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- Shell is one of the world's largest oil and gas producers, but what is the reality behind its curated public image? Our informer spent over 10 years working as a health and safety officer for the petroleum giant and told us what she heard, directly from thousands of fossil fuel workers around the world.
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I work in the oil & gas (offshore) and I can say this person is 100% accurate. The oil & gas industry needs to be investigated and changes need to be made
Are you still in this industry?
Working in the industry and holding these views makes you part of the problem.
@@giovanna-sf easy for people to take the high ground when they never had to climb the ladder themselves.
@@giovanna-sf You need to educate yourself about what “working in the industry” means, and the different jobs associated with that industry.
I am a paramedic, does that mean I am part of the U.S. Healthcare problem?
What these oil companies are doing to the Earth is atrocious, but the fact that you suggested someone that works in the industry is “part of the problem”, makes it obvious that you don’t fully understand the problem.
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The answer from Shell looks like a prompt from ChatGTP
Sadly, they paid some office worker many times more than the poor guys on the rig out in the middle of the ocean.
Ain’t nothing new under the sun…only us the people can stop these things.
Not by believing lies. The extraction industries are naturally dangerous. Its better now than ever. No one is being exploited. Thats the US. Kuwait however is different.
What this man did was called concept creep. You passively associated ubiquitous relativity to all conditions.
Thats because you yourself are conditioned that way.
Its the antithesis of the pursuit of truth and you are far to easily manipulated by mere words. You are not mentally sophisticated enough to sort it by nature and social engineering.
Because you know nothing of actual problems you foster non solutions. And thereby are a puppet of people you can scarcely comprehend
Do not work for those/them! Easy as air.
No the company should regulate and care about safety towards their staff
@@aurora6920it’s both. And more. Life ain’t so simple.
@@TheIgnoramus yes but the issues he is talking about could be massively solved if the government had stricter laws and these companies cared about their staff. I don't get the excuse of staff not being allowed to use the toilet or eat food.. it's shocking
Pray for this whistleblowers safety
yes!! thoughts and prayers
😶🌫️
@@seriouscomedy936yes! This is always by far the most effective action to bring about change !
@@bungle0261 we must pray harder!!
@@seriouscomedy936 oh FFS I forgot which God I was supposed to be speaking to...
Guess I'll just do all of them .
Surely there isn't many ?
I seen a dude get blasted by a hydraulic line that ruptured the fitting with remaining hose was hanging out his face his family was told he fell off the rig
OMG, did he survive?
No@@shanzfendi
And our government is basically controlled by these people 😭
Just so you know from Shell's statement "low-carbon solutions" includes natural gas.
I believe the informant. Sadly, nothing will be done.
DONT COME TO TEXAS .. 😈
does anything need to be done?
@@wildwest1832 QUIT that job, if it's such evil.
It will stop when you walk to work everyday. Actually when work doesn't exist and we go back to hunter gathers.
@@yeahok115sure I agree...
My stepdad worked offshore for 40 years. The only story he told me was working the crane for 40+ hours straight and falling asleep while doing it and dropping stuff from the crane. He followed that story with the words, "I can tell you horror stories."
Shell has cost me 9 years of my life after i ran myself into a burnout and im still recovering if i ever do
Wishing you peace and lack of pain. it's hellish. you deserve better ❤
You chose to work for them - chose it for 9 years…
@@mmtravel9726Don't you think people often don't have choices? Take a job that sucks and Feed your family, or starve... Not much choice for many people on this planet.
@@TempleOvBlackLightthere is always choice. To think otherwise is ignorant.
@@michaelfurlonger5958 Your comment comes across as ignorant. Some people do not have much options, depending on many factors, including where they live. Many people are not fortunate enough to be picky, they just have to grin and bare it, taking Ng whatever is available to feed themselves and family.
The oil, and Gas industry is one of the most corrupt, and evil 😈 industries, and needs to be held accountable.
My old hometown Aberdeen, NE Scotland has Been messed up with this, and is now one of the worst city's in Scotland, if not the whole UK.
