Document A – E-mail
Date: 31 March 2005
From: [Redacted]
To: [Redacted]
Cc: [Redacted]
Subject: REST: LIBYA: Shell
[Redacted]
[Redacted] (Shell) came in to see me this morning. Perhaps you could pass a copy of this
record to [Redacted] as well.
We covered EPSA III, what Shel are calling the „sustainable development‟ angle and Shel ‟s
future plans for Libya.
ESPA III
[Redacted]
Sustainable Development
This is what Shell have chosen to call their project work in Libya. They have settled on a
budget [Redacted] and identified education and environment as their preferred themes. We
agreed that Shell should speak to British Council about reviving the earlier ELT project. On
environment (contaminated water) I suggested that he should speak to British Water (the
industry trade association) about potential partners for Shell.
Future plans for Shell
[Redacted]
[Redacted]
Document C1 - Readout – 6 April 2005
[Redacted]
6. At the end of the meeting [Redacted] said I would want to hear the latest news on Shell,
which was positive. He had continued to monitor progress daily. Energy Minister Shitwan
had reported back to [Redacted]; it had been announced in the press that a special cabinet
sub-committee chaired by [Redacted] had been set up to finalise the project. [Redacted]
had spoken by telephone with Shel ‟s [Redacted] and invited him to meet the sub-
committee; he would be arriving in Libya on 12 April. [Redacted] hoped final agreement
could be reached then; if it was not, any remaining differences would be referred to Col
Qadhafi for decision. (Comment: once again, things look good for Shell; I am seeing
[Redacted] later today and will report in greater detail and for a wider circulation [Redacted]
[Redacted]
Document C2 – E-mail
From: Anthony Layden
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 1:01 PM
To: [Redacted]
Cc: [Redacted]
Subject: Confidential: Libya: Shell
[Redacted] et al
I‟d better re-cap a bit – our reporting on this got rather behind during the intensive visiting
and exchanges on other matters we had in March. When Lord Warner called on PM Shukri
Ghanem on 21 March, I raised Shell [Redacted] who was there, thinks he e-mailed an
account of this to some in London. Ghanem said the file was with the Energy Minister
Shitwan [Redacted]
[Redacted]
Just after I left the Libyan press reported that a special GPC sub-committee had been set up
to finalise the Shell concession; Ghanem would chair it; the members would be Badri,
Shitwan and Abdul Hafid Zlitni (former NOC Chairman, now Head of the General Planning
Council – I hosted a dinner for him in London in 2002 and we called on him here with the
Lord Mayor in February [Redacted]
[Redacted]
told me he was following developments daily; he knew about the planned meeting; he had
told me he hoped full agreement would be reached then; if it was not, any differences would
be referred to Col Qadhafi; [Redacted]
[Redacted]
Once again, it looks as though we are on the brink of success – though a much delayed and
a partly-diluted one. I shall follow this closely for the next week. I do not think any action is
needed in London, but I would be grateful for any advice addressees have to offer.
Anthony Layden
HMA Tripoli
Document F – E-mail
From: Anthony Layden
Sent: 28 April 2008 16:00
To: Nigel Sheinwald [Redacted]
Subject: Confidential: Libya: Shell
Nigel
Quick update following my e-mail yesterday. Shell [Redacted] called today [Redacted]
[Redacted]
[Redacted] is out of town until 30 April. I‟ve spoken to [Redacted] (visiting Germany) – he
had no news but said he‟d ring Shalgam. I passed a message to Musa Kusa, whose PS
rang back to say “Mr Musa‟s compliments; on Saturday everything will be concluded; we will
call you then to confirm.” [Redacted]
I‟m conveying this to Shel here, telling them I (once again) think we real y are at the end of
the road now, and I expect to have positive news over the weekend; but that if the
[Redacted] GPC sub-committee come up with any further suggestions for changes, they
should politely decline to discuss this further.
Anthony Layden
HMA Tripoli
Document G – E-mail
From: [Redacted]
Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2006, 2:00pm
To: [Redacted]
Cc: [Redacted]
Subject: MEETING WITH SHELL
[Redacted]
I recently met with [Redacted] to discuss various proposals which had been talked about in
the past but were awaiting the signing of Shel ‟s agreement with NOC.
Education and Training [Redacted] was still looking at the proposals put together by Shell
and the British Council. He felt that the time was now right to revisit these proposals and
decide what action needed taking. He was also keen to meet with [Redacted] again (Head of
Education and Training, NOC) and we agreed that it would be a good idea for us to visit him
together to see what his “shopping list” is like at the moment. I am also working with ISG Oil
and Gas to see if we can engage Shell at the UK end. Their head of training [Redacted]
was here in January and there may be a possibility that we can involve him in some earlier
projects we had going with a company called CETAS. [Redacted] also left various proposals
with Salah which as yet they have heard nothing about.
Environment: [Redacted] had been asked to attend a meeting with the head of the
Petroleum Research Centre. I commented that this may be in connection with the
appointment of the new Minister for Environment who was an ex-employee of PRC and got
on very well with the head of PRC. As yet I have not had any feedback from [Redacted] on
the meeting (he is out of the country at the moment). I advised [Redacted] that he should
call on the new Minister as he had commented to me during my call that he was very keen to
get Shell involved in the work the Ministry were doing on Produced Water.
It is not clear to me where we now stand on the various discussions which Shell had with the
FCO in London. [Redacted] did comment that we should not assume that Shell UK keep
him in the picture here and therefore keep him informed as much as possible from this end.
Once we have met with [Redacted], [Redacted] and [Redacted] have got together again and
we have feedback from [Redacted] meeting with PRC, we may be in a better position to
decide how to work with Shell here to support some of their projects. [Redacted]
[Redacted]
