Forty-seven-year-old Case received total remuneration of £3.944m ($6.54m)in 2013, the company’s annual report said. This compares with £4.346m in 2012.

Case’s base salary was unchanged at £550,000, the report revealed.However, his bonus grew from £2.102m to £2.584m.

Project Silver saw Shell back orders for 50 MR productstankers, of which 30 were booked by Sinokor Merchant Marine. There was no mention of Shell or the project inthe report.