Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R), Royal Dutch Shell Chief Executive Jeroen van der Veer (C) and Shell's incoming Chief Executive Peter Voser meet at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow June 27, 2009.

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Royal Dutch Shell's CEO Jeroen van der Veer, left, and incoming Chief Executive of Royal Dutch Shell PLC Peter Voser seen during a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Saturday, June 27, 2009.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, Royal Dutch Shell's CEO Jeroen van der Veer, center, and incoming Chief Executive of Royal Dutch Shell PLC Peter Voser, left, seen during a meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Saturday, June 27, 2009.

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Royal Dutch Shell CEO Jeroen van der Veer, right, chats with Total CEO Christophe de Margerie at the start of the 10th International Oil Summit in Paris, Thursday April 2, 2009.

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Royal Dutch Shell CEO Jeroen van der Veer (L), and Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (C) listen to former US President Al Gore while attending the session "Rising to the Challenge of Copenhagen" at the World Economic Forum January 30, 2009.

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Shell CFO Peter Voser, left, and CEO Jeroen van der Veer, right, arrive for a press conference in The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday Jan. 29, 2009.

Shell's Chief Executive Officer Jeroen van der Veer (L) and Chief Financial Officer Peter Voser speak during the presentation of Shell's fourth-quarter and 2008 results in the Hague January 29, 2009.

Shell's Chief Executive Officer Jeroen van der Veer (R) and Chief Financial Officer Peter Voser walk towards the presentation of Shell's fourth-quarter and 2008 results in the Hague January 29, 2009.

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CEO Jeroen van der Veer (R) and CFO Peter Voser of anglo-dutch giant oil company Shell, arrive for the presentation of the annual figures 2008 in The Hague on January 29, 2009.

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Jeroen Van Der Veer, chief executive of Royal Dutch Shell plc, speaks at the annual Asia Oil and Gas Conference in Kuala Lumpur on June 8, 2009. Jeroen Van Der Veer said "energy demand in the world is so big, you need it all -- renewable, innovational and unconventional,".

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Jeroen Van Der Veer, chief executive of Royal Dutch Shell plc, speaks at the annual Asia Oil and Gas Conference in Kuala Lumpur on June 8, 2009. Jeroen Van Der Veer said "energy demand in the world is so big, you need it all -- renewable, innovational and unconventional,".

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Royal Dutch Shell CEO Jeroen van der Veer opens the 10th International Oil Summit in Paris, Thursday April 2, 2009.

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Royal Dutch Shell CEO Jeroen van der Veer opens the 10th International Oil Summit in Paris, Thursday April 2, 2009.

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Royal Dutch Shell CEO Jeroen van der Veer opens the 10th International Oil Summit in Paris, Thursday April 2, 2009.

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Royal Dutch Shell CEO Jeroen van der Veer opens the 10th International Oil Summit in Paris, Thursday April 2, 2009.

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Jeroen Van Der Veer, chief executive of Royal Dutch Shell, delivers the luncheon keynote address during oil day of CERAWeek 2009, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009 in Houston.

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Jeroen Van Der Veer, chief executive of Royal Dutch Shell, delivers the luncheon keynote address during oil day of CERAWeek 2009 Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009 in Houston.

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Jeroen Van Der Veer, chief executive of Royal Dutch Shell, delivers the luncheon keynote address during oil day of CERAWeek 2009, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009 in Houston.

Jeroen van der Veer, Chief Executive, Royal Dutch Shell, Denmark's Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Jacques Aigrain, Chief Executive Officer, Swiss Re, Switzerland and Yvo De Boer, Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Clima...

Jeroen van der Veer, Chief Executive, Royal Dutch Shell, attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 30, 2009.

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Royal Dutch Shell CEO Jeroen van der Veer speaks while attending the session "Rising to the Challenge of Copenhagen" at the World Economic Forum on January 30, 2009.

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Shell CEO Jeroen van der Veer listens during a press conference in The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday Jan. 29, 2009.

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Shell CEO Jeroen van der Veer is seen during a press conference in The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday Jan. 29, 2009.

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Shell CEO Jeroen van der Veer speaks during a press conference in The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday Jan. 29, 2009.

Shell's Chief Executive Officer Jeroen van der Veer speaks during the presentation of Shell's fourth-quarter and 2008 results in the Hague January 29, 2009.