Oil Corporations : World Real Oil Terrorists [WROTs] 1

Barry, My Liege :

As you know, this space from time to time has called out the Real American Terrorists [RATs] who increase their personal fortunes by selling out the Economic National Security of the United States of America for personal profit.

Now it is time to call out the World Real Oil Terrorists [WROTs] who sell out the future of our planet for personal gain.

The World Real Oil Terrorists [WROTs] are the Members of the Boards of Directors of Oil Corporations.

Unless these WROTs are stopped, my grandchildren and great-grandchildren will live in a world of want, scarcity and misery we can scarcely imagine.

Acting as an International Oligopoly, these corporations systematically lobby against any law or regulation which may reduce slightly their profits today and in the future, even if it means that the rest of mankind will suffer grievously.

According to Open Secrets [http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/indusclient.php?id=E01], International Oil Corporations spent $139,212,996 in 2012 lobbying against proposed United States laws and regulations designed to protect our future from the ravages of climate change.

That amounts to a daily expenditure of $381,405 - every day, 365 days per year - to lobby Congress and state legislatures.

And, that accounts for only the United States of America.

Let us be clear, My Liege, the science of Climate Change is clear and unequivocal: if we do not alter our fossil fuel dependency, the climate will change.

Nicholas Stern of the London School of Economics has thoroughly explored both the scientific evidence and the likely consequences for many years.

A power point presentation of his seminal 2007 address is available here :

http://www2.lse.ac.uk/asiaResearchCentre/_files/igPatelLecture_final.pdf

Additionally, his book THE ECONOMICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE has been published by the British Treasury. The book contains many citations of evidence.

Below are listed the names and addresses of the Boards of Directors of the five oil corporations who have the largest lobbying expenditures included in the $139 million figure above.

My Liege, we will be grateful if you will express our outrage in the strongest possible terms to each Board Member.

LARGEST OIL LOBBYISTS AND THEIR BOARDS

1. ROYAL DUTCH SHELL

Royal Dutch Shell

2012 Lobbying expenditures - $14,480,000 - $39,671/day

Shell headquarters

Carel van Bylandtlaan 16, 2596 HR The Hague, The Netherlands

Postal address: PO box 162, 2501 AN The Hague, The Netherlands

Tel. +31 70 377 9111

SHELL BOARD

Jorma Ollila

Chairman

Born August 15, 1950. A Finnish national, appointed Chairman of the Company with effect from June 2006. He started his career at Citibank in London and Helsinki, before moving in 1985 to Nokia, where he became Vice President of International Operations.

In 1986, he was appointed Senior Vice President Finance and between 1990 and 1992 he served as President of Nokia Mobile Phones. Between 1992 and 1999 he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Nokia, and from 1999 to June 2006 he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Up until May, 2012 he was Chairman of the Board of Nokia.

Chairman of the Nomination and Succession Committee

Hans Wijers

Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Director

Born January 11, 1951. A Dutch national, appointed a Non-executive Director of the Company with effect from January 2009. Up until April, 2012 he was Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Management of Akzo Nobel N.V. He joined Akzo Nobel N.V. in 2002 as a Board member, and was appointed Chairman in 2003.

He obtained a PhD in economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam while teaching there. Later, he became Managing Partner of The Boston Consulting Group. He served as Dutch Minister for Economic Affairs from 1994 to 1998, after which he returned to The Boston Consulting Group as Senior Partner until his appointment as a Board member of Akzo Nobel N.V. He is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of AFC Ajax N.V., a member of the Supervisory Board of Heineken N.V., a trustee of various charities and a member of the European Round Table of Industrialists.

Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and Member of the Nomination and Succession Committee

Peter Voser

Chief Executive Officer

Born August 29, 1958. A Swiss national, appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company with effect from July 2009. He first joined Shell in 1982 and held a variety of finance and business roles in Switzerland, the UK, Argentina and Chile, including Chief Financial Officer of Oil Products. In 2002, he joined the Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) Group of Companies as Chief Financial Officer and member of the ABB Group Executive Committee.

He returned to Shell in October 2004, when he became a Managing Director of The “Shell” Transport and Trading Company, p.l.c. and Chief Financial Officer of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group. He was a member of the Supervisory Board of Aegon N.V. from 2004 to 2006, a member of the Supervisory Board of UBS AG from 2005 to April 2010 and a member of the Swiss Federal Auditor Oversight Authority from 2006 to December 2010. In 2011, he was awarded the title of Dato Seri LailaJasaby the Sultan of Brunei.

