Separately , shell confirmed it was talking to potential chinese partners about a joint bid to develop oil fields in iraq , ceo jeroen van der veer said tuesday .

此外，壳牌首席执行长范德伟（jeroenvanderveer）周二说，公司确实正与潜在的中国合作者就联合竞标伊拉克油田开发项目进行磋商。

' We have to plan on the basis that the economic downturn could last for more than a year , ' chief executive jeroen van der veer said as he presented the company 's latest strategy update to reporters .

壳牌首席执行长范德伟（jeroenvanderveer）在向媒体发布公司最新策略时说，我们不得不按照经济衰退可能持续超过一年的预期来制定计划。