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WHO's WHO Shell Brian Foley, Contracts Manager, Corrib Project OSSL SHELL CORRIB SAGA - WHO'S WHO Shell Brian Foley, Contracts Manager, Corrib Project: [email protected] Julia Busby, Head of Shell Legal: [email protected] Frances van Dam, from Shell's business integrity department: [email protected] Charles Hornsby, Ethics and Compliance Officer at Shell Downstream [email protected] Bridgit Lowe, head of Shell Legal, Ireland [email protected] John Gallagher: [email protected] (Exec VP Shell Global Upstream) Alan Mee: Assistance Mayo Manager: [email protected] Ann Hamilton, Shell Corrib Financial Director: [email protected] Wim-Peter Vanbel, [email protected] (regional head Business Integrity Dept Europe & Russia Christy Loftus, Shell Ireland Communications: Christy Loftus [email protected] Michiel Brandjes, Company Sec. & General Counsel: [email protected] Agnes Mclaverty, Permits and Consents Manager for Shell E&P Ireland Limited: [email protected] Mary Barrett, Emergency Response Co-Ordinator Shell [email protected] Peter Voser, RDS PIc CEO: [email protected] Conner Byrne, Shell EP Ireland" (said to have demanded that invoices be falsified and diverted to Roadbridge to avoid any direct connection with Shell - also said to have threatened that OSSL would never work again in oil and gas industry if it revealed any of the activity) Terry Nolan, former CEO, Shell E&P Ireland Michael Crothers, CEO Shell E&P Ireland: [email protected] (said to have "personally felt some moral obligation ..." ) Roadbridge (Main Contractor on Corrib Project?) OSSL people Desmond Kane: [email protected] Amanda Kane Neil Rooney: [email protected] OSSL Supporter/agent/employee? - GEORGE HAMILTON George Hamilton: georgehamiltoneollve.ie Sent email in support of OSSL to Shell to Sea, also made several postings on our "Shell Blog", all supportive of OSSL. Seems to have inside information. Alleged Third Party Beneficiaries Mrs Noone Mr Eamon Sweeny Jacintha Healey Collotys Tracey Murray, Solicitor acting for Jacintha Healy and Mary Kate Healey Family alleged by OSSL to have been "love bombed" by Shell to get Corrib project offthe ground: [email protected] (Phone: 098-36897) KPMG DUBLIN Liam Grimes: liam.grimeseokpmg.ie (Grimes said to have warned OSSL via their accountant John MacNally of FMB Dublin, that they could end up in jail) John, Partner FMB Dublin Phone: +353-1-645 2002 Fax: +353-1-645 2049 E-Mail: enqulryeofmb.ie OSSL SOLICITORS? - LAVELLCOLEMAN Marc Fitzgibbon, Partner: Marc@lavellecolemanje IRISH POLICE (THE GARDA) Martin Callinan, Garda Commissioner martin.callinaneagarda.ie (OSSL claims in an email dated 6 Feb 2013 that it sent a request by recorded post seeking the intervention of Mr Callinan) Detective Chief Superintendent John Gilligan: john.gilliganeogarda.ie Superintendent Patrick Diskin: patrick.diskineagarda.ie Superintendent Joe Gannon [oe.gannoneagarda.ie Vermilion Energy - Partner in Corrib Project Martin Bolt [email protected] Doherty Ryan & Associates - Dublin Solicitors R Doherty: [email protected] P J Henehan of FS Taxation Dublin [email protected] Statoil - Partner in Corrib Project [email protected] IRISH MINISTRY FOR JUSTICE & EQUALITY Alan Shatter TD, Minister for Justice & Equality Damien Brennan, his Private Secretary info@justiceje The ....• Company ry 2(111 of GUll' ComCBnl" ,I 828t6 Deal' Mr. Man cheCl. T WtlU'cJ as.1cthat vou refer ellI wrr~ptmde te the Superintendent at Ekllmulle\ Garcia stauen. 'tours sll'\C!!rely. Subject: Marc please forward this to Shell legal From: [email protected] Date: Thu, 22 Sep 201109:03:52 +0100 To: Marc@lavellecolemanje Marc Fitzgibbon for OSSL has been told to contact ROADBRIDGE direct By Jilly White ROADBRIDGE played no part in the make up of the twenty one TOXIC invoices In the second week of May 2007 Shell informed OSSL that ifthey wanted "f*#king paid for our outlay" then we would transfer these invoices to Roadbridge for payment and disguise the content in a manner instructed by Shell Roadbridge had no knowledge of the content of these invoices ROADBRIDGE can not make the adjustment unless instructed by SHELL SHELL must attend any meeting with OSSL LAVELLECOLEMAN and ROADBRIDGE if Any progress is to be made The OSSL Company From: THE OSSL COMPANY<[email protected]> Date: 7 October 201110:51:35 BST To: <john.gilligancagarda.ie> Cc: Terry Nolan <[email protected]>, <harry.fehilytiahoms.ie>. <rnarcealavellecoleman.ie>, <[email protected]> Subject: FW: Garda AIcoholjSpecial Favours for Landowners Your Ref: PRO 3B.2/11 Further to our previous correspondence, please see the below. Subject: Garda AIcoholjSpecial Favours for Landowners From: [email protected] Date: MOD, 3 Oct 201111:47:49 +0100 CC: Marc@lavellecolemanje To: [email protected]; [email protected] Terry Two things: Firstly, we have not been contacted by Roadbridge regarding resolving this matter. Secondly, your local press have since last