He is a Director of Catalyst, a non-profit organisation which works to build inclusive environments and expand opportunities for women and business, and he was appointed to the Board of Directors of Roche Holdings Limited in March 2011. He is also active in a number of international and bilateral organisations, including the European Round Table of Industrialists and The Business Council.

Simon Henry

Chief Financial Officer

Born July 13, 1961. A British national, appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company with effect from May 2009. He joined Shell in 1982 as an engineer at the Stanlow refinery in the UK.

After qualifying as a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in 1989, he held various finance posts, including Finance Manager of Marketing in Egypt, Controller for the Upstream business in Egypt, Oil Products Finance Adviser for Asia-Pacific, Finance Director for the Mekong Cluster and General Manager Finance for the South East Asian Retail business.

He was appointed Head of Group Investor Relations in 2001 and Chief Financial Officer for Exploration & Production in 2004.

Josef Ackermann

Non-executive Director

Born February 7, 1948. A Swiss national, appointed a Non-executive Director of the Company in May 2008. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Zurich Insurance Group Limited and Zurich Insurance Company Limited, positions he has held since March 2012.

He started his professional career in 1977 at Schweizerische Kreditanstalt (SKA), where he held a variety of positions in corporate banking, foreign exchange/money markets, treasury and investment banking. In 1990, he was appointed to SKA’s Executive Board, on which he served as President between 1993 and 1996. He joined Deutsche Bank’s Management Board in 1996 with responsibility for the investment banking division and, up until May 2012, he was Chairman of both the Management Board and the Group Executive Committee of Deutsche Bank AG. He was appointed to these positions in 2006 and 2002 respectively.

He is a member of the Supervisory Board of Siemens AG, the Board of Directors of Investor AB and a number of advisory boards. He also has various roles in several foundations and academic institutions.

Member of the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination and Succession Committee

Guy Elliott

Non-executive Director

Born December 26, 1955. A British national, appointed a Non-executive Director of the Company with effect from September 2010. He is Chief Financial Officer of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited, positions he has held since 2002.

Following a period in investment banking, he joined the Rio Tinto Group in 1980 after gaining an MBA at INSEAD. He has held a variety of marketing, strategy and general management positions, including Head of Business Evaluation and President of Rio Tinto Brasil. He was Non-executive Director and Senior Independent Director of Cadbury plc from 2007 and 2008 respectively until March 2010. While on the Cadbury Board, he served as Chairman of the Audit Committee until April 2009.

Chairman of the Audit Committee

Charles O. Holliday

Non-executive Director

Born March 9, 1948. A US national, appointed a Non-executive Director of the Company with effect from September 2010. He served as Chief Executive Officer of DuPont from 1998 to January 2009 and Chairman from 1999 to December 2009. He joined DuPont in 1970 after receiving a B.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Tennessee and held various manufacturing and business assignments, including a six-year, Tokyo-based posting as President of DuPont Asia/ Pacific, before becoming Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

He previously served as Chairman of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Chairman of The Business Council, Chairman of Catalyst and Chairman of the Society of Chemical Industry – American Section and is a founding member of the International Business Council. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bank of America Corporation and a Director of Deere & Company.

Chairman of the Corporate and Social Responsibility Committee and Member of the Remuneration Committee

Gerard Kleisterlee

Non-executive Director

Born September 28, 1946. A Dutch national, appointed a Non-executive Director of the Company with effect from November 2010. He was President/Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Management of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. from 2001 to March 2011. Having joined Philips in 1974, he held several positions before being appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Philips’ Components division in 1999 and Executive Vice-President of Philips in 2000.

He was appointed Chairman of Vodafone Group plc in July 2011. He is also a member of the European Round Table of Industrialists, Chairman of both IMD’s Foundation Board and Executive Committee, member of the Supervisory Board of De Nederlandsche Bank N.V., Daimler AG, a Director of Dell Inc. and Chairman of the Foundation of the Cancer Centre Amsterdam.

Member of the Audit Committee

Christine Morin-Postel

Non-executive Director

Born October 6, 1946. A French national, appointed a Non-executive Director of the Company in October 2004. She was a member of the Supervisory Board of Royal Dutch Petroleum Company (Royal Dutch) from July 2004 and was a Board member of Royal Dutch until December 2005.

Previously, she was Chief Executive of Société Générale de Belgique, Executive Vice-President and member of the Executive Committee of Suez S.A., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Crédisuez S.A. and a Non-executive Director of Pilkington plc, Alcan Inc. and EXOR S.p.A. She is a Non-executive Director of British American Tobacco plc.

