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By REUTERS PUBLISHED: 11:47, 11 October 2018 | UPDATED: 11:47, 11 October 2018

By Ron Bousso

LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell expects a landmark corruption trial over a Nigerian oil deal to last many months, warning staﬀ of continued critical media coverage in the $1.3 billion case, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. Like +1 Daily Mail Daily Mail Shell's Legal Director Donny Ching encouraged employees to study an internal web Follow Follow page that the Anglo-Dutch company set up for the case before responding to @DailyMail Daily Mail questions from relatives and friends. Follow Follow @MailOnline Daily Mail Shell and Italian peer Eni are defendants in a Milan bribery trial, now in its early stages, focusing on the 2011 purchase of Nigeria's OPL 245 oﬀshore oilield for about DON'T MISS $1.3 billion. Here comes the bride... and groom! Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi and four ex-Shell managers, including former Shell Princess Eugenie and her husbandtobe Jack Foundation Chairman Malcolm Brinded, are also on trial in one of the largest cases in Brooksbank arrive at the history of the oil and gas industry. All the accused have denied wrongdoing. Windsor Castle ahead of their wedding tomorrow Milan prosecutors allege bribes were paid to win the licence to explore the ield which, because of disputes, has never entered into production.

"We do not yet know how long the trial will last but expect this to be many months, continuing into next year," Ching said in the Sept. 20 memo, provided to Reuters by John Donovan, who runs the independent royaldutchshellplc.com website.

The website often serves as a forum to criticise the oil major. ADVERTISEMENT

A Shell spokesman conirmed the authenticity of the document.

"We expect to see continued, often critical, media coverage around this issue," the memo addressed to all Shell staﬀ said.

"As a result, I appreciate that you may ind yourself having to respond to questions from relatives and friends. You can ind more information about the case, which may https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-6264737/Shell-sees-Nigeria-corruption-trial-lasting-months--memo.html 1/3 11/10/2018 Shell sees Nigeria corruption trial lasting many months... | Daily Mail Online also help with those discussions, on the OPL 245 intranet web page."

"Based on our review of the evidence available to us, we maintain there is no basis on which to convict Shell or its former employees. We will vigorously defend our position and believe that the trial judges will conclude that there is no case for us to answer," Ching wrote.

The Anglo-Dutch company also said that it was unclear if the conviction of two men over corruption in the deal in a separate case in Italy last month would have any impact on the larger case.

Shell distanced itself from the two men -- Nigerian Emeka Obi and Italian Gianluca Di Nardo -- who were found guilty of international corruption and each given four-year ADVERTORIAL FEATURES jail sentences. WIN a trip to Amazing Thailand "I would like to be clear that neither individual worked on behalf of Shell and Shell Explore, discover, enjoy amazing Thailand. Click was not a party to their fast-track trial," Ching said. to find out more >

"At this point, it is diicult to read anything into this verdict as far as the outcome of the trial in Milan involving Shell and its former employees is concerned," the memo Fidelity said. How much do you need to save for retirement? Calculate now > "I would therefore ask you not to engage in speculation on this."

(Reporting by Ron Bousso; Editing by Adrian Croft)

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