Friday been pestering OSSL. They would appear to know about the special favours in scant detail but not about the alcohol. OSSL,of course, remain silent on the matter. I think it so important Terry that we divide out the Garda matter. Kindest Regards Desmond Sent from my iPad TRACEY MURRAY Solicitor Mulranny Phone: 098- 36897 Westport Co. Mayo [email protected] Mr. Desmond Paul Kane The OSSLCompany Bangor Erris Co. Mayo E-mail to:[email protected] rr" February, 2012. MY CLIENTS: JACINTHA HEALY AND MARY KATE HEALY Dear Mr. Kane I act for Jacintha Healy and Mary Kate Healy, both of Ballinaboy, Co. Mayo. I refer to your recent correspondence to my clients in which you state the following: (1) That you have been informed that if any works were carried out by Shell on my clients' properties, that this would have been "corrupt and should never have taken place." (2) That you have taken money out of your own pocket to improve the situation of my clients. (3) That all goods bought and paid for on Shell's behalf remain your property until paid for in full. My clients strongly object to the tone of your correspondence and to the implication that they have been involved in some kind of corrupt activity. There is also the suggestion that you may seek to retrieve goods from my clients' premises. If you have any grievance arising out of your dealings with Shell, that is a matter between yourselves and them, and is no concern of my clients. Please do not approach my clients in relation to this matter again. If you have any further need to contact them, please do so through my office. Yours faithfully TRACEYMURRAY -----Original Message----- From: OSSL [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 22 May 201206:31 To: Crothers, Michael J SEPIL-UIE/T /1 Subject: Recent meeting update Dear Sir My we respectfully request an immediate update re KMPG input as discussed last Thursday With respect Desmond Paul Kane OSSL Telephone (0044) 075 90 11 07 17 On 22 May 2012, at 07:22, <[email protected]> wrote: Mr. Kane, Liam Grimes, Tax Director at KPMG met with your accountant on Friday morning and discussed the accounting treatment together. Liam called me later in the day to say that Liam had not changed his interpretation. My understanding was that your accountant was going to reflect on the conversation and advise you - you may want to check with him for his latest views. Michael Managing Director, Shell E&P Ireland Limited Registered Office Corrib House 52 Lower Leeson Street Dublin 2 Ireland Registered in Ireland Number 316588 Directors: MJ Crothers, JG Egan, AM Hamilton From: OSSL [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 22 May 2012 12:26 To: Crothers, Michael J SEPIL-UIE/T /1 Subject: Re: Recent meeting update Dear Sir Took your advise and spoke to John Macnally re his meeting with Shell KPMG Mr Grimes. I wish to make this observation off the record and only as a conversation between our selves and not Shell OSSL . If you ever want to fill a man with resolve that will fuel him in his determination to see a situation through to an honest conclusion then, Firstly ...Tell him in front of his legal representative at ten forty five on a Thursday that you SHELL did in fact shut his company down abruptly, without notice,and immorally. Then secondly ...send the all powerful KPMG to his accounts office at nine am Friday the following day to inform him through his advisor that a prison sentence is the likely outcome of being involved in the supply of large amounts of Alcohol to the Irish Police Force and for allowing his company to be used by SHELL for the falsification of invoices to suit SHELLS purposes in disguising payments in cash and favours for selected MAYOlocals. Always mindful that the aforementioned acts were carried out on SHELL instructions one wonders if KPMG were in receipt of all the detail to allow them to suggest prison was a real possibility . Yours in astonishment. Desmond. Desmond Paul Kane OSSL Telephone (0044) 075 90 11 07 17 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Recent meeting update Date: Tue, 22 May 2012 12:48:43 +0000 I did not say that "Shell shut down your company immorally". I was careful to say that I personally felt some moral obligation to try to find a way to find a settlement, hence the without prejudice offer that was made. Would you like to meet again soon to continue discussions? Michael Managing Director, Shell E&P Ireland Limited Registered Office Corrib House 52 Lower Leeson Street Dublin 2 Ireland Registered in Ireland Number 316588 Directors: MJ Crothers, JG Egan, AM Hamilton From: OSSL <[email protected]> Date: 23 May 201207:50:43 BST To: "<[email protected]>" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Recent meeting update Dear Sir Thank you for your reply ,the words are all there if the are in the correct order or not they still spell the closure dispite our protestation Shell .
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