The Nam, part of Shell was taking gas out of the ground in the north of the Netherlands ( groningen, where i live ) due to that earthquakes started and house became unsafe. The are gonna stop drilling and milions are be pump in to that region to compensate. Me and lots of others got thousands of euros. People should speak up more against companies like that
Thank god for the government stopping the drilling. The rest of the netherlands got insane amounts of profit and wealth from it but the amount of people suffering from it does not (in my opinion) compensate the wealth.
If it werent for the government they wouldnt ever stop drilling there im sure
A couple of thousand euros isnt gonne save your house as in cover th3 cost of making it safe again
@@danielstokker was more then couple thousand. There not there yet but i think there on good path with the compensations
My key takeaway from this video: Shell is a monster, stop buying gas from this company
If this is new info then yall have had your eyes closed. I’m not saying I support this in any way but I’m not going to boycott an entire gas company that has their stations everywhere.
You’re an idiot if you don’t think this is all oil and gas companies 🙄
@@waux Its not that its new, most people know that big gas is exploiting. But the devil is in the details. If people hear the details then a lot more people will think twice about buying from this company. There are also more sustainable options
Every other company is just as bad, and we live in an economy and political system that's tied at the hip to the industry. We need a revolution
The same people will be running the world, no matter the fuel source tbh.
Exploitation is endemic in capitalism.
More safety officers need to speak out - this is really insightful and the world needs to know the truth! 😮
Sadly, this has been very well known for decades, if not well over a century now, and nothing is ever done. There are multiple reasons why everyone should want to see all these oil companies gone after the transition, and this is a main reason. Perhaps we wouldn't be this deep into trouble with Climate Change if there was some justice in the sector early on, but now humanity pays with well deserved karma.
If anyone ever asked him/herself why these companies don't do even the bare minimum considering Climate Change which is and will increasingly affect all of us in the future - the corporate culture the informer is talking about there is exactly why. No one tells them what to do, they do whatever they want, and they won't stop doing it ever if they can. And because of how privileged this class is, they are the last ones to die from their actions, so they really don't care. It's all about profit over everything.
My dad used to work for a french gas company called Perenco (english channel unmanned gas platforms)
I could give you nightmares.....
My dad used to call his rig "the Perenco ticking time bomb"
He once said to me If I never come back home it wasn't an accident. He said you could poke holes in the rusty gas pipes with your fingers.
😲😲😲😲
Very well done video. What this person said starkly contrasts with the image that these companies try to paint themselves as in the US, and I assume elsewhere too. Plus the blurb Shell sent you when you reached out about this sounds like something pre-typed that ChatGPT made up. A whole lot of nothing.
so impressed by the pain and courage of this person. Deep bow to you
wonder how this compares to lithium mining.
Not even comparable, but i bet it will be! and the same ultra rich company's will run that to, and as per usual not stop growth for anyone or anything.
They want to rip up the Black Hills in SD for lithium mining, they want to United States to be a slum
Tenure of activity has to be taken into account. These companies have been actively suppressing any threats to their business for a very long time.
I’ll never forget the time an intern found Shell to be the best oil and gas / mining company in the west for biodiversity.
I hope nothing bad comes to her for shareing this.
Hats down for speaking up
I worked in oil & gas companies for 15 years in canada i stopped working in oil & gas for 7 years now best decision ever, from my experience the men is telling the truth 💯
sir i might have some questions, in term of money or salary is it worth the risk you take?
What's with the shill comments? They have been increasing in frequency lately on videos like this.
automatic botting to try and dilute criticism
I've noticed that they usually come in batches very soon after videos are released and flood the comments section, but as more people see it the comments usually swing the exact opposite way. I suspect there is some sort of alert system, Whatsapp or similar, going on between interested parties. It happens way too often in YT comment sections for it to be coincidental imo.
@@tarqu1no39very observant.
This made me so sad to hear.
We live in a dystopian nightmare.
This is many years old, nothing has changed and never will
I wonder if this is the gas company that the cartles well certain one's are robbing every week. The amount he is saying was misused adds up though. It's been happening for year's that was put out there for the public, so im sure it was happening way before.