Member of the Audit Committee

Sir Nigel Sheinwald GCMG

Non-executive Director

Born June 26, 1953. A British national, appointed a Non-executive Director of the Company with effect from July 2012. Sir Nigel Sheinwald was a senior British diplomat who served as British Ambassador to the United States from 2007 to 2012. He joined the Diplomatic Service in 1976 and served in Brussels (twice), Washington and Moscow and in a wide range of policy jobs in London. Prior to his appointment as British Ambassador to the United States, he served as Foreign Policy and Defence Adviser to the Prime Minister and Head of the Cabinet Office Defence and Overseas Secretariat. He served as British Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the European Union in Brussels from 2000 to 2003. He retired from the Diplomatic Service at the end of March, 2012.

Member of the Corporate and Social Responsibility Committee

Linda G. Stuntz

Non-executive Director

Born September 11, 1954. A US national, appointed a Non-executive Director of the Company with effect from June 2011. She is a founding partner of the law firm of Stuntz, Davis & Staffier, P.C., based in Washington, D.C. Her law practice includes energy and environmental regulation as well as matters relating to government support of technology development and transfer. From 1989 to 1993, she held senior policy positions at the U.S. Department of Energy, including Deputy Secretary. She played a principal role in the development and enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 1992.

From 1981 to 1987, she was an Associate Minority Counsel and Minority Counsel to the Energy and Commerce Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. She chaired the Electricity Advisory Committee to the U.S. Department of Energy from 2008 to 2009, and was a member of the Board of Directors of Schlumberger Limited from 1993 to 2010. She serves on the Board of Directors of Raytheon Company.

Member of the Audit Committee

Jeroen van der Veer

Non-executive Director

Born October 27, 1947. A Dutch national, appointed a Non-executive Director of the Company with effect from July 2009. Previously, he was Chief Executive since October 2004. He was appointed President of Royal Dutch Petroleum Company in 2000, having been a Managing Director since 1997. He was a Director of Shell Canada Limited from 2003 until 2005.

He was Vice-Chairman and Senior Independent Director of Unilever (which includes Unilever N.V. and Unilever plc) to May 2011 and is Chairman of the Supervisory Boards of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. and of ING Group. He also has various roles in several foundations and charities.

Member of the Corporate and Social Responsibility Committee

Gerrit Zalm

Non-executive Director

Born May 6, 1952. A Dutch national, appointed a Non-executive Director of the Company with effect from January 1, 2013. Mr Zalm is the Chairman of the Board of Management of ABN AMRO Bank N.V., a position he has held since February 2009. Prior to that Mr Zalm was the Minister of Finance of the Netherlands from 1994-2002 and from 2003-2007. Mr Zalm will seek re-appointment by shareholders at the next Annual General Meeting, scheduled to be held in May 2013.

Member of the Corporate and Social Responsibility Committee

Michiel Brandjes

Company Secretary

Born December 14, 1954. A Dutch national, appointed as Company Secretary and General Counsel Corporate of the Company in February 2005. He joined Shell in 1980 as a Legal Adviser and was later appointed Head of Legal in Singapore. Following a period as Head of Legal in China, he was appointed Company Secretary of Royal Dutch Petroleum Company.

2. EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION

Exxon Mobil

Lobbying Expenditures 2012 : $12,970,000 - - $35,534/day

Corporate Headquarters

5959 Las Colinas Boulevard
Irving, Texas 75039-2298
(972) 444-1000

Exxon Mobil Corporation Board of Directors

Rex W. Tillerson

Age 60, Chairman and CEO since 2006; Director since 2004

Principal Occupation: Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Exxon Mobil Corporation

Business Experience: Mr. Tillerson was elected Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ExxonMobil in 2006; President and Director in 2004; and, Senior Vice President in 2001. Mr. Tillerson has held a variety of management positions in domestic and foreign operations since joining the Exxon organization in 1975, including President, Exxon Yemen Inc. and Esso Exploration and Production Khorat Inc.; Vice President, Exxon Ventures (CIS) Inc.; President, Exxon Neftegas Limited; and Executive Vice President, ExxonMobil Development Company.

Current Public Company Directorships: None

Past Public Company Directorships: None

Michael J. Boskin

Age 67, Director since 1996

Principal Occupation: T.M. Friedman Professor of Economics and Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University

Business Experience: Dr. Boskin is also a Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research. He is Chief Executive Officer and President of Boskin & Co., an economic consulting company.

Current Public Company Directorships: Oracle (April 1994 – Present)

Past Public Company Directorships: Shinsei Bank (March 2000 – June 2009); Vodafone Group (June 1999 – July 2008)

Peter Brabeck-Letmathe

Age 68, Director since 2010

Principal Occupation: Chairman of the Board, Nestlé

Business Experience: Mr. Brabeck-Letmathe was elected Chairman of Nestlé in 2005, and Chief Executive Officer in 1997, relinquishing the role of CEO in 2008. He also served as Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President, and Senior Vice President of Nestlé.

