13 June 2005

Telegraph | Money | Shell chief defiantly upbeat about future of the oil sector: "Shell chief defiantly upbeat about future of the oil sectorBy Sylvia Pfeifer?(Filed: 12/06/2005) Jeroen van der Veer, the chief executive of Royal Dutch/Shell, the oil giant, will launch a robust defence of the future prospects of the industry tomorrow, arguing that 'this is most definitely not a sunset industry'.
In a speech to be delivered in Asia, van der Veer will argue that the business prospects for the industry are good and that 'energy will remain one of the most impor-tant and dynamic indus-trial sectors'."