Money demands zero change.
How do we organize on a mass scale?
If you're American, vote blue across the board. It's not a fix, but it'll prevent things from worsening.
vote all red so we have more open unbiased news sources, and dont need to listen to more of this nonsense. Censorship is bad.
@@wildwest1832 as if voting red would help! That is literally voting for crony capitalism and their shills! Educate yourself please, most people who vote red don't even believe that humans could possibly have caused climate change or that oil and gas companies are anything other than wholesome sweethearts
We need to wake up and realize voting blue or red does not matter, the government is not out for our benefit. If we want to see change we have to do it on our own
@@walkmonkey7 while i would say h/w is the more sane choice, they are still heavily invested in the status quo with no real threat to the big oil and gas polluters
Global Oil Union Solutions...
Who tf buys gas at shell anyways lmao? Youre literally paying 30c to $1+ more a gallon. Theres one station in my city that literally is over a dollar more than gas stations 2 blocks down. Theyre the first ones off the highway too.
I know they dont just make gas, im just pointing out something strange. How they are in business selling the same stuff as other companies for far more?
How do we get out of this when the system doesn’t let us an alternative…?
Its funny, the other day I was having a debate with someone over younger generations not being able to find jobs that pay well.
The guy I was talking to said, "stop complaining and just get a job on an oil rig for 6 months. Theyll pay you like $200,000 and youre set for the rest of the year. Easy." I told him it wasnt a viable option for alot of people and he laughed at me and said nobody wants to do hard jobs anymore. This video made me feel validated. IDK who could watch this video and think, "here is an easy, entry level job that pays super well"
This is one of the most important videos if our generation!
No it is totally not… anonymous sources will never be taken as fully accurate dumbass…. Like you know who is talking 😂😂😂😂😂
These oil and gas companies have been a burden on human progress since their inception, they do everything to supress anything that threatens their business model. Their lobbying and capital power against any alternatives or regulation on their industry is an absolute disgrace.
They'll use the alternative the same way
The people who speak up then the ones who go after them are the problem. The ones who enable this system.
It isn't "We can't have nice things," but rather "We will never have nice things." As one solution comes two new problems
You didnt really "work for shell" or in the industry. You were HR...
the comment about the burning bodies is just silly as well, ya had a thought about something that could happen, and the only way an oil spill burns in the water is through controlled measures
^^Industry shill.
This is BS. Shell has the best safety program in the world.
^^^Industry Shill
I frankly hope this guy is alright after saying all of this to the public through VICE 😢
Late stage capitalism. Buy local products and be aware of who and which actions you support.
All kinds of light being shined on the darkness these days. Check out our food industry and why we Americans are so unhealthy.
Weve known forever this was happenung. How many times am i going to hear this story?
I had no knowledge on this
Crazy. This is unbelievable
Always watching from Georgetown Guyana south America 🇬🇾🇬🇾
I think we all knew subconsciously the oil and gas industry was evil. This guy just gave his testimony.
I susppose Shell kidnapped and forced people to work? No, obviously not, they took the job with own free will. If they don't like it then get another job! A Police Officer working in Caracas or South Africa has a dangeous job and can get killed any day, yet is thier decision if to keep working after understanding the Risk.
ALLY ARMIES NEED HELP
Not surprised at all!!
nothing will be done greed rules all sadly
But yall get mad at just stop oil 😅
Because they block traffic which has affected vulnerable people and emergency services
There is no need to stop oil.
There is a need for labour unions on oil rigs.
Surprised they didn't hide his voice....
Money just makes people/conscious beings loose absolutely all morals. It is the core of all evil in this world.
Its all over for us guys. It'll be easier for us just to accept it. Nothing is ever going to change.
"it didn't make the news" is not exactly truthful. There's news articles on it dating back 12 years on the first page of a google search.
“capital comes dripping from head to foot, from every pore, with blood and dirt”
makes me think of Shina in Final Fantasy 7
It's not profit for them, it's control. But it's slipping through their fingers.
