UANI Applauds Royal Dutch Shell for Its Decision to End its Sales of Gasoline Into Iran, but Calls on Shell to Sever All of Its Toxic Business Ties in Iran
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March 10, 2010
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UANI
Applauds Royal Dutch Shell for Its Decision to
End its Sales of Gasoline Into Iran, but Calls on Shell to Sever All of
Its
Toxic Business Ties in Iran
New York, NY - United Against Nuclear Iran
(UANI) applauds Royal Dutch Shell for its
decision to end its sales of gasoline into Iran, but calls on Royal
Dutch Shell
to sever all business ties in Iran.
UANI, in a letter dated December
17, 2009, called on Shell to disclose the full extent of its
business in
Iran and to end its business in Iran. Shell responded to UANI on
January 14, 2010 and UANI replied to Shell on February 12, 2010.
The SEC indicated in response
to UANI's letter that it would "consider the information...in
connection
with our monitoring of Royal Dutch Shell filings."
- In early 2007, Shell and Repsol entered into a service contract with respect to development of the South Pars fields for the Persian LNG project. However, the parties will not reach a final decision on whether to proceed with the project until the remaining significant commercial and engineering work is complete. Shell Exploration B.V. (Shell interest 100%) has a 70% interest in an agreement with the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) concerning the Soroosh/Nowrooz fields. The development phase is completed and all permanent facilities were handed over to NIOC in 2005. Since then, the Soroosh/Nowrooz fields have been producing with NIOC responsible for all aspects of the operations. The term of the agreement expires when all petroleum costs and the remuneration fee have been recovered, which is expected to occur by 2012.
- A project framework agreement for the Persian LNG project (Shell interest 25%) was signed in 2004 with Repsol and the National Iranian Oil Co. to take forward the Persian LNG project to the next stage of design. Under this agreement, it is envisaged that Shell would acquire a 50% interest in a project to develop phases of the South Pars field in the Northern Gulf and a 25% interest in the midstream liquefaction company. Front-end engineering design work for the offshore facilities and for the liquefaction plant continued during 2008. The parties will not reach a final decision on whether to proceed with the project until the remaining significant commercial and engineering work is complete.
- Since 1966, a Shell entity has a 25% interest in Pars Oil Company, a joint venture that blends and markets lubricants. Pars Oil Company owns 51% in Pars and Shell Company (PASH), which markets and distributes Shell branded lubricants in Iran. A Shell entity also has a 49% in PASH. We have received legal advice that, contrary to the assumption in your letter, the company is in compliance with its disclosure and listing obligations.
UANI has effectively pressured companies such as General Electric, Huntsman, Siemens, Caterpillar, and Ingersoll Rand to end
their business in Iran.
Click here to read UANI's
correspondence with Royal Dutch Shell.
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