The Times: Need to Know: “KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers, the auditors of Royal Dutch/Shell, the oil giant, have come under scrutiny”

16 July 04

KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers, the auditors of Royal Dutch/Shell, the oil giant, have come under scrutiny over allegations that they were sent copies of internal reports that revealed the concerns of an internal Shell auditor that the group’s booking of oil and gas reserves did not comply with US Securities and Exchange Commission rules.