This scary and eye opening
Need to find someone from the food production industry especially bakeries y'all have no idea what goes on in those plants
ISO standardized ESG Reporting
4:16 BELGIUM?! 😨😳
When we say no to domestic oil production we say yes to these situations. I worked for shell in Canada and they are some of the best paying jobs with the highest quality of work in the world.
Yeah, screw the climate, drill baby drill, the single largest source of CO2 emissions (Alberta tar sands oil production), such good profits, so nice jobs.
For anyone who is not a complete sociopath, the solution is to buy less fossil fuels.
America is pumping the most oil in history and fossil fuel industries are making record profits. So. Idk wtf you're talking about...
No, the US is a major oil and gas producer. Biden actually authorized a significant increase in drilling.
However, at least partially because there are labor laws and worker safety laws in the US companies continue to get their oil from other countries where workers can be exploited.
It's the same reason iPhones are made in China instead of the US.
I agree entirely, many retired early with really good pensions and started their own business afterwards, running a tool truck, etc. It would be nice to create more of these jobs here!
America is pumping the most oil in history and fossil fuel companies are making record profits. Wtf are you talking about?
Don’t buy shell gas
We were always dust.
I wonder why this video have such low views TH-cam... XD
Lot of people who blindly support these companies in the comments for some reason??
Killed by lack of sleep😂 what a joke!
10 years of fat paychecks. and now coming out "anonymously" LMAO. what a real hero!!!
Exactly!
That guy works for greenpeace, he is a liar!
🤯
That's y we shouldn't be drinking or doing drugs. Oh ⛽ y'all need fuel for cars and the pollution in the aire is bad cus of the vehicle's and freeway's.
Now do me
I worked onshore and off shore! Some of this is bull some not ! After 50 years of oil and gas drilling
Why ... does ... this ... man ... talk ... like ... this?
Bless.
Oh please. Fake news
Basically fracking companies also leaving behind horrendous environmental pollution through tons of water being forced underground, not plugging wells, contamination of the groundwater and earthquakes destroying residential homes. Texas residents are experiencing this now and I always knew this wouldn’t turn out good for the environment and nearby residents.
Can we please have an equivalent talking about the rare materials that we use and need for electric vehicles, cobalt and such, there's a reason why we don't do it in our own countries, we actually all have supply's for it but it's cheaper to make kids do it
I bet someone knows who this is 😂😂
The thing about wearing a mask, is no one can prove this is credible. Good shock factor tho
What do you think powers most electric? Natural gas.
sound more liek qatar or saudi arabia gahahahahah
we in the oil and gas industry are here for a reason. this is hilarious!!
This is why we need to frack... TRUMP VANCE 2024 baby... here we come🇺🇸🦅
How about a world wide Law:
the Managers, ceo's, & shareholder(or of the connectet companies that make the most profit) have to live in the most poluted areas of their Business.
If someone die's at work the manegers with top sales take the exact place of work & can improve savety, if he & the other manegers die as well, production stops & workers take care of savety & change.
If we take this law serios...think about the changes humanity would do in ways of humanrights & naturepulution...(after men with moral take the lead)...
HELP ALLY CARTER ALLY ARMIES
31 days no off days I've worked everyday sick or not for past 4 years😂
#Merica
I spread sickness to 100s of other people costing the company potentially millions, but their toxic culture created this, so here we are
The thing about these anonymous videos is that we can't really corroborate their claims. For all we know, this could be scripted 🤔
How do u feel about your money? 😂
👀 😮🤫
wow
such bullshit lol
Because mining for EV minerals or making EV batteries has no risk of fire or explosion, and the same things he whines about here. lol
its just as bad, resource extraction in any industry is plagued by these issues
80 % of the fuel you pay for goes the tailpipe and gas vaporization gets you 5 times the milage by utilization of fuel in Gas vs liquid state... 90 % of humans have no idea what i am saying amd that is the Problem!.... God bless we can do better ❤❤❤
Yes they are doing it. But this is just pathetic and 100% fake Interview.
😂😂😂😂😂 what a liar