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Message from Royal Dutch Shell Plc CEO, Jeroen ("the finger") van der Veer, to Russian President Putin, after Putin slams Sakhalin2 $16 billion (USD) cost overrun : Wednesday 2 Nov 2005:

 

I’d love to tell that short arse Putin what I really think about him (if he didn't have a black belt)“

 

Reuters: Putin slams Shell's Sakhalin costs: “President Vladimir Putin spent more than 30 minutes criticising the cost overruns at the Shell-led Sakhalin-2. Wednesday Nov 2, 2005: READ

Kommersant: Russian President Vladimir Putin lambasted the efforts of Shell to drive the budget of the Sakhlin-2 project up to $20 billion from $12 billion.": Wednesday 2 Nov 2005: READ

MosNews: Putin Slams Sakhalin-2 Operators for Project Cost Overruns: "Putin’s criticisms come as a big blow for Shell...": Wednesday 2 November 2005: READ

Disclaimer: The above comment is attributed to Mr Van der Veer purely in jest. We are sure he is too much of a gentleman to make any such gesture or remark.

ShellNews.net: Dire warning to President Putin about $26 BILLION overrun on Sakhalin2 project: Friday 25 November 2005: 04.30am EST: READ

ShellNews.net: Final Cost of Sakhalin-2 will now be at least $26 Bn.: "A new Sakhalin management team recently completed a technical review of the project. It has concluded that the final cost will be at least $26bn.": Tuesday 18 October 2005: 00.30am GMT: READ

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Previous comments attributed in jest to Jeroen ("the finger") van der Veer: -

A message from Jeroen van de Veer concerning the "Rossport Five" debacle (4 Oct 05)

Message from Royal Dutch Shell Plc CEO, Jeroen ("the finger") van der Veer, to new SEC Chairman, Christopher Cox, after Cox brands Shell's reserves scandal a fraud : Sat 8 Oct 05

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