1.   Shell have a large oil refinery at Stanlow near Ellesmere Port and with it a petrochemical works producing plastics.

2.   The Pertex shell has a fluorocarbon hydrophilic coating which is very effective in showers - water just rolls off.

3.   Because of its condition, shells sometimes had to be coaxed into position by hand.

4.   Each shell had a narrow entrance that led to a wider chamber.

5.   Shell has interests in gas operations across Asia and has operated in Australia for a century.

6.   Shell may have its own motivation for wanting to win its takeover fight for Barrett.

7.   Shell has had plenty of time to improve the Raiders.

8.   While his precious shells have an almost kitschy element of ostentation, Gow says they are not intended as such.

9.   Shell had no immediate comment.

10.   Shell will have more talks with Amnesty International and another Dutch human rights group before Christmas, Bonder said.