Current Public Company Directorships: Nestlé (June 1997 – Present); Credit Suisse Group (May 1997 – Present); L’Oréal (June 1997 – Present)

Past Public Company Directorships: Roche Holding (April 2000 – March 2010)

Ursula M. Burns

Age 54, Director since 2012

Principal Occupation: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Xerox

Business Experience: Ms. Burns was named President of Xerox and elected to the company’s board of directors in 2007. She was named Chief Executive Officer in 2009 and became Chairman in 2010. Ms. Burns served as Senior Vice President for Xerox’s Corporate Strategic Services and as President and Senior Vice President for Xerox’s Document Systems and Solutions Group and Xerox’s Business Group Operations.

Current Public Company Directorships: American Express (January 2004 – Present), Xerox (April 2007 – Present)

Past Public Company Directorships: None

Larry R. Faulkner

Age 68, Director since 2008

Principal Occupation: President Emeritus, the University of Texas at Austin

Business Experience: Dr. Faulkner served as President of the Houston Endowment from 2006 to 2012 and as President of The University of Texas at Austin from 1998 to 2006. He served on the chemistry faculties of The University of Texas, the University of Illinois, and Harvard University. At the University of Illinois, he also held a number of positions in academic administration including Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.

Current Public Company Directorships: None

Past Public Company Directorships: Guaranty Financial Group (December 2007 – August 2009); Temple-Inland (August 2005 – February 2012)

Jay S. Fishman

Age 60, Director since 2010

Principal Occupation: Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, The Travelers Companies

Business Experience: Mr. Fishman was elected Chairman of The Travelers Companies in 2005, and Chief Executive Officer in 2004 upon the merger of The St. Paul Companies and Travelers Property Casualty Corporation. From 2001 to 2004 he was Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President of The St. Paul Companies.

Current Public Company Directorships: Travelers (October 2001 – Present)

Past Public Company Directorships: None

Henrietta Fore

Age 63, Director since 2012

Principal Occupation: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Holsman International

Business Experience: Ms. Fore served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Holsman International since 2009. She served as the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development and Director of United States Foreign Assistance from 2007 to 2009. She also served as Under Secretary of State for Management, the Chief Operating Officer for the Department of State, from 2005 to 2007.

Current Public Company Directorships: Theravance (October 2010 – Present)

Past Public Company Directorships: None

Kenneth C. Frazier

Age 57, Director since 2009

Principal Occupation: Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, Merck & Co., Inc.

Business Experience: Mr. Frazier was elected President of Merck in 2010, Chief Executive Officer in January 2011, and Chairman of the Board effective December 2011. He was elected Executive Vice President and President, Global Human Health, at Merck in 2007, and Executive Vice President and General Counsel in 2006. He served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Merck from 1999 to 2006.

Current Public Company Directorships: Merck & Co., Inc. (January 2011 – Present)

Past Public Company Directorships: None

William W. George

Age 70, Director since 2005

Principal Occupation: Professor of Management Practice, Harvard University

Business Experience: Mr. George was elected Chairman of Medtronic in 1996, and retired in 2002; Chief Executive Officer in 1991; and President and Chief Operating Officer in 1989.

Current Public Company Directorships: Goldman Sachs (December 2002 – Present)

Past Public Company Directorships: Novartis (May 1999 – February 2009)

Samuel J. Palmisano


Age 61, Director since 2006, Presiding Director since 2008

Principal Occupation: Former Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, IBM

Business Experience: Mr. Palmisano was elected Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of IBM in 2003 and relinquished the roles of President and Chief Executive Officer in January, 2012 and his position as Chairman of the Board in September, 2012. Mr. Palmisano also served as President, Senior Vice President, and Group Executive for IBM’s Enterprise Systems Group, IBM Global Services, and IBM’s Personal Systems Group.

Current Public Company Directorships: None

Past Public Company Directorships: IBM (July 2000 - September 2012)

Steven S Reinemund

Age 64, Director since 2007

Principal Occupation: Dean of Business, Wake Forest University

Business Experience: Mr. Reinemund served as Executive Chairman of the Board of PepsiCo from 2006 to 2007, and retired in 2007; was elected Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board in 2001; President and Chief Operating Officer in 1999; and, Director in 1996. He was also elected President and CEO of Frito-Lay in 1992 and Pizza Hut in 1986.

