New York Times | Recording Puts Shell's Nigerian Oil Deal Under a Harsh Light New York Times LONDON — Just hours after the Dutch police raided the offices of Royal Dutch Shell last year as part of an investigation into a controversial $1.3 billion Nigerian oil deal, Ben van Beurden, the chief executive of the oil giant, placed a worried call ... Shell corruption probe: New evidence on oil payments How one of the world's biggest oil firms secured a $1.3 billion deal mired in corruption allegations |