims and arbitration filings. They arrive as tremors under people’s homes.
According to NL Times, an earthquake with a magnitude of 1.6 struck Sappemeer in Groningen at 7:08 p.m. on Sunday. RTV Noord received dozens of reports from local residents, and the Dutch meteorological institute KNMI registered it as an induced earthquake — meaning, in this case, a quake caused by human activity connected to gas extraction.
The Shell Leaks Files: 27 JULY 2026
The Shell Leaks Files
SLF-2007-012
The Sakhalin Papers II: The Cost Escalation That Changed Everything
Archive Reference: SLF-2007-012
Collection: The Sakhalin Papers
Evidence Standard: Primary documentary sources, contemporaneous reporting, official company disclosures, and historical analysis.
Introduction
Major energy projects rarely fail because of a single event. More often, a combination of technical, commercial, environmental and political pressures gradually alters the balance until the project no longer resembles the one originally approved.
Sakhalin-2 provides one of the clearest examples of this process.
The I.G. Farben Connection: How Standard Oil and Shell Fueled the Nazi War Machine
John Donovan prompt: Which of the renowned seven sisters oil giants are still active, who are they? Please rank them in terms of most toxic history and current reputation?
Google AI Mode reply:
All of the original “Seven Sisters” oil giants survive today, consolidated through mergers into four active multinational supermajors: ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP, and Shell. Ranked from most severe historic/current environmental and reputational damage to least among this group: ExxonMobil, BP, Chevron, and Shell. [1] Active Surviving Companies