Current Public Company Directorships: American Express (April 2007 – Present); Marriott (April 2007 – Present); Wal-Mart (June 2010 – Present)

Past Public Company Directorships: Johnson & Johnson (October 2003 – April 2008); PepsiCo (April 1996 – May 2007)


Edward E. Whitacre, Jr.

Age 71, Director since 2008

Principal Occupation: Former Chairman of the Board, General Motors; Chairman Emeritus, AT&T

Business Experience: Mr. Whitacre joined General Motors in 2009 as Chairman, became Chief Executive Officer later in 2009, and relinquished the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman in 2010. At AT&T, Mr. Whitacre was elected Chairman and Chief Executive Officer upon its merger with SBC Communications in 2005, and retired in 2007. He was elected Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SBC in 1990; and, President and Chief Operating Officer in 1988.

Current Public Company Directorships: None

Past Public Company Directorships: Anheuser Busch (September 1988 – November 2008); AT&T (November 2005 – June 2007); Burlington Northern Santa Fe (April 1993 – February 2010); General Motors (July 2009 – December 2010)

3. KOCH INDUSTRIES

Koch Industries

2012 Lobbying Expenditures : $10,540,000 - $28,876/day

Koch Industries, Inc.
P.O. Box 2256
Wichita, KS 67201-2256
info@kochind.com

Koch Industries, Inc. Board of Directors includes:

Charles G. Koch--Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Joseph W. Moeller--Vice Chairman

David Robertson--President, Chief Operating Officer (COO), Director and Chairman of Georgia-Pacific

Steve Feilmeier--Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Director

David H. Koch--Executive Vice President and Director

Jeff Gentry--Executive Vice President and Director

Richard Fink--Executive Vice President and Director

James Mahoney--Executive Vice President of Operations Excellence & Compliance, and Director

4. CHEVRON CORPORATION

Chevron Corp

2012 Lobbying Expenditures - $9,550,000 - $26,164/day

Chevron Headquarters
6001 Bollinger Canyon Road
San Ramon, CA 94583, USA
Telephone: +1 925.842.1000

Board of Directors

John S. Watson
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

George L. Kirkland
Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President of Upstream and Gas

Linnet F. Deily
Former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative and U.S. Ambassador to the WTO

Robert E. Denham
(Lead Director) Partner of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

Alice P. Gast
President, Lehigh University

Enrique Hernandez Jr.
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Inter-Con Security Systems, Inc.

Charles W. Moorman
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Norfolk Southern Corporation

Kevin W. Sharer
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Amgen Inc.

John G. Stumpf
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Wells Fargo & Company

Ronald D. Sugar
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Northrop Grumman Corp.

Carl Ware
Retired Executive Vice President, The Coca-Cola Company

5. BRITISH PETROLEUM

BP

2012 Lobbying Expenditures : $8,590,000 - $23,534/day

BP does not provide a central address.

Carl-Henric Svanberg
Chairman

Bob Dudley
Group Chief Executive
Executive member of the BP board of directors

Iain Conn
Chief Executive, Refining and Marketing
Executive member of the BP board of directors

Dr Brian Gilvary
Chief Financial Officer
Executive member of the BP board of directors

Dr Byron Grote
Executive Vice President, Corporate Business Activities
Executive member of the BP board of directors

Paul Anderson
Non-Executive Director
Chairman of the safety, ethics and environment assurance committee and member of the chairman’s, the Gulf of Mexico and the nomination committees

Admiral Frank Bowman
Non-Executive Director
Member of the chairman’s, the Gulf of Mexico and the safety, ethics and environment assurance committees

Antony Burgmans, KBE
Non-Executive Director
Chairman of the remuneration committee and member of the chairman’s, the nomination and the safety, ethics and environment assurance committees

Cynthia Carroll
Non-Executive Director
Member of the chairman’s, the nomination and the safety, ethics and environment assurance committees

George David
Non-Executive Director
Member of the chairman's, the audit, the Gulf of Mexico, and the remuneration committees

Ian Davis
Non-Executive Director
Chairman of the Gulf of Mexico committee and member of the chairman's, the nomination and the remuneration committees

Professor Dame Ann Dowling
Non-Executive Director
Member of the chairman’s, the remuneration and the safety, ethics and environment assurance committees

Brendan Nelson
Non-Executive Director
Chairman of the audit committee and member of the chairman’s and nomination committees

Phuthuma Nhleko
Non-Executive Director
Member of the chairman's and the audit committees

Andrew Shilston
Non-Executive Director
Member of the chairman’s and the audit committees and attends the nomination committee

David Jackson
Company Secretary
David Jackson was appointed Company Secretary in 2003. A solicitor, he is a director of BP Pension Trustees Limited

Your faithful servant,