In Shell's 99-year history Van der Veer is the first of his type--a sole chief executive, ruling from headquarters in the Hague.
However, shares in Shell fell more than 1% after the release of the results, with the profit figures coming in lower than analysts' expectations.
They spoke to retired Shell employees and spent two days--all they were allowed--in Shell's data room, scouring for updated information and digging through trash looking for signs of rival bidders.
In fact, to maximize its tax savings, Google shuffled its income to Ireland, then to shell companies in Bermuda and then to another shell in the Netherlands and finally back to Bermuda.
When Wessely started the business with one stitch-bonding machine in the shell of an old toweling factory in 1999, he found pretty good demand for "multiaxial reinforcements"--they're strong, stiff lightweight cloths used in boat hulls and construction materials.
In Oman Shell overbooked 250 million barrels of oil equivalent in reserves it expected to find in expansions of existing fields.
The British and Dutch governments have joined many multinationals in supporting Shell, while the European Commission has come out in support of the plaintiffs.
No one pretends that implementing the policy is easy and nor are we saying that we are perfect, but we do believe that by making our policy clear to those inside and outside Shell and publishing information on our progress each year in the Shell Report that we can make a positive contribution.
But after a few weeks, the Persian caravan packed up, leaving behind gifts of toasted Iranian pistachios in the shell, chewy gaz nougat and blue-and-gold tins of caviar lettered in flowing Persian script.
Then in 2012 Shell faced permitting delays on its Arctic Challenger barge, which is to meant to help capture oil in the event of a Deepwater Horizon-style blowout.
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Ms. Fischer Christensen recently debuted her first German film in Berlin last month, Cracks in the Shell.
Often, shares in these shell companies don't trade on a stock exchange.
In 2011 Shell was stalled again by EPA withholding air permits.
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The Sky Crawlers, meanwhile, sees Oshii Mamoru, creator of celebrated anime Ghost in the Shell, bring his philosophical outlook to a science-fiction romance about young fighter pilots.
As a recent inspection at the home of an Iraqi nuclear scientist demonstrated, and other sources confirm, material and documents are still being moved around in farcical shell games.
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In the afternoon, Rakesh Gopal, 32, and his father Ghopal Bhu, 53, sat, stunned, with their wives and children in the shell of a roadside stalls where they used to sell trinkets to tourists.
Crabs that had been shocked but had remained in their shell appeared to remember the experience of the shock because they quickly moved towards the new shell, investigated it briefly and were more likely to change to the new shell compared to those that had not been shocked.
The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change said it was in contact with Shell and investigating the incident in the usual way.
In addition to Shell and Chevron, the participants in the new center include the Environmental Defense Fund, the Heinz Endowments, the Clean Air Task Force, EQT Corp. and the Pennsylvania Environmental Council.
Almost everyone seems to love Cathay Pacific for its smooth service and fantastic Hong Kong hub, but with an 81-inch-long first class bed, flat beds in business class, and shell seats in economy (meaning that even if the person in front of you reclines, their chair-back does not), Cathay's a particularly comfortable option for those who value their personal space.
The inquest in Gravesend heard the shell had been manufactured in 1981.
In addition to Shell, Chevron and the Heinz Endowments, the participants in the new center include the Environmental Defense Fund, the Clean Air Task Force, CONSOL Energy, PennFuture and other groups.
Since Mr. Kaepernick's parents moved last year, Sammy has gotten a larger yard to roam in although the family did write their telephone number on his shell in case he got out again.
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The 40-year-old, who was based in Fareham, was in collision with a BMW outside the Shell garage in Thomas Lewis Way in Southampton on Wednesday.
While in private business, Mitt Romney utilized shell companies in two offshore tax havens to help eligible investors avoid paying U.S. taxes, federal and state records show.
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Bad headlines, yes, but they have not led to a crisis of confidence in the leadership of Chief Executive John Browne such as befell BP's rival Royal Dutch Shell in 2004.
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